Sony BETACAM SX Operation Manual page 95

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Item number Item name
501
STILL TIMER
502
TAPE PROTECTION
MODE FROM SEARCH
503
TAPE PROTECTION
MODE FROM STOP
504
DRUM ROTATION IN
STANDBY OFF
STILL TENSION
505
Item number Item name
601
VITC POSITION SEL-1
Menu items in the 500s, relating to tape protection
Settings
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.
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).
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).
Select whether the drum rotates in "Standby OFF mode".
OFF : Drum does not rotate.
ON: Drum rotates.
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.
Menu items in the 600s, relating to the time code generator
Settings
In 525 mode
Select a line to insert the VITC in.
12H ... 16H ... 20H: Select any line from 12 to 20.
Note
You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both
items 601 and 602.
In 625 mode
Select a line to insert the VITC in.
9H ... 19H ... 22H: Select any line from 9 to 22.
Note
You can insert the VITC signal in two places. To insert it in two places, set both
items 601 and 602.
(Continued)
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Chapter 7 Menu System

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