Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
2-16 Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
2-1 Control Panels
5 Tape/disk transport control section
1 STANDBY button
Use this as follows, depending on the currently
selected device.
For TAPE
When a cassette is inserted and this button is off, to put
the VTR 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, recording or
playback can start immediately.
To end standby mode, press the STANDBY button,
turning it off.
If 8 minutes (value can be varied using extended menu
item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit
automatically switches out of standby mode to protect
the tape.
For MASTER or PROGRAM
Pressing this button has no effect. When a file on the
hard disk is open for recording or playback, this button
lights.
2 PREROLL 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 or hard disk. 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 basic
menu item 001 or extended menu item 401.
Cuing up edit points
Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT
button while pressing this button to cue up to the
corresponding edit point.
3 REC (record) button
To start recording, press this button together with the
PLAY button, turning it on.
Monitoring in E-E mode
When the unit is in stop mode, when you press this
button it lights, and you can monitor the video and
audio in E-E mode. To return to the original state,
press the STOP button.
During playback, search, fast forward, or rewind,
while this button is held down you can monitor the
video and audio in E-E mode. In this case the button
does not light.
4 STOP button
To stop recording or playback, press this button,
turning it on.
When you stop playback, the unit switches either to
still playback or to E-E mode according to setup menu
settings, and the settings of the PB.EE button and PB
button.
1) Stop mode: the state in which the device currently the
subject of operation is stopped, and the STOP button is
lit.
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1 STANDBY button
3 REC button
2 PREROLL button
4 STOP button
5 F FWD button
8 EJECT button
7 REW button
6 PLAY button