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LIGHT
ON
OFF
COUNTER
CTL
TC
UB
RESET
OPERATE/WARNING
MONITOR
SELECT
STATUSSHUTTER
MENU
FILTER
1 3200k
2 5600k
3 5600k+ND
POWER
NG
GAINOUTPUTWHT.BAL
VTR
ON OFF
ALARM
MONITOR
SAVE STBY
H M L
BARS CAM
AUTO KNEE
PRST A B
ON
OFF
CH-1 CH-2
AUDIO
LEVEL
AUTO IRIS LOLUX
BACK L
NORMAL
SPOT L
STRETCH
NORMAL
COMPRESS
FULL AUTO BLACK
DC 12V
PGZ01945
TIMER
TIME CODE
COMPONENT
VIDEO
SYNC IN
REC
OFF
PLAY
DV
IN/OUT
REMOTE
AUDIO
2
1
SERIAL
CH 1/3
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
B-Y
IN
Y/C
LINE
OUT
OUT
MONITOR
CH 2/4
MONITOR
OUT
R-Y
Y
IN
OUT
11 BACKUP RECORDING FUNCTION
Long-time series recording is possible by connecting other
DV recorders in series.

5Backup recording

IEEE 1394 connection
Source VCR
DV camcorder
GY-DV500/DV550 or
JVC DV camcorder
Backup VCR
BR-DV600UA/EA
When this unit is connected to a DV camcorder
(GY-DV500/DV550) via the IEEE 1394, a long-time
recording is possible by starting recording in this unit
around the time after the recording tape in the source VCR
ends.

5Preparation

•Connect the [DV] connector of the source VCR to the
[DV IN/OUT] connector of this unit.
•Set the [REMOTE/LOCAL] switch to “REMOTE”.

5Menu switch setting

No. 050 <REMOTE SELECT> ...Select any setting from
IEEE 1394, IEEE
1394 + RS422A, JVC
BUS + IEEE 1394 and
JVC BUS + RS422A +
IEEE 1394.
No. 108 <VIDEO INPUT SELECT> ... IEEE 1394
No. 362 <BACK UP REC TIMING> ...
When the length of the recording on the tape in
the source VCR is:
30 minutes: 25MIN
60 minutes: 55MIN
80 minutes: 75MIN
No. 460 <TC DUPLICATE> ... OFF
*Video input can also be switched with the switch on the
front panel.
See “Recording preparation” on page 26.

5Operation

1. Start recording with the source VCR.
*Be sure to start from the beginning of the tape.
2. Recording with this unit starts around the time when the
tape in the source VCR ends.
•Recording starts at the time set with the No. 362
<BACK UP REC TIMING> menu switch.
•When you don’t need backup, set the No. 362
<BACK UP REC TIMING> menu switch to“OFF”.
•The backup recording function records images from
the source VCR on this unit. When backup
recording starts, continue shooting with the source
VCR.
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12 RS-232C INTERFACE

12-1 Command tables

This section provides information on programming VCR operations via the RS-232C interface.
JVC table-1
Basic table
012345 6 78 9ABCDEF
0
Complete
Error Cassette Not ACK NAK
Out Target
1
2
3Play Fwd Shtl Fwd Shtl Fwd Shtl Fwd Shtl Stop
x2 x0.2 Still x10
4 Enter Clear CueUp In Shift In Shift Out ShiftOut Shift Rev Shtl Rev Shtl Rev Shtl RevShtl RevShtl Still
Error
with Data
+–+–x1 x2 x0.2 Still x10
5 In Entry
Out Entry
In Flag Out Flag In Flag Out Flag Clear Go-to Go-to Memory Memory
Reset Reset Recall Recall In Out Search
6Status
Sense
7
8Date Clock
Preset Preset
9
AStandby Standby Preroll Eject Ff Rew
Fwd FieldRev Field
On Off Step Step
BCueUp Fwd Shtl Rev Shtl
Date Data
Clock Data
with Data Sense Sense
C Auto Edit Review Full-EE EE Off Rec Rec Adb Adb
On Pause Pause
DSsf Data Preroll Status Tc Data
CTL Data
In Data Out DataUB Data
JVC Status
Sense
Tm Sense
Sense Sense Sense Sense Sense Sense Sense
ETC UB
CTL Data
In Data
Out Data
Edit Preroll
Timer Mode
Memory
Preset Preset Preset Preset Preset Preset
Tm Preset
Select
Sw Preset
F
JVC Tbl 1
Basic
JVC Tbl 2
Rec/Dub Vtr Ind
Select Tbl Select Select
Request
012345 6 78 9ABCDEF
0
Complete Error Cassette Not ACK NAK
Out Target
1
2
3Play Stop
4 Enter Clear In Shift In Shift Out ShiftOut Shift Still
Error + –+–
5 In Entry
Out Entry
In Flag Out Flag In Flag Out Flag Clear Go-to Go-to Memory Memory
Reset Reset Recall Recall In Out Search
6Status
Sense
7Rom Operate Operate
Version On Off
8Date Clock
Preset Preset
9
AStandby Standby Preroll Eject Ff Rew
Fwd FieldRev Field
On Off Step Step
B
Play After
Fwd Shtl Rev Shtl
Date Data
Clock Data
CueUp Sense Sense
CFull-EE EE Off Rec Rec Adb Adb
On Pause Pause
D
Device Type
Memory
Tape Rem
Status Tc Data
CTL Data
JVC Status
Request
Sw Sense
Sense Sense Sense Sense Sense
E
CTL Data
In Data
Out Data
Timer Mode
Memory
Preset Preset Preset Select
Sw Preset
F
JVC Tbl 1
Basic
JVC Tbl 2
Rec/Dub Vtr Ind
Select Tbl Select Select
Request