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2-1 Control Panels
color indicator shows the state of the playback
signal.
Green: The state of the playback signal is good.
Yellow: The playback signal is somewhat
deteriorated, but playback is possible.
Red: The playback signal is deteriorated.
When this indicator remains on, head cleaning
or an internal inspection is necessary.
• 525, 625: The indicator showing the number of
scan lines for the television standard selected
using basic menu item 013 lights (NTSC: 525
scan lines, field frequency 60 Hz; PAL: 625 scan
lines, field frequency 50 Hz).
• DOLBY NR indicator (DNW-A30/A30P only):
This lights when the Dolby noise-reduction
circuit is functioning.
2 KEY INHIBIT indicator
This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch
on the subsidiary control panel is set to ON.
3 SERVO indicator
This indicator lights when the drum servo and capstan
2)
servo are locked
and the tape is being played back
normally.
4 ALARM indicator
This lights when a hardware error is detected on the
unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.
When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in
the fluorescent display. If you are using the
COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3 (SUPER)
connector, then when the CHARACTER switch in the
subsidiary control panel is set to ON, the error
message also appears on the monitor screen.
5 BETACAM SX indicator
When playing back a tape recorded in Betacam SX
format, this indicator lights.
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1) Dolby noise reduction manufacutured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
"DOLBY" and the double-D symbol
of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
3 Tape transport control section
1)
1 STANDBY button
When a cassette is inserted and this button is off, to put
the VTR in standby mode, press the button, turning it
on.
In standby mode, the drum is rotating and the tape is in
contact with the drum. As a result, playback can start
immediately.
To end standby mode, press the STANDBY button,
turning it off.
If 8 minutes (value can be varied using extended menu
item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit
automatically switches out of standby mode to protect
the tape.
2 PREROLL button
Press this button to cue up to the preroll point (before
the IN point by the time set as the preroll time) on the
tape. You can change or select the preroll time and the
state of the unit at the end of preroll ("stop mode"
still playback mode) using basic menu item 001 or
extended menu item 401.
2) Servo lock: This refers to the synchronization of the
phase of the drum rotation and the reference signal for the
are trademarks
tape transport position, so that the video heads can trace
the same pattern on the tape for playback or recording.
3) Stop mode: the state in which the unit is stopped, and the
STOP button is lit.
1 STANDBY button
2 PREROLL button
STANDBY
PREROLL
EJECT
REW
PLAY
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4 F FWD button
5 PLAY button
6 REW button
7 EJECT button
STOP
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3 STOP button
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