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, 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 audio only

V-PREAD:Preread of video only

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. However, CONFI playback is not possible during editing.

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: Total time of the tape.

REM: Remaining time on the tape.

Depending on the setting of F5 (T INFO) in function menu page 3, either TOTL (TOTAL) or REM (REMAIN) is displayed.

The values displayed are approximate values calculated on the basis of the detected tape diameter. They are not precise to units of seconds.

The following appear when the top or end of the tape is reached.

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

2Menu display

This displays the function menu and setup menu.

For details on the function menu, see Chapter 9 and for details on the setup menu, see Chapter 10.

5MULTI CONTROL knob and PUSH/ 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 PUSH/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.

7Search control section

1 SHUTTLE button

2 JOG button

3 VAR button

RECORDER

 

SHUTTLE/VAR

4 SHUTTLE/VAR

 

JOG

 

JOG

 

VA

R

and JOG

SHUTTLE

 

REVERSE

 

FORWARD

indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Search dial

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1)CONFI playback: This refers to playback of the audio and video signals immediately after recording, using the confidence heads, the signal being output to all intents

and purposes simultaneously with recording. This is used to check recording.

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