Setup menus

USER menu

<OPERATION>

 

 

 

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

109

This selects whether to rewind the tape

 

automatically to the tape start when the tape

AUTO REW

end is detected.

 

0000

OFF : The tape stops at the tape end.

 

0001

ON : The tape is rewound to the tape

 

 

start.

 

 

110

This selects whether the VTR is to stop

 

automatically when the counter value reaches

MEMORY

“0” during a fast forwarding or rewinding

STOP

operation in the CTL mode.

 

0000

OFF : The VTR does not stop.

 

0001

ON : The VTR stops automatically.

 

<Notes>

 

OThe stop mode concerned is either the stop or

 

the still-picture (SHTL STILL or SLOW STILL)

 

mode depending on the setup menu No. 315

 

(AFTER CUE-UP) setting.

 

OWhen both the AUTO REW function and

 

MEMORY function have been selected at the

 

same time, the AUTO REW function takes

 

precedence.

 

 

 

Memory stop function

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

 

3 REW

1

FF

 

 

button

 

button

 

4

FF

 

2

REW

 

button

 

 

button

!When 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.

@When 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.”

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

$ When the FF 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.”

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

 

 

111

This selects the output picture in the

 

STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING) and EJECT

FRZ MODE

modes.

 

SEL

 

 

 

0000

DIS :

 

The video output is muted.

 

0001 STB OFF :

 

When the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING)

 

mode is established, the picture being played

 

back at the time is frozen and output.

 

0002 SOF&EJ :

 

When the STANDBY OFF (HALF LOADING)

 

or EJECT mode is established, the picture

 

being played back at the time is frozen and

 

output.

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

OFreeze status complies with the setup menu

 

item No. 605 (FREEZE SEL) setting.

 

OIn the EJECT mode, freeze is output only when

 

BLACK, BLACK1, GRAY or GRAY1 is selected

 

as the setup menu item No. 105 (AUTO EE

 

SEL) setting.

 

 

112

This selects whether video input switching

 

using the INPUT SELECT button is to be

V IN SEL INH

enabled or disabled.

 

0000

OFF :

 

Video input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button is enabled.

 

0001

ON :

 

Video input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button is disabled.

 

0002

REC :

 

Video input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button after the unit has been

 

transferred to a recording (but not editing)

 

mode is disabled.

 

 

113

This selects whether audio input switching

 

using the INPUT SELECT button is to be

A IN SEL INH

enabled or disabled.

 

0000

OFF :

 

Audio input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button is enabled.

 

0001

ON :

 

Audio input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button is disabled.

 

0002

REC :

 

Audio input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button after the unit has been

 

transferred to a recording (but not editing)

 

mode is disabled.

 

<Note>

 

 

Even when the ON or REC setting is selected to

 

disable audio input switching using the INPUT

 

SELECT button, it is still possible to set the setup

 

menu items No. 715 (CH1 IN SEL), No. 716

 

(CH2 IN SEL), No. 717 (CH3 IN SEL), No. 718

 

(CH4 IN SEL), No. 719 (D IN SEL12) and No.

 

720 (D IN SEL34).

 

 

 

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