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CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
REAR
PANEL/BATTERY
SIDE
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REAR PANEL
@ POWER switeh
Set to ON to turn the power on; the tape counter will be
illuminated in the Lap Time mode. When used in com-
bination with a camera or a simple editing control unit, the
power is also supplied to the camera or the control unit
with this switch set to ON.
@ OPERATE switch
To make
the recorder
operative,
press this OPERATE
switch while the power is on. The OPERATE
LED
in-
dicator will light. Press again to switch it off.
INDICATOR SECTION
@ AUTO OFF indicator
This indicator
lights when
the capstan,
drum
and reel
motors cease to rotate; the recorder enters the Stop mode
automatically.
When
moisture
condenses
inside the re-
corder, this LED blinks rapidly and the recorder enters
the Stop mode automatically.
Refer to the chart on page
7,
@ BATT indicator
This indicator blinks when the battery power drops to a
level
that
needs
recharging,
and remains
fit when
the
battery becomes completely depleted. Refer to the chart on
Page 7.
© TAPE END indicator
Starts blinking shortly before the tape end, and remains
lit when the tape comes to an end. This blinking time
span differs slightly depending on the tape length of the
cassette used. Refer to the chart on page 7.
© SERVO LOCK indicator
Remains off while the drum and capstan servos are locked.
When the servos are out of their lock ranges or when there
is no input signal during recording, the indicator blinks at
intervals of 1/4 second, During playback, it is always off.
Refer to the chart on page 7.
@ S-VHS mode indicator
Lights during recording in the S-VHS MODE (selected with
the REC MODE switch) and during playback in the S-VHS
mode (selected through automatic detection).
© OPERATE indicator
Lights when
the OPERATE
switch
is pressed while the
power is on.
@ Tape counter
Switchable between tape counter {from "0000" to 9999")
and fap timer. In the Lap Timer mode, "LAP" appears at
the left-hand corner of the display and a §-digit display
shows the amount
of tape that has run, in hours, minutes
and seconds.
@ LAP/COUNTER button
To switch the display between lap timer and tape counter.
@ RESET button
To reset the tape counter to "0000" or the lap timer to
0:00.00".
@ AUDIO-1(L) LEVEL meter
Shows the normal audio-1 or Hi-Fi left-channel level during
recording and playback.
Switching between normal and
Hi-Fi audio is performed with the AUDIO OUT select
switch.
@ AUDIO-2(R) LEVEL/TRACKING meter
Pa
Shows
the normal
audio-2 or Hi-Fi right-channel
level
during recording and playback when the METER SELECT
switch is set to AUD-2(R). Switching between normal and
Hi-Fi audio is performed with the AUD!O OUT select
switch, When the METER SELECT
switch is set to TRACK-
ING, this shows the tracking during playback.
SUB CONTROLS
@AUD
REC LEVEL NORMAL
AUD-1/AUD.2 controfs
To adjust the normal
audio recording level for audio-1
and audio-2 manually, referring to the audio level meters.
@AUD
REC LEVEL Hi-Fi L/R controls
To adjust the Hi-Fi audio recording level for left channel
and right channel manually,
@ MONITOR LEVEL contro! —
Turn to adjust the earphone output level.
@ TRACKING contro!
Noise bars may be seen or breaks in the Hi-Fi sound may
be heard, when playing back a tape that was recorded with
a different recorder. To correct this, turn the TRACKING
control so that the needle of the TRACKING meter makes
its maximum deflection,
@ Hi-Fi REC switch
ON:
To record sound on the Hi-Fi audio track.
OFF: To defeat the recording of sound on the Hi-Fi audio
track.
@ AUDIO LIMITER switch
Set to ON to activate the limiter circuit for the normal
audio.
The
limiter circuit is switched
on or off simul-
taneously for the audio?
and audio-2 channels. Manual
level control
is possible even when
the limiter circuit is
switched on.
@ DOLBY NR switch
Set to ON to activate the noise reduction circuit for the
normal
audio track. To play back a tape which was re-
corded with the DOLBY
NR switch set to ON, be sure
to set the DOLBY NR switch to ON.
@ AUDIO
OUT select switch
Selects the audio signal to be output from the AUDIO OUT
connectors,
earphone
jack or checked on the audio level
meters.
Hi-Fi:
Tocheck the Hi-Fi audio signals.
NORM:
To check the normal audio signats.
@ AUDIO MONITOR switch
Selects the audio signal to be output via the earphone jack,
AUD-1 (L): To monitor the audio signal on audio-1 or
the left channel.
MIX:
To monitor the mixed sound of audio-1 (L)}
and audio-2 (R).
AUD-2(R):
To monitor the audio signal on audio-2 or
the right channel.
@ METER SELECT switch
Selects
the function
of the AUDIO-2
(R)/TRACKING
meter.
AUDIO-2 {R): To show the audio level of normal audio-2
or Hi-Fi audio right channel.
TRACKING:
To show the playback FM signal level.
@ REC MODE switch
Selects the recording mode of the video signal.
S-VHS:
To record in the S-VHS mode using S-VHS tape.
VHS:
= Torrecord in the VHS mode.
@ VIDEO OUT select switch
PROCESS.1: Normally set to this position.
PROCESS-2: tn this position,
the playback
pictures are
slightly affected by noise, but the recorded
pictures have better detial. Use this position
when using the BR-S411E as a feeder in edit-
ing.
BATTERY
SIDE
@ Battery holder
¢
Insert an exclusive battery pack (NB-G1U) into this holder.
@ VIDEO OUT connector (BNC)
Line output connector for composite video signal.
@ V/C 443 output connector (7-pin)
To deliver Y/C 443 video signals (separated luminance and
chroma signals}.
@ DC IN 12 V connector
Connect the AA-G10E battery charger/power adapter (op-
tional) for AC operation.
© TIME CODE connector (10-pin)
Connect the SA-R100E Time Code Generator (optionally
available)
when
you
wish to record the VITC
(vertical
interval time code).
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