Sony 1500A, 1500AP High-Speedand Low, Speed Search—Quickly, and Accurately, Determining Editing, Points, Search Operations via External Equipment

Operation Editing for Functions Convenient 3 Chapter

High-Speed and Low-

Speed Search—Quickly

and Accurately

Determining Editing

Points

Use the search function to easily locate the desired scene and to quickly and accurately determine edit points.

When F. FWD/REW under the AUTO EE SELECT menu item (see page 65) is set to PB (factory default setting), you can use the F FWD and REW buttons on this unit or external equipment for high-speed search.

Search Operations via External Equipment

You can control the unit in the following operation modes from an editing control unit (ES-7, PVE-500, etc.) connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel, a SIRCS-compatible remote control unit such as the DSRM- 10 connected to the CONTROL S connector (on the front panel), or control equipment connected to the i.DV IN/ OUT connector.

Shuttle: Use this mode to view color video playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 60 times normal speed in both directions.

Note

When controlling the unit from the DSRM-10 for shuttle-mode search, the maximum search speed is 16 times normal speed in both directions.

Jog: Use this mode for low-speed search and frame-by- frame search.

Digital slow: Use this mode for noise-free color video playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 1/2 times normal speed in both directions.

Still: Use this mode to view a still picture of any field.

Jog audio: Use this mode to monitor the audio at speeds ranging from 1 to 1/30 times normal speed in both directions.

Note

When controlling this unit from external equipment, set the REMOTE I/F menu item (see page 73) and the LOCAL/REMOTE switch so that the remote mode indicators in the display section are on or off as follows.

•When using an editing control unit connected to the REMOTE connector:

Switch/menu item	Setting
LOCAL/REMOTE switch	REMOTE
	(REMOTE indicator lights.)
REMOTE I/F menu item	9PIN
	(9P indicator lights.)

•When using a SIRCS-compatible remote control unit connected to the CONTROL S connector:

Switch/menu item	Setting
LOCAL/REMOTE switch	LOCAL
REMOTE I/F menu item	—

•When using equipment connected to the i.DV IN/ OUT connector:

Switch/menu item	Setting
LOCAL/REMOTE switch	REMOTE
	(REMOTE indicator lights.)
REMOTE I/F menu item	i.LINK
	(i.LINK indicator lights.)

For description on how to carry out search operations via external equipment, see the operating instructions for the equipment.

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