Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 - Manual (Page 16)

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2-1 Front Panel
3 Audio level adjustment section
a VARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector)
switch
This selects which of the input audio and playback audio
has the level adjusted by the ALL/CH-1, and CH-2 to CH-
4 adjustment knobs.
REC: Adjust the input audio levels. The playback audio
levels are fixed at their preset values.
PRESET: Do not adjust the audio levels.
PB: Adjust the playback audio levels. The input audio
levels are fixed at their preset values.
b ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 (audio level) adjustment
knobs
Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these
adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels
1 to 4.
By the setting of extended menu item 131 “AUDIO
VOLUME,” you can enable the ALL/CH-1 knob to
simultaneously adjust all eight channels. When this
simultaneous adjustment is enabled the ALL indicator
lights.
4 Recording and playback control section
a PREV (previous) button
Press this button, turning it on, to show the first frame of
the current clip. While the first frame of a clip is shown,
pressing this button jumps to the beginning of the previous
clip.
This button is also used together with other buttons for the
following operations.
Reverse direction high-speed search: Hold down the
PLAY button, and press this button. A high-speed
search in the reverse direction is carried out.
Displaying the first frame of the first clip: Hold down
the SHIFT button, and press this button.
b PLAY (playback) button
To start playback, press this button, turning it on.
c NEXT button
Press this button, turning it on, to jump to the next clip, and
show the first frame.
This button is also used together with other buttons for the
following operations.
Forward direction high-speed search: Hold down the
PLAY button, and press this button. A high-speed
search in the forward direction is carried out.
Displaying the last frame of the last clip: Hold down the
SHIFT button, and press this button.
d STOP button
To stop recording or playback, press this button, turning it
on. The frame at the stop point appears.
The unit enters standby off mode when you press this
button with the SHIFT button held down. It returns from
standby off mode to the original state when you press this
button again with the SHIFT button held down. (The lit or
unlit status of the STOP button does not change.)
This unit can automatically enter standby off mode
whenever a specified time elapses in disc stop mode. For
details, see the description of extended menu item 501
“STILL TIMER” (page 103).
e REC (record) button
To start recording, hold down this button, and press the
PLAY button. The recording takes place on an unrecorded
part of the disc.
To stop recording, press the STOP button.
This creates a clip of the recorded portion.
REC
VARIABLE
PRESET
PB
ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4
ALL indicator
2 ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs
1 VARIABLE switch
PHONES
TOP F REV F FWD END
PREV NEXT PLAY STOP REC
1 PREV button
2 PLAY button
3 NEXT button
4 STOP button
5 REC button