Chapter 4 Recording & Playback

3 Press the TIMER SEL button, to select the type of user bits you want to display. Each time you press the TIMER SEL button switches between the following indications in the display panel for the playback port for which the setting is currently being made: LTC and VITC.

When LTC appears, the LTC user bits are displayed, and when VITC appears, the VITC user bits are displayed.

4-2-5 Adjusting Playback Audio Levels

After choosing a playback port, if the AUDIO REC/PB LEVEL adjustment control is pressed so that the PRESET indicator lights, the audio signal is played back at the preset reference level (shown as reference 0 dB for an input of +4 dBm).

For details of how to set the reference output level for the preset level (changing head room), refer to the Installation Manual.

To adjust the playback level manually

For each channel, press the AUDIO REC/PB LEVEL adjustment control, so that the PRESET indicator goes off, then adjust to the desired level.

4-2-6 Selecting the External Device

Used for Controlling Playback

Operations

Use the following procedure to determine whether you should use the optional control panel (BKMA-505) or the DTR-3000 when recording with this unit.

1 With the PORT SELECT buttons, select the playback port to which the setting applies.

2 Press the REMOTE button, turning it on or off. When lit:

The unit is controlled from the DTR-3000 connected to the REMOTE IN (P1/P2) connector on the unit’s rear connector panel.

When off:

This unit is controlled from the optional control panel (BKMA-505).

4-2-7 Remotely Controlling the

Video Processor

This section explains how to control the internal digital video processor with the HD Digital Video Controller HKDV-503/900 (sold separately).

1 Connect the HD Digital Video Controller HKDV- 503/900 to the VIDEO CONTROL connector (D- SUB 25-pin) of the Connector Panel.

For details, refer to the HKDV-503/900 Installation Manual.

2 Press the PROCESS CONTROL button to select REMOTE. The button lights.

3 Press the D2 button on the HD Digital Video Controller HKDV-503/900 to switch to the D2 mode and make VIDEO PROCESS settings. Furthermore, Unity values can be changed from setup menu items 747 to 764.

Note

The HD Digital Video Controller HKDV-503 must be at least version 2.00, and the HKDV-900 must be at least version 1.10.

With the MAV-555SS, CROSS COLOR cannot be

adjusted

For details about the setup menu, refer to Section 3-4, “Setup” (page 3-18).

4-6 (E) 4-2 Preparations for Playback

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Sony MAV-555SS operation manual Adjusting Playback Audio Levels, Remotely Controlling Video Processor