Devices External 12 Chapter

Control of VTRs and Disk Recorders

To control a VTR or disk recorder in the DVS-9000 system, the following settings are required.

•Button assignment: For a VTR or disk recorder connected to the DCU 9-pin serial port, assign a device selection button in the device control block.

•Timecode source: When using a VTR, specify a reference signal used for determining the tape position.

For details, see “Making DCU serial port settings” (page 226) and “Making detailed settings on the external device connected to the serial port” (page 274).

Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport

Switching to VTR/disk recorder operation mode

To control a VTR or disk recorder, press the [DEV] button in the device control block, turning it on.

This puts the device control block in VTR/disk recorder operation mode, and the button arrangement changes as shown in the following figure. (Note that [USER], [RUN CTRL], and [SHIFT] do not operate in VTR/disk recorder operation mode.)

DEV1

DEV2

DEV3

DEV4

DEV

DEV5 DEV6 DEV7 DEV8

DEV9 DEV10 DEV11 DEV12

STB

MENU DELAYREC STOP

OFF

START

STOP

VAR

SHTL

JOG

 

TC

TC

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUE

REW

PLAY

FF

ALL

 

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

Device control block in VTR/disk recorder operation mode (trackball type)

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