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Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

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Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

2-1

Control Panels

5

REC (recording) controls

These individually adjust the recording levels on

channels 1 to 4, and cue audio.

To set the recording level, put the unit into E-E mode,

press to protrude the control knobs and adjust the level

while watching the level meters.

When the control knobs are pushed in, the recording

levels return to the preset levels and cannot be

adjusted.

For details about selecting the E-E mode, see the

description of the REC button in the tape transport control

section (see page 2-10) and function menu HOME page (see

page 9-3).

6

PB (playback) controls

These adjust individually the playback levels on

channels 1 to 4, and cue audio.

During playback, press to protrude the control knobs

and adjust the level while monitoring the audio level

indication on the level meters in the audio setting

display section.

When the control knobs are pushed in, the playback

levels return to the preset levels, and cannot be

adjusted.

2

CHANNEL CONDITION indicator

A three-color indicator shows the state of the playback

signal.

Green:

The state of the playback signal is good.

Yellow:

The playback signal is somewhat

deteriorated, but playback is possible.

Red:

The playback signal is deteriorated.

When this indicator remains on, head cleaning or

an internal inspection is necessary.

3

Menu control buttons

These buttons are used for function menu

(see the

following section “Overview of the function menu”)

and setup menu

(see Chapter 10)

operations. The page

buttons (

V

,

v

, and HOME) select menu pages, and the

function buttons (F1 to F6) make function settings.

V

:

Selects the next page in the order HOME

t

1

t

2

t

3

t

4

t

HOME.

v

:

Selects the next page in the order HOME

t

4

t

3

t

2

t

1

t

HOME.

HOME:

Selects the function menu HOME page.

When at least one user-defined function key is set

in the HOME2 page, pressing the HOME button

toggles the menu page display between HOME

and HOME2.

F1 to F6:

Make settings for the items displayed in the

upper line of the menu display (the menu item

display line). Pressing one of these buttons

changes the setting for the corresponding item and

displays the setting in the lower line of the menu

display.

If there is no setting displayed in the lower line of

the menu display, even though a menu item is

displayed in the upper line, pressing the

corresponding function button moves to a lower

menu level.

Overview of the function menu

The function menu provides convenient access to

frequently used function settings, such as input video

signal selection and time code settings.

For details on the function menu, see Chapter 9.

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
Chapter 1 Overview	7
1-1 Features	7
1-2 Example System Configuration	10
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts	11
2-1 Control Panels	11
2-1-1 Upper Control Panel	12
2-1-2 Lower Control Panel	13
2-1-3 Switch Panel	24
2-2 Connector Panel	25
Chapter 3 Preparations	31
3-1 Connections to External Devices	31
3-1-1 Connections to Digital Devices	31
3-2 Reference Sync Signals	32
3-2-1 Selecting Reference Signal Depending on Operational Status	32
3-2-2 Connecting Reference Signals	33
3-3 Setup	35
3-4 Superimposed Character Information	36
3-5 Cassettes	38
3-5-1 Cassette Types	38
3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes	38
3-5-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings	39
3-6 Using a Memory Stick	40
3-6-1 Notes on Memory Stick	40
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback	43
4-1 Recording	43
4-1-1 Preparations for Recording	43
4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values	44
4-1-3 Recording Procedure	46
4-2 Playback	47
4-2-1 Preparations for Playback	47
4-2-2 Playback Procedures	48
4-2-3 Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) Playback	52
Chapter 5 Editing	55
5-1 Automatic Editing	55
5-1-1 Overview	55
5-1-2 Switch and Menu Settings	56
5-1-3 Selecting the Editing Mode	57
5-1-4 Setting Edit Points	57
5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points	60
5-1-6 Cue-up to Edit Points and Preroll	61
5-1-7 Preview	61
5-1-8 Carrying Out Automatic Editing	62
5-2 DMC Editing	65
5-2-1 Overview of DMC Editing	65
5-2-2 Carrying Out DMC Editing	66
5-3 Special Automatic Editing Methods	67
5-3-1 Quick Editing	67
5-3-2 Continuous Editing	67
5-3-3 Standalone Editing	68
5-3-4 Manual Editing	68
5-3-5 Preread Editing	68
Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function	71
6-1 Overview	71
6-2 Shot Mark Operation Menu	72
6-3 Shot Mark Operations	73
6-3-1 Reading Shot Marks	73
6-3-2 Writing Shot Marks	73
6-3-3 Shot Mark List Operations	74
6-3-4 Cuing Up to Shot Marks	76
6-3-5 Reading In Shot Data	77
6-3-6 Sorting Shot Marks	78
Chapter 7 Tele-File	79
7-1 Overview of Tele-File Functions	79
7-2 Opening the Tele-File Menu	80
7-3 Tele-File Menu	81
7-3-1 Clip Data Display	81
7-3-2 Preroll and Cue Up Using Clip Data	84
7-3-3 Modifying Clip Data	85
7-3-4 Undo/Resume Functions	88
7-3-5 Displaying and Modifying Attribute Data	89
Chapter 8 UMID Functions	91
8-1 Overview of UMID Functions	91
8-2 Recording UMIDs	92
8-3 UMID Output and Display	94
8-3-1 UMID Output Settings	94
8-3-2 UMID Display	94
Chapter 9 Function Menu	97
9-1 Overview	97
9-1-1 Function Menu Configuration	97
9-1-2 Using the Function Menu	98
9-2 Function Menu Item List	99
Chapter 10 Setup Menus	105
10-1 Setup Menu Configuration	105
10-2 Setup Menu Operations	106
10-3 Items in the Basic Setup Menu	111
10-4 Items in the Extended Setup Menu	114
Chapter 11 Maintenance and Inspection	139
11-1 Removing a Cassette When Tape Slack Occurs	139
11-2 Head Cleaning	139
11-3 Error Messages	140
11-4 Moisture Condensation	142
11-5 Regular Checks	143
11-5-1 Digital Hours Meter	143
11-5-2 Maintenance Timings	144
Appendix	145
Specifications	145

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