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Front Panel
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts
A Input signal display: Displays the audio input signal.
.
B Data indication: Appears when the input signals are
non-audio signals.
C Monitor channel: Displays the audio monitoring
channels set with MONITR L and MONITR R on
page P2 AUDIO of the function menu (see page 40).
D Audio channel: Displays the audio channels.
Also indicates preset or variable mode by its color
(see page 13).
White: Preset mode
Green: Variable mode
E Reference level: Displays the reference level for
recording as set in the maintenance menu.
F Level bars: Display the audio recording or playback
levels of channels 1 to 8. The OVER indicators light
when the audio level exceeds 0 dB.
b Function menu
Use the PAGE/HOME button to display this menu, and to
switch between the pages (HOME, P1 to P6) of the menu.
Each page has three to six setting items. Press the
corresponding button to change a setting.
For details, see page 39 “Basic Operations of the
Function Menu” in Chapter 3.
c Clip information
Displays clip information.
d Recording format
Displays the system frequency and the video and audio
formats.
e Time data display area
A Remaining disc recording capacity: Displays the
amount of recording capacity remaining on the disc.
B Rec Run/Free Run: Displays the timecode run mode.
The run mode is set with RUN MODE on page P4 TC
of the function menu (see page 41).
C Timecode generator mode: Displays the timecode
source and generation method (preset or regenerate).
Display Input signal
ANA-1 Analog audio
signal
Channel 1, 3
ANA-2 Channel 2, 4
MIC-1 Input signal from
the microphone
connected to
ANALOG
AUDIO INPUT
connector
Channel 1, 3
MIC-2 Channel 2, 4
AES/EBU AES/EBU format digital audio signal
(flashes when there is no input signal)
HD-SDI HDSDI audio signal (flashes when
there is no input signal)
SG Test signal from the internal signal
generator
No indication Undefined audio signal, or no audio
input
0
-10
-20
-30
-60
-40
1 2
0
-10
-20
-30
-60
-40
3 4
LR
AES/EBU AES/EBU HD-SDI HD-SDI
DATA DATA
A Input signal display
B Data indication
D Audio channel
E Reference level
F Level bar
C Monitor channel
PDW-HD1500 001/001 000:00
All remaining clips or clip list playback time
Total number of clips recorded on disc
Clip name
Number of current clip
8CH-24BIT
59.94i HD422-1080 50Mbps
System frequency
Video format
Audio format
12
:
34
:
47
:.
12
VITC
VITC INT-PRESET R-RUN
REM:020
M
A Remaining disc recording capacity
B Rec Run/Free Run
C Timecode generator mode
D VITC
E Time data type
F Time data
