| Job Title |
Videotape Operator |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Videotaping Equipment To Record And Play
Back Television Programs, Applying Knowledge Of Videotaping
Equipment Operation: Reads Television Programming Log To
Ascertain Program To Be Recorded Or Program To Be Aired. Selects
Source, Such As Satellite Or Studio, From Which Program Will Be
Recorded, And Selects Videotaping Equipment On Which Program
Will Be Recorded. Observes Monitor To Verify That Station Is
On-air, And Informs Supervisor If Station Not On-air. Cleans
Videotape Path To Remove Contaminants That Would Affect Quality
Of Recording Or Playback, And Mounts Videotape Onto Videotaping
Equipment. Sets Audio Level, And Records Test Pattern And
Program Onto Videotape, Using Videotaping Equipment. Verifies
Quality Of Recording, Using Videotape Equipment, And Informs
Designated Personnel Of Quality Of Recording. Inspects Tape For
Defective Ends, Removes Defective End, Using Cutting Tool, And
Mounts Videotape Onto Videotaping Equipment To Play Back
Program. Starts Videotaping Equipment And Turns Video And Color
Monitors On To Verify Setting Of Video And Color Levels.
Observes Scales In Video And Color Monitors And Operates
Controls To Adjust Video And Color Levels. Cues Program, Using
Videotaping Equipment, And Places Videotaping Equipment In
Remote Control Mode For Use By Other Operator. May Operate
Videotaping Equipment To Dub And Edit Tapes. May Wire Audio And
Video Patch Bays (socketed Equipment That Allows For Transfer Of
Audio And Video Signals Between Different Pieces Of Equipment,
Via Cables). May Set Up Videotaping Equipment To Play Station
Breaks. May Set Up Film Equipment To Play Program. May Make
Minor Repairs To Equipment.
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