Sony PDW-V1 - Manual (Page 25)

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2-3 LCD Panel
The DATA indicator lights when non-audio signals are
played back.
b Time data display
Normally, this shows the disc playback time, time code, or
user bit information, as selected by the COUNTER button
in the display setting section and the TC/VITC button.
It is also used for error messages, setup menus, and other
displays.
The following indicators are arranged above the time data
display, in sequence from left to right.
TC/VITC (time code type) indicator: This lights when
TC is selected by the COUNTER button. A time code
appears in the time data display.
When TC is selected by the TC/VITC button, this
appears as “TC,” and when VITC is selected, as
“VITC.”
UB/VIUB (user bit type) indicator: This lights when UB
is selected by the COUNTER button. A user bit value
appears in the time data display.
When TC is selected by the TC/VITC button, this
appears as “UB,” and when VITC is selected, as
“VIUB.”
COUNTER indicator: This lights when COUNTER is
selected by the COUNTER button. The elapsed
playback time (hours, minutes, seconds, frames)
appears in the time data display.
indicator: Regardless of the display on the time
data display, this lights when VITC is being read
successfully.
indicator: This lights when a hardware error is
detected in the PDW-V1, and goes off when the error
is cleared. When this indicator is lit, an error message
appears in the time data display.
c AUDIO indicators
During playback, these show the number of channels
recorded on the disc and the number of quantizing bits.
• Number of channels
4ch: 4 channels
8ch: 8 channels
• Number of quantizing bits
16bit: 16 bits
24bit: 24 bits
d BATT (battery) display
This shows the battery charging state as follows.
xxxxxxx (7 segments lit): Adequately charged. As
the battery discharges, the number of LED segments lit
decreases.
“BATT” flashing: Almost exhausted. Operation of the
PDW-V1 continues.
“BATT” and “E” flashing: Exhausted (charging
required). Operation of the PDW-V1 stops.
e 525/625 (TV system) indicator
This displays the TV system selected in basic menu item
013 “525/625 SYSTEM SELECT.”
525: NTSC, 525 scan lines, field frequency 59.94 Hz
625: PAL, 625 scan lines, field frequency 50 Hz
f Disc loaded mark
This lights while a disc is loaded in the PDW-V1.
It flashes while the disc is being inserted, and while it is
being ejected.
g IMX/DVCAM (playback format) indicator
During playback, this shows the recording format of the
inserted disc.
When a disc is not loaded in the unit, and during FAM and
FTP connections (see page 55), this shows the recording
format set by basic menu item 031 “RECORDING
FORMAT.”
2 Display setting section and WARNING
indicator
a MONITOR switch
Selects whether or not the color monitor display operates.
ON: Operate.
OFF: Do not operate.
The factory default setting is ON.
b LIGHT switch
Selects whether the status monitor backlight is on or off.
ON: On.
OFF: Off.
The factory default setting is ON.
VITC
ALARM
MONITOR
OFF ON
LIGHT CH1-4/5-8 TC/VITC COUNTER CHARACTER
OFF ON WARNING
1 MONITOR switch
2 LIGHT switch
3 CH1-4/5-8 button
4 TC/VITC button
7 WARNING indicator
5 COUNTER button
6 CHARACTER button