Sony DSR-2000AP Operating Instructions Manual page 18

Location and Function of Parts
4 MONITOR SELECT buttons
There are four buttons CH-1 to CH-4 (channels 1 to 4)
in each of the upper (L) and lower (R) rows. Use these
buttons to select the channels for audio output via the
HEADPHONES connector on the lower control panel
and the MONITOR AUDIO connector on the
connector panel.
The HEADPHONES connector outputs stereo sound
(L and R) and the MONITOR AUDIO connector
outputs monaural sound (L and R mixed).
You can select two or more channels in either row by
pressing the buttons for the desired channels
simultaneously. The sounds of the channels selected in
the row are mixed.
In 2-channel audio recording mode (selected with
extended menu item 818), it is possible to use the
AUDIO OUT CH-3 and AUDIO OUT CH-4
connectors for monitor audio output for channels 1 and
2, respectively (use extended menu item 820).
1 Monitor/menu/display setting section
1 PREREAD button
1 PREREAD button
When this is lit, a preread (read-before-write) is carried
out in insert editing.
For details of preread editing, see the section "Preread
Editing" (page 86).
2 MENU button
Use this button for setup menu operations.
Pressing this button, turning it on, shows setup menus
in the time counter display (see page 20).
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2 MENU button
PREREAD PB/EE PB MENU
6 PB button
5 PB/EE button
5 HEADPHONES jack and PHONE LEVEL
control
Connect stereo headphones with an impedance of 8
ohms to monitor the sound during recording, playback
and editing.
The PHONE LEVEL control knob adjusts the volume.
6 PLAYER button and RECORDER button
When you carry out editing using a VCR connected to
the REMOTE-IN or REMOTE-OUT connector as the
player and this unit as the recorder, these buttons select
which VCR 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 VCR.
RECORDER: The editing control buttons and tape
transport buttons on this unit control the recorder
(this unit).
When this unit is being used in standalone mode,
neither button functions.
3 SET button
HOLD COUNTER SEL RESET
SET
8 COUNTER SEL button
7 HOLD button
Press the button once more to exit from the menu
display.
For details of setup menu operations, see Chapter 6 "Setup
Menu" (page 105).
3 SET button
Use this button for setting time code and user bit
values and in setup menu operations.
For details of setting time code and user bit values see
Chapter 2 "Setting/Displaying Time Data and Text
Information" (page 36).
4 RESET button