Instruction manual
Version: 100505 VTC-4000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Page 24 of 27
OPERATION EXAMPLES
These examples assume that the VTC-4000 panel and RM-4000 Remote Processor have been installed as
described in the INSTALLATION section of this manual. All RS-422 ports operate identically and the actual ports
used in these examples are unimportant and have been identified only for illustration purposes. These examples
assume a routing switcher is used to connect signals from a test signal generator (for Black and Bars) and VTRs to
VTRs. Either patch bays or direct wiring may be substituted wherever routing is mentioned. UP, DOWN, LEFT
and RIGHT are used to identify the arrow keys.
EXAMPLE #1 - INSERT AND ASSEMBLE EDITING
This is a step-by-step example illustrating how to perform insert and assemble edits. The steps involving VTR-1 or
VTR-2 may be removed from this example to perform only assemble or insert edits.
SETUP
1. Connect the primary record VTR to the VTR-1 port on the RM-4000. Connect the secondary record VTR to
VTR-2. Connect the playback VTR to VTR-3.
2. Insert a Black & Coded tape in the primary recorder, a blank tape in the secondary recorder and a playback
tape with prerecorded program material in the playback machine. For this example, the Black & Coded tape
is recorded with Black video, silence audio and timecode starting at 00:58:00:00 and is non-drop frame (or
PAL).
3. Route Black video and silence into both record VTRs.
4. Tap HOME, 0, ENTER to select event #000.
5. Tap F2 to select VTR-2. The green (left hand) LED above F2 should be lit without flashing. If the LED is
flashing, double-tap F1 and then tap F2 again, the flashing should stop.
6. Tap HOME, SETUP, UP/DOWN until you see HARD RECORD, HARD should appear, HOME.
7. At the secondary record VTR, set the Timecode Generator Mode to PRESET, RECORD RUN or equivalent
(see VTRs operation manual).
8. Tap SETUP, SETUP, UP/DOWN until you see TIME CODE ITEMS, ENTER, UP/DOWN until you see
PRESET TC GEN, ENTER, 580000 (should see 00:58:00:00), ENTER, (should say DROP FRAME OFF)
ENTER, HOME. Some VTRs won’t respond to the Preset TC Generator command, so you may have to
preset the timecode at the VTR.
9. Make sure the blank tape in the secondary recorder is rewound. Hold REC and tap PLAY. The secondary
recorder should begin recording Black and silence, starting at timecode 00:58:00:00.
10. When the timecode passes 00:58:30:00, tap STOP. Tap REW, STOP to roll back into the recording.
11. Route Bars & Tone into both record VTRs.
12. At the secondary record VTR, set the Timecode Generator Mode to REGEN INTERNAL or equivalent (see
VTR manual).
13. Tap HOME, SETUP, DOWN until you see ASSEMBLE EDIT, ENTER (ASSM should appear).
14. Tap F3 (to select VTR-3), UP/DOWN until you see RECORD INHIBIT, ENTER, you should see INHIB. This
prepares VTR-3 as an edit playback VTR.
15. Tap F1, UP/DOWN until you see INSERT EDIT, ENTER, and tap numeric keypad keys until you see INS
V12 (meaning a VIDEO, AUDIO 1, AUDIO 2 insert edit).
16. Tap HOME, SETUP, DOWN until you see SET AUTO TAG, ENTER, DOWN (should see ENABLED),
ENTER.
17. Tap HOME, IN (UP), 583000 (should see 00:58:30:00), ENTER. This sets the edit IN point.
18. Tap HOME. Hold ENTER and tap F2. This copies VTR-1’s IN point to VTR-2.
19. Tap F1, OUT (DOWN) twice (should see SET DUR:), 10000 (should see 00:01:00:00), ENTER, HOME.
20. Tap IN and OUT to see that the IN point is 00:58:30:00 and the OUT point is 00:59:30:00. Tap HOME.
21. Tap PREROLL to cue VTR-1 to the preroll point. Press PLAY. This causes the system to learn the color
frame sequence of VTR-1, the primary record VTR. This sequence will be preserved during subsequent
edits. After about 5 seconds, tap STOP.
22. Double-tap F1, this enters the gang mode. Hold HOME and tap F2 and other F-keys as needed until green
LEDs are flashing only above F1 and F2. This prepares VTR-1 and VTR-2 to respond to commands.
23. Tap F1, the green LED above F1 should flash longer than the one above F2. This means that VTR-1 is the
“master VTR” and VTR-2 is a “slave VTR”. The timecode and status shown on the VTR STATUS display
comes from the master. Any slave can become the master by tapping it’s F-key while in the gang mode.
24. Hold REC and tap PLAY. VTR-1 and VTR-2 should cue to the preroll point and then synch together frame
accurately. The first try may fail to synch before the edit point as the system learns the run-up ballistics of