Sony PDW-1500 - Manual (Page 20)

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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 being accessed. 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.
Select which of the connectors is used in a setup menu.
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
e COUNTER SELECT button
This cycles the data displayed in the time data display
through the sequence TC, U-BIT, 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.”
U-BIT: The user bits inserted in the playback time code,
or user bits generated by the internal time code
generator
COUNTER: The elapsed recording/playback time (hours,
minutes, seconds, frames). This can be reset by
pressing the RESET button (see page 20).
The corresponding indicator above the time data display
lights according to the setting.
f SUB CLIP button
To play back following a clip list, press this button, turning
it on. 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.
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.
h MENU button
Use for setup menu and system menu operations. Pressing
this button displays the setting of a menu item in the status
display section.
The same information is also superimposed on the display
on a monitor connected to the PDW-1500.
Press once more to return to the original display.
i SHIFT button
Use to switch the functions of various buttons.
j SET and RESET buttons
Use these as follows.
SET button: Use for setup menu settings, scene selection
settings, and so on.
RESET button: Press to reset the counter. This is also
used to cancel setup menu settings and abandon scene
selection (thumbnail search).
k THUMBNAIL button
To carry out a thumbnail search or create a clip list, press
this button turning it on. Thumbnail images representing
each clip or sub-clip appear. Press once more to turn the
button off, and return to a whole-screen display.