Sony MSW-A2000P Operation Manual page 22

2-1 Control Panels
q; Editing mode setting section
1 ASSEMBLE button
ASSEMBLE
VIDEO TC CH1 CH2
2 INSERT buttons
1 ASSEMBLE button
Press this button, turning it on, to carry out assemble
1)
editing .
All signals (video signals, audio signals, time code
signals, and so on) are recorded together.
Press the button again, turning it off, to exit from
assemble editing mode.
Note
When even one of the INSERT buttons is lit, the
ASSEMBLE button does not work. To use the
ASSEMBLE button, turn off all the lit INSERT
buttons.
2 INSERT buttons
Press the corresponding button, turning it on, to select
2)
a signal for insert editing
turning it off, to cancel the selection.
VIDEO button: Selects the video signal.
TC (time code) button: Selects time code.
CH1 to CH8 (audio channels 1 to 8) buttons:
Select the signals on audio channels 1 to 8.
Notes
• When the ASSEMBLE button is lit, none of the
INSERT buttons work. To use INSERT buttons,
press the ASSEMBLE button, turning it off.
• When the audio recording mode is set to 24-bit/4-
channel, the CH5 to CH8 buttons do not function.
• When the audio recording mode is incompatible with
the number of audio channels already recorded on the
tape, assemble editing mode and the CH1 to CH8
buttons do not function.
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1) Assemble editing: Editing in which new video/audio is
added in sequence to the end of existing recorded video/
audio.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
INSERT
CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
. Press the button again,
To switch between the 16-bit/8-channel mode and 24-bit/4-
channel modes for audio recording, refer to the
Maintenance Manual, Volume 1.
qa ALARM indicator and KEY INHI
indicator
ALARM indicator
This lights when a hardware error is detected on the
unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.
When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in
the time data/menu display section. If you are using
the SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) or COMPOSITE
VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector, then when
the setting of F4 (CHARA) in function menu page 4 is
ON, the error message also appears on the monitor
screen.
For details on error messages, refer to Section 1-24 in the
Maintenance Manual Volume 1.
KEY INHI (inhibit) indicator
This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch
on the switch panel (see page 2-15) is set to ON.
qs PLAYER button and RECORDER
button
When you carry out editing using a VTR connected to
the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-OUT(9P)
connector (see page 2-19) as the player and this unit as
the recorder, these buttons select which VTR the
editing control buttons and tape transport buttons on
this unit control.
PLAYER: The editing control buttons and tape
transport buttons on this unit control the external
player VTR.
RECORDER: The editing control buttons and tape
transport buttons on this unit control the recorder,
that is to say, this unit.
When this unit is being used in standalone mode,
neither button functions.
2) Insert editing: Editing in which new video/audio is added
to an intermediate position of existing recorded video/
audio.