3-7 Normal and Variable Speed Playback

The PLAY/PAUSE button provides monochrome playback through the viewfinder and colour playback on the LCD monitor. A colour video monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT or MON OUT connector of the AJ-SPX800E also provides colour playback.

When the extension board AJ-YA902AG is attached, the VIDEO OUT connector outputs an SDI playback (to view the playback, the OUTPUT SEL switch on the side panel must be positioned to [MEM]).

3-8 Voice Memo Function

A voice memo is voice data which can be added to a clip independently of the normal sound data recorded in the clip. Voice memos may recorded during recording or playback, or when recording or playback is paused. They can be played back in thumbnail display mode.

<Note>

Each clip can accommodate up to 100 voice memos.

If the menu option VOICE MEMO RESERVE is set to “ON”, you can record at least 10 minutes of voice memos for each P2 card while clip recording is paused or after recording ends.

Variable speed playback

The FF and REW buttons provide 32C and 4C fast playbacks and fast reverse playbacks.

When playback is paused, the FF button locates the beginning of the next clip while maintaining the pause mode.

When playback is paused, the REW button locates the beginning of the current clip while maintaining the pause mode.

<Notes>

z When a P2 card has been just removed or inserted, or when the power has been just turned on for playback, it may take some time for the AJ-SPX800E to read clip information. If this is the case, the viewfinder displays “UPDATING”.

z If a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played back, the clips on the inserted P2 card will not be played back. A P2 card inserted during playback will be recognised after playback ends.

z If you perform variable speed playback on a clip split across more than one P2 card, sound may disappear for a moment. This is not a fault.

Recording a Voice Memo

To add a voice memo to a clip during recording or playback, or when recording or playback is paused, press the VOICE MEMO button. A voice memo may be recorded using the voice memo microphone. Another press of the button stops recording of the voice memo.

Voice memo microphone

VOICE MEMO button

<Notes>

z Voice memos can also be recorded when the LCD monitor is in thumbnail mode. For more information, see [6-7-2 Recording a Voice Memo].

z Voice memos cannot be recorded when colour bars are being output, video input through the GENLOCK IN connector is being recorded, or loop recording is being performed.

z During voice memo recording, turn down the speaker volume to prevent the voice memo microphone from picking up sound from the speakers of the AJ-SPX800E.

z When voice memo recording is performed during recording/ playback of a clip, the voice memo recording also automatically ends when recording/playback of the clip ends. Also, when voice memo recording is performed during playback of a clip, playback of the clip also automatically ends when the voice memo recording is ended by pressing the VOICE MEMO button.

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