Hours Meter Page

The Hours Meter page displays the hours meter information for the e-VTR.

H01: OPERATION HOURS (accumulated operation time)

Displays the total number of hours the unit has been turned on in units of 1 hour.

H02: DRUM HOURS (accumulated head drum rotation time)

Displays the total number of hours the head drum has operated with tape threaded in units of 1 hour.

H03: TAPE HOURS (accumulated tape running time) Displays the total number of hours the unit has operated in fast-forward, rewind, playback, search, recording, or editing mode in units of 1 hour.

H04: THREADING COUNTER (total number of threading)

Displays the total number of times tape has been threaded in the unit.

H12: DRUM HOURS (accumulated head drum rotation time)

Same as H02, except that the count is resettable. Can be used as a guide for head drum replacement.

H13: TAPE HOURS (accumulated tape running time) Same as H03, except that the count is resettable. Can be used as a guide for replacing fixed heads, pinch rollers and other components.

H14: THREADING COUNTER (total number of threading)

Same as H04, except that the count is resettable. Can be used as a guide for the replacement of the threading motor, etc.

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