Overview 1 Chapter

Note

Use the largest size to display the system menu and view superimposed information.

fFunction menu

Use the PAGE button to display this menu, and to switch between the pages (HOME, P1, P2) of the menu. Each page has five setting items, which correspond to the F1 to F5 buttons. Press the corresponding button to change a setting.

For details, see page 65 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6.

gOperation modes

This displays the current operation modes.

KEY INH (key operation inhibit mode): Key operation inhibit mode has been turned on with the KEY INH button.

REC INH (recording inhibit mode): Recording inhibit mode has been turned on by setting REC INH on page P1 of the function menu to “ON” (see page 66), or the currently loaded disc is write protected.

Note

Recording inhibit mode is also turned on when the settings of the recorded part of the currently loaded disc do not match the current settings (number of recording audio channels, system frequency) of the unit.

REMOTE/interface name (remote mode): The remote control switch is set to “REMOTE”. (The interface name corresponds to the setting of INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F in the setup menu (see page 71).)

hRemaining disc capacity

This displays the remaining capacity on the currently loaded disc.

iReference signal

This displays the type of reference signal to which this unit is synchronizing.

When there is no display, the unit is synchronizing to the internal reference signal.

INPUT: Input video

HD REF: HD-format reference signal

SD REF: SD-format reference signal

jAudio level meters

These display the audio recording levels (during recording) or audio playback levels (during playback) of channels 1 to 4. If an audio level exceeds 0 dB, the red indicator bar at the top lights.

kAudio format

During playback, this displays the number of recording audio channels on the disc and the number of quantization bits. During recording, this displays the input signal format selected with A1 INPUT to A4 INPUT on the HOME page of the function menu (see page 65). During display of E- E1) video, this displays 2CH/16BIT (two channels, 16 bits) or 4CH/16BIT (four channels, 16 bits), according to the setting of AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu (see page 70). Always displays 4CH/16BIT when the DVCAM format is being used.

1)E-E: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric. A mode in which input video and audio signals are output after passing through electric circuits only.

lRecording/playback format This displays the following.

During playback: Recording format of the loaded disc

During recording/E-E screen display/FAM connection:

Signal format

Compression method (video

 

bit rate) a)

MPEG HD

HQ

 

 

 

SP

 

 

 

LP

 

 

DVCAM

–

 

 

a)Selected with OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the setup menu (see page 68).

mTime data type

This displays the type of the time data that appears in the time data display section. The time data type is set with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu (see page 66). COUNTER: Elapsed recording/playback time TC/VITC: Timecode

UB/VIUB: User bits

When TC or UB is selected, and VITC is selected under TC/VITC on page P2 of the function menu (see page 67), a VITC indicator appears, TC changes to VITC, and UB changes to VIUB.

nTime data display section

Normally this displays the time data selected with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu (see page 66). Messages appear here when an error occurs and when the unit enters a different mode.

oSystem line number

This displays 1080, 525, or 625 depending on the signal format during recording, playback, FAM connection.

pClip number

This displays the clip number of the clip being monitored.

qSystem frequency

This displays the system frequency being used by this unit (60I, 50I, 30P, or 25P) (see page 22).

14 Names and Functions of Parts