Rosendahl bonsaiDRIVE User Manual
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7. Basic Functions
 
With the REMOTE button the serial communication to the recorder 
can be switched over to an external Sony P2 controller connected to 
C24. 
When the REMOTE switch is on (LED lit), the recorder is connected 
to the external controller on C24 and all functions of the bonsaidrive 
remote panel are deactivated. 
When the REMOTE switch is off (LED unlit), the remote panel of the 
bonsaidrive is activated and the external controller on C24 is ignored. 
 
The MENU button switches the on-screen menu on and off. The 
button is lit with the menu on. 
 
When the MENU is off (LED notlit), the eight buttons on the left are 
used for controlling the deck. 
 
 
 
Direct Button Functions: 
 
[
►
]
Playback forwards 100% nominal speed
[
■
]
Stop
[
◄
]
Playback backwards 100% nominal speed
[LOC 1] Recorder stops and goes to locate position 1
[LOC 2] Recorder stops and goes to locate position 2 
[+] 
In stopframe mode: 1 frame forwards or clip number ++
(see also menu 075 [+] / [–] keys function)
In playback mode: increase playback speed
[–]
In stopframe mode: 1 frame back or clip number --
(see also menu 075 [+] / [–] keys function)
In playback mode: decrease playback speed
[RECORD] no function as direct button 
 
 
Locate 1 and Locate 2 are storable (timecode) positions that serve to 
fast return to or loop to a particular position in a recording. 
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Additional button functions are activated by using the stop button [
■
]
as a shift button. Hold down the stop button and press the second 
button as required. 
 
 
Stop Shift Functions: 
 
[
■
] + [
►
]
Fast forward (64x speed)
[
■
] + [
◄
]
Fast rewind (64x speed)
[
■
] + [+]
Slow motion forwards
[
■
] + [–]
Slow motion reverse
[
■
] + [LOC 1]
Go to clip start, end of previous clip…
[
■
] + [LOC 2]
Go to clip end, start of next clip…
[
■
] + [MENU]
Switch off unit (Standby)
 
Instead of a power on/off switch the bonsaidrive has a power down 
mode in which the harddrive is put into sleep mode and all AD/DA 
converters are switched off. The machine is “woken up” by pressing 
any button on the control panel. 
Note: the REMOTE button must be off (LED off). 
 
By using the record [RECORD] button as shift, the following functions 
can be activated. Press record then the second button as indicated 
below: 
 
Record Shift Functions: 
 
[RECORD] + [
■
]
Electronic entry (EE)
[RECORD] + [LOC 1] Sets locate position 1 
[RECORD] + [LOC 2] Sets locate position 2 
[RECORD] + [
►
]
Start crash or insert recording
(to enter insert recording the transport must
be in locked playback condition)
