Appendix

Menu List

Items Related to Recording Protection (501~)

The values enclosed in a box are factory settings.

Item number

Item

Settable range

Function

 

501

STILL TIMER

0.5 sec

Select the amount of time after which the VTR to

 

 

 

5 sec

automaticallyenterstape-protectmode,forthepurposeof

 

 

10 sec

protecting the video head and tape.

 

 

 

20 sec

This is the time between stopping of the tape (stop mode or

 

 

30 sec

still-picture mode in search mode) and the change to

tape-

 

 

40 sec

protectionmode.

 

 

 

The selectable range of time is from 0.5 second to 30

 

 

 

50 sec

 

 

 

minutes.

 

 

 

1 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 min

 

 

 

 

3 min

 

 

 

 

4 min

 

 

 

 

5 min

 

 

 

 

6 min

 

 

 

 

7 min

 

 

 

 

[8 min]

 

 

 

 

30 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

502

TAPE

[step fwd]

Specifies the tape-protect mode the VTR changes from still-

 

PROTECTION

standbyoff

picturemodewhilesearching.

 

 

MODE SEARCH

tensionrelease

Theunitentersautomaticallythespecifiedtape-protect

 

 

 

 

mode after the time specified in item 501 has elapsed.

 

 

 

 

step fwd:Atwo-secondstepadvanceisrepeatedinforward

 

 

 

direction at 1/30 times normal tape speed.

 

 

 

 

standby off: The VTR enters standby off mode (standby is

 

 

 

canceled).

 

 

 

 

tension release: The VTR enters tension release mode

 

 

 

 

(tape tension is released).

 

 

 

 

 

503

TAPE

[standby off]

Specifies the tape-protect mode the VTR changes to from

 

PROTECTION

tensionrelease

thestopmode.

 

 

MODE FROM

 

Theunitautomaticallyentersthespecifiedtape-protect

 

 

STOP

 

mode after the elapse of time specified by the item 501.

 

 

 

 

standby off: The VTR enters standby off mode (standby is

 

 

 

canceled).

 

 

 

 

tension release: The VTR enters tension release mode

 

 

 

 

(tape tension is released).

 

504

DRUM ROTATION

[off]

Setsthedrumrotationtoonoroffduringstandby-offmode.

 

IN STANDBY OFF

on

off:Drumrotationisstopped.

 

 

 

 

on:Drumrotationcontinues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

505

STILL TENSION

[normal]

Setsthetapetensioncontrolinstill-picturemode.

 

 

 

loose

normal:Maintainsthetapetensionthatensuresuneffected

 

 

 

playbackeveninstill-picturemode.

 

 

 

 

(This is the normal setting for VTR operations.)

 

 

 

 

loose:Setsthetapetensionlowerthanthatofthe“normal”

 

 

 

setting after the VTR enters still-picture mode. In this

 

 

 

 

case, picture playback is not ensured. (For long

 

 

 

 

standbys(e.g.,LMS)instill-picturemode,thissettingis

 

 

 

recommended.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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