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playlist, so don't assume pressing PLAYLIST will load the same one you've been setting up (if in doubt, always
hit the playlist number on the keypad before hitting PLAYLIST).
Playback speed can be varied while a playlist is playing, just hit F9 to change to 75% (by default), and turn the
knob to vary speed on the fly. This allows you to see some events more slowly than others and allows the
playback time to be extended. (Slo-mo speeds cannot be programmed into playlist steps, they can only be
changed manually.) The STATUS display is continually updated to show the actual amount of time it will take to
finish playing the playlist at the speed in effect at each moment (or time until the next STL if any are
programmed). Sometimes you don't have time to finish playing a playlist and want to hurry it up. To do this,
press the RIGHT arrow key while a playlist is playing, the current step ends early and a switch is made to the
next step as though the end of the current step was reached. While stopped, the current step can be changed
using the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys or by entering a step number and pressing ENTER. If the IN or OUT
key is held while the LEFT or RIGHT arrow is pressed, playback is cued to the IN or OUT point of the new
step’s cue point. To cue to the current (not first) step, hold the IN key while pressing CUE. Hold OUT and press
CUE to cue to the OUT point (or PREROLL for 2 seconds earlier).
LOOPING
Looping is enabled by pressing the LOOP key so that the LOOP LED lights. When on, playback will continuously
loop between the last used cue point’s IN and OUT points. If the playlist mode is enabled, the entire playlist will
loop forever. Cue points must have a duration of at least 1 second for looping to operate properly.
STATUS DISPLAY
The STATUS display always shows the current status of the video server regardless of what is being done in the
menu system. Also, all transport keys (PLAY, STOP, CUE, SLO-MO, etc.) are always active. The bottom line of
the STATUS display always shows the record or playback status. When in slow motion mode, the speed reads out
in percent of normal speed, when in scan or shuttle, the display reads in multiples of normal speed. The beginning
of the top line shows the cue point that was last cued with CUE or PREROLL or created with REC.
REMAINING TIME DISPLAY
The top line of the STATUS display shows the time remaining in either the current clip (time until OUT point), or
if playlist mode is enabled, the time remaining until the end of the playlist or the next still step. The format of the
remaining time is -HH:MM:SS:FF, where the - sign indicates playback is before the OUT point (or playlist STL or
END), HH is hours, MM is minutes, SS is seconds, and FF is frames. If playback is after the OUT point, the
time after is shown preceded by a + sign.
REMAINING TIME IN SLO-MO
If playback is in slow motion and not stopped, the approximate remaining time is shown scaled for the current
playback speed. As speed is changed (by turning the knob or using speed preset keys), the remaining time is
adjusted on the fly to represent the actual time that playback will continue at that speed. If more than one hour
of recorded material remains, the speed calculation is not used. When the remaining time is scaled for speed, it
is preceded by a ‘v’ to indicate that variable play speed is taken into account.
TIMECODE POSITION DISPLAY
The actual timecode being played is displayed in lieu of remaining time when the OUT key is held down.
MENU DISPLAY
The MENU display is used for various purposes depending on the panel’s mode. Press HOME and turn PLAYLIST
off to return to normal display mode.
HOME DISPLAY
The MENU display normally shows the
“current”
cue point number and IN point timecode on the top line and its
duration on the bottom line. The OUT point timecode can be viewed instead of duration by holding the OUT
key. To change to a different cue point, simply enter the cue point number on the keypad and press ENTER. If
you press CUE or PREROLL instead of ENTER, it has the same effect as pressing ENTER, then CUE or
PREROLL (playback immediately cues to the newly entered cue point). The RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys
change to the next or previous cue point. If IN or OUT is held while the RIGHT or LEFT arrow is used, playback
cues to each new cue point. This allows quick browsing of successive cue points.
