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2-1 Front Panel

Status display section

MONITOR (audio monitor channel selection)
display

This shows the audio channels selected by the AUDIO
MONITOR SEL button

(see page 22)

. The displayed

channel audio is output from the PHONES jack on the
front panel and the AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on
the rear panel, according to the setting of the MONITOR
switch

(see page 22)

1/2:

channels 1 (left) and 2 (right)

3/4:

channels 3 (left) and 4 (right)

5/6:

channels 5 (left) and 6 (right)

7/8:

channels 7 (left) and 8 (right)

INPUT (video input signal) display

Shows the currently selected video input signal.

i.LINK:

i.LINK compliant DVCAM format digital signal

SDI:

SDI video signal

CMPST:

Composite video signal

SG:

Test video signal from the internal signal generator

Make the video signal input selection with the VIDEO
INPUT SEL button

(see page 20)

Time data display

Normally, this shows the disc playback time, time code, or
user bit information, as selected by the COUNTER
SELECT button

(see page 20)

and extended menu item

629 “TC SELECT.”
It is also used for error messages, setup menus, and other
displays.

Indicators above the time data display

There are the following indicators.

EDIT indicator:

This lights when an “Audio Edit Preset”

command is received from an external editor.

REMOTE (9P/i.LINK) indicator:

This shows “9P” or

“i.LINK” as follows.
•

9P:

When extended menu item 214 “REMOTE

INTERFACE” is set to “9PIN.”

•

i.LINK:

When extended menu item 214 “REMOTE

INTERFACE” is set to “i.LINK.”

COUNTER indicator:

This lights when a counter value

(hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, resettable) is
displayed in the time data display.

TC/VITC (time code type) indicator:

This lights when

the COUNTER SELECT button

(see page 20)

is set to

TC. The time data display shows the time code.
When extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” is set
to “tc,” this shows “TC,” and when “vitc” is selected,
it shows “VITC.”

UB/VIUB (user bit type) indicator:

This lights when the

COUNTER SELECT button is set to UB. The time
data display shows the user bits.
When extended menu item 629 “TC SELECT” is set
to “tc,” this shows “UB,” and when “vitc” is selected
it shows “VIUB.”

indicator:

This lights in the following cases.

• In playback mode, when VITC is being read.

(Regardless of what the time data display is
showing.)

• When VITC is being recorded, or in E-E mode

when VITC is recorded due to one of the following
conditions.
- Extended menu item 619 “VITC” is set to “on.”
- There is VITC in the selected video input signal,

and that line has been set to “thru” with extended
menu item 723 “INPUT VIDEO BLANK.”

REC INH (recording inhibit) indicator:

This lights in

the following cases.
• When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.
• When extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is

set to “on.”

• The format of the recorded part of the disc does not

match the settings of the PDW-1500 (number of
recorded channels, TV system (525/625 selection),
and recording format (DVCAM/IMX50/IMX40/
IMX30 selection)).

KEY INH (key inhibit) indicator:

This lights when

“MON./INPUT SEL” or “CONTROL PANEL” is set
to “on” with extended menu item 118 “KEY
INHIBIT.”

indicator:

This lights when condensation

within the PDW-1500, a laser diode fault, or another
hardware error is detected. It goes off when the error
state is cleared. When this indicator is lit, the time data
display shows an error message.

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

FRAMES

VITC

COUNTER

REC INH

VIUB

EDIT

KEY INH

REMOTE [9P iLINK]

INPUT