Sony 9000 User Manual

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External Devices

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You can carry out the following manual operations and timeline settings for up 
to 12 VTRs or disk recorders connected to a DCU.

• Controlling manually from the device control block (MKS-8031).
• Saving a start point, stop point, start delay time and variable speed in a data 

register, then recalling the register to control automatically from the 
keyframe control block.

• In the Device menu, you can check the following VTR and disk recorder 

information:
– Device name
– Register number
– VTR status
– Current time
– Start point
– Stop point
– Variable speed
– Start delay time

In the device control block, you can carry out the following operations 
manually.
• VTR or disk recorder selection
• Tape transport and disk drive control: You can use the following tape 

transport control buttons:

REW, PLAY, FF, CUE UP, VAR PLAY, SHTL, JOG, STANDBY OFF, 
STOP, and ALL STOP. (For details of the operation of the buttons, see 
“Device Control Block (Trackball)” (page 183) and “Device Control 
Block (Joystick)” (page 187).)
Depending on the settings made in the Setup menu, the CUE UP, PLAY 
and STOP operations can be carried out from the transition control block 
(standard type). (For details of the operation of the buttons, see 
“Transition Control Block (Standard Type)” (page 173), “Device Control 
Block (Trackball)” (page 183) and “Device Control Block (Joystick)” 
(page 187).)

• Setting a start point: For each selected VTR you can set the start point 

timecode value as keyframe data.

• Setting a stop point: For each selected VTR you can set the stop point 

timecode value as keyframe data.

• Setting a start delay time: For each selected VTR you can set the start delay 

time as keyframe data.