Sony HVRM35U Product Manual (HVR-M35U Operating Manuals) - Page 81

Icon/Menu VTR SET Submenu STILL TIME Setting Selects the time to switch to the tape protection mode from the still mode. B30sec : 30 seconds 1min : 1 minute 2min : 2 minutes 3min : 3 minutes FROM STILL Notes • If the unit is left in the playback pause mode for a long time, the tape or the video heads may be damaged or the video heads may become clogged. Select the shortest time possible. Particularly, when using a Mini-DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes, select [30sec] or [1min]. • When the setting is changed in the playback pause mode, the first tape protection mode change uses the time setting from before the settings were changed. From the second tape protection mode change, the new time setting is used. Selects the tape protection mode to change the mode to after the time set in [STILL TIME] is past. BSTOP : Stops the tape. STEP FORWARD : Forwards one frame. Note If you play a tape recorded in HDV format with [STEP FORWARD] selected, the tape advances a few frames forward at a time. FROM REC P Selects the tape protection mode which the unit changes to after the recording has been paused for more than 3 minutes. BSTOP : Stops the tape. REC PAUSE : Maintains the recording pause mode. Note When the recording pause mode continues for a long time after you select [REC PAUSE], the tape may be damaged or the video heads may be damaged or clogged. If there is no other reason to do otherwise, select [STOP]. Particularly when you use a Mini-DV cassette that is longer than 60 minutes, select [STOP]. Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus TC/UB SET menu Icon/Menu Submenu TC/UB SET TC PRESET (page 53) UB PRESET (page 54) Setting Reset the time code value or set the desired time code value. PRESET : Sets the desired time code value. RESET : Resets the time code value to 00:00:00:00. Note To set the initial time code value, you need to set [TC MAKE] to [PRESET] first. If [TC MAKE] has been set to [REGENERATE], or [HDV/DV IN TC] has been set to [EXTERNAL], this setting is not effective. Resets the user bits value or sets the desired user bits value. PRESET : Sets the user bits value. (You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal values (0 to 9, A to F) (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number, and other information inserted into the user bits.) RESET : Resets the user bits value to 00 00 00 00. Note When the INPUT SELECT switch is set to HDV/DV and HDV signals are input to the unit, this setting is not effective. (When color bars are displayed or during recording, this setting is effective.) (Continued) 81 Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus