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Joystick
(1) Press the SEARCH button to activate the
joystick.
When STICK has been selected as the setup menu
item No.100 (SEARCH ENA) setting, the joystick will
be activated without pressing the SEARCH button.
(2) Press the joystick to switch between the
SHTL mode and SLOW mode.
(3) When the joystick is inclined toward the
right, the tape can be played back in the
forward direction at a variable speed based
on the angle that the stick is inclined. When
the stick is inclined toward the left, the tape
is played back in the reverse direction.
• SHTL mode:
The maximum speed which is established when the
joystick has been inclined at the maximum angle
corresponds to the speed which has been set by
setup menu item No.101 (SHTL MAX).
• SLOW mode:
The speed ranges from -1.0x to +1.0x.
(4) When the joystick is inclined upward, the
tape travels in 1-frame increments in the
forward direction; when it is inclined
downward, it travels in 1-frame increments in
the reverse direction.
Slow playback is performed if the stick is
held at the top or bottom position.
PF (Programmable Function)
(1) Press the MENU button, and open the setup
menu.
(2) Incline the joystick upward or downward to
select the PF number item (A04-A06) to be
registered.
(3) When the joystick is pressed, a list of items
which can be set is displayed.
(4) Incline the joystick upward or downward to
select the item.
Registering the items in the PF buttons
(1) When the PF button is pressed, the
registered items are displayed on the monitor
screen which is output from the VIDEO MON
connector.
(2) Press the PF1, PF2 or PF3 button that
corresponds to the item whose setting is to
be changed. Each time the button is
pressed, the setting is updated in sequence.
(3) When the PF button is pressed again, the
regular display is restored. If no operations
are made, the display is also restored
automatically after five seconds elapse.
Performing operations using the PF buttons
Three setup menu items can be registered in the PF buttons, and these buttons can then be used to change the setup
menu settings by a simple operating procedure.
