85Setup menusThe underlining (__) denotes the factory setting mode. (continued)113*1REC INHFor selecting whether to allow or inhibit recordingon the cassette tape.0000 OFF:Recording on the cassette tape is enabled when thecassette’s accidental erasure prevention mechanismhas been set to the recording enable position.0001 ALL:All recording on the cassette tape is inhibited.0002 PRE :Overwriting is inhibited during normal recording.This is the setting to activate the accidental erasureprevention function. While CTL is detected, therecording is inhibited, and when CTL cannot bedetected, it is executed.0003 NORM :Normal recording is inhibited.Use this setting when it is preferable to avoidusing normal recording in all applicationsexcept for editing.0004 V/CTL:The recording of the video and CTL signals isinhibited.Use this setting when it is preferable to avoid editingin all applications except for audio editing.When the PRE, NORM or V/CTL setting has beenselected, the REC INHIBIT lamp blinks (on for approx.0.5 sec. and then off for approx. 0.5 sec.).No./Item Description of setting1234Description of MEMORY STOP functionThe MEMORY STOP function doesnot work if this margin is less thand2 frames.FFbutton0 pointFFbuttonREWbuttonREWbutton! If the FF button is pressed, the normal FF operation is performedsince there is no 0 point in the direction of this operation.@ If the REW button is pressed, the PREROLL lamp lights (as doesthe SHTL lamp), the VTR prerolls the tape, and it automaticallystops when the counter value is at the 0 position.# If the REW button is pressed, the normal REW operation isperformed since there is no 0 point in the direction of thisoperation.$ If the FF button is pressed, the PREROLL lamp lights (as doesthe SHTL lamp), the VTR prerolls the tape, and it automaticallystops when the counter value is at the 0 position.114REC INHLAMPFor selecting whether the REC INHIBIT lamp is toblink or light when the cassette tape has been setto the accidental erasure protection mode.0000 LIGHT : The lamp lights.0001 FLASH: The lamp blinks.If 1 (ALL) has been selected as the setup menu itemNo.113 (REC INH) setting, the REC INHIBIT lamp willbe lighted at all times regardless of the REC INH LAMPsetting.115*1EJECT SWINHFor selecting whether to enable or disable theoperation of the EJECT button on the VTR’sfront panel.0000 REC : Operation is disabled while theVTR is in the recording mode.0001 OFF: Operation is enabled in allmodes.Accidental erasure protection functionThis function is used to prevent parts already recorded on a tape from beingrecorded over. Accidental erasure of pre-recorded tapes is prevented bypositioning the CTL signal rec/play heads as shown in the figure below so thatwhether a recording has been made can be determined by the presence orabsence of the CTL signal. When the REC/PLAY button is pressed with a pre-recorded tape, the tape runs but the REC button lamp blinks, the beepingalarm is sounded, and no signals are recorded.Rough sketch showing CTL head positionsPRE CTLheadA/C heads(rec/play heads)*1: This item is not displayed when the 23/24 Hz or 25 Hz (HD orSD) mode has been selected as the system menu item No.25(SYSTEM FREQ) setting.No./Item Description of setting112FRZ MODESELFor selecting what playback images are to beoutput in the STANDBY OFF mode and EJECTmode.0000 DIS:The video output is muted.0001 STB OFF:Only when the STANDBY OFF mode isestablished is the image which was beingplayed back at that moment frozen and output.0002 SOF&EJ :When either the STANDBY OFF mode or theEJECT mode is established, the image whichwas being played back at that moment isfrozen and output.• The status when the picture is frozen is determinedby the setup menu item No.604 (FREEZE SEL)setting.• In the EJECT mode, the frozen picture is output onlywhen 1 (BLACK) or 2 (GRAY) has been selected asthe setup menu item No.106 (EJECT EE SEL)setting.• The picture freeze is forcibly released if a change hasoccurred in the output format of the HD serial outputsignals when operation has transferred to the EJECTmode.
