Sony MSW-A2000 Operation Manual page 18

2-1 Control Panels
VITC indicator
Regardless of the display in time data display
area 1, this indicator lights when VITC values are
being read or recorded.
Capstan lock mode indicator
This indicates the capstan lock mode (2F, 4F, or 8F)
set in function menu page 4 or in setup menu item 106.
Playback format indicator
This indicator shows the current playback format.
DB: Digital BETACAM format
IMX: MPEG IMX format, bit rate 50 Mbps, 8 audio
channels
IMX4: MPEG IMX format, bit rate 50 Mbps, 4 audio
channels
SX: Betacam SX format
SP: Betacam SP format
No display: Betacam format
Note
In E-E mode, the IMX or IMX4 format indicator
flashes to indicate that the number of audio tracks
recorded on the tape is different from the setting for
the number of audio track recordings.
To switch between the 16-bit/8-channel mode and 24-bit/4-
channel modes for audio recording, refer to the
Maintenance Manual, Volume 1.
System frequency indicator
Displays the current playback field frequency, and the
bit rate of recording or SDTI-CP output.
525/625 indicator
This indicator shows the number of scan lines for the
television standard (525 (NTSC) or 625 (PAL))
selected using setup menu item 013.
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1) CONFI playback: This refers to playback of the audio
and video signals immediately after recording, using the
confidence heads, the signal being output to all intents
and purposes simultaneously with recording. This is used
to check recording.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
CONFI (ON)/PREREAD indicators
These indicate the state of the VTR CONFI playback
function. When the CONFI playback function is
enabled by the setting in function menu HOME page,
the CONFI indicator appears, and when CONFI
playback is actually being carried out the ON indicator
also appears.
When F6 (PREREAD) is set to ON in function menu
page 4, the CONFI playback function is disabled and
one of the following is displayed.
PREREAD: Preread of both audio and video
A-PREAD: Preread of both audio only
V-PREAD: Preread of video only
Time data display area 2
Displays data types and time data such as the time code
of edit points and the total time of that tape.
The following data types are shown.
TOTL: Time value representing the total tape length.
REM: Time value representing the remaining tape
length.
Either TOTL or REM appears depending on the
function menu page 3 setting for F5 (T INFO).
The values displayed are approximate values
calculated on the basis of the detected tape diameter.
They are not precise to units of seconds.
BOT: Returned to top of tape.
EOT: Reached end of tape.
IN: video IN point
OUT: video OUT point
AIN: audio IN point
AOUT: audio OUT point
DUR: duration value
TCG (time code generator): time code generated by
the internal time code generator
DOLBY NR indicator
This lights when the Dolby noise-reduction
functioning.
2) Dolby noise reduction: Dolby noise reduction
manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. "DOLBY" and the double-D
symbol ; are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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