Panasonic AJ-HD3700A manual ∑ Tracking, ≥Automatically adjusting the tracking optimizing, OPT Auto

INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT SET UP menu

∑Tracking

≥Automatically adjusting the tracking (optimizing)

To optimize the tracking automatically, press the F10 (TRACKING) key to select OPT ONCE or

OPT AUTO.

Set the preroll time to 5 seconds or more.

≥At the OPT ONCE setting, the tracking is optimized only once while the tape is playing up to the IN point during the first editing after the cassette has been inserted. The tracking is not sub- sequently optimized, and the value is fixed.

≥At the OPT AUTO setting, the tracking is optimized while the tape is playing up to the IN point with each editing.

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≥The OPT ONCE setting is suitable when continuous editing is to be performed such as in the case below. (If OPT AUTO is set when this kind of editing is to be performed, the tracking error may build up.)

Base

Edit 1

Edit 2

Edit 3

Base

≥The OPT AUTO setting is suitable when intermittent editing is to be performed such as in the case below.

Base

Edit 1

Base

Edit 2

Base

≥Proceed as follows to optimize the tracking again using OPT ONCE.

≥(1) Press the INSERT or ASSEMBLE button to highlight the F9 key and establish the editing mode. Check that the INSERT or ASSEMBLE LED has lighted.

ASSEM INSERT

≥(2) Press the PLAY button to establish the PLAY (EDIT PLAY) mode.

≥(3) Optimizing is initiated by pressing the PLAY and STAND BY buttons together.

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≥(1) The optimized tracking value is retained even when the VTR is transferred to another menu.

≥(2) The following message appears while the tracking is being optimized, and the ∆ mark that indicates the tracking value appears to show the progress made in the processing.

OPTIMIZING

Upon completion of the optimizing, the following message appears, the TRACK OPT ap- pears on the INSERT/ASSEMBLE MANUAL EDIT and HOME menu screens.

COMPLETE

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