Table of Contents

Chapter 1Overview

 

 

Features.................................................................................

6

 

DVCAM Format .......................................................................

6

 

A Wealth of Interfaces ..............................................................

7

 

Facilities for High-Efficiency Editing.......................................

7

 

Other Features ...........................................................................

7

 

Optional Accessories.................................................................

8

 

Location and Function of Parts...........................................

9

 

Front Panel ................................................................................

9

 

Rear Panel ...............................................................................

15

Chapter 2

Playback

 

 

Playback ..............................................................................

19

 

Usable Cassettes......................................................................

19

 

Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes .............................................

21

 

Settings for Playback ..............................................................

22

 

Playback Procedure.................................................................

22

 

Repeat Playback—Automatic Cyclical Playback ...................

24

 

Setting Points A and B for Repeat Playback...........................

24

 

Cuing Up to Any Desired Position Set as Point A or B..........

29

Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation

 

 

Displaying Time Data and Other Text Information ..........

30

 

Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications ........

30

 

High-Speed and Low-SpeedSearch—Quickly and

 

 

Accurately Determining Editing Points .....................

33

 

Search Operations via External Equipment ............................

33

 

Search Operations on This Unit ..............................................

33

Chapter 4 Menu Settings

Menu Organization .............................................................

35

Menu Contents....................................................................

38

Setup Menu .............................................................................

38

Changing Menu Settings ...................................................

45

Buttons Used to Change Settings............................................

45

Changing the Settings of Basic Items .....................................

45

Displaying Enhanced Items ....................................................

47

Changing the Settings of Enhanced Items ..............................

47

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