Chapter 2
Location and Function of Parts
Chapter 2
Location and Function of Parts
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BETACAM
SX
ALARM
SERVO
KEY
INHIBIT
VI TC UB
INTRP
DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F
CAPSTAN
LOCK
525
625
DOLBY
NR
CH
CONDITION
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Display section
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KEY INHIBIT indicator
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Fluorescent display and indicators
This comprises a time data display area and a number
of indicators.
Time data display area
Normally this displays a CTL count, time code value,
or user bit value according to the setting of the CTL/
TC/UB button in the menu/display setting section
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and the setting of the TC switch in the upper control
panel.
It is also used to display error messages and setup
menus.
For details of the selection of CTL count, time code value,
or user bit value, see the description of the CTL/TC/UB
button (previous page).
Indicator area
Time data display area
Indicator area
This includes the following indicators.
• TC (time code) indicator: This lights when a time
code is displayed in the time data display area.
• UB (user bits) indicator: This lights when a user
bit value is displayed in the time data display area.
• VI (VITC) indicator: When a VITC time code
value or VITC user bit value is displayed in the
time data display area, this indicator lights
together with the TC or UB indicator.
• INTRP (interpolation) indicator: This lights
when a playback time code reading error is
interpolated using the CTL signal.
• DF (drop-frame) indicator: This lights when a
displayed time code value is in drop-frame mode.
• LTC, VITC indicators: Regardless of the display
in the time data display area, these indicators light
when the corresponding time code values are
being read.
• CAPSTAN LOCK 8F/4F/2F (8 fields/4 fields/2
fields) indicators: The indicator lights
corresponding to the mode selected by the
CAPSTAN LOCK switch on the subsidiary
control panel or in setup menu item 106.
• CH (channel) CONDITION indicator: A three-
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Fluorescent display and indicators
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ALARM indicator
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BETACAM SX indicator
VI TC UB
INTRP
DF LTC VITC 8F 4F 2F
CAPSTAN
LOCK
525
625
DOLBY
NR
CH
CONDITION
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SERVO Indicator
