Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 Operation Manual page 25

For details, see 9-2 "Error Messages" (page 134) and 9-
3 "Alarms" (page 135).
1) E-E mode: Abbreviation of Electric to Electric mode. The mode in which
input video and audio signals are output after passing only through the
electrical circuits.
e AUDIO indicators
During playback, these show the number of channels
recorded on the disc and the number of quantizing bits.
During E-E mode display, the number of recorded
channels and number of data bits set by the maintenance
menu item "AUDIO CONFIG" are shown.
Number of recorded channels:
• 4ch: 4 channels
• 8ch: 8 channels
Number of quantizing bits:
• 16bit: 16 bits
• 24bit: 24 bits
When the DVCAM format is used, these are always 4
channels and 16 bits.
For details of the maintenace menu, see 8-4 "Maintenance
Menu" on page 124.
f 525/625 (TV system) indicator
This shows the TV system selected in basic menu item 013
"525/625 SYSTEM SELECT."
525 (U): NTSC, 525 scan lines, field frequency 59.94 Hz
525 (J): NTSC (for Japan), 525 scan lines, field frequency
59.94 Hz
625: PAL, 625 scan lines, field frequency 50 Hz
g IMX/DVCAM (recording/playback format)
indicator
During playback, this shows the recording format of the
inserted disc. During E-E display, including recording
mode, and during FAM and FTP connections (see page
83), this shows the recording format set by basic menu
item 031 "RECORDING FORMAT."
IMX50: MPEG IMX 50 format
IMX40: MPEG IMX 40 format
IMX30: MPEG IMX 30 format
DVCAM: DVCAM format
h Disc loaded mark
This lights while a disc is loaded in the PDW-1500. It
flashes as the disc is inserted, and while it is being ejected.
6 Shuttle/jog/variable control block
1 SHUTTLE button
2 JOG button
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6 Shuttle dial
5 Jog dial
For details of playback operations with these buttons and
dials, see 4-2-2 "Playback Operation" on page 57.
a SHUTTLE button
To play back in shuttle mode using the shuttle dial, press
this button, turning it on. Pressing the JOG button or
turning the jog dial switches to jog mode.
b JOG button
To play back in jog mode using the jog dial, press this
button, turning it on. Pressing the SHUTTLE button or
turning the shuttle dial switches to shuttle mode.
c VAR (variable) button
To play back in variable speed mode using the shuttle dial,
press this button, turning it on.
d Jog/shuttle transport indicators
These show the playback direction in jog, shuttle, or
variable speed mode.
b (green): Lights during playback in the reverse direction.
B (green): Lights during playback in the forward direction.
x (red): Lights during still image display.
e Jog dial
Turn this for playback in jog mode. Turn clockwise for
forward direction playback, and counterclockwise for
reverse direction playback. In jog mode, the playback
speed varies in the range ±1 times normal speed, according
to the rotation rate of the jog dial. There are no detents.
Normally, you press the JOG button before turning the jog
dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to enable jog
3 VAR button
4 Jog/shuttle transport
indicators
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