Operator`s manual

Model VR240 Audio Logging Recorder
5-6
January 2000
Section II. TRANSPORT CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
The operation of the soft keys and menus used during operation was covered in Chapter 3.
For most users, however, the actual transport controls will be more familiar and more frequently
used. They are laid out in the familiar fashion immediately under the drive(s), and are screened
with international icons. Refer to Chapter 2, paragraph 2-10 for illustrated descriptions. These
controls are designed to be as close as possible in operation to those on a standard tape
recorder. It is possible to operate the VR240 using these controls without reference to the
menus at all.
5-4. TRANSPORT CONTROLS.
Each transport control is a momentary action pushbutton. The buttons have no mechanical
function, and any interlocks are electronic. As with an analog recorder, there is some
interlocking of controls. To prevent media damage, you cannot go from
FFwd
directly to
Play
on a typical recorder. Older machines have a mechanical interlock to prevent you from pressing
Play
at the wrong time; newer ones automatically stop the media before going into
Play
even if
you don’t explicitly hit
Stop
. While media motion is not a problem in the VR240, there are
several inappropriate operations that are locked out. For instance,
Eject
is not honored if the
unit is in the process of recording.
Record
The
Rec
button is used to begin a recording on the VR240. Before you can record,
all of the following conditions must be true:
• The drive status indicator on the VFD screen must read
Ready
for the drive
on which you wish to record.
• The media must be formatted and must not be write protected.
• The media must be positioned correctly – either at the very beginning of the
media or at the end of all recorded material. (If the media is otherwise
available to record but not positioned correctly, a message will be displayed
briefly saying so.)
• The VR240 must be in the appropriate state if you have selected the
MEDIA
USAGE
option
Do NOT record…
With all of these requirements, the VR240 does its best to protect already-recorded
archival media. We remind you again that the best protection is to never load
valuable media unless it is write protected.
When you press
Record
, the LED on the record button illuminates red and remains
lit as long as recording continues. If you perform a “stop-suspend,” the
Record
LED
will blink, indicating that recording is taking place but a transfer of data will not occur
on the suspended drive.
Play
Unlike
Rec
,
Play
can be activated under many circumstances, and at any media
position. Hitting
Play
will start the media or internal hard disk playing from its