Sony HDWD1800 Operation Manual - Page 17

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts For the cursor used to indicate the audio levels of analog tracks, level values in the range from -40 to 10 dB and marker dots are displayed. • Headroom mark When the audio level indication of a digital track shows the peak value 0, a marker displays the meter headroom setting value. One of the following values is displayed: -20 dB, -18 dB, -16 dB, -14 dB or -12 dB. For details on the meter headroom, see M370 METER HEAD ROOM in the maintenance menu. When the audio level indication is "FINE", the mark is placed at the reference level position. When the audio level indication is "REF.0", the mark is placed at the reference level position. • Audio level indication When the digital track audio indication mode is "FULLPEAK0" or "FULL-REF.0", the audio level is indicated in the form of a bar graph with 24 segments (a top segment in red indicates that the level exceeds the maximum level). The "FINE" audio level of a digital track is indicated with 23 segments. Only the segment corresponding to the current level lights. If the audio level is out of the displayable range, the top or bottom segment flashes. The audio level of an analog track is indicated in the form of a bar graph with 18 segments. A peak program indication appears for digital tracks in audio indication modes other than "FINE". Example of "REF.0" level indication dB 20 10 0 -10 -20 -40 1 2 Example of "FINE" level indication dB 2 1 0 -1 -2 3 4 5 Time data information Time data display Tape load mark LTC D F VITC LTC EXT-LTC R-RUN PARARUN 12:34:47:12 HD PROLL BANK3 R E M : 2 0 m i n COND Setup menu state Channel condition Preroll indication Ancillary message display • Time data display This displays values such as timecode values, user bit values, and CTL counts. Note Error messages are displayed as up to 10 alphanumeric characters. • Tape load mark This appears when a cassette tape is currently loaded. The abbreviations show information about the tape format. Tape format Abbreviations Color HDCAM HD Orange IMX IMX Green (HDW-D1800 only) D-BETA DB Blue (Dark blue) (HDWD1800 only) CLEAN CL Red (flashing) a) Other Not displayed Not displayed b) a) Cleaning mode is activated automatically when a cleaning tape is loaded (the tape is ejected after playback for 10 seconds). b) Tapes in formats that are not supported for playback are ejected automatically. • Channel condition This indicates the playback status of a tape. The playback status is indicated by a square (x) in green, yellow, or red, from the left. When no signal is being played back, all squares are gray. • Ancillary message display This shows ancillary messages according to occasion. Normally, it displays the remaining time on the tape (REMAIN) or the total time of the tape (TOTAL) in units of minutes, such as "REM : 020min" and "TOTL : 020min". For changing the content of tape information to display, see the F6 (T-INFO) setting in function menu page P04: MISC-1. 17 2-1 Control Panels