Setup menus

USER menu

<TAPE PROTECT>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No./Item

 

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400

This menu item is for selecting the time to

 

 

elapse before the tape protection mode is

 

STILL TIMER

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

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

0001

5s

OSTEP FWD and HALF

 

 

0002

10s

LOADING are provided in the

 

 

0003

20s

tape protection mode. Either

 

 

0004

30s

of these can be set for STOP

 

 

0005

40s

and SEARCH STILL.

 

 

 

0006

50s OThe cumulative standby time

 

 

0007

1min

at the same tape position

 

 

0008

2min

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) setting elapses

SRC

while

the unit is in the search STILL

PROTECT

(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

 

 

STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) mode.

 

DRUM 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 menu

 

item No. 400 (STILL TIMER) setting elapses

STOP

while the unit is in the STOP mode, the unit

PROTECT

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 protection mode is

DV STILL TMR

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 tempuratures below 59°F

 

(15°C), set this item to 10 seconds to protect the

 

tape and video heads.

 

 

 

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