Setup menus

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<TAPE PROTECT>

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

STILL

0000

 

 

 

0.5s

This selects the length of time until tape protection mode is

 

TIMER

0001

 

 

 

5s

established when a DVCPRO tape is inserted and the unit is

 

 

0002

 

 

 

10s

in STOP or STILL mode.

 

 

0003

 

 

 

20s

(Unit: s = second, min = minute)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0004

 

 

 

30s

 

 

 

0005

 

 

 

40s

 

 

 

0006

 

 

 

50s

 

 

 

0007

 

 

 

1min

 

 

 

0008

 

 

 

2min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

401

SRC

0000

 

 

STEP

This selects the operation during the tape protection mode

 

PROTECT

0001

 

 

HALF

when the unit is left standing in the still status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: STEP FWD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: HALF LOADING.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When STEP FWD is selected, operation will be automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transferred to the standby OFF (half loading) mode as soon as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the unit has been left standing in the STILL mode for a total of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 minutes (or 1 minute for DV/DVCAM cassette).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

402

DRUM

0000

 

 

 

OFF

This selects the drum operation in the STANDBY OFF mode.

 

STDBY

0001

 

 

 

ON

0: The drum stops rotating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The drum continues rotating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

403

STOP

0000

 

 

STEP

This selects the operation in the tape protection mode when

 

PROTECT

0001

 

 

HALF

the unit has been left standing in the STOP mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: STEP FWD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: HALF LOADING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When STEP FWD is selected, operation will be automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transferred to the standby OFF (half loading) mode as soon as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the unit has been left standing in the STOP mode for a total of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 minutes (or 1 minute for DV/DVCAM cassette).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

404

DV STILL

0000

 

 

 

0.5s

This selects the length of time until tape protection mode is

 

TMR

0001

 

 

 

5s

established when a DV/DVCAM tape is inserted and the unit

 

 

0002

 

 

 

10s

 

is in STOP or STILL mode.

 

 

0003

 

 

 

20s

(Unit: s = second)

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using the unit in tempuratures below 59° F (15° C), set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this item to 10 seconds to protect the tape and video heads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

<Note>

In order to protect the tape and VTR helical heads, it is recommended that the Still Timer be set for automatic tape protection mode in 20 seconds or under.

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