Operating the Menus

Menus Through Setting and Adjusting 6 Chapter

VTR SET menu

Icon/Menu

Submenu

Setting

(page)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VTR VTR SET

FF/REW SPD

Selects the tape transport mode in fast-forward and rewind.

 

 

 

FF/REW

: Fast-forwards or rewinds the tape at maximum speed without displaying the

 

 

 

picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHUTTLEMAX: Fast-forwards or rewinds the tape at maximum speed (about 14 times

 

 

 

normal speed for the DSR-50; about 17 times normal speed for the DSR-50P) while

 

 

 

displaying the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STILL TIME

Selects the time to switch to the tape protection mode from the still mode.

 

 

 

30 SEC: 30 seconds

 

 

 

1 MIN

: 1 minute

 

 

 

2 MIN: 2 minutes

 

 

 

3 MIN: 3 minutes

 

 

 

5 MIN: 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If the unit is left in playback pause mode for a long time, the tape or the video heads may

 

 

 

be damaged or the video heads may become clogged. Select the shortest time possible

 

 

 

— particularly when using a Mini-DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes, select 30

 

 

 

SEC or 1 MIN.

 

 

• When the setting is changed, the first tape protection mode change uses the time setting

 

 

 

from before the settings were changed. From the second tape protection mode change,

 

 

 

the new time setting is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM STILL

Selects the tape protection mode to change the mode from the still mode.

 

 

 

STEP FWD

: Forwards one frame.

 

 

 

STOP: Stops the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM REC

Switches the tape protection mode that the system changes to after the recording has been

 

P

paused for more than five minutes.

 

 

 

STOP

 

: Stops the tape.

 

 

 

REC PAUSE: Maintains the recording pause mode.

Notes

•The unit changes to the stop mode after the recording has been paused for more than five minutes when you select STOP. In this case you cannot start recording with the VTR button on the camera. Repeat the procedure from step 2 on page 47 (GB) to start recording again.

•When the recording pause mode continues for a long time after you select REC PAUSE, the tape may be damaged or the video heads may be damaged or clogged. If there is no other reason to do this, select STOP. Particularly when you use a Mini-DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes, select STOP.

DUPLICATE

Switches the duplicate mode.

(page 70 (GB))

 

AUTOq : Starts duplication after rewinding the tape to the beginning in the player and

 

 

recorder. (The cassette memory is also duplicated.)

 

 

AUTOq: Starts duplication after rewinding the tape to the beginning in the player and

 

 

recorder. (The cassette memory is not duplicated.)

 

 

MANUALq

: Duplicates the tape from any point. (The cassette memory is not

 

 

duplicated.)

 

Note

You cannot display the setting selection screen during duplication.

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