Setup menus

USER menu

<OPERATION> (continued)

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108

CAP.LOCK

0000

 

 

4F

This selects the CAPSTAN LOCK mode for the 4F and 8F

 

 

0001

 

 

8F

settings of the CF switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: 4F mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: 8F mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Note>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setup menu is not displayed in the 525 mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

109

AUTO REW

0000

 

 

OFF

This selects whether to rewind the tape automatically to the

 

 

0001

 

 

ON

 

tape start when the tape end is detected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The tape stops at the tape end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The tape is rewound to the tape start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110

MEMORY

0000

 

 

OFF

This selects whether the VTR is to stop automatically when

 

STOP

0001

 

 

ON

 

the counter value reaches “0” during a fast forwarding or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rewinding operation in the CTL mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The VTR does not stop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The VTR stops automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The stop mode concerned is either the stop or the still-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture (SHTL STILL) mode depending on the setup menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 315 (AFTER CUE-UP) setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. When both the AUTO REW function and MEMORY function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have been selected at the same time, the AUTO REW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

function takes precedence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

Memory stop function

The MEMORY STOP function does not work if it is activated within a range of 0 ±2 frames.

FWD direction

 

Zero

 

point

REW button

1 FF button

FF button

2 REW button

zWhen the FF button is pressed, the VTR performs the regular fast forward operation since the zero point is not located in the direction of operation.

xWhen the REW button is pressed, the PREROLL lamp lights (the SHTL lamp lights as well), the VTR proceeds with the preroll operation, and it automatically stops when it reaches the position where the counter reads “0.”

cWhen the REW button is pressed, the VTR performs the regular rewinding operation since the zero point is not located in the direction of operation.

vWhen the FF button is pressed, the PREROLL lamp lights (the SHTL lamp lights as well), the VTR proceeds with the preroll operaiton, and it automatically stops when it reaches the position where the counter reads “0.”

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Panasonic AJ-D950 manual Operation, Memory stop function, Cap.Lock, Auto REW

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