User`s guide

The Media Contro Panel
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Note: A clip must be cued before it can be played or recorded. This can be
accomplished explicitly by clicking a cue button or implicitly by clicking the play or
record button without first clicking a cue button. If you click a cue button and then
click play or record, the clip starts playing or recording immediately. If you click play
or record without first clicking a cue button, the control panel first cues the clip and
then starts the requested function. In the latter case, there is a brief delay before the
requested play or record function begins.
• The current frame display is initialized to the cue in point or cue out point each time
the clip is cued. The actual cue point depends on how the clip is cued and the clip’s
play direction, as discussed in the descriptions of the VTR control buttons and the
play direction. (The play direction is determined by the setting of the topmost
Option pulldown menu.) As the clip is played or recorded, the display changes to
indicate the current frame number.
• The function display shows the current function. When a clip is first loaded, the
word STANDBY is displayed.
• When a clip is being played or recorded, the status/shuttle speed display shows the
speed. If the clip is not being played or recorded, the status is displayed. The status
may be one of the following:
WAIT The function is waiting to execute or waiting for another unit to
finish (for example, an automation controller that is playing a clip).
The word BUSY blinks on and off.
RUN The function is in progress.
DONE The function completed without an error. The word DONE and the
function display are grayed-out.
ERROR An error has occurred. The word ERROR blinks on and off, and
appears in red.
• The VTR control buttons control the playout and recording of clips. The following
describes these buttons, which correspond to standard VTR buttons:
<< The fast-reverse button plays the clip in reverse at a fast speed.