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Names and Functions of Parts

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• When COMPONENT SD is selected

• When COMPONENT HD is selected

Audio area indicators

Indicates the channel selection for audio signal output
from the AUDIO OUT 1/3 and AUDIO OUT 2/4
connectors on the rear panel.

You can change the output channel selection with the
AUDIO OUTPUT menu item

(see page 85)

Cassette type

Indicates the type of the loaded cassette.

Lights when a cassette is loaded.

Lights when a cassette provided with a memory

chip (“cassette memory”) is loaded.

Lights when a cassette is loaded on which

ClipLink log data is stored in the cassette memory.

Time counter display

Indicates the count value of the time counter, timecode,
VITC, or user bit data depending on the settings of the
COUNTER SELECT button and the TC SELECT menu
item

(see page 80)

Also used to display error messages, edit data, setup menu
data, etc.

Audio mode

• During playback, this indicates the playback audio mode

in which the tape being played back was recorded.

48K:

2-channel mode (48 kHz)

44.1K:

2-channel mode (44.1 kHz)

32K:

4-channel mode (32 kHz)

• During recording or when in E-E mode, this indicates the

setting of the audio recording mode set with the REC
MODE menu item

(see page 83)

48K:

2-channel mode (48 kHz)

32K:

4-channel mode (32 kHz)

In recording of i.LINK (HDV) input, 1080/60i or 1080/50i
format 4-channel mode audio is recorded without change.
However, only up to 2 audio channels can be played back
on this unit.

VITC indicator

Lights when VITC is being read or recorded regardless of
time data shown in the time counter display.

Time data type indicator

Indicates the type of time data currently shown in the time
counter display.

TC:

SMPTE timecode

UB:

User bit data

CNT:

Count value of the time counter

VITC:

VITC timecode

VIUB:

VITC user bit data

Repeat (repeat playback) indicator

Lights when the REPEAT MODE menu item

(see

page 75)

is set to ON to enable the repeat playback

function.

Operation mode

This indicates the current operating modes.

REC INHI (recording inhibit mode):

Lights when the

REC/SAVE switch on the loaded cassette is in the
SAVE position (recording inhibited) or when the
REC INHIBIT menu item is set to ON.

NO EDIT (not editable):

Lights during playback of a tape

that contains a recording in other than DVCAM
format. When this indicator is lit, the recordings
contained in the tape can be used as source material
for editing, but editing operations such as insert
editing and assemble editing cannot be performed on
such tape. This indicator also lights during editing
operation when the audio recording mode selected on
this unit does not coincide with that of the loaded tape.

EDIT MODE:

Lights when this unit is set in editing mode

such as assemble editing or insert editing under the
control of either an editing control unit connected to
the REMOTE connector or device connected to the

HDV/DV connector on the rear panel

(see page 21)

This unit can be put into editing mode only when the
recording format is set to DVCAM.

(SUPER) CPST

Composite video signal

Connectors

Output signal

Y/CPST

SD Y signal

Pr/R–Y/S-C

SD R–Y signal

Pb/B–Y/S-Y