JLCooper MCS2 9 Pin - Manual (Page 7)

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Transport Keys
The Transport keys control Rewind, Fast Forward, Stop, Play,
and Record.
Record only operates if tracks have been enabled (“armed”)
first. See Track Enabling below.
To Record, first arm tracks. Then press and release Play, and
allow the machine to come up to speed.
Then press Play again and hold it down. While holding down
Play, press Record. Then release both switches.
Track Enabling
The MCS
2
has the ability to record-enable up to 8 tracks.
On many machines, the first four tracks are audio channels,
followed by video and assemble edit.
Tracks one through four are enabled by holding down the
Shift button while pressing either
Fast Forward (Audio 1)
Stop (Audio 2)
Play (Audio 3/TC)
Record (Audio 4)
Tracks five through eight are enabled by holding down the
Option button while pressing either
Fast Forward (Video)
Stop (Assemble)
Play (Insert)
Record (not used)
The MCS
2
has no input from the device being controlled, so it
has no knowledge of any track enabling done on the front
panel of the VTR machine itself. Nor does it know the status of
the machine when the MCS
2
is first powered on. The MCS
2
powers-up operating under the assumption that all tracks are
not enabled.