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– Press the [RUN] button to play to a point close to the 
end of a file t stop playback t press the [RUN] 
button again.
Perform the following operation if playback freezes.
– Recall another register t recal
l the target register t 
press the [REWIND] button t press the [RUN] 
button.
• Some operating limitations apply when the video disk 
co
mmunications protocol is used.  
These are explained with reference to the following 
fi
gure, which illustrates creation of a timeline that plays 
from the video of file A to the video of file B.
– With the following settings, black video or still image 
ap
pears momentarily when playback switches from 
file A to file B:
– Some actions may not operate with the following 
setti
ngs.
Does not operate when KF2 variable speed is set to a 
negat
ive value. It does operate when the file B action 
is set to “Start” and then variable speed is set to a 
negative value after file B starts playing.
– With the following settings, switching from file A to 
file
 B does not occur.
If playback continues to show video of file A without 
sw
itching to file B, a “Stop” action is required for file 
A in order to switch to file B.
• Loop/recue cannot be set on a timeline for the video 
di
sk communications protocol.
• When using the Odetics protocol, the variable speed 
act
ion may not operate, depending on the connected 
device.
• Folder selection cannot be set on a timeline for the 
A
MP protocol.
Setting an action
You can configure an action at a keyframe point on an 
effect timeline.
For details about setting an effect timeline, see “Effect 
Timeline Operations (Menu)” (page 262).
For a disk recorder, the target file must be loaded.
For details about loading a file, see “Disk Recorder File 
Operations” (page 224).
• Up to eight files can be configured for a single effect 
t
imeline.
• If you have not configured a file, the file loaded at the 
keyframe 
point when the effect timeline is executed 
becomes the target of the action.
• AMP protocol folder selection cannot be set on an 
effect
 timeline. The folder loaded at the keyframe point 
when an effect timeline is executed becomes the target 
of the action.
1
Open the Home > External Device > Device > 
Timeline > Action menu (16101.41).
DDR/VTR timeline settings information is displayed 
f
or each device channel number (1 to 12).
2
Select the target device for operation.
3
In the [Action] group, select an action to set.
Cueup: Set
 a cueup action.
Start: S
et a start action.
Stop: Set
 a stop action.
• When both a stop point and variable speed are set 
for a st
art action, the variable speed setting takes 
priority.
• When a stop point timecode or the disk recorder 
end
-of-file is reached before executing a stop 
action, operation stops at that point.
• When a start point is not set for a cueup action for a 
d
isk recorder, set cueup to the start of the file.
4
Press the left button in the [Start TC] group and enter 
a start point timecode in the numeric keypad window.
KF1 action Status of file A KF2 action
Start Playback Start
Start Playback Cueup
Variable Speed Playback at 
va
riable speed
Cueup
Cueup Cueup Cueup
KF1 action Status of file A KF2 action
Start Playback Variable Speed
Variable Speed Playback at 
va
riable speed
Variable Speed
Cueup Cueup Variable Speed
KF1 action Status of file A KF2 action
Variable Speed Playback at 
va
riable speed
Start
Cueup Cueup Start
Notes 
Notes