Sony DSR-1800A Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Location and Function of Parts

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INPUT SELECT section

VIDEO IN button

Each press of this button cycles through the following
input video signal selection options.
• Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN

connectors

• Component video signals input to the COMPONENT

VIDEO IN connectors

• S-video signal input to the S VIDEO IN connector
• SDI video signal input to the SDI IN connector (optional

DSBK-1801 board required)

• Video test signal (selected with the INT VIDEO SG

menu item

(see page 68)

generated by the internal signal

generator

In the input selection/audio mode display section, the
VIDEO display shows the selection made with this button.

CH1,1/2 (audio channel 1 or 1/2) button

Each press of this button cycles through the following
input audio signal selection options for audio channel 1
(when in 2-channel mode) or for audio channels 1 and 2
(when in 4-channel mode).
• Analog audio signal(s) input to the AUDIO IN CH-1

connector (when in 2-channel mode) or AUDIO IN CH-
1 and CH-2 connectors (when in 4-channel mode)

• Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format input to the

DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN CH-1/2 connector
(optional DSBK-1801 board required)

• SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector (optional

DSBK-1801 board required)

• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG

menu item

(see page 71)

) generated by the internal

signal generator

In the input selection/audio mode display section, the
AUDIO CH1 1/2 display shows the selection made with
this button.

CH2,3/4 (audio channel 2 or 3/4) button

Each press of this button cycles through the input audio
signal selection options for audio channel 2 (when in 2-
channel mode) or for audio channels 3 and 4 (when in 4-
channel mode). The input audio signal selection options
corresponding to those for the CH1,1/2 button described
above are available.
In the input selection/audio mode display section, the
AUDIO CH2 3/4 display shows the selection made with
this button.

SDTI/i.LINK (SDTI(QSDI) interface/i.LINK selection)
button

Selects digital video and audio signals in i.LINK-
compatible DV format, input to the

DV IN/OUT

connector. When you press this button, the i.LINK
indicator lights in the input selection/audio mode display
section.

MENU button

Press this button to display the menu on the monitor screen
and the time counter display. Press it again to return from
the menu display to the usual display.

On how to use the menu, see Chapter 4 “Menu Settings.”
(see page 59)

COUNTER SEL (selection) button

Selects the type of time data to be shown in the time
counter display. Each press of this button cycles through
three indicator display options: COUNTER (CNT: count
value of the time counter), TC (time code), and U-BIT
(user bits).

Note

When the REMOTE button in the remote control setting
section is lit, the COUNTER SEL button does not operate.
In this case, make the time data selection via the remote
equipment that is connected to the REMOTE connector on
the rear panel.

RESET (NO) button

Press this button to:
• reset menu settings,
• reset the time count (COUNTER) shown in the time

counter display to zero, or

• send a negative response to the prompts issued by the

unit.

SET (YES) button

Press this button to:
• save new settings, such as selected menu items and time

code settings, to the memory of the unit, or

• send a positive response to the prompts issued by the

unit.

Arrow (

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) buttons

Use these buttons to move around the menu items, and also
for setting time code and user bit data.

For details on setting time code and user bit data, see
“Using the Internal Time Code Generator” on page 49.

TC (time code) PRESET button

Use this button when setting an initial time code value and
user bit data.

For details on setting time code and user bit data, see “To
set the initial time code value and user bit data” on page
49.

SC (subcarrier) PHASE control

Turn this control to accurately adjust the subcarrier phase
of the composite video output signal of the unit with
respect to the reference video signal. Use a cross-point
(Phillips) screwdriver to turn it.