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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders

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[START TC] button:

Set the start point of the keyframe point to the current

time.

[STOP TC] button:

Set the stop point of the keyframe point to the current

time.

[SET START TC] button (of the search dial module, option):

Enable to

input the timecode of the start point of the keyframe point with the numeric
keypad control block.

[SET STOP TC] button (of the search dial module, option):

Enable to input

the timecode of the stop point of the keyframe point with the numeric
keypad control block.

[SET DUR] button (of the search dial module, option):

Enable to input the

duration between the start point and stop point of a keyframe point with the
numeric keypad control block.

[CUE] button:

Cue up to the start point set for the keyframe point.

To display or check the settings, use the Device >DDR/VTR >Timeline menu.

To test an action command output

To test an action command output, select the desired device from the upper list
in the status area, and press [Test Fire].
An action command is output from the DCU 9-pin serial port, according to the
settings in the list.

To clear the start point, stop point, and variable speed settings

1

In the upper list in the status area, select the device for which you want to
clear the settings.

2

Carry out any of the following operations as required.

• To clear the start point setting, press [Clear] in the group.
• To clear the stop point setting, press [Clear] in the group.
• To clear the variable speed setting, press [Clear] in the

Speed> group.

To set the action for a rewind operation

On the VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR timeline, when the [REWIND]
button in the keyframe control block is pressed the action set for the first
keyframe is not executed; when the [RUN] button is pressed, then the first
keyframe action is executed.
To execute an action when the [REWIND] button is pressed, it is necessary to
set this action (Rewind Action). To carry out this setting, in the Device >DDR/
VTR >Timeline menu, press [Rewind Action] to recall the Rewind Action
menu. In this setting screen, use the same setting method as in the screen for
setting an action on the VTR/disk recorder timeline.