Panasonic AJ-SD955BP - Manual (Page 5)

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Front panel
1 POWER switch
2 Format display area
The recording format and the format of the tape
inserted in the unit are displayed here.
DVCPRO50:
This indicates recording and playback of
DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps) format tapes.
DVCPRO:
This indicates recording and playback of
DVCPRO (25 Mbps) format tapes.
DV:
This indicates playback of DV format tapes.
3 Cassette insertion slot
4 EJECT button
When this button is pressed, the tape is unloaded
and the cassette is ejected automatically a few
seconds later.
When CTL display has been selected for the
counter display, the display is reset.
EJECT button operation can be enabled or disabled
with setup menu No. 115 (EJECT SW INH).
5 INPUT SELECT buttons
These buttons switch the video and audio input
signals. It is also possible to switch the input signals
to the internal reference signal selected on setup
menu No. 600 (INT SG).
VIDEO:
Each time the VIDEO button is pressed, the input
video signal selection is switched in the order of
Y PB PR 5 CMPST 5 SDI 5 SDTI/1394 5 SG
(SG/SG1/SG2).
O
When SG has been selected, the signal is
switched to the internal reference signal
selected on setup menu No. 600 (INT SG).
AUDIO:
Each time the AUDIO button is pressed, the
input audio signal selection is switched in the
order of ANALOG 5 AES/EBU 5 USER SET 5
SDI 5 SDTI/1394 5 SG.
O USER SET is a function which enables the
input signals to be selected and recorded
separately on PCM audio signal channels 1
through 4, and is used in conjunction with the
setup menu.
Example:
O It is possible to inhibit input switching operations
(video and audio) of the INPUT SELECT buttons
with setup menu No. 112 (V IN SEL INH) and
No. 113 (A IN SEL INH).
O
Y PB PR, CMPST and SDTI/1394 cannot be
selected unless one of the optional boards (AJ-
YA931G, AJ-YAC930G) has been installed.
Settings
AUDIO button
USER SET
Setup menus
No.715 (CH1 IN SEL) : ANA
No.716 (CH2 IN SEL) : DIGI
No.717 (CH3 IN SEL) : DIGI
No.718 (CH4 IN SEL) : ANA
No.719 (D IN SEL12) : AES
No.720 (D IN SEL34) : SIF
PCM audio signals to be recorded on the tape
CH1 : Analog input signals
CH2 : AES/EBU digital signals
CH3 : SDI input digital signals
CH4 : Analog input signals
Parts and their functions
ON
OFF
POWER
DV
DVCPRO DVCPRO 50
METER
L
R
FULL/FINE
MONITOR SELECT
HEADPHONES MONITOR MIX A VOL SELECT INPUT SELECT PREVIEW/PREVIEW AUTO EDIT PREROLL
VIDEO
REC LEVEL
CH1
PB LEVEL
AUDIO
CH2 CH3 CH4 TC PRESET MENU SET DIAG SUPER REC INH INT TCG MODE CONTROL
ON
OFF
UNITY
VAR
COUNTER
RESET
A IN TRIM
SET
OUT IN
A OUT
CH1 CH4 CH2
INSERT
CH3
ASSEM VIDEO CUE TC STAND BY
EDIT
REW STOP
PLAY REC
PLAYER RECORDER
FF
JOG SHTL SLOW
TAPE
EE
ON REGEN PRESET
EXIT OFF
REMOTE
LOCAL
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