Sony PDW-1500 Operation Manual page 24

d Indicators above the time data display
There are the following indicators.
EDIT indicator: This lights when an "Audio Edit Preset"
command is received from an external editor.
REMOTE (9P/i.LINK) indicator: This shows "9P" or
"i.LINK" as follows.
• 9P: When extended menu item 214 "REMOTE
INTERFACE" is set to "9PIN."
• i.LINK: When extended menu item 214 "REMOTE
INTERFACE" is set to "i.LINK."
COUNTER indicator: This lights when a counter value
(hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, resettable) is
displayed in the time data display.
TC/VITC (time code type) indicator: This lights when
the COUNTER SELECT button (see page 20) is set to
TC. The time data display shows the time code.
When extended menu item 629 "TC SELECT" is set
to "TC," this shows "TC," and when "VITC" is
selected, it shows "VITC."
UB/VIUB (user bit type) indicator: This lights when the
COUNTER SELECT button is set to UB. The time
data display shows the user bits.
When extended menu item 629 "TC SELECT" is set
to "TC," this shows "UB," and when "VITC" is
selected it shows "VIUB."
indicator: This lights in the following cases.
VITC
• In playback mode, when VITC is being read.
(Regardless of what the time data display is
showing.)
• When VITC is being recorded, or in E-E mode
when VITC is recorded due to one of the following
conditions.
- Extended menu item 619 "VITC" is set to "on."
- There is VITC in the selected video input signal,
and that line has been set to "thru" with extended
menu item 723 "INPUT VIDEO BLANK."
REC INH (recording inhibited) indicator: This lights in
the following cases.
• When a disc with recording inhibited is loaded.
• When extended menu item 310 "REC INHIBIT" is
set to "on."
• The format of the recorded part of the disc does not
match the settings of the PDW-1500 (number of
recorded channels, TV system (525/625 selection),
and recording format (DVCAM/IMX50/IMX40/
IMX30 selection)).
KEY INH (key inhibit) indicator: This lights when
"MON./INPUT SEL" or "CONTROL PANEL" is set
to "on" with extended menu item 118 "CONTROL
PANEL."
ALARM indicator: This lights when condensation
within the PDW-1500, a laser diode fault, or another
hardware error is detected. It goes off when the error
state is cleared. When this indicator is lit, the time data
display shows an error message.
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For details, see 9-2 "Error Messages" (page 114) and 9-
3 "Alarms" (page 115).
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 106.
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
1)
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
74), 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.