Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

2-1 Control Panels

CONFI (ON)/PREREAD indicators

These indicate the state of the VTR CONFI playback 1) function. When the CONFI playback function is enabled by the setting in function menu HOME page, the CONFI indicator appears, and when CONFI playback is actually being carried out the ON indicator also appears.

When F6 (PREREAD) is set to ON in function menu page 4, the CONFI playback function is disabled and one of the following is displayed.

PREREAD: Preread of both audio and video

A-PREAD:Preread of both audio only

V-PREAD:Preread of video only

Time data display area 2

Displays data types and time data such as the time code of edit points and the total time of that tape. The following data types are shown.

TOTL: Time value representing the total tape length.

REM: Time value representing the remaining tape length.

Either TOTL or REM appears depending on the function menu page 3 setting for F5 (T INFO). The values displayed are approximate values calculated on the basis of the detected tape diameter. They are not precise to units of seconds.

2Menu display

This displays the function menu and setup menu.

For details on the function menu, see Chapter 11 and for details on the setup menu, see Chapter 12.

5MULTI CONTROL knob and SHIFT indicator

In function menu operations, rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to change settings that flash in the menu display section. In setup menu operations, rotate this knob to select menu items.

The SHIFT indicator lights when you press this knob in. In this state, the value of the setting changes by a greater amount when you rotate the knob.

6RESET button

To reset a CTL, time code (TC) or user bit (UB) value displayed in time data display area 1, hold this button down.

Resetting the CTL value erases all edit points.

BOT: Returned to top of tape.

EOT: Reached end of tape.

IN: video IN point

OUT: video OUT point

AIN: audio IN point

AOUT: audio OUT point

DUR: duration value

TCG (time code generator): time code generated by the internal time code generator

DOLBY NR indicator

This lights when the Dolby noise-reduction 2) circuit is functioning.

Speed indication area

This indicates the speed of a DMC playback.

During a DMC playback, “DMC SPD” is displayed in time data display area 2.

7Search control section

1 SHUTTLE button

2 JOG button

3 VAR button

RECORDER

 

 

 

 

SHUTTLE/VAR

4 SHUTTLE/VAR

 

 

 

 

JOG

JOG

 

 

 

LE

VAR

 

and JOG

H

 

 

 

S

 

TT

 

 

 

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

REVERSE

 

FORWAR

 

indicators

 

D

 

5 Search dial

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1) CONFI playback: This refers to playback of the audio

2) Dolby noise reduction: Dolby noise reduction

and video signals immediately after recording, using the

manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories

confidence heads, the signal being output to all intents

Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the double-D

and purposes simultaneously with recording. This is used

symbol ; are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

to check recording.

Licensing Corporation.

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