6-2 Shot Mark Operations

This section describes the operations concerning reading and writing shot marks. Note that the following operations cannot be carried out by remote control.

Shot mark operations are carried out from function menu page P104: SHOT MRK. Select F3 (SHOT MRK) in function menu page P05: MISC-2 to open function menu page P104: SHOT MRK.

SHOT MRK

SHOT MRK

 

 

MARK

REC/ERS

LIST

 

 

RE C

 

RE C

 

 

 

EXIT

 

 

 

 

190 shot marks have already been read in, only 10 shot marks will be read from the new tape.

In the shot mark list (see page 56) the data from different cassettes is separated by a separator.

6-2-2 Writing Shot Marks

To write recording start marks during recording

In setup menu item 631 “REC START MARK MODE”, select whether or not to write a recording start mark for each of the three recording modes (CRASH REC,

ASSEMBLE, INSERT).

When you set a particular mode to “ON”, a recording start mark is written on the tape each time you start recording in that mode.

Note

When using the insert edit mode, select F2 (INS TC) in function menu page P07: E.PRESET, turning it on.

6-2-1 Reading Shot Marks

To read in shot marks

With a cassette tape loaded and F7 (LIST) selected, press the F FWD or REW button.

While the shot marks are being read in, the F FWD or REW button flashes.

The unit searches to the end of the tape, then rewinds automatically.

For the procedure for listing the read shot marks, see page 56.

Note

It is possible to read in a maximum of 200 shot marks. When 200 shot marks have been read in, the ancillary message display on the control panel shows “SHOT LIST FULL”, and the reading stops.

To cancel the message, press one of the tape transport buttons.

To stop reading

Press the STOP button.

To read shot marks from more than one cassette

After changing the cassettes, carry out the reading operation again.

Data written in the new cassette will be added as long as the total does not exceed 200 shot marks. For example, if

To write shot mark 1, shot mark 2 or post marks

To select the type of shot mark to be written

In setup menu item 636 “MARK SELECT IN REC/ ASSEMBLE”, select SHOT1, SHOT2 or POST mark.

Note

If any of the mode settings in setup menu item 631 “REC START MARK MODE” is set to “ON” (to write a recording start mark), then the user bits are overwritten with the shot mark data for 20 frames from the start of recording in crash recording mode, assemble edit mode or insert edit mode.

To write in crash recording or assemble editing

1 Holding down the SHIFT/ENTRY button, select F2 (REC/ERS) in function menu page P104: SHOT MRK to set “REC”.

Note

A mark can be written only when F2 is set to “REC”.

2 At the position you want to write the mark, hold down the SHIFT/ENTRY button and select F3 (REC).

A mark of the type selected in the setup menu item 636 is written.

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