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Front panel
APLAYER and RECORDER buttons
These buttons are operated if the VTR is to be used
as a recorder to conduct editing operations with a
VTR equipped with an RS-422A serial interface
remote control connector (9 pins). Neither button
works when the VTR is used on its own.
PLAYER:
When this button is pressed, its lamp lights to
indicate that the player connected to the VTR can
be operated by remote control. The VTR’s editing
and tape transport system buttons can now be
used to control the player.
RECORDER:
When this button is pressed, its lamp lights to
indicate that the editing and tape transport
system buttons can now be used to operate the
recorder (this VTR).
When the PLAYER button or RECORDER button is
pressed while ENA has been selected as the setup
menu No. 200 (PARA RUN) setting, the lamps of
both buttons light to indicate that the VTR now
serves as the master unit for parallel run operations.
(However, when this setting is used, it is no longer
possible to perform external control from the 9-pin
REMOTE connector.)
BSearch button
When this button is pressed, the search mode is
established.
When it is pressed after the search dial has been
set to the shuttle mode and turned to the desired
position, playback starts at the speed which was set
by the search dial.
CSHTL/SLOW button
This button is used to select whether the search dial
is to be used for SHTL or SLOW applications.
Each time it is pressed, the search dial is set
alternately to SHTL or SLOW.
Parts and their functions
(continued)
DSearch dial
This dial is used to locate the edit points.
Each time it is pressed, it is set alternatively to the
SHTL/SLOW mode or the JOG mode, and the JOG,
SHTL or SLOW lamp lights.
When the power is turned on, the search dial will not
operate unless it is first returned to the STILL
position.
SHTL (shuttle) mode:
When the dial is turned and set to the desired
position while the SHTL lamp among the JOG,
SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit, the tape can be
played at the speed corresponding to the angle at
which the dial has been turned. A still picture
appears when the dial is set to the center
position.
SLOW mode:
When the dial is turned all the way in the
counterclockwise direction while the SLOW lamp
among the JOG, SHTL and SLOW lamps is lit,
the tape speed is set to –4.1a. Similarly, when it
is set to the center position, it is set to still picture,
and when it is turned all the way in the clockwise
direction, it is set to +4.1a. The SLOW speed in
each direction can be selected using setup menu
No. 320 (VAR FWD MAX) and No. 321 (VAR
REV MAX).
JOG mode:
In this mode, the dial’s click-stops are released,
and the tape is played back at the speed (–1a to
+1a) corresponding to the speed at which the
dial is turned.
The maximum speed can be set using setup
menu No. 323 (JOG FWD MAX) and No. 324
(JOG REV MAX).
EJOG and SHTL/SLOW lamps
These lamps indicate the search dial mode.
JOG:
This lights in the JOG mode.
SHTL/SLOW:
This lights in the SHTL/SLOW mode.
FCOUNTER button
Each time this button is pressed, the counter display
on the display panel changes to the next setting in
the following sequence: CTL 5 TC 5 UB.
GRESET button
When this button is pressed in the CTL mode, the
counter display is reset to [00:00:00:00]. At the
same time, any edit points that have been registered
will also be cleared.
When this button is pressed while the
(SHIFT+PLAYER) is held down in the TC or UB
mode, the time code generator is reset.
TC PRESET
ON
POWER
REMOTE
SUPER
REC INH
TCG
MODE
ON
OFF
DVCPRO 50
EJECT
SEARCH
TC
CUE
VIDEO
ASSEM
COUNTER
CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4
PF 1 PF 2 PF 3 PF 4
RESET
PLAYER
RECORDER
SET
TC PRESET
MENU
PF
STAND BY
EDIT
A OUT
OUTIN SET
A IN
PREROLL
AUTO EDIT
PREVIEW/
REVIEW
INPUT SELECTMETER
AUDIO MON SELAUDIO MIXHEADPHONES
AUDIO VOL SEL
VIDEO
CH 1
RMIX
1&2
CH1/3
PULL
CH2/4
REC CH1/3
CH1/3CH2/4
REC CH2/4
3&4
L
CH 2 CH 3 CH 4
AUDIO
FULL/FINE
RECPLAY
REW FF
SHIFT
PULL
STOP
INSERT
PUSH
DVCPRO
DV
2
X
OFF
REC
PB
UNITY
VAR
ON
OFF
INT
EXT
TAP E
EE
XL/L/M-
cassette
SHTL
JOG
SLOW
F B CE
G D
A
TC PRESET