Sony MSW-M2100 - Manual (Page 82)

Chapter 8
Setup Menus
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Chapter 8 Setup Menus
8-4 Items in the Extended Setup Menu
Menu items in the range 400 to 499, relating to preroll
a) When controlled from an editor (BVE-2000/9100 etc.), selecting “REEL” allows high-speed cuing up.
Menu items in the range 500 to 599, relating to tape protection
Item number Item name Settings
401 FUNCTION MODE
AFTER CUEUP Select the state that the unit goes into after a cuing-up operation.
STOP : Stop (the “stop mode”)
STILL: Still playback (in search mode)
Note
When controlling this unit from an editor with the standard constants set, select
“STOP”.
402 TIME REFERENCE FOR
PREROLL When prerolling a tape with time code discontinuities, select whether or not to use
CTL pulses to count time code from before a discontinuity.
CTL : Use CTL pulses to count time code.
TC: Do not use CTL pulses to count time code.
403 AUTOMATIC PREROLL
REFERENCE ENTRY Select whether or not the speed variation start point is automatically set by
pressing the PREROLL button, when the speed variation start point is not set
before starting preroll.
DIS : Speed variation start point is not set automatically.
ENA: Speed variation start point is set automatically.
405 CUEUP BY CTL Select the tape transport mode when cuing. This setting is valid only when the
function menu item CTL/TC is set to CTL.
CAP. : During cuing up, the tape transport is in the “pinch ON” state (maximum
tape speed 10 times normal).
REEL : During cuing up, the tape transport is in the “pinch OFF” state. As the
tape approaches the cue up point and the tape speed drops, the tape transport
switches to the “pinch ON” state.
a)
To give priority to editing accuracy, select “CAP”.
Item number Item name Settings
501 STILL TIMER Select the time delay from the tape transport stopping (either the “stop mode” or
the still playback mode in search mode) until the unit automatically switches to
the tape protection mode, in order to protect the video heads and the tape.
0.5S ... 8M ... 30M: Set the value in the range 0.5 seconds to 30 minutes.
502 TAPE PROTECTION
MODE FROM SEARCH Select the operation of the protection mode to protect the video heads and tape
when in the still playback mode in search mode (jog/shuttle).
STEP : Step forward at
1 /
30
normal speed every 2 seconds.
STDBY: Switch to “Standby OFF mode” (the unit not on standby).
T.REL: Switch to tension release mode (the tape tension slackened).
503 TAPE PROTECTION
MODE FROM STOP Select the operation of the protection mode to protect the video heads and tape
when stopped (the “stop mode”).
STDBY : Switch to “Standby OFF mode” (the unit not on standby).
T.REL: Switch to tension release mode (the tape tension slackened).
504 DRUM ROTATION IN
STANDBY OFF Select whether the drum rotates in “Standby OFF mode”.
OFF : Drum does not rotate.
ON: Drum rotates.
505 STILL TENSION Select the tape tension state in the still playback mode.
NORM : Normal tape tension is maintained during still playback mode, ready for
playback.
LOOSE: Reduce the tape tension further from the NORM setting. (Select
“LOOSE” when the unit is on standby for a long period of still playback, for
example, in a library management system (LMS).)
Note
When LOOSE is selected, playback cannot be guaranteed.