Overview 1 Chapter

Location and Function of Parts

Rear Panel

1S VIDEO jacks

qs POWER switch

2 VIDEO jacks

qa RESET button

 

3 AUDIO jack

q; AC IN connector

 

4 AUDIO INPUT

9 HDV/DV jack

LEVEL switch

 

5 COMPONENT OUT jacks

8 CONTROL S jack

6 HDMI OUT jack

7 LANC jack

aS VIDEO jacks

To connect a device equipped with S video jacks, use the S VIDEO jacks on the unit.

If you use the S VIDEO jacks, you can input/output high-quality video with less signal quality deterioration than if connected to the standard VIDEO jack.

When the DISPLAY OUTPUT switch on the front panel is set to S VIDEO/VIDEO or ALL, text data such as the time code, menus, and alarm messages are

superimposed on an external monitor connected to the S VIDEO OUT jack (page 23).

For details on the output of the S VIDEO jacks, see “Notes on all video output jacks” on page 19.

bVIDEO jacks

Use these jacks to input and output analog video signals.

Text data is superimposed on a monitor in the same way as with an S VIDEO jack connection (page 23).

For details on the output of the VIDEO jacks, see “Notes on all video output jacks” on page 19.

cAUDIO jacks

Use these jacks to input and output analog audio signals. During normal recording, sounds are recorded onto channels 1 and 2. During audio dubbing, sounds are dubbed onto channels 3 and 4.

You can select audio signals to be output with the AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT switch (page 7).

When the audio mode is FS32K (4 channel), if you set the AUDIO OUTPUT SELECT switch to MIX, the audio output level becomes 50% (–6 dB) of the original audio level on each channel.

Note

•During audio dubbing, CH-1/3 and CH-2/4 of the AUDIO IN jacks function as the channel 3 and channel 4 input jacks, respectively.

•To input balanced audio signals via the AUDIO IN jacks, use a conversion cable as shown below. (The

COLD side is open.)

For details on conversion cables, refer to the instruction manual of the devices you use.

GND

HOT

COLD

dAUDIO INPUT LEVEL (–10/–2/+4) switch

Select one from –10 dB, –2 dB, or +4 dB, according to the audio level of the signal input via the AUDIO IN jacks.

Note

If this switch setting is not appropriate, clipping distortion or noise may occur.

For more information on the setting of this switch, see “When you set the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL switch:” on page 89.

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