Sony XDCAM HD PDW-HD1500 - Manual (Page 20)

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d Recording format
Displays the system frequency and the video and audio
formats.
e Time data display area
A Remaining disc recording capacity: Displays the
amount of recording capacity remaining on the disc.
B Rec Run/Free Run: Displays the timecode run mode.
The run mode is set with RUN MODE on page P5 TC
of the function menu (see page 45).
C Timecode generator mode: Displays the timecode
source and generation method (preset or regenerate).
These are set with PRST/RGN and TCG on page P5
TC of the function menu (see page 45).
D VITC: Lights in the following cases.
•When VITC is read in playback mode. (This has no
relations to the display in the time data display area.)
•When VITC recording is possible.
E Time data type: Displays the type of time data
displayed in the time data display area. The type of
time data is selected with CNTR SEL on the HOME
page of the function menu (see page 42).
F Time data: Normally displays timecode or VITC,
according to the selection made with TCR on page P5
TC of the function menu.
G Disc exchange cache indication: Appears when setup
menu item 150 DISC EXCHANGE CACHING is set
to “on” (see page 108).
See page 49 for more information about the disc exchange
cache function.
f Disc information
A Disc loaded indication/usable format: When a disc is
loaded in this unit, a disc loaded indication appears.
When no disc is loaded, the usable formats are
displayed.
The background color of the disc loaded mark
indicates one of the following disc states.
Blue: Disc capable of recording and playback.
Yellow: Disc capable of playback only.
Red: Disc incapable of recording and playback.
Even if the background is blue, recording is not
possible in the following cases.
•When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.
•When REC INH on the HOME page of the function
menu is set to “ON”.
The usable formats displayed when no disc is loaded
in this unit are as follows.
a) HD420LP supports playback only.
When the separately sold PDBK-S1500 option is
installed
Display Type of time data
TC Timecode
COUNTER Elapsed recording/playback time
UB User bits
VITC VITC
VIUB VIUB
TCG Timecode generator value
UBG User bits generator value
8CH-24BIT 59.94i HD422-1080 50Mbps
System frequency
Video format
Audio format
A Remaining disc recording capacity
B Rec Run/Free Run
C Timecode generator mode
D VITC
E Time data type
F Time data
G Disc exchange cache indication
Note
Display Usable format
HD422: HD422
HD420: HD420HQ/HD420SP/HD420LP
a)
59.94i
422-1080
50Mbps
8CH-24BIT
A Disc loaded indication/usable
format
B System frequency
C Video format
D Audio format