SHOOTING OPERATION
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Basic Recording Operation

(Cont’d)

If the Record-Standby Mode Contin-

ues

Setting the time before the tape protection mode is engaged
The time before the tape protection mode is engaged from
the record-standby mode can be set to 5 minutes or 3 min-
utes with the LONG PAUSE TIME item on the OTHERS[1/2]
screen menu. XSeepage93.
When the record-standby mode has continued for about 5
minutes or 3 minutes, this device automatically stops drum
rotation in order to protect the tape. (Tape protect mode)
In the tape protect mode, STOP is shown as the VTR
mode indication on the LCD monitor and in the viewfinder
screen. (STATUS 1 screen)
To star t recording from the tape protect mode, press the
REC/VTR trigger button.
•The drum starts rotating, and recording starts after
about 3 seconds.
To ret urn to the record-standby mode from the tape protect
mode, press the RET button.
CAUTION
This function does not work when using RET button is used
as FOCUS ASSIST button.

Checking Recorded Contents in

Record-Standby Mode (Recording

Check Function)

This function is available only when this device is in the
standby mode.
In standby mode, about 5 seconds of the last part of the con-
tent recorded in DV format can be played back, and about 7
seconds when the content was recorded in HDV format can
be played back.
•The recorded contents can be checked on the LCD moni-
tor, in the viewfinder or on a monitor connected to the
video signal output connectors.
1.In the record-standby mode, press the RET button on the
camera lens section.
•The tape rewinds and about 6 seconds of the content
recorded in DV format is played back, and about 8 sec-
onds of the content recorded in HDV format is played
back. After playback, this device returns to standby
mode at the position on the tape where the RET button
was pressed.
If you continue to hold down the RET button, up to about
18 seconds of content recorded in DV format and up to
about 20 seconds of content recorded in HDV format can
be rewound and played back.
•Pressing the REC/VTR trigger button during playback
will put this device in REC standby mode. The camera
will automatically return to recording mode after play-
back.
CAUTION
•This function does not work when using RET button is
used as FOCUS ASSIST button.
•This function does not work when this device is in the
stop mode.
•During recording check, the following indication will
appear if the error rate increases due to head clogging,
etc.
“HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED!” is shown on the LCD
monitor or in the viewfinder. (When the STATUS 0, 1, 4
screen is displayed.)
VTR mode indication
1. RET button
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HEADER REC Function
When the REC/VTR trigger button is pressed while the STOP button is pressed, this function first records the color bar video and
the test tone (1 kHz sine-wave) of the built-in signal generator at the beginning of the tape. Then it records the black video signal
and the mute audio signal for the duration specified in advance. When the recording is completed, this device enters the Record-
Standby mode. The time code value at the Record-Standby position becomes the time code specified in advance. (HEADER
REC function)
•Settings related to the HEADER REC function, such as whether the HEADER REC function should be enabled, the HEADER
REC execution duration, and the time code value setting when the HEADER REC recording is completed, etc., are made on
the HEADER REC menu screen.
•The HEADER REC function is executed under the following circumstances:
CAM/VTR button: Set to CAM mode.
In the Record-Standby or Stop mode
HEADER REC menu screen contents
Item Function/Initial Setting
START KEY Sets whether the HEADER REC operation should be executed when the REC/VTR trigger button is pressed while the
STOP button is pressed.
DISABLE : HEADER REC operation is not executed.
STOP+REC : HEADER REC operation is executed.
TC DATA Sets the time code value for the point when the Record-Standby mode is engaged following completion of HEADER
REC.
EXECUTE : Confirms the set time code.
ZERO PRESET: Rese ts all time codes to zero “0”.
CANCEL : Clears the set time code.
The frame mode is set depending on the setting in the DROP FRAME item on the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen.
*The time code value at the point when the Record-Standby mode is engaged may differ some frames from the value
set for this item.
UB DATA Sets the user’s bits of the HEADER REC section.
EXECUTE : Confirms the set user’s bits.
ZERO PRESET: Resets all user’s bits data to zero “0”.
CANCEL : Clears the set user’s bits.
MEMO
The user’s bits for the normal recording section are set on the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen.
BARS TIME Sets the duration (seconds) in which the color bar signal and test tone (1 kHz) is recorded during HEADER REC. (1-sec
steps)
[Initial Setting: 0SEC - 30SEC - 99SEC]
BLACK TIME Sets the duration (seconds) in which the black signal is recorded during HEADER REC. (1-sec steps)
[Initial Setting: 0SEC - 30SEC - 99SEC]
PAGE BACK The TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen returns when the SHUTTER dial is pressed.
Tape beginning HEADER REC Record-Standby mode
Normal recording
(Example) 30 sec (Example) 30 sec
Color bar video signal
Test ton e (1 kHz)
(Setting range: 0 to 99 sec)
Black video signal
Mute audio (No sound)
(Setting range: 0 to 99 sec)
Time code, user’s bits recording Time code, user’s bits recording
Time code:
The value specified on the HEADER
REC menu screen- HEADER REC time.
(Example) 23:59:00:00
Time code:
The value specified on the HEADER
REC menu screen.
(Example) 00:00:00:00
User’s bits:
The value specified for the UB
DATA item on the HEADER REC
menu screen.
User’s bits:
The value specified for the UB
PRESET item on the TC/UB/
CLOCK menu screen.
(only when set to REC RUN or
FREE RUN mode)