2-1 Control Panel

Controls and Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

1Menu display

Menus selected by pressing the menu buttons appear here.

Each menu shows the functions assigned to each function button ([F1] to [F10]) and information necessary for making settings, such as time codes.

2Menu buttons

Press to activate the respective menu.

HOME button: Activates the HOME menu. Settings for basic or editing operations are made in the HOME menu.

TC button: Activates the TC (time code) menu. In the TC menu, you can switch between LTC and VITC and between DF and NDF, and make settings for time code displays on an external monitor.

CUE button: Activates the CUE menu. In the CUE menu, you can register 10 cue points per page for a total of 100 cue points.

PF1 button: Activates the PF (Personal Function) 1 menu. In the PF1 menu, you can register frequently used settings in other menus. Settings for video input/output signals are factory set.

PF2 button: Activates the PF (Personal Function) 2 menu. In the PF2 menu, you can register frequently used settings in other menus. Settings for audio input/output signals are factory set.

SET UP button: Activates the SET UP menu. Use the SET UP menu to restore settings to the VTR memory banks or IC memory card, register functions to the PF1/2 menus, and set items in the VTR SETUP menu.

For details, see Chapter 4, “Menu Settings” on page 4-1.

3MEMORY CARD indicator

Lights up when the memory card is inserted. The indicator will flash when the memory card is improperly inserted or when the memory card battery is dead.

4ACCESS button

Press this button to directly activate the MEMORY CARD menu. Flashes when the control panel is accessing the memory card.

Note

Do not eject the memory card while the ACCESS button is flashing as this may damage the contents of the memory card.

5Memory card insertion slot

Insert memory cards here. VTR settings can be stored on cards and used to configure the VTR and control panel at a later date, thus reducing the time required for set up.

Press the button beside the insertion slot to eject the memory card.

6Function buttons

Activates the functions in each menu.

7ALT (alternative) button

Press to change the functions of the current menu. Press again to return to the original functions.

8MAINTENANCE switch Activates the MAINTENANCE menu.

To operate this switch, push it in using the tip of a pen or some other pointed object while holding down the SFT button.

9ALARM indicator

Flashes when the communication between the VTR and the control panel is abnormal.

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Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls