EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 VTR CONTROL PANEL User Manual - Manual (Page 14)

Area Description
The table below describes the various parts of the Transport Functions pane:
Area Description / See also…
1. Lock
button This button makes it possible to lock the VTR device to prevent any
operation from any IPDirector user interface.
The button can be displayed in two ways:
• : the channel is unlocked
• : the channel is locked.
2. VTR
Name field This field is used to select the VTR device which will be used.
3. Pane
Display
button This button makes it possible to display or hide the various window
panes.
See section "Displays of the VTR Control Panel" on page 4.
4. Current
Timecode
field This field provides the current position of media on the tape.
The tape can be cued to a defined timecode by entering a value
directly in this field and pressing Enter.
See section "Jumping to a Given Timecode within the Tape Media"
on page 18.
5. Preroll field The Preroll value defines how far the tape will rewind ahead of the
Mark IN point before it starts to play. This allows the VTR to spin up
and be at operating speed by the time the Mark IN is reached. This
preroll value may have to be adjusted in consideration of the type of
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