Sony dsr-1800A Operating Instructions Manual page 27

For details, refer to the operating instructions for the player.
3
Power on this unit by pressing on the
4
When the REMOTE button is not lit (the external editing control unit is not
used), use the COUNTER SEL button to select the type of time data to be
used.
Each press of this button cycles through three options: COUNTER (CNT
value), TC (time code), and U-BIT (user bit data). The time data type
indicator for each option lights as it is selected.
Selected time data
Count value of the time counter
Time code
User bit data
When the REMOTE button is lit, selection of the time data type is carried
out at the editing control unit.
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Select the formats of video and audio input signal to be recorded.
Use the buttons in the INPUT SELECT section to select the desired signal
formats. Each selection is shown by a lit indicator in the input selection/
audio mode display section.
Video input signal
(input connector)
Composite signal
(VIDEO IN)
Separated Y/C signal
(S VIDEO IN)
Component signal
(COMPONENT VIDEO
IN)
SDI signal (SDI IN)
i.LINK-compatible digital
video signal in DV format
( DV IN/OUT)
Internal test video signal VIDEO IN
a) The indicator does not light even if you press the corresponding button in the INPUT SELECT
section unless the required optional digital input/output board (DSBK-1801) is installed.
Audio input signal
(input connector)
Analog signal
(AUDIO IN CH-1 to CH-
4)
AES/EBU signal
(DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/
EBU) IN)
SDI signal (SDI IN)
i.LINK-compatible digital
audio signal in DV format
( DV IN/OUT)
side of the POWER switch.
Time data type indicator
COUNTER
TC
U-BIT
Corresponding button Lit indicator in the
in the INPUT SELECT input selection/audio
section mode display section
VIDEO IN COMPOSITE in VIDEO
group
VIDEO IN S VIDEO in VIDEO
group
VIDEO IN Y−R, B in VIDEO group
VIDEO IN
SDI
SDTI/i.LINK
i.LINK
SG in VIDEO group
Corresponding button Lit indicator in the
in the INPUT SELECT input selection/audio
section mode display section
CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4 ANALOG in AUDIO
group
CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4
AES/EBU
group
CH-1,1/2 and CH-2,3/4
SDI
SDTI/i.LINK
i.LINK
a)
in VIDEO group
a)
in AUDIO
a)
in AUDIO group
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Recording