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LOCATION AND FUNCTION OF CONTROLS
FRONT
PANEL
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@ POWER switch
Press to turn on the power. The peak program meter indicators will
illuminate. To turn the power off, press the switch again.
@ HEADPHONES jack (stereo phone jack)
Insert the headphones to monitor recording input levels, or to listen
to a recording in the playback mode.
@ LEVEL (headphone level) control
Used to adjust the headphone level.
@ OVC (optimum video condition) contro! and indicators
To adjust the combination
of the VTR and this unit, depress the
TRACKING
button and adjust this control together with the picture
control knob of the VTR while watching the OVC indicator illumina-
tions (see 'Using the OVC control", page 11).
@ REC RESOLUTION (record resolution) selectors
These buttons select the resolution for recording.
For normal operation, keep the 16-BIT button pressed.
14-BIT:
for recording in accordance
with the technical specifica-
tions of the Electronic industries Association of Japan (EIAJ)
which has adopted the 14-bit linear quantization format.
Press this button when the tape recorded with this unit is to be
played back using another PCM digital audio processor which
conforms to the 14-bit quantization format of the EIAJ.
16-BIT:
for recording and playing back in the 16-bit quantization
format of the EIAJ. As the 16-bit format offers a wider dynamic
range and less distortion than the 14-bit format, normally use
the 16-BIT selector setting.
During playback, the proper quantization format is automatically
selected for the tape being played.
@COPY (digital tape copy) button
Depress
this button for digital-to-digital tape copying using a pair
of VTRs and the COPY OUT jack at the rear. The COPY indicator il-
luminates when the copy switching is activated.
@ Be sure to release the COPY button except for digital tape copy.
With the button depressed, signals are not transmitted through the
VIDEO OUT jack (see "Making Digital Tape Copies", page 12).
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Display indicators
@ AUTO PB MUTE (auto playback muting) button
The
playback
muting
circuit
activates
automatically
when
you
depress this button and the AUTO PB MUTE, indicator lights when
the muting
circuit
is functioning.
You
only need
to press
and
release the button when you want the muting function turned off.
The playback muting circuit cuts out sound reproduction when fre-
quent dropouts occur due to mistracking of the heads of the VTR,
or scratches and dust on the magnetic tape. If you do not want the
sound reproduction cut off, such as with low quality tapes, release
the AUTO PB MUTE button ao that the AUTO PB MUTE indicator
goes off (see "Using the AUTO PB MUTE button", page 11).
@ TRACKING button
Depress
this button
to convert
the peak program
meters
into a
tracking meter. Each time the button is switched, the function
of
the meter changes.
@O
REC MUTE (record muting) button and indicator
Keep this button depressed to eliminate unwanted material and to
create blank spacing between selections when recording. The REC
MUTE
indicator illuminates while the button is kept pressed, and
the level of the recorded signal is reduced to ''Zero". While the
record muting is operating the video control signal of the VTR
is
still transmitted to permit proper playback.
@ REC LEVEL (record level) contro!
These controls adjust the recording level. The outer control is for
the left channel, and the inner control is for the right channel.
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