Simultaneously Monitoring Playback Of Video And Audio; Signals Being Recorded; Audio Level Meter Display Modes; Recording - Sony SRW-5800 Operation Manual

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.
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 type of cassette in use.
Cassette used EE
HDCAM-SR 12ch
HDCAM/
Digital Betacam
PB EJECT
12ch 12ch
4ch+CUE
5-2 Recording
To record, follow the procedure below.
1
Check that the REC INHIBIT indicator is off, then
insert a cassette.
For details on inserting a cassette, see "3-3-2
Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes" on page 33.
2
Press the PLAY button while holding down the REC/
EDIT button.
Recording starts and the SERVO indicator lights up to
indicate that the servo is locked.
3
Press the STOP button to stop recording.
If the recording continues to the end of the tape
If the VTR SETUP menu item 407 "AUTO REWIND" is
set to "on", then the tape automatically rewinds to the
beginning and stops.
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5-2 Recording