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• Before connecting or disconnecting the 1394 cable, you must turn off the power of the component
connected to the unit.
• When connecting the unit to a component which uses a 6-pin type of
1394 connector, thoroughly check the 1394 cable and shapes of the
connectors at its ends before initiating the connection. Connecting the
cable the wrong way round may result in damaging the unit’s inside
parts and trouble.
• Before recording signals from an external device, check that video signals are being input.
• While signals from an external device are being recorded, do not stop the signal output at the external
device or disconnect the device’s cable. Otherwise, the device may not be recognized when recording is
undertaken again.
• While signals from an external device are being recorded, do not change the format of the signals which
are being output from the external device. Otherwise, it will not be possible for the signals to be recorded
properly.
• Once the 1394 cable has been connected to the 1394 connector, do not subject the connector to heavy
external loads. Doing so may damage the connector.
• The automatic video recording function on a DVD component may not work properly. If this is the case,
record the images manually.
2-slot continuous recording
If P2 cards have been inserted into both of the P2 card slots, you can continuously record images first
on one card and then on the other. While images are being recorded on one card, you can replace the
other card with a fresh card and in this way record continuously onto 3 or more cards. (This is called hot
swap recording.) However, the fresh P2 card may not be recognized when it is inserted into the empty
slot at certain timings (Before and after when recording continuously from one slot to the other). It is
recommended that you insert a fresh P2 card while the card on which images are being recorded still has
at least one minute of remaining memory. When “SLOT SEL” is assigned to [USER] using the “USER”
item (Page 78) on the “SW MODE” screen, you can change the slot targeted for recording at the touch of
a button.
• Changing slots is not possible while recording is in progress, so do this in the recording standby status.
• The unit does not support hot swap playback.
6-pin type of
connector
4-pin type of
connector
Time code displays
You can change what is displayed in the time code
display area. (Page 66)
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Press [COUNTER].
Each time the button is pressed, the data
changes as follows.
TC:
Time code displays
UB:
User’s bit value
COUNTER:
Counter display (this appears
only during 1394 input
recording)
FR:
Frame rate information
No display:
No data displayed
Resetting the counter value
On the thumbnail display off screen, press
[RESET/TC SET] while the counter value is
displayed.
Waveform monitor displays
You can display the simplified waveform monitor
on the recording-in-progress screen, and monitor
the images being recorded, for instance.
The monitor can be displayed when the “WFM”
item on the setting menu “DISPLAY SETUP”
screen is set.
• When “WFM” is assigned to [USER] using the
“USER” item (Page 78) on the “SW MODE”
screen, the selected setting will change in
sequence from “WAVE” to “VECTOR” and
then to “OFF” each time [USER] is pressed.
• The display appears during clip playback and
when 1394 input signals are being supplied.
• The monitor will not be displayed during
playback in the “USB HOST” mode.
