Audio Format - Sony PDW-F30 Operating Instructions Manual

Note
Use the largest size to display the system menu and view
superimposed information.
f Function menu
Use the PAGE button to display this menu, and to switch
between the pages (HOME, P1) of the menu. Each page
has several setting items, which correspond to the F1 to F5
buttons. Press the corresponding button to change a
setting.
For details, see page 78 "Function Menu" in Chapter 6.
g Operation modes
This displays the current operation modes.
KEY INH (key operation inhibit mode): Key operation
inhibit mode has been turned on with the KEY INH
button.
REC INH (recording inhibit mode): Recording inhibit
mode has been turned on by setting REC INH on the
HOME page of the function menu to "ON" (see page
79), or the currently loaded disc is write protected.
Note
Recording inhibit mode is also turned on when the
settings of the recorded part of the currently loaded
disc do not match the current settings (number of
recording audio channels, system frequency) of the
unit.
REMOTE/interface name (remote mode): The remote
control switch is set to "REMOTE". (The interface
name corresponds to the setting of INTERFACE
SELECT >REMOTE I/F in the setup menu (see page
89).)
REPEAT (repeat mode): OPERATIONAL FUNCTION
>REPEAT MODE in the setup menu is set to "ON" .
h Remaining disc capacity
This displays the remaining capacity on the currently
loaded disc.
i Reference signal
This displays the type of reference signal to which this unit
is synchronizing.
When there is no display, the unit is synchronizing to the
internal reference signal.
INPUT: Input video
j Audio level meters
These display the audio playback levels of channels 1 to 4.
If an audio level exceeds 0 dB, the red indicator bar at the
top lights.
k Audio format
During playback, this displays the number of recording
audio channels on the disc and the number of quantization
bits. During display of E-E
16BIT (two channels, 16 bits) or 4CH/16BIT (four
channels, 16 bits), according to the setting of AUDIO
CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu (see page
89). Always displays 4CH/16BIT when the DVCAM
format is being used.
1) E-E: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric. A mode in which input video and
audio signals are output after passing through electric circuits only.
l Recording/playback format
This displays the following.
During playback: Recording format of the loaded disc.
During recording/E-E screen display/FAM connection:
Signal format
MPEG HD
DVCAM
a) Selected with OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the
setup menu .
m Time data type
This displays the type of the time data that appears in the
time data display section. The time data type is set with
CNTR SEL on the HOME page of the function menu (see
page 78).
COUNTER: Elapsed recording/playback time
TC/VITC: Timecode
UB/VIUB: User bits
When TC or UB is selected, and VITC is selected under
TC/VITC on page P1 of the function menu (see page 79),
a VITC indicator appears, TC changes to VITC, and UB
changes to VIUB.
n Time data display section
Normally this displays the time data selected with CNTR
SEL on the HOME page of the function menu (see page
78).
Messages appear here when an error occurs and when the
unit enters a different mode.
o System line number
This displays 1080, 525, or 625 depending on the signal
format during recording, playback, FAM connection.
p Clip number
This displays the clip number of the clip being monitored.
q System frequency
This displays the system frequency being used by this unit
(60I, 50I, 30P, 25P, or 23.98P) (see page 22).
1)
video, this displays 2CH/
Compression method
a)
(video bit rate)
HQ
SP
LP
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