Vtr/Disk Recorder Status Display - Sony XVS-G1 User Manual

Button Operation
VAR Set variable-speed playback in variable mode.
JOG Set variable-speed playback in jog mode.
SHTL Set variable-speed playback in shuttle mode.
ALL STOP Stop all operations.
To change the playback speed
Press the [VAR] button, [SHTL] button, or [JOG] button,
then turn the Z-ring during playback. Turn the Z-ring
clockwise to play in the normal direction, or
counterclockwise to play in the reverse direction. The
playback speed varies according to the angle.
To cancel variable-speed playback, press the [STOP]
button. You can also press the [STB OFF], [CUE], [REW],
[PLAY], [FF], or [ALL STOP] button to cancel.
Variable mode:
Press the [VAR] button, turning the button on amber, to set
the Z-ring to variable mode.
The playback speed varies according to the rotation angle
of the Z-ring from –1 to +3 times normal speed.
Still image
Low
speed
Reverse
direction
–1×
+3×
Jog mode:
Press the [JOG] button, turning the button on amber, to set
the Z-ring to jog mode.
You can advance the content frame by frame at a speed
proportional to the rotation speed of the Z-ring. To show a
still image, stop turning the Z-ring.
Reverse
direction
Shuttle mode:
Press the [SHTL] button, turning the button on amber, to
set the Z-ring to shuttle mode.
The playback speed varies in steps according to the
rotation angle of the Z-ring, up to a maximum of 50 times
normal.
To record
You can record to a VTR or a disk recorder (video disk
communications protocol).
Press and hold the [REC] button and press the [PLAY]
button to start recording.
During recording, the [REC] button is lit red.
To stop recording, press the [STOP] button or the [ALL
STOP] button.
Low
• Recording is not possible when using the Odetics
speed
• The following limitations apply for a disk recorder
Forward
direction
+1×

VTR/Disk Recorder Status Display

Open the following menus.
• Home > External Device > Device > Cueup & Play
• Home > External Device > Device > Timeline > Action
Forward
direction
• Home > External Device > Device > Timeline > Rewind
Information for the assigned VTR/disk recorder is
displayed for each channel selection button.
You can check the current timecode in [Current TC].
You can check the current VTR/disk recorder status in
[Status].
166
Still image
Low
speed
Reverse
direction
Maximum
speed
Notes
protocol or AMP protocol.
(video disk communications protocol).
- Set the disk recorder type to [Recorder].
- The maximum length of time that can be recorded in
one operation is 30 minutes.
- Create a new file for recording.
- When resuming after interrupting recording, recording
to a file continues from the interruption point. To
record to a file other than the selected file, unload the
file and create a new file.
menu (16101.31)
menu (16101.41)
Action menu (16101.42)
Status VTR
XXXX Communication with
device is normal, but
status information
cannot be acquired.
Low
speed
Forward
direction
Maximum
speed
Disk recorder
Cannot communicate
with device, or
communicating but
cannot read the device
type.