Introduction: Control Reference Guide
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4.
METER SELECT switch
Switches to CH1-4 or CH5-8 in the audio meter and the
monitor.
5.
INPUT SELECT buttons
Switch between video and audio input signals.
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NOTE:
• When VIDEO is set to 1394, AUDIO is automatically set to
1394.
• The selected input item blinks when there is no input signal.
• Press the INPUT SELECT button once to show the current
setting. When you do not want to change the setting, press
the EXIT button or wait for 3 seconds to allow the display of
the current setting to vanish.
6.
AUDIO REC VOL SEL switch
UNITY/VAR switch
Audio level controls
Use these controls to adjust the recording levels of the
audio signals (CH1/CH2/CH3/CH4). However, the
recording level cannot be adjusted during 1394 input.
7.
POWER indicator
Lights when the power is on.
8.
Search dial
Use to search and check video.
➝
Refer to “Jog and Shuttle Operations Using the
Search Dial” (page 45).
Hold down the SHIFT button and turn the search dial to
perform high-speed scrolling in the thumbnail screen.
➝
Refer to “Thumbnail and Clip Management” (page
47).
9.
Audio playback level controls
Adjust the playback level of audio signals (of channels
selected using the UNITY/VAR channel select switch).
However, they cannot adjust the playback level of
1394 output signals. CH5 to 8 are at all times played
back at a fixed level.
10.
UNITY/VAR channel select switches
11.
MODE button
Switch to the USB device mode for connecting a
personal computer, to the network server mode,
browser mode or AVCHD mode (available only with
optional equipment).
Press this button to open the mode selection screen on
the LCD monitor and select the desired mode.
In recording/playback mode during a login from an
external device to this unit via FTP, the Cancel FTP
login screen appears (refer to “Using Server Functions
in LAN Mode” on page 147).
➝
For details, refer to “Using USB or eSATA
Connectors” (page 122).
➝
Refer to “Connecting This Unit to a Network” (page
137).
➝
Refer to “Operating the AVCHD Thumbnail Screens”
(page 154).
VIDEO:
Press the VIDEO button to open a screen
for selecting input signal. Pressing the
button when the screen is open enables
selection of CMPST, HDSDI, SDSDI, 1394
or SG input. When SG is selected, the
signal switches to the internal signal
selected in setup menu No. 601 (VIDEO
INT SG).
Selecting composite or SD SDI when
setup menu No. 020 (SYS FORMAT) is set
to 1080i or 720p automatically up-converts
SD to HD when recording. The unit
indicates this as CMPST (U/C) and SDSDI
(U/C).
AUDIO:
Press the AUDIO button to open a screen
for selecting input signal. Pressing the
button when the screen is open enables
selection of ANALOG, AES/EBU, SDI or
SG input.
UNITY:
Records the audio signals at a fixed level
regardless of the positions of the audio
level controls.
VAR:
Records audio signals at the level set with
the audio level controls.
UNITY:
Plays back audio signals at a fixed level
regardless of the positions of the audio
level controls.
1(2):
Plays back and outputs audio CH1(2) at
the level adjusted using the audio level
controls to CH1(2) and at a fixed level to
CH3(4).
1+3
(2+4):
Plays back and outputs audio CH1(2) and
CH3(4) at the level adjusted using the
audio level controls to CH1(2) and CH3(4).
3(4):
Plays back and outputs audio CH3(4) at
the level adjusted using the audio level
controls to CH3(4) and at a fixed level to
CH1(2).