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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders
Chapter 12 External Devices
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 the
device (only when the EVS XT server is operated with
video disk communications protocol).
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 keyframe control block 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: playback repeatedly between the start
point and stop point.
When recue is set: when playback reaches the stop point,
automatically cue up to the start 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.
1. Press the [RUN] button to play to a point close to the
end of a file.
2. Stop playback.
3. Press the [RUN] button once more.
In such cases, first recall a different register, then carry
out the following sequence:
1. Recall the original register again.
2. Press the [REWIND] button.
3. Press the [RUN] button.
Making and saving settings relating to
Cueup & Play
1
Press the [EFF] button in the numeric keypad control
block, turning it on.
This assigns the numeric keypad control block to
keyframe operations, and the [RCALL] button lights.
2
Press the region selection button for the region for
which you want to make the setting, turning it on.
You can select more than one button.
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.
Tape Out No tape is loaded
(VTR).
No file loaded.
(Sony disk 9-pin
protocol or
Extended VTR)
No file loaded.
Rec Recording. Recording.
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. —
Operating
status
display
When VTR,
Extended VTR, or
Sony disk 9-pin
protocol is used
When video disk
communications
protocol is used
Notes
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