Before Using the Unit

Setting the Line Mode

This unit is shipped with the line mode still unset. Therefore you need to set the line mode before using the unit. (The unit cannot be used unless the line mode is set.) Once it is set, the line mode is retained even when the unit is powered off.

Setting procedure

Use the following procedure to set the line mode.

1

POWER switch (rear panel)

 

2,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time data display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EJECT

ACCESS

SG DATA

SG DATA

SG DATA

SG DATA

 

 

EDIT REMOTE [9P iLINK]

 

KEY INH

ALARM

 

 

 

ANA SDI

ANA SDI

ANA SDI

ANA SDI

INPUT

VITC VIUB COUNTER VITC

REC INH

 

 

 

 

AE8/EBU

AE8/EBU

AE8/EBU

AE8/EBU

 

 

 

 

 

dB OVER

dB OVER

dB OVER

dB OVER

i.LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

0

0

0

 

SDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK

-12

 

-12

-12

-12

 

CMPST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

JOG

VAR

 

 

Y-R,B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL

-20

 

-20

-20

-20

 

SG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TTL

 

 

REMOTE

-30

 

-30

-30

-30

 

 

 

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

 

FRAMES

HU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

MONITOR

-40

 

-40

-40

-40

 

MONITOR

 

 

IMX[50 40 30]

 

 

 

 

-60

 

-60

-60

-60

 

1/2

3/4

AUDIO

625

 

 

 

 

L

CH-

15

CH- 26

CH- 37

CH- 48

5/6

7/8

48CH

1824BIT

525

DVCAM

 

 

 

 

 

MIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

 

 

R

 

 

AUDIO

 

INPUT SEL

VIDEO

COUNTER

 

 

SYS MENU

 

 

MONITOR SEL

METER SEL

INPUT CH

INPUT SEL

SELECT

HOLD

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

ALL/CH-1

CH-2

CH-3

CH-4

SUB

THUMB

SET RESET

 

 

 

VARIABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIP

NAIL

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIP

 

ESSENCE

 

S.SEL

MARK1

 

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

MARK

 

 

 

 

PREV

PLAY

NEXT

 

 

STOP

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

TOP

F REV

F FWD

END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARK2

 

 

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1 Power the unit on.

“Select ----

” appears in the time data display.

 

 

 

 

2 With the SHUTTLE button held down, rotate the jog dial.

When you rotate the jog dial in the forward direction, the “----” part of the display changes in the sequence 525U > 525J > 625. When you rotate it in the reverse direction, the display changes in the sequence 625 > 525J > 525U.

Setting

Line mode

 

 

525U

525(U): NTSC (areas outside Japan)

 

 

525J

525(J): NTSC (Japan)

 

 

Setting

Line mode

 

 

625

625: PAL

 

 

3 When the desired setting appears, release the SHUTTLE button.

“Push SET !!” appears.

To redo the selection

Repeat step 2.

4 Press the SET button.

“Turn OFF !!” appears.

5 Power the unit off, and then power it on again.

The selected line mode becomes available for use.

You can change the setting made with this procedure by using basic menu item 013 “525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.” See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page

88)for more information about how to make basic menu settings.

Note

The line mode is not set, or is cleared, in the following situations. Reset the line mode.

•The unit is powered off before performing step 4 in the previous procedure.

•The “RESET ALL SETUP” command in the maintenance menu (see page 106) is executed.

Settings affected by the line mode

The following settings are affected when the line mode is changed.

•Alarm message language 525(J): Japanese 525(U)/625: English

•The following menu item names, setting values, or initial setting values

Item No.

Item name

 

 

Basic menu

 

 

 

002

CHARACTER H-POSITION

003CHARACTER V-POSITION Extended menu

601VITC POSITION SEL-1

602VITC POSITION SEL-2

14 Before Using the Unit