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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders
Chapter 10 External Devices
Status: Status of each device.
a) Not supported by Extended VTR.
Current: Shows timecode for current device position.
Start TC: Shows timecode for start point set on device.
Stop TC: Shows timecode for stop point set on device.
Variable: Shows the variable speed set for each device.
Delay: Shows start delay time set on device.
Mode: Shows operation mode (Loop or Recue) set for
each device.
Cueup & Play
You can use the device control block or Device menu to
save Cueup & Play settings (start point timecode, stop
point timecode, start delay time, and so on) for a VTR, disk
recorder or Extended VTR in an effect register. By
recalling this register, you can operate the following
buttons in the Flexi Pad to automatically control the VTR,
disk recorder or Extended VTR.
[REWIND] button: Cue up to the start point timecode
[RUN] button: Play
With this function you can also stop the VTR, disk
recorder or Extended VTR used for playback at the stop
point timecode recalled from the same register.
Disk recorder (video disk communications
protocol) operation when loop /recue is set
When loop is set: Plays repeatedly between the start point
and stop point.
When recue is set: Automatically cues up the start point
when play reaches the stop point.
• In an effect register set on the VTR/disk recorder
timeline, Cueup & Play settings are not possible. To add
Cueup & Play settings to such a register, first clear the
VTR/disk recorder timeline setting before carrying out
the operation.
• When using a disk recorder with Cueup & Play, if you
carry out the following sequence of operations, the
system may freeze on the frame of the start point.
Press the [RUN] button to play to a point close to the end
of a file, stop playback, then press the [RUN] button
once more.
In such cases, first recall a different register, then carry
out the following sequence:
Recall the original register again, press the [REWIND]
button, then press the [RUN] button.
Making and saving settings relating to
Cueup & Play
1
In the Flexi Pad, press the [EFF] button, turning it on.
2
Press the button corresponding to the region you want
to select, turning it on.
You can select more than one button.
For details about the method of region selection,
1 “Selecting regions in the Flexi Pad” (p. 150).
3
Enter the number of the register to be recalled with the
numeric keypad buttons.
To search for an empty register, instead of entering a
number, press the [.] (period) button.
Operating
status
display
When VTR is used When video disk
communications
or Extended
VTRis used
XXXX Communications
with the device are
being carried out
normally, but status
information is not
received.
Not
communicating, or
communicating but
the device type
cannot be read.
Local The REMOTE/
LOCAL switch of
the device is set to
LOCAL.
Port is not open.
Tape Out No tape is loaded. No file loaded.
Rec Recording. Recording.
a)
Cue> Cueing up in the
forward direction.
—
Cue< Cueing up in the
reverse direction.
—
Eject Ejecting cassette. —
Stb Off Stopped in standby
off mode.
—
Stop Stopped in standby
on mode.
Stopped.
Play Playing. Playing.
FF Fast forwarding. —
Rewind Rewinding. —
Shtl> Playing in the
forward direction in
shuttle mode.
—
Shtl< Playing in the
reverse direction in
shuttle mode.
—
Var> Playing in the
forward direction in
variable mode.
Playing in the
forward direction in
variable mode.
Var< Playing in the
reverse direction in
variable mode.
Playing in the
reverse direction in
variable mode.
Jog> Playing in the
forward direction in
jog mode.
Playing in the
forward direction in
jog mode.
Jog< Playing in the
reverse direction in
jog mode.
Playing in the
reverse direction in
jog mode.
Still Playing still image. —
Notes
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