8Tape transport control section

1PREROLL button

PREROLL

STANDBY

2 STANDBY button

REW

PLAY

F FWD

STOP

 

 

3 STOP button

4 F FWD button

5PLAY button

6SERVO indicator

7REW button

Fault display function

The STOP button flashes in the following cases:

•When setup menu item 105 is set to ON, there is no external reference signal input.

•The input external reference signal is different from the signal specified by setup menu item 337.

4F FWD (fast forward) button

To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it on.

5PLAY button

To start playback, press this button, turning it on.

To operate in capstan override mode

Hold down this button, and turn the search dial.

For details of capstan override mode, see page 4-4.

Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

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 to DMC playback control points

Hold down the STUNT IN, STUNT OUT, PLAY IN, or PLAY OUT button while pressing this button to cue up to the corresponding DMC playback control point.

2STANDBY button

When this button is off with a cassette inserted in the unit, 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, 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.

3STOP button

To stop playback, press this button, turning it on.

6SERVO indicator

Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked.

7REW (rewind) button

To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.

9ALARM indicator and KEY INHI indicator

ALARM indicator

This lights when a hardware error is detected on the unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.

When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in the time data/menu display section. If you are using the HDSDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER), SDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER) or COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3

(SUPER) connector, then when the setting of F4 (CHARA) in function menu page 4 is ON, the error message also appears on the monitor screen.

For details on error messages, refer to Section 1-24 in the Maintenance Manual Volume 1.

KEY INHI (inhibit) indicator

This indicator lights when the KEY INHI switch on the switch panel (see page 2-11)is set to ON.

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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.

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

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