Location and Function of Parts

 

i INDEX (A1) button

 

 

 

 

Press this button to write an index mark while recording.

 

 

 

 

Indexing is useful when you search for scenes on a tape.

 

 

 

 

 

Also, this button can be used as the ASSIGN (A1)

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

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For details on Indexing, see “Recording Functions” on page

When you change the ASSIGN button’s setting with

 

50.

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[ASSIGN [A1]] of [ASSIGN BTN] in the [OTHERS]

For details on ASSIGN buttons, see “ASSIGN BTN” in the

 

menu, this button executes the function you have set.

 

“OTHERS” menu on page 80.

 

j INPUT SELECT switch

 

Use this button to select the signal input jack from the

 

HDV/DV jack, S VIDEO IN jack, and VIDEO IN

 

jack.

 

HDV/DV: Inputs a signal from the HDV/DV jack.

 

S VIDEO: Inputs a signal from the S VIDEO IN jack.

 

VIDEO: Inputs a signal from the VIDEO IN jack.

Notes

•Do not change the setting of this switch while recording is in progress, or it will cause noise to be added to images and sounds. Also, the part of the tape where the change of setting is applied will not be recorded properly. Also, the time code may be recorded discontinuously.

•If you change the setting of this switch while recording

is in progress, the output signal via the HDV/DV jack may be interrupted. Also, the unit may detect signals, such as a copyright information signal, incorrectly.

• When a signal is input via the HDV/DV jack, the settings of the menus listed below are unavailable.

–60i/50i SEL

–AUDIO MODE

–AUDIO LOCK

–AUDIO INPUT LEVEL (–10/–2/+4) switch

–AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob

–AUDIO INPUT (AUTO/MANU/FIX) switch

kSpeaker (bottom panel)

Use this speaker to monitor sounds in monaural during recording or playback. The setting of volume control level and audio signals to be monitored are the same as those of output from the i (phones) jack 8. When headphones are connected, no sound is produced from the built-in speaker.

For details on the volume control, see “7 5/ i (speaker/ phones) LEVEL control knob” on page 7. For details on the headphones output, see “8 i (phones) jack” on page 7.

lDISPLAY OUTPUT switch

Selects the destination for the text data to be superimposed via output jacks.

OFF: Does not output text data to superimpose.

S VIDEO/VIDEO:

Superimposes text data to S VIDEO OUT jack and VIDEO OUT jack.

ALL: Superimposes text data to HDMI OUT jack, COMPONENT OUT jacks, S VIDEO OUT jack and VIDEO OUT jack.

mEJECT button

Press this button to eject a cassette. If you press this button while a cassette is inside the unit, the cassette is ejected.

nCassette compartment

Insert a standard-size or mini-size cassette.

For details on cassettes that can be used, see “Notes on Power Supply and Video Cassettes” on page 28.

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