2-1 Control Panels

Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

8REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator

This indicator is on or off according to the combination of the F5 (RECINH) setting on function menu page 4 and the record inhibit plug on the cassette, as shown in the following table. When this indicator is on, recording on tape is prohibited.

REC INHI indicator indications

RECINH setting

State of the record

REC INHI

 

inhibit plug on the

indicator state

 

cassette

 

ON

Record inhibit/permit

Lit

 

 

 

OFF

Record inhibit

Lit a)

 

Record permit

Off

 

 

 

a)It is possible to make a setting (setup menu item 107) so that in this case the indicator flashes.

9Tape transport control section

1PREROLL button

2REC button

PREROLL

REC

EDIT

3 EDIT button

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 STANDBY button

REW

PLAY

F FWD

STOP

 

 

 

 

 

5 STOP button

6 F FWD button

7PLAY button

8SERVO indicator

9REW button

1PREROLL button

Press this button to cue up to the preroll point (before the IN point by the time set as the preroll time) on the tape. You can change or select the preroll time and the state of the unit at the end of preroll (“stop mode” 1) or (still playback mode) using setup menu item 001 or 401.

Cuing up edit points

Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button while pressing this button to cue up to the corresponding edit point.

2REC (record) button

To start recording, press this button together with the PLAY button, turning it on.

Monitoring in E-E mode

When the unit is in stop mode, pressing the REC button causes it to light and allows you to monitor the video and audio in E-E mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP button.

During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind, while the REC button is held down you can monitor the video and audio in E-E mode. In this case the button does not light.

3EDIT button

To carry out manual editing, press this button simultaneously with the PLAY button.

Monitoring in E-E mode

When the unit is in stop mode, pressing the EDIT button causes it to light and allows you to monitor the input signal selected with the ASSEMBLE button or INSERT buttons in E-E mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP button.

During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind, while the EDIT button is held down you can monitor the video and audio input signals in E-E mode.

4STANDBY button

When a cassette is inserted and this button is off, to put the unit in standby mode, press the button, turning it on.

In standby mode, the drum is rotating and the tape is in contact with the drum. As a result, recording or playback can start immediately.

To end standby mode, press the STANDBY button, turning it off.

If 8 minutes (value can be varied using setup menu item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit automatically switches out of standby mode to protect the tape.

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1)Stop mode: The state in which the device currently the subject of operation is stopped, and the STOP button is lit.

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