Notes

If video or audio signals from an external device connected to the S400 connector fail to be output,

disconnect the i.LINK cable and connect it again, pushing it straight in.

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• Before connecting or disconnecting an i.LINK cable

connector, power off the device and disconnect its power

 

between this unit and a device with a 6-pin i.LINK

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cord from the electrical outlet. If the i.LINK cable is

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connected or disconnected with the device’s power plug

 

 

still connected, high voltage (8 to 40 V) from the

 

device’s i.LINK connector can flow into this unit,

 

possibly damaging the unit.

 

• When connecting this unit to a device with a 6-pin

 

i.LINK connector, connect to the 6-pin i.LINK

 

connector of the other device first.

 

• Except in playback modes (jog and shuttle modes, etc.),

 

audio signals output from this connector and monitored

 

on another device may sound different from the audio

 

signals played back on this unit.

 

e U (signal ground) terminal

 

Connect to the system ground.

Infrared Remote Commander

The corresponding functions are executed when you point the remote commander at the infrared sensor of the main unit and press the keys and setting pad.

If you want to disable control of this unit from the remote commander, set INTERFACE SELECT >WIRELESS RMT in the setup menu to “DISABLE” (see page 86).

1Setting pad

2 THUMBNAIL key

PUSH SET

 

 

THUMBNAIL SUB CLIP

3 CHARACTER key

CHARACTER

4SUB CLIP key

PREV PLAY NEXT STOP

5Recording/playback

control keys

SEARCH

6SEARCH keys

aSetting pad

Positions on the pad correspond to functions of the main unit, as follows.

Press the top side: M/MARK1 button

Press the bottom side: m/MARK2 button

Press the left side: </IN button

Press the right side: ,/OUT button

Press the middle: SET button

bTHUMBNAIL key

This has the same function as the THUMBNAIL button on the main unit.

cCHARACTER key

Each press of this key turns the character information superimposed on the monitor screen on and off, or switches to the LCD.

dSUB CLIP key

This has the same function as the SUB CLIP button on the main unit.

Note

Pressing this key has no effect when no clip list is registered.

eRecording/playback control keys

PREV (previous) key: Press this to jump to the first frame of the current clip. When pressed at the first frame of the current clip, this button jumps to the first frame of the previous clip.

PLAY key: Press this to start playback. Press the STOP key to stop playback.

NEXT key: Press this to jump to the first frame of the next clip.

STOP key: Press this to stop recording or playback.

fSEARCH keys

Press m to perform –5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the reverse direction.

Press M to perform +5 times normal speed shuttle playback in the forward direction.

Using the infrared remote commander

Before use

Pull out the insulation sheet.

Insulation sheet

To replace the lithium battery in the remote commander

The remote commander uses a CR2025 Lithium Battery. Do not use a battery other than the CR2025.

1 Hold down the lock lever 1, and then pull out the battery holder 2.

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