Sony PDW-1500 - Manual (Page 24)

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2-1 Front Panel
• In E-E mode
1)
, when VITC is detected in the
selected video input signal.
REC INH (recording inhibited) 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 “CONTROL
PANEL.”
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.
1) E-E mode: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric mode. The mode in which
input video and audio signals are output after passing only through the
electrical circuits.
e AUDIO indicators
During playback, these show the number of channels
recorded on the disc and the quantifying bit number.
During E-E mode display, the number of recorded
channels and number of data bits set by the maintenance
menu item “AUDIO CONFIG” are shown.
Number of recorded channels:
• 4ch: 4 channels
• 8ch: 8 channels
Number of data bits:
• 16bit: 16 bits
• 24bit: 24 bits
When the DVCAM format is used, these are always 4
channels and 16 bits.
For details of the maintenace menu, see 6-4 “Maintenance
Menu” on page 70.
f 525/625 (TV system) indicator
This shows the TV system selected in basic menu item 013
“525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.”
525 (U): NTSC, 525 scan lines, field frequency 59.94 Hz
525 (J): NTSC (for Japan), 525 scan lines, field frequency
59.94 Hz
625: PAL, 625 scan lines, field frequency 50 Hz
g IMX/DVCAM (recording/playback format)
indicator
During playback, this shows the recording format of the
inserted disc. During E-E mode display, this shows the
recording format set by basic menu item 031
“RECORDING FORMAT.”
IMX50: MPEG IMX 50 format
IMX40: MPEG IMX 40 format
IMX30: MPEG IMX 30 format
DVCAM: DVCAM format
h Disc loaded mark
This lights while a disc is loaded in the PDW-1500. It
flashes as the disc is inserted, and while it is being ejected.
6 Shuttle/jog/variable control block
For details of playback operations with these buttons and
dials, see 4-2-2 “Playback Operation” on page 45.
a SHUTTLE button
To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial, press
this button, turning it on. Pressing the JOG button or
turning the jog dial switches to jog mode.
b JOG button
To play back in jog mode using the jog dial, press this
button, turning it on. Pressing the SHUTTLE button or
turning the shuttle dial switches to shuttle mode.
c VAR (variable) button
To play back in variable speed mode using the shuttle dial,
press this button, turning it on.
d Jog/shuttle transport indicators
These show the playback direction in jog, shuttle, or
variable speed mode.
b (green): Lights during playback in the reverse direction.
B (green): Lights during playback in the forward direction.
x (red): Lights during still image display.
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1 SHUTTLE button
2 JOG button
3 VAR button
4 Jog/shuttle transport
indicators
5 Jog dial
6 Shuttle dial