Time indications

This display shows the value selected by the DISPLAY switch from CTL (control track running time), time code, or user bits. However, if the REAL TIME record/set switch (see page 2-9)in the time code setting controls is in the SET position, the real time appears here, regardless of the DISPLAY switch setting.

Tape remaining indication

This shows the length of the remaining tape. Each segment corresponds to 5 minutes of remaining tape, but if 30 minutes of tape or more remains, all seven segments show.

For details of the segment indications and remaining tape times, see Section 3-2-4 “Checking the Remaining Tape (page 3-7).

When the remaining tape time is approximately two minutes, the leftmost segment and the “TAPE” indication flash, and simultaneously the WARNING indicator flashes, accompanied by an intermittent warning tone. At the end of the tape, the WARNING indicator stays on, and the warning tone becomes continuous.

Battery capacity remaining indication

This shows the remaining battery capacity. When the battery pack is fully charged, all seven segments show. As the battery capacity decreases, the segments disappear in turn from the right.

For details of the segment indications and remaining battery capacity, see Section 3-1-4 “Checking the Remaining Battery Capacity (page 3-4).

When the battery pack is almost exhausted, the leftmost segment and the “BATT” and “E” indications flash, and simultaneously the WARNING indicator flashes, accompanied by an intermittent warning tone. When the battery pack is completely exhausted, the WARNING indicator stays on, and the warning tone becomes continuous.

2WARNING indicator

This lights or flashes when the battery pack is nearly exhausted, there is less than two minutes of tape left, or there is a fault in the unit.

For more details, see the section “Warning Indications” (page A-1).

3RESET button

This resets the time display.

When the CTL value (control track running time) is displayed, it is reset to “0:00:00:00”. When one of the time code, or user bit value or real time is displayed, it is reset to “00:00:00:00”.

4DISPLAY switch

This selects the time value displayed.

CTL: Displays the tape running time in hours, minutes, seconds and frames.

TC: Displays a time code.

U-BIT: Displays the user bits.

Note that when the user bits are displayed, no colons appear.

However, the value displayed is not totally determined by the setting of the DISPLAY switch. The REAL TIME record/set switch (see page 2-9)takes precedence, followed by the F-RUN/R-RUN switch (see page 2-9), and finally the DISPLAY switch setting.

Switch settings and time value displayed

REAL TIME

F-RUN/

DISPLAY

Value

record/set

R-RUN

switch

displayed

switch

switch

position

 

position

position

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET

Ignored

Ignored

Real time

 

 

 

 

REC ON or

SET

TC or CTL

Time code

OFF

 

 

 

 

U-BIT

User bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F-RUN or R-

CTL

CTL

 

RUN

 

 

 

TC

Time code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-BIT

User bits

 

 

 

 

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