Controls and their functions (continued)
<Front Panel Center Section>
PLAY button
Playback commences when this button is pressed.
Recording commences when the button is pressed together with the REC button; manual editing commences when it is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback. Pressing only the PLAY button during manual editing will cut out the editing and establish the playback mode.
REC button
Recording commences when this button is pressed together with the PLAY button.
When it is pressed during playback, search*1), fast forward or rewind, EE mode images 
and audio signals can be monitored for as long as it is kept depressed.
When it is pressed in the stop mode, EE mode images and sound can be monitored. When the STOP button is pressed, the original picture and sound are restored.
STOP button
When this is pressed, the tape stops traveling, and if the TAPE/EE selector switch is at TAPE, still pictures can be monitored.
The drum continues to rotate even in the stop mode, and the tape remains in close contact with the drum.
If the stop mode continues for more than a certain period of time, the unit automatically switches to the standby OFF mode in order to protect the tape.
The stop mode is established immediately after a cassette has been inserted into the unit.
FF button* 2 )
The tape is fast forwarded when this is pressed.
REW button* 2 )
The tape is rewound when this is pressed.
EDIT button
For manual editing, press both this button and the PLAY button together during playback. When the button is pressed in the stop mode, the input mode signals selected by the ASSEMBLE or INSERT button can be monitored in the EE mode.
The original picture and sound are restored when the STOP button is pressed.
When the button is pressed during playback, search*1), fast forward or rewind, the input signals can be monitored in the EE mode for as long as it is kept depressed.
SERVO lamp
This lights when the drum servo and capstan servo have locked.
REC INHIBIT lamp
This lights when the REC INHIBIT switch in the front panel bottom section is at ON or when the accidental erasure prevention mode has been set for the cassette.
In this state, neither recording nor editing is possible.
*1) No guarantee is made for the audio EE mode at tape speeds below the normal tape speed.
*2) The FF/REW speed can be selected on the setup menu NO. 102 (FF, REW MAX), and it is set to the same speed.
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