Setup menus (continued)

USER menu <TAPE PROTECT>

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

400

This menu item is for selecting the

STILL TIMER

time to elapse before the tape

protection mode is established when a

 

DVCPRO tape is used.

 

It is also for selecting the time to elapse

 

before the tape protection mode is

 

established when the VTR has been left

 

standing in the STOP or search STILL

 

(JOG, SLOW or SHTL) mode.

 

(Unit: s = second, min = minute)

 

0000

0.5s

 

0001

5s

 

0002

10s

 

0003

20s

 

0004

30s

 

0005

40s

 

0006

50s

 

0007

1min

 

0008

2min

 

Notes:

 

• STEP FWD and HALF LOADING are

 

provided in the tape protection mode.

 

Either of these can be set for STOP and

 

SEARCH STILL.

 

• The cumulative standby time at the

 

same tape position increases when

 

transmitting programs or otherwise

 

using identical materials repeatedly. In

 

order to protect the tape, it is

 

recommended that the shortest possible

 

setting for the standby time in the same

 

tape location is used.

 

 

401

When the time selected as the setup

 

menu item No. 400 (STILL TIMER)

SRC

setting elapses while the unit is in the

PROTECT

search STILL (JOG/SLOW/SHTL)

 

mode, the unit automatically enters

 

one of the tape protection modes. This

 

menu item is for selecting which tape

 

protection mode the unit is to enter.

 

0000

STEP : STEP FWD

 

0001

HALF : HALF LOADING

 

Note:

 

 

When STEP FWD is selected, the unit

 

automatically goes into the STANDBY

 

OFF (HALF LOADING) mode when the

 

total time for which the unit is left standing

 

in the still status reaches 30 minutes (or 1

 

minute for a DV/DVCAM tape).

 

 

402

This selects the drum operation in the

DRUM

STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING)

mode.

STDBY

 

 

 

0000

OFF :

 

The drum stops rotating.

 

0001

ON :

 

The drum continues rotating.

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

403

When the time selected as the setup

STOP

menu item No. 400 (STILL TIMER)

setting elapses while the unit is in the

PROTECT

STOP mode, the unit automatically

 

enters one of the tape

 

protection modes. This menu item is

 

for selecting which tape protection

 

mode the unit is to enter.

 

0000 STEP : STEP FWD

 

0001 HALF : HALF LOADING

 

Note:

 

 

When STEP FWD is selected, the unit is

 

automatically transferred to the

 

STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) mode

 

when the total time during which it has

 

been left standing in the STOP mode

 

reaches 30 minutes (or 1 minute for a

 

DV/DVCAM tape).

 

 

404

This menu item is for selecting the

 

time to elapse before the tape

DV STILL TMR

protection mode is established when a

 

DV or DVCAM tape is being used.

 

It is for selecting the time to elapse before

 

the tape protection mode is established

 

when the VTR has been left standing in

 

the STOP or search STILL (JOG, SLOW

 

or SHTL) mode.

 

(Unit: s = second, min = minute)

 

0000

0.5s

 

0001

5s

 

0002

10s

 

0003

20s

 

Note:

 

 

When using the unit in temperatures

 

below 59°F (15 °C), set this item to 10

 

seconds to protect the tape and video

 

heads.

 

 

 

 

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