Sony DSR-40, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Overview
13 GB
9 Arrow (
˘ ≥
) buttons
3 Inside of the door
1 INPUT SELECT button
Selects input signals. Each press of this button cycles
through three video signal selection options: video, S-
video, and DV input. When you select one of these
options, the corresponding indicator in the display
lights up.
2 CL (Clear) button
Press this button to make the unit to the state of
reconnecting the AC power cord. When you press this
button, the setting in the menu is not initialized.
3 COUNTER SELECT selector
Select the type of time data in the time counter display.
TC: Time code
COUNTER: Count value of the time counter
TAPE REMAIN: Remaining time
4 AUDIO MONITOR selector
Use to select the audio track you want to hear when
playing back a tape recorded in 4-channel mode
(Fs32k).
CH-1/2: Channels 1/2 only
MIX: Channels 1/2 and channels 3/4 (mix)
CH-3/4: Channels 3/4 only
5 TIMER switch
Use to select Auto Repeat using an external AC timer
(not supplied).
REPEAT: When the power is supplied to this VCR,
a tape rewinds to its beginning automatically and
playback starts. The VCR repeats the playback
from the beginning to the first index (if there is no
index on the tape, to the unrecorded portion; if no
unrecorded portion, to the tape end). Auto repeat
also functions if you set this switch to REPEAT
during playback.
OFF: Auto Repeat is released.
6 REMOTE/LOCAL switch
Selects whether the unit is operated from its front
panel or from external (remote) equipment.
REMOTE : The unit is operated from an editing
controller connected to the REMOTE connector.
Available tape transport buttons (on the front
panel or optional remote control unit) are set in
the menu.
LOCAL : The unit is operated from its front panel,
or from a SIRCS-system remote control unit
connected to the CONTROL S jack.
INPUT
SELECT
TC
CL
TAPE
REMAIN
COUNTER
COUNTER
SELECT
CH-1/2
CH-3/4
MIX
AUDIO
MONITOR
REPEAT
OFF
TIMER
REMOTE
LOCAL
MENU
SET
1 INPUT SELECT button
2
CL button
3
COUNTER SELECT selector
4 AUDIO MONITOR selector
5
TIMER switch
6
REMOTE/LOCAL switch
7
MENU button
8 SET button