Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
January 2000
5-3
e. Press the
Yes
soft key.
(Notice that you were given the opportunity to
Cancel
this potentially dangerous operation.) To
format the media in the other drive, press the
Drive
soft key until the other drive’s status
appears on the screen. (Both operations can be performed concurrently.)
The media will now be formatted, a process that requires approximately 4 minutes for a tape, 30
seconds for a rewriteable DVD-RAM disk. If you have a stack of media to format and a dual
drive VR240, you can save time by formatting on both drives at once. While one drive is
formatting, use the
Drive
function key to select the other drive, and repeat the above steps.
You can also hit the
Eject
transport control as soon as the formatting process begins if you wish
to remove the media after formatting instead of having it loaded. Otherwise, after being
formatted, the media is automatically “loaded” in the same manner as already formatted media
would be.
5-3. DDS DRIVE CLEANING.
Recording and playback are critically dependent upon the cleanliness of the DDS drive
mechanism. Even microscopic particles of magnetic material (shed from the media) or
environmental pollutants such as cigarette smoke can adversely affect the performance of the
drive mechanism. The Fault LED will light to indicate that the pre-set time between cleaning
has elapsed. This is for reference only. For best results, follow the guidelines listed below
rather than waiting for this light to alert you the drive must be cleaned. Clean the drive
immediately if this light goes on.
Time:
For every two weeks of operation, regardless of other
circumstances, the drives should be cleaned.
Tape:
After every pass of a complete DDS cassette over the heads, clean
the drives.
New & old tapes:
Brand new tapes and tapes that have exceeded their useful life of
approximately 10 passes are more likely to shed particles than
other. If you are using exclusively new tapes, clean the drives after
every pass. If you are using tapes beyond their useful lives, clean
more often or better, replace the tapes.
Environment:
If your VR240 is in an unusually dusty or smoky environment,
reduce the interval between cleanings by half.
ERASE ALL DATA ON MEDIA – ARE YOU SURE?
Yes
Cancel