Sony 1500AP User Manual

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Location and Function of Parts
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Video/audio input setting section
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a
SDTI/i.LINK (SDTI (QSDI) interface/i.LINK 
selection) button
Each press of this button cycles through the following 
input signal selection options.
• Digital video signal in SDTI (QSDI) format input to the 
SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN connector (optional DSBK-1501 
board required)
When this is selected, use the CH1 1/2 button and CH2 
3/4 button to select the required input audio signals.
Note
In this case, the phases of the selected audio signals 
will be about two frames ahead of the phase of the 
digital video signal in SDTI (QSDI) format.
• Digital video and audio signals in SDTI (QSDI) format 
input to the SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN connector (optional 
DSBK-1501 board required)
• Digital video and audio signals in i.LINK-compatible 
DV format input to the i.DV IN/OUT connector
The selection made with this button is indicated in the 
INPUT signal display section (see page 18).
b
b
b
VIDEO button
Each press of this button cycles through the following 
input video signal selection options.
C
omposite video signal input to the VIDEO IN 
connector (optional DSBK-1504/1504P board required) 
• S-video (separated Y and C) signals input to the VIDEO 
IN connectors (optional DSBK-1504/1504P board 
required)
• Y,  R
Y and B
Y component video signals input to the 
VIDEO IN connectors (optional DSBK-1504/1504P 
board required)
• SDI video signal input to the SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN 
connector (optional DSBK-1501 board required)
• Video test signal (selected with the INT VIDEO SG 
menu item (see page 70)) generated by the internal 
signal generator
The selection made with this button is indicated by the 
VIDEO indicators in the INPUT signal display section (see 
page 17)
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c
c
CH1 1/2 (audio channel 1 or 1/2) button
Each press of this button cycles through the following 
input audio signal selection options for audio channel 1 
(when in 2-channel mode) or for audio channels 1 and 2 
(when in 4-channel mode).
• Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 1/3 
connector (optional DSBK-1504/1504P board required)
• Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format input to the 
AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 1/2 connector (optional DSBK-
1501 board required)
• SDI audio signal input to the SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN 
connector (optional DSBK-1501 board required)
• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG 
menu item (see page 72) generated by the internal signal 
generator
The selection made with this button is indicated by the 
AUDIO CH-1 1/2 indicators in the INPUT signal display 
section (see page 17).
When analog audio is selected (optional DSBK-1504/
1504P board required), the signal input to the AUDIO IN 
1/3 connector is recorded either on channel 1 (when in 2-
channel mode) or on channels 1 and 3 (when in 4-channel 
mode). That is, in 4-channel mode, the same analog audio 
signal is recorded on channels 1 and 3. Using the REC/PB 
LEVEL control knobs with the VAR switch set to REC, it 
is possible to adjust the audio levels on the two channels 
separately.
You can switch the audio recording mode with the REC 
MODE menu ite(see page 71). The selection is indicated 
by the REC MODE display on the front panel.
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d
d
CH2 3/4 (audio channel 2 or 3/4) button
Each press of this button cycles through the following 
input audio signal selection options for audio channel 2 
(when in 2-channel mode) or for audio channels 3 and 4 
(when in 4-channel mode).
• Analog audio signal input to the AUDIO IN 2/4 
connector (optional DSBK-1504/1504P board required)
• Digital audio signal in AES/EBU format input to the 
AUDIO (AES/EBU) IN 3/4 connector (optional DSBK-
1501 board required)
• SDI audio signal input to the SDI/SDTI (QSDI) IN 
connector (optional DSBK-1501 board required)
• Audio test signal (selected with the INT AUDIO SG 
menu item (see page 72) generated by the internal signal 
generator
The selection made with this button is indicated by the 
AUDIO CH-2 3/4 indicators in the INPUT signal display 
section (see page 17).
When analog audio is selected (optional DSBK-1504/
1504P board required), the signal input to the AUDIO IN 
2/4 connector is recorded either on channel 2 (when in 2-
channel mode) or on channels 2 and 4 (when in 4-channel 
mode). That is, in 4-channel mode, the same analog audio 
signal is recorded on channels 2 and 4. Using the REC/PB 
LEVEL control knobs with the VAR switch set to REC, it 
INPUT SELECT
SDTI/i.LINK
VIDEO
CH1  1/2
CH2  3/4
d CH2 3/4 button
c CH1 1/2 button
b VIDEO button
a SDTI/i.LINK button