Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel
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Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel
Z-ring. The variable speed range is –1
to +3 times normal playback speed.
LOC XYZ (SHTL: shuttle): Pressing this
button and turning the Z-ring plays
back the tape at a speed and direction
proportional to the rotation angle of the
Z-ring.
ROT (JOG): Pressing this button and
turning the Z-ring plays back the tape at
a speed and direction proportional to
the rotation speed and direction of the
Z-ring.
CLR WORK BUFR (CUE): Pressing this
button cues the tape automatically to
the start point.
X (REW: rewind): Press this button to
rewind the tape.
Y (PLAY): Press this button to play the
tape.
Z (FF): Press this button to fast-forward the
tape.
CTR (ALL STOP): Press this button to
stop all tape transport operations.
c Trackball
When the positioner operation mode is
enabled
By moving this, you can move the pattern
in the x-axis and y-axis directions.
When the three-dimensional transform
operation mode is enabled
Move the trackball to control the x- and y-
axes in a three-dimensional transform.
d Z-ring
When the positioner operation mode is
enabled
When the [USER] button is selected, by
turning the ring you can adjust the size of
the pattern.
When the three-dimensional transform
operation mode is enabled
Turn this ring to control the z-axis in a
three-dimensional transform.
When the effect run control mode is
enabled
By turning the Z-ring, you can run the
keyframe effect, independent of the STOP
NEXT KF, EFF LOOP, and similar settings
in the keyframe control block. Turn
clockwise to run the effect in the normal
direction, and counterclockwise for the
reverse direction.
When the VTR operation mode is
enabled
Turning the Z-ring controls the tape
transport, at a speed determined by the
operating buttons. Turn clockwise for the
normal direction, and counterclockwise for
the reverse direction.
e MENU button
Press this button, turning it on, to enable
adjusting the parameters allocated to the
knobs in the menu using the trackball and
Z-ring.
In the case of the DME menu, the operation
applies to the selected DME channel.