Handling Cassettes; Usable Cassettes; Inserting And Ejecting Cassettes - Sony SRW-1 Operation Manual

f Timecode generator drop-frame mark (525-line
mode only)
" . ": Drop-frame mode
" : ": Non-drop frame mode
g VITC field mark
" " (blank): Displaying odd field
" * ": Displaying even field
h Battery voltage
Displays the battery or AC power voltage.
To display warning/error messages
Set TC Setup menu items CHAR(MON) > MODE and
CHAR(SD) > MODE to something other than "TIME".
Next, to display both warnings and error messages, set
WARN to "W+E". To display error messages only set
WARN to "ERR".
The first 16 characters of messages are displayed as
flashing characters on the second line.
T C R . 2 3 : 5 9 : 4 0 : 1 8
N O E X T E R N A L
The first 16 characters of a warning/error message
See page 106 for more information about warning
messages, and see page 104 for more information about
error messages.
When two or more warnings or error messages are issued
at the same time, each message is repeated twice in
flashing characters.
When there are no warnings or error messages, the
information selected with the CHAR(MON) > MODE and
CHAR(SD) > MODE menu items is displayed as flashing
characters on the second line.
To change the position of superimposed
text
You can move the position of superimposed text in 16
steps horizontally (0 to 15) and 24 steps vertically (0 to
23).
To set the values, use CHAR(MON) > HPOS/VPOS or
CHAR(SD) > HPOS/VPOS in the TC Setup menu.
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3-7 Handling Cassettes

3-7 Handling Cassettes

3-7-1 Usable Cassettes

This system uses
cassettes.
The maximum recording times are as follows.
System frequency
29.97 Hz
25 Hz
23.98 Hz/24 Hz
Note
Use this unit (SRW-1) or a SRW-5000/5500 unit to rewind
tapes. Do not use cassettes which have been rewound by
other units or by rewinders.
R E F E
Storage of cassettes
Store your cassettes at room temperature and normal
humidity.
3-7-2 Inserting and Ejecting
Check to be sure that the system is powered on before

inserting and ejecting cassettes.

Note
To protect tapes, do not power the SRW-1 off with a
cassette loaded. Always eject the cassette first, and then
use the following procedure to power the system off.
1
/ -inch width HDCAM-SR S-size
2
Maximum recording time
40 minutes (20 minutes for
double-speed recording)
48 minutes (24 minutes for
double-speed recording)
50 minutes (25 minutes for
double-speed recording)
Cassettes