Controls and their functions

<Front Panel Centre Section>

@3REMOTE/LOCAL switch

This switch is set when the unit is to be controlled from an external source using the REMOTE connector, RS-232C connector or parallel connector.

REMOTE: Set to this position when controlling the unit by a device connected using the 9-pin REMOTE connector or RS-232C/parallel connector.

LOCAL: Set to this position when controlling the unit using the controls on its own operation panel.

Setup menu No. 211 (LOCAL 25P) can be used to make the selection when the unit is to be controlled by the connected device using the PARALLEL REMOTE connector with the switch at this position.

@4REMOTE lamp

This lights when the REMOTE/LOCAL switch has been set to the REMOTE position.

@5Search button

This button is pressed to establish the search mode.

When the search dial is set to the shuttle mode and turned to a particular position, and this button is pressed, playback commences at the speed set by the search dial.

@6JOG/SHTL/SLOW lamps

These indicate the present status of the search dial and SHTL/SLOW switch.

JOG: This lights when the unit is in the JOG mode.

SHTL: This lights when the unit is in the SHTL mode.

SLOW: This lights when the unit is in the VAR (variable) mode.

@7SHTL/SLOW switch

This selector switch is set when the search dial is used for SHTL or SLOW applications.

@8REV/STILL/FWD lamps

One of these lamps lights depending on the operation of the search dial.

REV: This lights when the dial is turned counterclockwise and the tape travels in the REV direction provided that the lamp in the search button has lit.

STILL: This lights in the JOG mode while the dial is kept stationary, and the tape stops travelling provided that the lamp in the search button has lit.

It lights in the SHTL mode provided that the dial is at the STILL position.

FWD: This lights when the dial is turned clockwise, and the tape travels in the FWD direction provided that the lamp in the search button has lit.

@9Search dial

This is used to search for the edit points.

Each time it is pressed, the mode is alternately set to shuttle or jog, and one of the JOG, SHTL and SLOW lamps lights. When the power has been turned on, the dial will not function until it has first returned to the STILL position.

Shuttle mode: When the dial is turned and stopped at a particular position while the SHTL/SLOW switch is at SHTL, the tape can be played back at the speed corresponding to the dial’s rotary angle position. A still picture appears at the dial’s centre position.

SLOW mode: When the dial is turned all the way counterclockwise with the SHTL/SLOW switch at SLOW, the tape speed is set to –4.1normal speed, when it is set to the centre position, a still picture is produced, and when it is turned all the way clockwise, the tape speed is set to +4.1normal speed. The speed for SLOW can be set using setup menu No. 320 (VAR FWD MAX) and No. 321 (VAR REV MAX).

Jog mode: The dial’s clickstop positions are cleared, and the tape is played back at the speed (see *1) that corresponds to the speed with which the dial is rotated. *1 Speed for each format

DVCPRO50 (50 Mbps): –1to +2speed

DVCPRO (25 Mbps):

–1to +2speed

DV:

–1to +1speed

DVCAM:

–1to +1speed

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Panasonic AJ-D960EG manual @3REMOTE/LOCAL switch, @4REMOTE lamp, @5Search button, @6JOG/SHTL/SLOW lamps, @7SHTL/SLOW switch