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Video/audio input selection section

INPUT SELECT buttons

The INPUT SELECT buttons select input signals, and also
select the recording signal format.
The input signal selected with the HD VIDEO button is
recorded in HDV format. The input signal selected with
the SD VIDEO button is recorded in DV or DVCAM
format.

Both SD and HD SDI signals are input to the common SDI
input connector (SD/HD SDI IN). When the input to this
connector is HD-SDI, select the recording signal format
with the HD VIDEO button. When the input is SD-SDI,
select it with the SD VIDEO button. The i.LINK input is
selected in the same way: the HD VIDEO button selects
i.LINK:HDV, and the SD VIDEO button selects
i.LINK:DV or i.LINK:DVCAM.
Audio signal is 2 channels for HDV recording. For DV or
DVCAM recording, it is either 2 or 4 channels, as selected
with the setup menu.

When 4 channels are selected,

select input in 2-channel units as channels 1/2 or channels
3/4.

1) Make the DVCAM/DV recording format selection with the REC

FORMAT menu item

(see page 76)

2) Use the REC MODE menu item

(see page 83)

to select the audio recording

mode.

HD VIDEO button

Selects input signals to record in HDV format. The button
lights when pressed to indicate that HD video input is
selected.
With each press, the input signal changes in the following
order.
• HD-SDI video signal input to the SD/HD SDI IN

connector

• HDV format signal input to the HDV/DV connector
• Internal test video signal selected with the INT VIDEO

SG menu item

(see page 81)

The signal selected with this button appears in the input
signal display

(see page 16)

SD VIDEO button

Selects input signals to record in DV or DVCAM format.

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

connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board required)

• S-video (separated Y and C) signals input to the VIDEO

IN connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board required)

• Y, R–Y and B–Y component video signals input to the

VIDEO IN connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board
required)

• SDI video signal input to the SD/HD SDI IN connector
• DV/DVCAM format signal input to the HDV/DV

connector

• Internally generated video test signal (selected with the

INT VIDEO SG menu item

(see page 81)

)

The selection made with this button is indicated in the
input signal display

(see page 16)

1) Make the DVCAM/DV recording format selection with the REC

FORMAT menu item

(see page 76)

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 input to the AUDIO IN 1/3

connector (optional HVBK-1505 board required)

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

AUDIO I/O (AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connector

• SDI audio signal input to the SD/HD SDI IN connector
• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG

menu item

(see page 84)

)

generated by the internal

signal generator

The selection made with this button is indicated to the right
of the CH-1 indication in the input signal display

(see

page 16)

When analog audio is selected, the signal input to the
AUDIO IN 1/3 connector is recorded either on channel 1
(when in 2- channel mode) or on channels 1 and 3 (when
in 4-channel mode). That is, in 4-channel mode, the same
analog audio signal is recorded on channels 1 and 3.

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

Each press of this button cycles through the following
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).
• Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 2/4