Sony MVS-8000X User Manual page 205

Wide operating angle
• Shuttle mode: approx. –180 to +180°
• Variable mode: approx. –200 to +348°(+1 times normal speed is +200°)
Recording to VTRs and disk recorders
You can record to the VTR or disk recorder selected in the device control
block. Proceed as follows.
Notes
• Recording is not possible if the VTR or disk recorder is not set to Recorder.
• The disk recorder type must be specified to use the video disk
communications protocol.
See "Making Detailed Settings on the External Device Connected to the
Serial Port" in Chapter 22 (Volume 3) for more information about how to
make this setting.
• When using a disk recorder, recording is not possible unless a new file name
is specified.
See "Creating new files" (page 224) for more information about how to
specify file names.
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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders
Using the buttons of the device control block, select the VTR or disk
recorder to which you want to record.
You can select more than one button.
The first button pressed lights green to indicate the reference device, and
the subsequent buttons light amber.
While holding down the [REC] button in the device control block, press
the [PLAY] button.
Recording starts. During recording, the [REC] button lights red and the
[PLAY] button lights amber.
Notes
Note the following points about recording to a disk recorder.
• The maximum length of time that can be recorded in one operation is 30
minutes.
• If you want to record to a different file than the file used in the previous
recording, use the Device >DDR/VTR >File List menu to create a new
file.
• If you resume recording without executing [Unload] from the Device
>DDR/VTR >File List menu, recording starts at the position in the same
file where recording was interrupted.