Sony PDW-1500 Operation Manual page 22

In the status display section, the MONITOR display (see
page 23) changes to reflect the selection.
The factory default is for channels 1 (left) and 2 (right) to
be selected.
You can select whether to monitor both of the selected
channels or only one, using the MONITOR switch (see
page 21).
c AUDIO METER SEL (selection) button
When using MPEG IMX format in eight-channel mode,
select whether the audio level meters should display
channels 1 to 4 or channels 5 to 8.
Pressing this button toggles the selection, and the audio
level meter channel display also changes.
The factory default is for channels 1 to 4 to be selected.
d AUDIO INPUT CH (channel) button
This selects the channel to which the audio input signal
selection applies.
Pressing this button cycles through the following states of
the audio level meter channel display.
• Channel 1 flashing
• Channel 2 flashing
• Channel 3 flashing
• Channel 4 flashing
• Channels 1 to 4 lit
When a channel is flashing, you can select the audio input
signal using the AUDIO INPUT SEL button.
When audio is in eight-channel mode
On channels 5 to 8, you can input only the audio signals
embedded in an SDI signal.
Note
After completing the selection of the audio input signals
with the AUDIO INPUT SEL button, return the audio level
meters to the state in which all channel indications are lit.
e AUDIO INPUT SEL (selection) button
This selects the input signal to the channel with a flashing
display, that has been selected with the AUDIO INPUT
CH button described above.
Pressing this button cycles the selection of the audio input
signal, and the audio input display above the audio level
meter changes to reflect this.
ANA: Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN
connector
SDI: SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector
AES/EBU: AES/EBU format digital audio signal input to
the DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN connector
SG: Audio test signal generated by the internal signal
generator
f PHONES jack and volume control knob
The jack is a standard stereo jack. Connect stereo
headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms, to monitor the
audio during recording, playback, and editing. The
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monitored channel is selected by the AUDIO MONITOR
SEL button (see page 21) and MONITOR switch (see page
21).
Non-audio signals are muted.
Adjust the volume with the knob. You can also cause this
to simultaneously adjust the output volume from the
AUDIO MONITOR OUT connector on the rear panel. To
do this, in the setup menu, set extended menu item 114
"AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT LEVEL" to "var."
3 Audio level adjustment section
ALL indicator
ALL/CH-1 CH-2 CH-3
VARIABLE
REC
PRESET
PB
2 ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 adjustment knobs
1 VARIABLE switch
a VARIABLE (audio level adjustment selector)
switch
This selects which of the input audio and playback audio
has the level adjusted by the ALL/CH-1, and CH-2 to CH-
4 adjustment knobs.
REC: Adjust the input audio levels. The playback audio
levels are fixed at their preset values.
PRESET: Do not adjust the audio levels.
PB: Adjust the playback audio levels. The input audio
levels are fixed at their preset values.
b ALL/CH-1, CH-2 to CH-4 (audio level) adjustment
knobs
Depending on the setting of the VARIABLE switch, these
adjust the input audio or playback audio levels of channels
1 to 4.
By the setting of extended menu item 131 "AUDIO
VOLUME," you can enable the ALL/CH-1 knob to
simultaneously adjust all eight channels. When this
simultaneous adjustment is enabled the ALL indicator
lights.
4 Recording and playback control section
1 PREV button
2 PLAY button
PHONES
PREV PLAY
F REV
TOP
4 STOP button
5 REC button
CH-4
3 NEXT button
NEXT
STOP REC
F FWD
END