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CHAPTER 9 : ACCESSING THE MENU SCREENS
INSTANT
ACCESS
TO THE
MENUS
YOU
USE
MOST
FREQUENTLY
A maximum
of IO tnenus
czx" be stored
so y""
czm
directly
zcess
them by pressing SHIFT at the satne time
as 3 numeric key (0.9) z+t the initial
screen. 'l%is feature
czm be used
when
machine
9, that
is, a machine
connected
to the EXT
3 connector
is under
remote
control.
Selecting and storing meow is explained in Chapter 2,
MENU
SCREENS
EXPLAINED
Menus marked with zm asterisk (*) can be accessed when
the SY-88 is installed in machine I,
0 Group
3
Gen Starl Time
For selection of a time code address where the generator
will bcgi" generating timecode (p.10 - I).
Generate
Reset
The generator
will
begin generating
timecode
from the
user entered time or will continue generating from the last
number
displayed
before
stopping
the geoemtor,
as
controlled
from this men" (p.10
-
2).
Time Mode
This screen is where y""
determine whether a DA-SS/SY-
88 system you'll select is put u"derABS
time or timecode
c0ntr0l (p.10.
I),
Playback
T/C
Dctennioes
whether
the ABS
time
is converted
into
SMPTE/EBU
code before
reaching
the TIME
CODE
OUT jack or off-tape
timecode
is sent out of the jack
(p.10
*
2).
Reference
T/C
Selects 30 NDF/29,97
NDF/29.97
DF/25/24
codes when
laying down timccode on tape (p.10 * I) or for timecode
controlled
synchronization
Shown in parentheses is the
code type used by an external machine,
Fs Shift
'Ibis men" is where Pull Up Drop, Poll Up Non Drop, or
Pull Down
is selected with the plus and minus keys to
accommodate
specific NTSC environments.
Selections at
the Reference
T/C men"
above we overridden
and the
DA-88
under control
is referenced
to 29.97 DF, 29.97
NDF, and 30 NDF, respectively.
Be sure to select Off
when the Fs Shift function
is not necessary. When the
function
is activated,
an asterisk (*) is displayed
in the
Reference T/C mew
screen, showing this menu is locked
When selecting
either Pull Up mode, set the CLOCK
switch
to INT for the
tape to play or record
at 0.1%
"pulled up" speed,
Error Bypass
Once the slave or slaves axe locked to the master, the RC-
848 overrides an absence of valid code of a maximwn
of
IO or 30 frames on the mister, zts selected at this men".
Park Position
w
Compensates
for a lag in a slave DA-88's
play
time
(p.ll
- I).
0 Group
4
T/C
:
External t*J
Shows the timecode
numbers and the code type from a
master (p.1 I
-
2).
Note, "3ON" is displayed to show either 30 or 29.97 NDF
code.
T/C
:
Abs Diff tw
Shows the cwrent absolute difference
between the master
and slave timecode
numbers
or the relative
difference
between them, which
is obtained
by subtracting
offset
values from the absolute difference (p.1 I
.
2).
T/C
:
Offset w
Allows
y""
to enter subfmme
offsets
"o the numeric
keypad or on the fly when the machine under control
is
playing locked to a mister (p.11
.
2).
T/C Type (Tape)
This scree"
shows the type of off-tape
code from
a
DA-88.
Cl Group5
EXT 3 Cont. Mode
Determines
whether
the RC-848
controls
either both ZI
slave DA-88 and zi master machine connected to the EXT
3 connector or only the master (pp.12.
I & 2).
EXT 3 Timer Mode
Selects timec"de/timer
I as the time reference
of your
VTR (P.12.2).
Frame Display
Similar
to that for machines
I-6
(Group
I),
but it
determines whether the frame numbers entering the EXT
3 connector are hidden or not.
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