Signals Being Recorded; Simultaneously Monitoring Playback Of Video And Audio Signals Being Recorded; Audio Level Meter Display Modes - Sony SRW-5000 Operation Manual

5-1 Preparing for Recording
Recording with manual adjustment
In the REC LEVEL adjustment mode, make the
channel active, then at the mean volume make the
adjustment with the MULTI CONTROL knob or
cursor R and r buttons so that the audio level meter is
close to the reference 0 dB level. When you exit the
REC LEVEL adjustment mode, the vertical white line
on the left of the audio level meter and a horizontal red
line indicating the setting are displayed, indicating that
the recording level is subject to manual adjustment.
You can also carry out the recording level adjustment
using the VTR SETUP menu item 832 " AUDIO REC
LEVEL".
MONITOR L buttons
Selecting the display range of the audio
level meters
You can switch the range of audio level meter display
by pressing the FULL/FINE button on the lower
control panel.
FULL/FINE button
FULL mode: The meter range is –60 to 0 dB or –40
to +20 dB.
FINE mode: The meter scale is enlarged, and the
signal level is indicated in 0.25 dB steps, with the
reference marker indicated in the middle of each
meter.
5-4
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
The display range of the audio level meters in FULL
mode can be set using the VTR SETUP menu item 814
"LEVEL METER SCALE".
5-1-4 Simultaneously Monitoring
Playback of Video and Audio

Signals Being Recorded

Monitoring signals being recorded
Using the VTR SETUP menu item 017 "PB/EE
SELECT MENU", you can make a setting so that the
audio and video signals currently being recorded are
simultaneously checked.
To check video and audio signals during
recording
Set the sub item "REC" of the VTR SETUP menu item
017 "PB/EE SELECT MENU" to "PB/PB". Both
audio and video playback signals are output.
5-1-5 Audio Level Meter Display
Modes
The audio level meter display changes for each mode
depending on the current system recording mode
settings and the type of cassette in use.
SRW-5000:
REC Cassette EE
format used
HDCAM- HDCAM-SR 12ch
SR
HDCAM/
D-BETACAM
SRW-5500:
REC Cassette EE
format used
HDCAM- HDCAM-SR 12ch
SR
HDCAM/
D-BETACAM
HDCAM HDCAM-SR 4ch+CUE
HDCAM/
D-BETACAM
AUTO HDCAM-SR 12ch
HDCAM/ 4ch+CUE
D-BETACAM
PB EJECT
12ch 12ch
4ch+CUE
PB EJECT
12ch 12ch
4ch+CUE
12ch 4ch+CUE
4ch+CUE
12ch 12ch
4ch+CUE