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Chapter 1
Overview
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Location and Function of Parts
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INDEX (A1) button
Press this button to write an index mark while recording.
Indexing is useful when you search for scenes on a tape.
Also, this button can be used as the ASSIGN (A1)
button.
For details on Indexing, see “Recording Functions” on page
50.
When you change the ASSIGN button’s setting with
[ASSIGN [A1]] of [ASSIGN BTN] in the [OTHERS]
menu, this button executes the function you have set.
For details on ASSIGN buttons, see “ASSIGN BTN” in the
“OTHERS” menu on page 80.
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INPUT SELECT switch
Use this button to select the signal input jack from the
HDV/DV jack, S VIDEO IN jack, and VIDEO IN
jack.
HDV/DV:
Inputs a signal from the HDV/DV jack.
S VIDEO:
Inputs a signal from the S VIDEO IN jack.
VIDEO:
Inputs a signal from the VIDEO IN jack.
• Do not change the setting of this switch while
recording is in progress, or it will cause noise to be
added to images and sounds. Also, the part of the tape
where the change of setting is applied will not be
recorded properly. Also, the time code may be
recorded discontinuously.
• If you change the setting of this switch while recording
is in progress, the output signal via the HDV/DV jack
may be interrupted. Also, the unit may detect signals,
such as a copyright information signal, incorrectly.
• When a signal is input via the HDV/DV jack, the
settings of the menus listed below are unavailable.
– 60i/50i SEL
– AUDIO MODE
– AUDIO LOCK
– AUDIO INPUT LEVEL (–10/–2/+4) switch
– AUDIO REC LEVEL control knob
– AUDIO INPUT (AUTO/MANU/FIX) switch
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Speaker (bottom panel)
Use this speaker to monitor sounds in monaural during
recording or playback. The setting of volume control
level and audio signals to be monitored are the same as
those of output from the
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(phones) jack
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. When
headphones are connected, no sound is produced from
the built-in speaker.
For details on the volume control, see “
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(speaker/
phones) LEVEL control knob” on page 7. For details on the
headphones output, see “
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(phones) jack” on page 7.
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DISPLAY OUTPUT switch
Selects the destination for the text data to be
superimposed via output jacks.
OFF:
Does not output text data to superimpose.
S VIDEO/VIDEO:
Superimposes text data to S VIDEO OUT jack and
VIDEO OUT jack.
ALL:
Superimposes text data to HDMI OUT jack,
COMPONENT OUT jacks, S VIDEO OUT jack
and VIDEO OUT jack.
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EJECT button
Press this button to eject a cassette. If you press this
button while a cassette is inside the unit, the cassette is
ejected.
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Cassette compartment
Insert a standard-size or mini-size cassette.
For details on cassettes that can be used, see “Notes on
Power Supply and Video Cassettes” on page 28.
Notes
