Overview 1 Chapter

aMONITOR (audio monitor selection) switches By means of combinations of the two switches, you can select audio that you want to hear through the built-in speaker or optional earphones.

Position of left-

Position of right-

Audio output

side switch

side switch

 

CH-1/CH-3

CH-1/2

Channel 1 audio

 

 

 

MIX

 

Channels 1 and 2

 

 

mixed audio

 

 

(stereo) a)

CH-2/CH-4

 

Channel 2 audio

 

 

 

CH-1/CH-3

CH-3/4

Channel 3 audio

 

 

 

MIX

 

Channels 3 and 4

 

 

mixed audio

 

 

(stereo) a)

CH-2/CH-4

 

Channel 4 audio

 

 

 

a)By connecting stereo headphones to the EARPHONE connector you can hear the audio in stereo. (On the AUDIO-2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu, HEADPHONE OUT must be set to “STEREO”.)

bSHIFT button

Use this in combination with other buttons.

cLithium battery compartment

Attach the supplied CR2032 lithium battery.

Details on how to attach the lithium battery, see “Attaching and Replacing the Lithium Battery” on page 30.

dTHUMBNAIL indicator

This lights when thumbnails are displayed.

eTHUMBNAIL button

Press this button to carry out a thumbnail search or create a clip list.

When pressed, the whole-screen display changes to a thumbnail display. Press once more to return to the whole- screen display.

For a thumbnail search using essence marks, hold down the SHIFT button and press this button.

fSUB CLIP indicator

This lights when using a clip list for playback.

gSEL/SET (select/set) button (four-way arrow key) Sets the timecode and user bits. Push the button towards left or right so that the digit you want to change flashes.

Pushing the button upward increases the value of the flashing digit, and pushing it downward decreases the value.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press upward (in the direction of the “SUB CLIP” legend) to display the clip lists (when no clip list is loaded into the current clip list). When a clip list is loaded, that clip list can be played back. Hold down the SHIFT button and press upward once more

to exit the display of the clip lists or to exit the clip list playback state.

Hold down the SHIFT button and press downward (in the direction of the “CLIP MENU” legend) to display the CLIP menu. Hold down the SHIFT button and press downward once more to exit the CLIP menu.

When thumbnails (index frames of clips) are displayed on the LCD monitor, you can use this button to select a thumbnail. Push the button in four directions to move the cursor up, down, left and right. After selecting the desired thumbnail with the cursor, press the button centrally to confirm.

This button is used for scene selection and other operations.

For details of clip list playback operations, see page 80.

For details of the CLIP menu, see “Managing Clip Lists” (page 95).

For details of scene selection, see page 85.

hAUDIO LEVEL (CH-1/CH-2) (audio channel 1/2 recording level) knobs

Adjusts the audio levels to be recorded on channels 1 and

2when the AUDIO SELECT (CH-1/CH-2) switches are set to MANUAL.

iAUDIO SELECT (CH-1/CH-2) (audio channel 1/2

adjustment method selection) switches

Select the audio level adjustment method for each of audio channels 1 and 2.

AUTO: Automatic adjustment

MANUAL: Manual adjustment

jAUDIO IN (CH-1/CH-2/CH-3/CH-4) (audio channel 1/2/3/4 input selection) switches

AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 switches

Select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channels 1 and 2.

FRONT: Input signals from the microphone connected to the MIC IN connector

WIRELESS: Audio input signals from the CA-WR855 Camera Adaptor (supplied separately) if a WRR-855 series UHF synthesized tuner (supplied separately) is installed using the CA-WR855

REAR: Audio input signals from an audio device connected to the AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2 connectors

AUDIO IN CH-3/CH-4 switches

Select the audio input signals to be recorded on audio channels 3 and 4.

F (FRONT): Input signals from a microphone connected to the MIC IN connector

W (WIRELESS): Audio input signals from the CA- WR855 camera adaptor (supplied separately) if a

20 Location and Function of Parts