Sony HDV HVR-1500 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

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A Video/audio input selection section
INPUT SELECT
i.LINK
VIDEO
CH1 1/2
CH2 3/4
d CH2 3/4 button
c CH1 1/2 button
2 VIDEO button
1 i.LINK button
INPUT SELECT buttons
a i.LINK button
At the same time as selecting the i.LINK input, this button
selects the recording format for i.LINK input recording.
When pressed, the button itself lights, indicating that the
i.LINK input (from the HDV/DV connector) is selected.
Each time you press, the signal format to be recorded on
the tape cycles through the followings:
• HDV format
1)
• DVCAM or DV format
Depending on the selection with this button, the
corresponding signal format is shown in the input signal
display (see page 17).
1) Make the DVCAM/DV recording format selection with the REC
FORMAT menu item (see page 74).
b VIDEO button
Each press of this button cycles through the following
input video signal selection options.
• Composite video signal input to the VIDEO IN
connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board required)
• S-video (separated Y and C) signals input to the VIDEO
IN connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board required)
• Y, R-Y and B-Y component video signals input to the
VIDEO IN connectors (optional HVBK-1505 board
required)
• SDI video signal input to the SDI IN connector
• Video test signal (selected with the INT VIDEO SG
menu item (see page 79)) generated by the internal
signal generator
The selection made with this button is indicated in the
input signal display (see page 17).
c CH1 1/2 (audio channel 1 or 1/2) button
Each press of this button cycles through the following
input audio signal selection options for audio channel 1
(when in 2-channel mode) or for audio channels 1 and 2
(when in 4-channel mode).
• Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 1/3
connector (optional HVBK-1505 board required)
Names and Functions of Parts
• Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format input to the
AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connector
• SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector
• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG
menu item (see page 82)) generated by the internal
signal generator
The selection made with this button is indicated in the
input signal display (see page 17).
When analog audio is selected, the signal input to the
AUDIO IN 1/3 connector is recorded either on channel 1
(when in 2- channel mode) or on channels 1 and 3 (when
in 4-channel mode). That is, in 4-channel mode, the same
analog audio signal is recorded on channels 1 and 3.
d CH2 3/4 (audio channel 2 or 3/4) button
Each press of this button cycles through the following
input audio signal selection options for audio channel 2
(when in 2-channel mode) or for audio channels 3 and 4
(when in 4-channel mode).
• Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 2/4
connector (optional HVBK-1505 board required)
• Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format input to the
AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connector
• SDI audio signal input to the SDI IN connector
• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG
menu item (see page 82)) generated by the internal
signal generator
The selection made with this button is indicated in the
input signal display (see page 17).
When analog audio is selected, the signal input to the
AUDIO IN 2/4 connector is recorded either on channel 2
(when in 2- channel mode) or on channels 2 and 4 (when
in 4-channel mode). That is, in 4-channel mode, the same
analog audio signal is recorded on channels 2 and 4.
Using the REC/PB LEVEL control knobs with the
VARIABLE switch set to REC, it is possible to adjust the
audio levels on the two channels separately.
You can switch the audio recording mode with the REC
MODE menu item (see page 81).
Notes
• The video/audio input selection with buttons 2 to 4 is
only valid for recording signals in DVCAM/DV format.
• Signals in HDV format can be input through the i.LINK
interface only. Only the 2-channel mode is supported for
signals in HDV format.
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