163External Devices
Chapter 1 MVS-8000 Functions
•Stop
•Cue up
• Variable speed
Notes
• For a disk recorder, the maximum number of files for a single register is
eight.
• The timeline does not support loop and recue.
For the action settings (VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR timeline editing),
use the Device menu.
The data set in the Device menu are saved in a keyframe effect register. When
you recall this register and start execution of the keyframe effect, and advance
the effect to the keyframe point for which the action is set, an action command
is output to the external device through the 9-pin serial port assigned to the
VTR, disk recorder or Extended VTR.
Recalling disk recorder/Extended VTR files
Material held on a disk recorder/Extended VTR is managed in units of files.
You can recall a file to play it back. (In the case of an Extended VTR, the
register number is recalled.)
Accessing the file list
Before playback and suchlike operations on a disk recorder/Extended VTR, it
is first necessary to display a list of the disk recorder files on the DCU. The file
list includes the following information.
• File name
• Date of last update
1)
• Duration of recorded material
1)
To recall the file list, use the Device menu.
1) Not displayed in the case of an Extended VTR
Recalling a file
In the recalled list of files, select the file you want to play back, and open the file.
File list sharing
You can connect multiple DCU serial ports to a single disk recorder/Extended
VTR.
You can share the recalled list of files between serial ports connected to the
same disk recorder/Extended VTR.
For settings relating to file list sharing, see “Serial Port Settings (Serial Port
Assign Menu)” in Chapter 16 (Volume 2).