Sony DNW-A75 BETACAM SX Operation Manual page 19

• 525, 625: The indicator showing the number of scan
lines for the television standard selected using
basic menu item 013 lights (NTSC: 525 scan
lines, field frequency 60 Hz; PAL: 625 scan lines,
field frequency 50 Hz).
• DOLBY NR indicator: This lights when the Dolby
1)
noise-reduction circuit is functioning.
2 Indicators
BETACAM SX
PLAYER
RECORDER
ALARM indicator
ALARM
KEY
REC
KEY INHIBIT indicator
INHIBIT
SERVO
SERVO indicator
REC INHIBIT indicator
BETACAM SX indicator
When recording in Betacam SX format or playing
back a tape recorded in Betacam SX format, this
indicator lights.
ALARM indicator
This lights when a hardware error is detected on the
unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.
When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in
the fluorescent display. If you are using the SDI
OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) or COMPOSITE VIDEO
OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) connector, then when the
CHARACTER switch in the subsidiary control panel
is set to ON, the error message also appears on the
monitor screen.
KEY INHIBIT indicator
This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch
on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.
SERVO indicator
When the drum servo and capstan servo are locked
this indicator lights.
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1) Dolby noise-reduction: Dolby noise reduction
manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. "DOLBY" and the double-D
symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
BETACAM SX indicator
2)
,
REC (recording) INHIBIT indicator
This indicator is on or off according to the
combination of the setting of the REC INHIBIT switch
on the subsidiary control panel and the record inhibit
plug on the cassette, as shown in the following table.
When this indicator is on, recording on tape is
prohibited.
REC INHIBIT indicator indications
REC INHIBIT State of the record inhibit
switch position plug on the cassette
ON Record inhibit/permit
OFF Record inhibit
Record permit
a) It is possible to make a setting (extended menu item 107)
so that in this case the indicator flashes.
3 PLAYER button and RECORDER button
When you carry out editing using a VTR connected to
the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-OUT(9P)
connector as the player and this unit as the recorder,
these buttons select which VTR tape transport
operations apply to.
PLAYER: The editing control buttons and tape
transport buttons on this unit control the external
player VTR.
RECORDER: The editing control buttons and tape
transport buttons on this unit control the recorder,
that is to say, this unit.
When this unit is being used in standalone mode,
neither button functions.
2) Servo lock: This refers to the synchronization of the
phase of the drum rotation and the reference signal for
the tape transport position, so that the video heads can
trace the same pattern on the tape for playback or
recording.
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
REC INHIBIT
indicator state
Lit
Lit a)
Off
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