Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 - Manual (Page 13)

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2-1 Front Panel
a On/standby (^ /1) switch and indicator
When the POWER switch on the rear panel is in the ^
position, this switches the PDW-1500 between the
operating state (the indicator is lit green) and the standby
state (the indicator is lit red).
When the indicator is lit red, pressing the switch makes the
indicator flash green. When the PDW-1500 is in the
operating state, the indicator lights continuously green.
When the indicator is lit green, pressing the switch makes
the indicator flash. When the PDW-1500 is in the standby
state, the indicator lights red.
When using the PDW-1500, normally leave the rear panel
POWER switch in the ^ (on) position, and use this switch
to switch the PDW-1500 between the operating state and
standby state.
b ACCESS indicator
This lights when the disc is accessed and when a file is
opened by a FAM or FTP connections (see page 73). If the
on/standby switch is pressed while this indicator is lit,
access to the disc is completed before the unit switches to
the standby state.
Note
While the ACCESS indicator is lit, do not turn off the
POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power
cord. This could lead to a loss of data from the disc.
c Remote control switch and NETWORK access
indicator
Different positions of the switch allow different operations
as follows.
NETWORK: Enables access to the network. The
indicator lights when an external network device is
being accessed. In this state, operation from the front
panel is not possible.
LOCAL: Enables operation from the front panel.
REMOTE: Enables remote control of the PDW-1500
from a device connected to the S400 (i.LINK)
connector or REMOTE connector on the rear panel.
Use extended menu item 214 “REMOTE
INTERFACE” to select which of the connectors is
used.
See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 110)
for more information about how to make extended
menu settings.
d VIDEO INPUT SEL (selection) button
Pressing this button cycles the video input signal through
the following selections.
• i.LINK-compliant DVCAM format digital signal
(i.LINK input comprising both video and audio signals)
input to the S400 (i.LINK) connector
• SDI video signal input to the SDI IN connector
• Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN
connector
• Test video signal from the internal signal generator
The INPUT display in the status display section changes,
to reflect the selection, as follows:
i.LINK tSDItCMPSTtSG
Note
Input signals (AV/C) from the S400 (i.LINK) connector
cannot be recorded when the basic menu item 031
“RECORDING FORMAT” is set to “IMX 50,” “IMX40,”
or “IMX 30.” E-E video display and audio output are also
not possible.
Select a signal other than “i.LINK” to record IMX format
video signals. When i.LINK input signals are selected, set
basic menu item 031“RECORDING FORMAT” to
“DVCAM.”
See 8-2-2 “Basic Menu Operations” (page 95) for more
information about how to make basic menu settings.
e COUNTER SELECT button
This cycles the data displayed in the time data display
through the sequence TC, UB, and COUNTER.
TC: The playback time code read by the internal time code
reader, or the time code generated by the internal time
code generator.
Make the TC or VITC selection in extended menu item
629 “TC SELECT.”
UB: The user bits inserted in the playback time code, or
user bits generated by the internal time code generator.
Make the UB or VIUB selection in extended menu
item 629 “TC SELECT.”
COUNTER: The elapsed recording/playback time (hours,
minutes, seconds, frames). This can be reset by
pressing the RESET button (see page 14).
The corresponding indicator above the time data display
lights according to the setting.
f SUBCLIP button
To play back following a clip list, press this button, turning
it on (see page 52). This is also effective for jog and shuttle
operations.
To play clips in the order they are recorded, press this
button again, turning it off.
The CLIP menu (see page 66) appears in the status display
section and on an external monitor when you press this
button with the SHIFT button held down. Press the MENU
button to escape from the CLIP menu.
Note
If no clip list is registered, this button does not light when
pressed. The operation is invalid.
g HOLD button
Press this button to stop the time code generator.
Also, when setting the time code or user bits to be
recorded, press this button first, to hold the values.