Sony HDV HVR-1500, Operating Instructions Manual

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Names and Functions of Parts
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LCD monitor
a) You can switch the display on or off in the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item
(see page 75) .
In this manual, both the LCD monitor of this unit and an
externally connected monitor are referred to collectively as
the “monitor screen”.
a
System frequency display
Indicates the current setting of the system frequency set in
the SYSTEM SEL menu item
(see page 84) .
60i: Indicates that 59.94i (J) or 59.94i (UC) (NTSC) is
selected.
50i: Indicates that 50i (PAL) is selected.
On how to set the system frequency, see “Setting the
System Frequency” (page 25).
b
Audio level meters
These indicate the audio recording levels (during
recording) or audio playback levels (during playback) of
channels 1 to 4. If the audio level exceeds 0 dB, the OVER
indicator at the top lights.
c
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).
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
P L A Y L O C K
I P F V
T C R 1 2 : 3 4 : 5 6 : 0 0
OVER
0
-12
-20
-30
-40
-60
TC VITC 48K
OVER
60i 720 30p 720 60p
EDIT MODE
REPEAT
12:34:56:00
COMPOSITE INPUT
CH-1 AES/EBU
CH-2 ANALOG
COMPONENT SD
CH-1 / 2
OUTPUT
CH
1
CH
2
OVER
0
-12
-20
-30
-40
-60
TC VITC 48K
3 4
OVER
12:34:56:00
1 2
1
System frequency display
5
Time data type indicator
8 HD-SDI output format display
9 Input signal display
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Output signal display
qa
Cassette type
qd
Audio mode
6 VITC indicator
4 Repeat
indicator
n
Monitor area
qs
Time counter display
2
Audio level meters 7
Recording/playback signal format display
qg Superimposed text information
a)
Status display mode:
Small screen display mode:
Full screen display mode:
3
Operation
mode