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Icon/Menu

Submenu

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VTR SET

STILL TIME

Selects the time to switch to the tape protection mode from the still mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B30sec :

30 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

1min :

1 minute

 

 

 

 

 

2min :

2 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

3min :

3 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If the unit is left in the playback pause mode for a long time, the tape or the video heads

 

 

 

 

 

may be damaged or the video heads may become clogged. Select the shortest time

 

 

 

 

 

possible. Particularly, when using a Mini-DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes, select

 

 

 

 

 

[30sec] or [1min].

 

 

 

 

• When the setting is changed in the playback pause mode, the first tape protection mode

 

 

 

 

 

change uses the time setting from before the settings were changed. From the second tape

 

 

 

 

 

protection mode change, the new time setting is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM STILL

Selects the tape protection mode to change the mode to after the time set in [STILL TIME] is

 

 

 

 

past.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSTOP :

Stops the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

STEP FORWARD :Forwards one frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you play a tape recorded in HDV format with [STEP FORWARD] selected, the tape

 

 

 

 

advances a few frames forward at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM REC P

Selects the tape protection mode which the unit changes to after the recording has been

 

 

 

 

paused for more than 3 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

BSTOP :

Stops the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

REC PAUSE : Maintains the recording pause mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the recording pause mode continues for a long time after you select [REC PAUSE],

 

 

 

 

the tape may be damaged or the video heads may be damaged or clogged. If there is no

 

 

 

 

other reason to do otherwise, select [STOP]. Particularly when you use a Mini-DV cassette

 

 

 

 

that is longer than 60 minutes, select [STOP].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC/UB SET menu

Icon/Menu

Submenu

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC/UB SET

TC PRESET

Reset the time code value or set the desired time code value.

 

 

 

 

 

(page 52)

 

PRESET : Sets the desired time code value.

 

 

 

 

 

RESET :

Resets the time code value to 00:00:00:00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

To set the initial time code value, you need to set [TC MAKE] to [PRESET] first. If [TC MAKE]

 

 

 

 

has been set to [REGENERATE], or [HDV/DV IN TC] has been set to [EXTERNAL], this

 

 

 

 

setting is not effective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UB PRESET

Resets the user bits value or sets the desired user bits value.

 

 

 

(page 53)

 

PRESET : Sets the user bits value. (You can set the user bits as eight-digit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hexadecimal values (0 to 9, A to F) (base 16) to have the date, time, scene

 

 

 

 

 

RESET :

number, and other information inserted into the user bits.)

 

 

 

 

 

Resets the user bits value to 00 00 00 00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV/DV and HDV signals are input to the unit, this

 

 

 

 

setting is not effective. (When color bars are displayed or during recording, this setting is

 

 

 

 

effective.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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