Sony MSV-970, Operation Manual

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Setting the Stand-by off Timer During Rec-Pause
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3-7 Setting the Stand-by
off Timer During Rec-
Pause
The VTR SAVE/STBY switch allows you to control the
VTR power mode during pauses in recording (rec-pause)
or when stopped.
However, even in the standby mode (with the VTR SAVE/
STBY switch set to STBY), you can set the VTR in such a
way that the mode is automatically switched from the
standby mode to save mode when the tape does not run for
a preset time, using the VTR MODE page of the
MAINTENANCE menu.
1
Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Settings for recording essence
marks to the system area” (page 38) to display the
VTR MODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the
b
mark to STBY
OFF TIMER, then push the MENU knob.
The
b
mark on the left of “STBY OFF TIMER”
changes to a z mark, and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
3
Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise
until the desired STBY OFF TIMER appears.
If you turn the MENU knob clockwise or
counterclockwise, STBY OFF TIMER changes in the
following sequence: 60MIN
y
30MIN
y
10MIN
y
5MIN
y
OFF.
In order not to enter in the VTR SAVE mode, select
OFF.
To enter the VTR SAVE mode, select the desired time.
4
Press the MENU knob.
The z mark on the left of “STBY OFF TIMER”
returns to an
b
mark, and the ? mark to the left of the
setting returns to the z mark.
5
To end menu operations, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
REC TALLY BLINK : ON
REC START BEEP : OFF
LCD DISPLAY HOLD: TIMER
LCD HOLD TIMER : 1H
REC VIDEO RATE : 50M
STBY OFF TIMER : 60MIN
STOP KEY FREEZE : OFF
M08 VTR MODE