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Controls and their functions
Front panel
0(1) POWER lamp This lights when the power is turned on.
0(2) POWER switch When the ON side is pressed, the power is turned on; when the OFF side is
pressed, the power is turned off.
0(3) AUTO OFF Lamp This lights when trouble has occurred in the unit and operation cannot be conti-
nued without taking any remedial action.
0(4) EJECT button When this button pressed, the cassette tape is ejected.
0(5) Cassette holder This is the slot where the 1/2-inch metal cassette tape is loaded.
0(6) Display panel The different kinds of data are displayed on this large 640-dot by 200-line display
panel.
0(7) Function keys Menu function keys F1 to F13 are provided.
0(8) UNITY lamp This lights when all the digital audio output signals are in the UNITY state or when
the audio input/output and the video output are in the UNITY state.
0(9) AUDIO MONITOR ≥These buttons switch the output of the audio monitor connector and headphone
L/R selector buttons ≥jack.
≥They are used to select which of the 5 (9) channel [4 (8) digital audio signal
channels and 1 cue audio signal channel] signals is to be output to L/R.
≥Each time the L (or R) button is pressed, the selected output L (or R) signal
changes in the sequence of CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 (CH5, CH6, CH7, CH8)°, and
CUE.
°When a 4-channel digital audio format is used, either no sound is output or the
sound of channels 1 through 4 is copied as the sound and output for the channels
in the parentheses.
≥The channel now selected can be monitored by observing the L and R indica-
tions on the display panel.
≥L and R displays are highlighted corresponding to the channels now selected on
the display panel.
≥Default settings: CH1 for L and CH2 for R.
<Note>
1080/23.98p, 1080/24p, 1080/25p, 1080/50i and 576/50i formats are digital audio 8ch.
Either the 4-channel or 8-channel digital audio signals are selected for the 1080/59.94i, 720/59.94p and
480/59.94i system formats.