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Selects whether or not to display the tape label.
ON : Displays the tape label for about five seconds when a cassette that has a tape label
is inserted.
OFF: Does not display the tape label.
Notes
• The tape label is displayed only on the analog video output.
• If the tape label has been made with an other VCR or camcorder, this unit cannot display
a tape label that includes a font that the unit does not have.
LABEL DISP
Icon/Menu
Submenu
Setting
(page)
CM SET menu
CM
CM SET
CM SEARCH
(page 29 (GB))
Selects the mode which searches recordings.
ON : Searches recordings using the cassette memory. (If the tape does not have cassette
memory, the beginning of recording is searched for using the search signals on the
tape.)
OFF: Always searches recordings using the search signals on the tape.
TITLE DISP
Selects whether or not to display the title.
ON : Displays the superimposed title for about five seconds when the unit plays back the
point where the title is recorded.
OFF: Does not display the title.
Notes
• The title that has been made with the camera or an external device is displayed. You
cannot make a title with this unit.
• The unit cannot display a font that the unit does not have.
• The title is displayed only on the analog video output.
TAPE LABEL
Makes a tape label. (You can enter up to 10 characters on a tape label.)
If you select this item, one of the following symbols appears. If no cassette is loaded,
nothing is displayed.
: Tape with cassette memory
: Tape without cassette memory
You can make a tape label as follows:
1 On the TAPE LABEL screen, select the line that has the alphabet character you want by
pressing the
M
/
m
and SET buttons. (The cursor moves to the first character of the line.)
2 Select a character by pressing the
M
/
m
and SET buttons. (The selected character is
entered. To erase a character, select [
P
]; the last character is erased.)
TAPE LABEL
__________
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F
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[MENU] : END
TAPE LABEL
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TAPE LABEL
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[MENU] : END
TAPE LABEL
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[MENU]
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Icon/Menu
Submenu
Setting
(page)
CM
CM SET
CM SET
CM SEARCH
T I TLE D I SP
LABEL D I SP
TAPE LABEL
I TEM ERASE
ERASE ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
RETURN
OK
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
CM SET
CM SEARCH
T I TLE D I SP
LABEL D I SP
TAPE LABEL
I TEM ERASE
ERASE ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
RETURN
OK
,
CM SET
CM SEARCH
T I TLE D I SP
LABEL D I SP
TAPE LABEL
I TEM ERASE
ERASE ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
RETURN
EXECUTE
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
,
CM SET
CM SEARCH
T I TLE D I SP
LABEL D I SP
TAPE LABEL
I TEM ERASE
ERASE ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
ERASING
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
CM SET
CM SEARCH
T I TLE D I SP
LABEL D I SP
TAPE LABEL
I TEM ERASE
ERASE ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
COMPLETE
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
,
ERASE ALL
Erases all items in the cassette memory.
If you select this item, one of the following symbols appears. If no cassette is loaded,
nothing is displayed.
: Tape with cassette memory
: Tape without cassette memory
Erase all items in the cassette memory as follows:
1 To erase all items, select OK, otherwise select RETURN. (If you select OK, the unit will
check again to see if you really want to erase all items.)
2 To erase all items, select EXECUTE, otherwise select RETURN. (If you select
EXECUTE, the ERASING message will flash, and the unit starts erasing all items in the
cassette memory. While the ERASING message is flashing, you cannot use the
M
/
m
or
SET buttons. After all items have been erased, the COMPLETE message appears.
Press the
M
/
m
button to erase the COMPLETE message.)
Note
You cannot erase all items in the cassette memory in the following cases:
• The unit does not have a tape inserted or the tape is being unloaded.
• The tape does not have cassette memory.
• The tape is write-protected.
• The tape is being recorded.
• The cassette memory is being used.
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OTHERS menu
Icon/Menu
Submenu
Setting
(page)
OTHERS
DV IN TC
Selects whether to record internal time code or external time code while the unit records the
signals input from the DV IN/OUT connector in DVCAM format.
INTERNAL : Records the time code generated by the internal time code generator. (If no
time code is recorded on the tape, the unit records time code from 00:00:00:00. If there
is time code already recorded on the tape, the unit records continuous time code from
this point.)
EXTERNAL: Records the time code with video and audio signals input from the DV IN/
OUT connector.
Notes
• When you set the REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, this item cannot be used.
Even if it is once set to EXTERNAL, the setting turns invalid and the unit records the
internal time code when you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP.
• When this item is set to EXTERNAL, the INPUT SELECT selector on the front panel is set
to DV, and no signal is input from the DV IN/OUT connector, if you start recording, bars (—
:—:—:—) are recorded as time code. At the point that inputting of a signal begins, the time
code of that signal will be recorded.
• If you set this item to EXTERNAL and the external time code input is discontinuous or
does not advance correctly, recording or displaying the time code on this unit may not be
done correctly. If there is a discontinuous time code on your recorded tape, you may not
be able to edit or search correctly, depending on the device used to edit.
CLOCK SET
(page 37 (GB))
Sets the internal clock of the unit.
Pressing the
M
/
m
and SET buttons, sets the time (year, month, day, hour and minute).
(When you set the minute, the second count will start from 00.)
Notes
• This item cannot be set during recording.
• Regardless of the DATE DISP setting on the DISPLAY SET menu, the date for CLOCK
SET is displayed in the Y/M/D order.
• The internal backup battery will be fully charged in about 10 hours when power is provided
to the unit. A fully charged internal backup battery can run the internal clock for about one
month without the power provided through the AC adaptor.
HRS METER
(page 53 (GB))
Displays the accumulated time counts (by the digital hours meter) in units of 10 hours or 10 counts.
OPERATION: Power on duration
DRUM RUN: Drum rotation duration
TAPE RUN: Tape run duration
THREADING: Tape unthreading count
TC FORMAT
Selects the frame mode.
AUTO : Automatically sets the frame mode in accordance with the inserted cassette. (If
nothing is recorded on the tape, the mode is set to the non-drop frame mode. If the unit
cannot read the frame mode correctly in the tape, the unit will use the frame mode that
was set in the last position it was able to read correctly on the tape. If you turn the
power on/off or remove the tape, the mode of the last position it was able to read
correctly is cleared and the mode is set to the non-drop frame mode.)
DF: Selects the drop frame mode.
NDF: Selects the non-drop frame mode.
Notes
• When the NTSC/PAL select switch is set to PAL, the unit works as a PAL model.
Therefore while recording in the DVCAM format, the time code generated by the unit turns
to the non-drop frame mode. Even if an NTSC formatted signal is input from the DV IN/
OUT connector, the time code generated by the unit is non-drop frame mode as long as
the switch is set to PAL, regardless of this item setting. If you intend to set the unit to
generate the time code in the drop frame mode, set the NTSC/PAL select switch to NTSC.
• Regardless of this setting, the frame mode is set to drop frame when you record in DV
format (Only for NTSC).
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Icon/Menu
Submenu
Setting
(page)
CM
CM SET
TAPE LABEL
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2. After entering all characters for the tape label, select [SET].
Note
The unit cannot display the TAPE LABEL screen in the following cases:
• The unit does not have a tape inserted or the tape is being unloaded.
• The tape does not have cassette memory.
• The cassette memory is full of data other than the tape label data.
• The tape is write-protected.
• The tape is being recorded.
• The cassette memory is being used.
ITEM ERASE Erases a cassette memory item.
If you select this item, one of the following symbols appears. If no cassette is loaded,
nothing is displayed.
: Tape with cassette memory
: Tape without cassette memory
The available items are as follows:
INDEX ALL: Erases the index data.
TITLE ALL: Erases the title data.
DATE ALL: Erases the date data.
PHOTO ALL: Erases the photo data.
You can erase an item as follows:
1 Select an item to erase by pressing the
M
/
m
and SET buttons.
2 To erase the item, select OK, otherwise select RETURN. (If you select OK, the unit will
check again to see if you really want to erase the item.)
3 To erase the item, select EXECUTE, otherwise select RETURN. (If you select
EXECUTE, the ERASING message will flash, and the unit will start erasing the item in
the cassette memory. While the ERASING message is flashing, you cannot use the
M
/
m
or SET buttons. After the item has been erased, the COMPLETE message appears.
Press the
M
/
m
button to erase the COMPLETE message.)
Notes
• You cannot make a title, mark the date for date search, or record in the photo mode with
this unit.
• You cannot erase an item in the cassette memory in the following cases:
– The unit does not have a tape inserted or the tape is being unloaded.
– The tape does not have cassette memory.
– The tape is write-protected.
– The tape is being recorded.
– The cassette memory is being used.
CM SET
I TEM ERASE
I NDEX ALL
T I T LE ALL
DATE ALL
PHOTO ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
RETURN
OK
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
CM SET
I TEM ERASE
I NDEX ALL
T I T LE ALL
DATE ALL
PHOTO ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
RETURN
OK
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
,
CM SET
I TEM ERASE
I NDEX ALL
T I T LE ALL
DATE ALL
PHOTO ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
ERASING
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
,
CM SET
I TEM ERASE
I NDEX ALL
T I T LE ALL
DATE ALL
PHOTO ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
RETURN
EXECUTE
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
CM SET
I TEM ERASE
I NDEX ALL
T I T LE ALL
DATE ALL
PHOTO ALL
RETURN
[MENU] : END
COMPLETE
VTR
A
DISP
CM
ETC
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