MONITOR SELECT button to assign the type and channel.

SDI (CH1 to CH4): Select audio signals input to the SDI INPUT connectors.

AES/EBU (CH1 to CH4): Select audio signals input to the AUDIO INPUT connectors.

ANALOG (CH1 to CH4): Select the audio signals that were input at the BKMA-570’s ANALOG AUDIO INPUT connectors.

If no signal is present on the selected channel the corresponding button will flash.

MONITOR SELECT buttons

Select the audio signals monitored on the MONITOR OUTPUT L and R connectors. Press these buttons, turning them on, then press selected of the AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons to assign channels to the MONITOR OUTPUT L and R outputs. If you assign more than one of the channels (channels 1 to 4) to the same monitor output channels, the channels are mixed to form the monitor output.

mAUDIO REC (recording)/PB (playback) LEVEL controls

These adjust the recording or playback levels for each of the four channels on the currently selected port. If the currently selected port is a recording port, these control the recording level, and if a playback port, the playback level. To make an adjustment, first push in the knob, so that the PRESET indicator goes off. While the PRESET indicator is lit, the level is fixed at the preset value, and cannot be adjusted.

nPB/REC indicators

These light red when the currently selected port is a recording port, and green when the currently selected port is a playback port.

oVIDEO/MENU control

While the indicator of the MENU button (i) is lit, this is used to select an item in the setup menu. For menu operation, please refer to Section 3-4, “Setup”. While the indicator of the MENU button is off, this carries out the VIDEO PROCESS adjustment according to the VIDEO PROCESS setting mode currently selected in the VIDEO PROCESS setting section (p). The adjustment is only possible if both of the following conditions are met:

The VIDEO PROCESS control mode is set to

LOCAL

The PRESET indicator to the top left of the knob is off

While the PRESET indicator is lit, the preset value for the currently selected VIDEO PROCESS setting mode is used, and adjustment is not possible. By pushing in the knob, the PRESET indicator goes off, and adjustment is then possible.

pVIDEO PROCESS setting section

The four buttons on the right (VIDEO GAIN,

CHROMA LEVEL, SETUP LEVEL/BLACK LEVEL, and CHROMA PHASE) are used to select the corresponding VIDEO PROCESS setting modes. Press one of the buttons, lighting the indicator, which shows that the corresponding VIDEO PROCESS setting mode is selected. The actual adjustment in each VIDEO PROCESS setting mode is made with the VIDEO PROCESS control (o). This adjustment applies only to the currently selected playback port.

VIDEO GAIN button

Press this button, lighting the indicator, to allow the VIDEO PROCESS control (o) to control the video output level. The current setting of the video output level appears around the control knob.

CHROMA LEVEL button

Press this button, lighting the indicator, to allow the VIDEO PROCESS control (o) to control the chrominance output level. The current setting of the chrominance output level appears around the control knob.

SETUP LEVEL/BLACK LEVEL button

Press this button, lighting the indicator, to allow the VIDEO PROCESS control (o) to control the setup level (black level). The current setting of the setup level (black level) appears around the control knob.

CHROMA PHASE button

Press this button, lighting the indicator, to allow the VIDEO PROCESS control (o) to control the hue (burst and chrominance relative phase). The current setting of the hue appears around the control knob. The button on the left (the PROCESS CONTROL button) and the three indicators (the PROCESS CONTROL MODE indicators) are used to set and indicate the VIDEO PROCESS control mode.

PROCESS CONTROL button

This sets the VIDEO PROCESS control mode for the selected port. Each time you press the button, the control mode cycles through REMOTE, MENU, LOCAL, REMOTE, and so on. The current mode is shown by the PROCESS CONTROL MODE indicators.

PROCESS CONTROL MODE indicators

These show the current VIDEO PROCESS control mode for the selected port.

REMOTE: The internal digital video processor is controlled with the HD Digital Video Controller HKDV-503/900 (sold separately).

MENU: Indicates that the internal video processor is under control of the Setup menu.

Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts

2-1 Front Panel 2-5 (E)

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Sony MAV-555SS operation manual Monitor Select buttons, Audio REC recording/PB playback Level controls, PB/REC indicators