Sony manual 151

Item number	Item		Settable range			Function
904	FREEZE		[0]	[momentary]		Determines the freeze operation control by button
	CONTROL		1	latch		operations.
	FROM KEY					0: The picture is freezed only while the button is held down
	PANEL					1: The picture is freezed when the button is pressed, and
						remains freezed when the button is released.
						The freezed picture is cancelled when the button is
						pressed again.
						Button operations
						• Freezing in odd or even (first or second) field is specified
						by item 903. Distinction between the first or second field
						is, however, follows that the distinction in the reference
						signal.
905	AUTO FREEZE		[0]	[disable]		Specifies the operation performed (condition for cancelling
	CONTROL		1	MODE1		still-picture mode) for the automatic freeze function.
				= auto release		The automatic freeze function detects sudden deterioration
			2	MODE2		(intrusion into unrecorded tape sections) of the channel
				= release via stop		condition in dynamic tracking playback modes (VAR, JOG,
						PLAY, SHTL), then freezes the picture.
						0: The automatic freeze function is off
						1: Freeze mode is automatically cancelled when the
						playback conditions return to normal
						2: Freeze mode is automatically cancelled when playback
						is stopped.
						• The freeze mode (field/frame) during the automatic freeze
						function is set by item 903.
						• The freeze mode is immediately cancelled under the
						following conditions, no matter what the setting of this
						item is:
						When edit preset is on
						When the VTR is in CUE UP mode
						When the VTR is in REC mode
906	STOP FREEZE		[0]	[disable]		Enable or disables the stop freeze function.
	CONTROL		1	enable
	• SYS1 and SYS2
	ROM Version1.20
	and higher
Stop freeze opration
	MODE (After)		STOP		TENSION OFF		STDBY OFF
MODE (Before)
STILL			DT picture		DT picture		DT picture
(dynamic tracking on)
CAPSTAN drive
(includes shuttling up to ⋅ 10			DT picture		non-DT picture		non-DT picture
normal tape speed)
Reel drive		non-DT picture			non-DT picture		non-DT picture
(includes shuttling over ⋅ 10
normal tape speed)

•A “DT picture” is a freezed picture in noiseless DT playback mode. The picture freezes in frame mode when the dynamic tracking is performing a frame operation. It freezes in field mode when dynamic tracking is not performing a frame operation.

•A “non-DT picture” is a freezed picture in shuttle mode. A block pattern may appear in a non-DT picture, depending on the circumstances.

Appendix

Appendix A-35