Sony Multi Interface Shoe Adapter - Manual (Page 597)

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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders
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To stop recording
Press the [STOP] button or the [ALL STOP] button in the device control block.
Checking VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR
Information
You can check the VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR information (timecode
information and operating status) set in the device control block, in the Device
menu display.
To check the VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR information, press VF3 ‘VTR’
and HF1 ‘Cueup & Play’ or HF2 ‘Timeline’ in the Device menu.
The Device >DDR/VTR >Cueup & Play menu or Device >DDR/VTR
>Timeline menu appears, and a list shows the timecode information and
operating status for each device. The columns of the list show the following
information.
DEV (device name): DEV1 to DEV12 represent respectively device 1 to
device 12.
Reg (register): Number of the register to which settings apply.
Status: Status of each device. The meaning of the indications is as follows.
Operating
status display When VTR, Extended VTR, or
Sony disk 9-pin protocol is
used When video disk
communications protocol is
used
XXXX Communications with the
device are being carried out
normally, but status information
is not received. Not communicating, or
communicating but the device
type cannot be read.
Local The REMOTE/LOCAL switch
of the device is set to LOCAL. Port is not open.
Tape Out No tape is loaded (VTR).
No file loaded. (Sony disk 9-pin
protocol or Extended VTR) No file loaded.
Rec Recording. Recording.
Cue> Cueing up in the forward
direction. —
Cue< Cueing up in the reverse
direction. —
Eject Ejecting cassette. —
Stb Off Stopped in standby off mode. —
Stop Stopped in standby on mode. Stopped.
Play Playing. Playing.