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PLAYBACK
Search function
This function searches to the position where the index signal is recorded.
Set “Q,S” KEY FUNC in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen
to INDEX.

To search an index point in the forward direction

from the current tape position:

•Press the SEARCH+ button.
The index position to be searched can be specified by the
number of times this button is pressed. (Max: 99)

To search an index point in the reverse direction

from the current tape position:

•Press the SEARCH– button.
The index position to be searched can be specified by the
number of times this button is pressed. (Max: 99)

When the SEARCH+ or SEARCH– button is pressed,

the unit fast-forwards or rewinds to the specified

indexed position and start playing.

Memo
zIf the interval between index signals is less than one minute, the
function may not work well.
zThe specifications for index signal recording varies with the
device used.
This function searches unrecorded parts of the tape.

In the STOP mode, press the BLANK button.

JIf the current position is at a recorded part of the tape, BR-
HD50 fast-forwards until an unrecorded part is reached
and stops there.
If the current position is an unrecorded part of the tape,
BR-HD50 will first advance the tape in the forward direc-
tion for confirmation and thereafter rewind and go into the
STILL mode at the last recorded position.
•During a blank search, “BLANK SEARCH” is displayed on
the monitor.
Index search
Setting
Operation
Blank search
INDEX+1
Monitor screen
Index search progressing:
displayed on the screen
(The number denotes the corre-
sponding index position.)
SEARCH
– button
SEARCH
+ button
BLANK SEARCH
Monitor screen
BLANK button
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PLAYBACK
Repeat playback
Three types of repeat playback are available for BR-HD50.
The repeat playback function can be set with REPEAT MODE in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen.

REPEAT MODE in the SYSTEM [1/2] Menu screen

OFF : No repeat playback.
INDEX : Repeat playback between positions where index
signals are recorded.
V. END : Repeat playback from the beginning of the tape to
the position where recording of video signals
ends.
TAPE END : Repeat playback from the beginning to the end of
the tape.
1.Press the REW button to rewind the tape to the beginning.
2.Press the PLAY button to start playback.
JWhen it reaches the position set at REPEAT MODE, the tape
starts rewinding and plays back again.

To abort the repeat playback function, press the

STOP button.

Setting
Operation
Repeat operation
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Memo
If the head is dirty, repeat play-
back may not work well.
INDEX repeat playback
zIf no index signal is
detected during playback,
the tape will run until the
end. If no index signal is
detected during rewind, the
tape will rewind until the
beginning.
zIf the interval between
index signals is less than
one minute, the function
may not work well.
TAPE END
V. END
PlaybackINDEX
Rewind
Index signal Index signal
Beginning of tape End of tape