EMPH (emphasis) indicator: During playback, this lights when the emphasis setting is on for the audio signal on the corresponding track.
3Audio signal selection buttons (CH1 to CH8) The buttons in the upper and lower rows select tracks to be output to the MONITOR OUTPUT L and R connectors on the connector panel or the PHONES jack on the upper control panel. The buttons in the upper row (L row) select tracks for output to the MONITOR OUTPUT L connector, and the buttons on the lower row (R row) select tracks for output to the MONITOR OUTPUT R connector. You can obtain the mixed output of multiple tracks by simultaneously pressing multiple buttons in the upper or lower rows. For example, simultaneously press the CH1, CH2, and CH3 buttons in the upper row to mix the signals of audio tracks 1, 2, and 3 for output to the MONITOR OUTPUT L connector.
4PB (playback) controls
These adjust individually the playback levels on channels 1 to 8.
During playback, press to protrude the control knobs and adjust the level while monitoring the audio level indication on the level meters in the audio setting display section.
When the control knobs are pushed in, the playback levels return to the preset levels, and cannot be adjusted.
When playing back a digital Betacam tape, you can use the control knob for channel 7 to adjust the cue audio playback level.
About the CH8/ALL CH (channels) control You can choose to use the rightmost CH8/ALL CH control to adjust the playback level of all channels. This setting is made in setup menu item 132. When adjustment by the CH8/ALL CH control is enabled, the CH1 to CH7 controls are disabled.
5ALL CH (channels) indicator
This indicator lights when adjustment of all audio channels by the rightmost PB control (CH8/ALL CH) is selected.
2CHANNEL CONDITION indicator
A
Green: The state of the playback signal is good.
Yellow: The playback signal is somewhat deteriorated, but playback is possible.
Red: The playback signal is deteriorated.
When this indicator remains on, head cleaning or an internal inspection is necessary.
Note
During analog playback, indications are by green and red only.
3Menu control buttons
These buttons are used for function menu (see the following section “Overview of the function menu”) and setup menu (see Chapter 8) operations. The page buttons (V, v, and HOME) select menu pages, and the function buttons (F1 to F6) make function settings.
V: Selects the next page in the order HOME t1 t 2 t3 t4 t 5 tHOME.
v: Selects the next page in the order HOME t5 t 4 t3 t2 t1 tHOME.
When there are setup menu definitions on page 6, page 6 is displayed between page 5 and the HOME page.
HOME: Selects the function menu HOME page. When at least one
F1 to F6: Make settings for the items displayed in the upper line of the menu display (the menu item display line). Pressing one of these buttons changes the setting for the corresponding item and displays the setting in the lower line of the menu display.
If there is no setting displayed in the lower line of the menu display, even though a menu item is displayed in the upper line, pressing the corresponding function button moves to a lower menu level.
Overview of the function menu
The function menu provides convenient access to frequently used function settings, such as video signal output level and time code settings.
For details on the function menu, see Chapter 7.
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