speed varies in the range ±1 times normal speed, according to the rotation rate of the jog dial. There are no detents. Normally, you press the JOG button before turning the jog dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable jog mode directly by turning the dial (set extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” to “dial”).

eShuttle dial

Turn this for playback in shuttle mode. Turn clockwise for forward direction playback, and counterclockwise for reverse direction playback. In shuttle mode, the playback speed varies in the range ±20 times normal speed (using MPEG IMX/DVCAM), according to the angular position of the shuttle dial. The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still image playback.

Normally, you press the SHUTTLE button before turning the shuttle dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable shuttle mode directly by turning the dial (set extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” to “dial”).

Note

When extended menu item 101 “SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE” is set to “dial,” after using the shuttle dial, return it to the center position. If the shuttle dial is not in the center position, it is possible occasionally for vibration from other operations to activate the dial, and start playback in shuttle mode.

4Audio settings section

1VARIABLE switch ALL indicator

2 ALL/CH1, CH-2 to CH4 adjustment knobs

ALL/CH-1

CH-2

CH-3

CH-4

METER

MONITOR

VARIABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEL

SEL

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

L/ST/R

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

3AUDIO METER SEL button

4AUDIO MONITOR SEL button

aVARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector) switch

This selects which of the input audio and playback audio has the level adjusted by the ALL/CH-1, and CH-2 to CH- 4 adjustment knobs.

REC: Adjust the input audio levels. The playback audio levels are fixed at their preset values.

PRESET: Do not adjust the audio levels.

PB: Adjust the playback audio levels. The input audio levels are fixed at their preset values.

bALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 (audio level) adjustment knobs

Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels 1 to 4.

By the setting of extended menu item 131 “AUDIO VOLUME,” you can enable the ALL/CH-1 knob to simultaneously adjust all eight channels. When this simultaneous adjustment is enabled the ALL indicator lights.

cAUDIO METER SEL (selection) button

When using MPEG IMX format in eight-channel mode, select whether the audio level meters should display channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8.

Pressing this button toggles the selection, and the audio level meter channel display also changes.

The factory default is for channels 1 to 4 to be selected.

dAUDIO MONITOR SEL (selection) button This button selects two channels from among the up to eight audio signal channels. You can monitor the audio of the selected channels (the left and right channels in the case of stereo output) with the PHONES jack on the front panel and the built-in speaker.

Pressing this button cycles through the following five channel combinations.

• tr1/2: Channels 1 (left) and 2 (right)

• tr3/4: Channels 3 (left) and 4 (right)

• tr5/6: Channels 5 (left) and 6 (right)

• tr7/8: Channels 7 (left) and 8 (right)

• MENU: Audio channels selected with extended menu item 837 and 838 “AUDIO MONITOR CHANNEL ARRANGE”

The factory default is for channels 1 (left) and 2 (right) to be selected.

You can select whether to monitor both of the selected channels or only one, by pressing this button with the SHIFT button held down. Each press selects stereo, right, or left.

ST: Stereo audio is output from the PHONES jack. Monaural audio, the left and right channels mixed, is output from the built-in speaker.

R: The right channel audio is output from the PHONES jack and the built-in speaker.

L: The left channel audio is output from the PHONES jack and the built-in speaker.

Parts of Functions and Names 2 Chapter

2-2 Control Panel 15