Sequential Recording - Sony Betacam SX DNW-A28 Operation Manual

4-2 Sequential Recording

When you connect two DNW-A28/A28P units, you
can perform sequential recording from one unit to
another.
If you use only two cassettes, the last two hours
recording can be obtained at any time.
If you renew the cassette about every 1 hour, endless
recording is possible.
Use the following procedure. You can do control panel
operations on the both units during sequential
recording.
Note
Set the starting VTR's LOCAL/REMOTE switch to
LOCAL and the other VTR's LOCAL/REMOTE
switch to REMOTE beforehand.
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AU-1 AUTO VITCON SDI
REC
SHIFT STANDBY STOP DATA PLAY SEQ REC
SERVO INHI
Rewind the tape to the top beforehand.
1
Connect two VTRs as for editing (see page 2-4).
2
Insert the cassettes into the both VTRs.
3
Set setup menu item 014 to a setting other than
OFF (see page 6-3).
4
Confirm that the starting VTR's LOCAL/
REMOTE switch is set to LOCAL.
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Chapter 4 Recording and Playback
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AU-1 AUTO VITCON SDI
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4
LOCAL
REMOTE
5
Simultaneously press the second VTR's SHIFT
button, SEQ/REC button, and DATA/PLAY
button.
The starting VTR begins recording.
The STANDBY indicator of the second VTR goes
out.
The second VTR starts recording automatically
when the remaining time of the tape reaches 2
minutes on the currently-recording VTR.
The setting of Setup menu item 014 affects what
happens when a tape ends.
When AUTOMATIC OVERWRITE is selected
Endless recording on the same cassette continues,
overwriting on the previous contents.
When MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE is
selected
When the tape end is reached, the tape is rewound
and the EJECT button begins to flash.
To continue recording, insert a new cassette into
the VTR. When the remaining time of the tape
reaches 2 minutes on the currently-recording VTR,
the other VTR will automatically start recording.
To stop sequential recording
Sequential recording stops in the following cases.
• When a tape transport button (DATA/PLAY, STOP,
F FWD, REW) or the SEARCH button is pressed
during recording.
• If the cassette is not exchanged when the EJECT
button flashes though setup menu item 014 is set to
MANUAL CASSETTE REPLACE.