Playing at various speeds

You can enjoy playback functions using the Remote Commander.

Playback options

Operation

 

 

 

Play at 1/10 of

Press ⋅ 1/10 button during playback.

normal speed

 

 

 

 

Play at 1/3 of

Press ⋅ 1/3 button during playback.

normal speed

 

 

 

 

Play at normal

Press ⋅ 1 button during playback.

speed

 

 

 

 

Play at twice the

Press ⋅ 2 button during playback.

normal speed

 

 

 

 

Play frame by

Press FRAME c/C buttons

frame

during pause.

 

If you keep pressing one of these

 

buttons, playback continues, frame by

 

frame.

 

 

 

 

Fast forward the

Press the

button during normal

tape while

playback or when playing at various

monitoring pictures

speeds.

 

 

 

 

Rewind the tape

Press the

button during normal

while monitoring

playback or when playing at various

pictures

speeds.

 

 

 

 

To change playback direction

Press the FRAME c/Cbuttons during normal playback or when playing at various speeds.

To play back in the forward direction, press the C button; in the backward direction, press the c button.

To hear the sound while playing at various speeds

If you want to hear the sound when playing at various speeds, set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to ON.

For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see “AUDIO SET menu” on page 88 (GB).

Notes

•When the command mode of a Sony device / remote commander is set to VTR4;

–if you press the ⋅1/3 button on the supplied Remote Commander while pointing it toward a Sony device other than this unit, the playback speed may turn to 1/5 of normal speed.

–if you press the ⋅1/5 button on a remote commander while pointing it toward this unit, the playback speed will turn to 1/3 of normal speed.

•If the unit keeps playing at 1/10 of normal speed in forward or reverse for more than one minute, the unit will begin to play back forward at normal speed.

•Even if you set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to ON, sound may not be output or may be interrupted depending on differences in the recording formats (DVCAM/DV) or the condition of the tape.

Searching using the search function

There are four kinds of search available on this unit:

–Searching for the beginnings of recordings: Index search

–Searching for the boundaries of recorded tape by title: Title search*

–Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded date changes: Date search

–Searching for scenes recorded in the photo mode

with a digital camcorder: Photo search

*A function available only on a cassette with cassette memory

To search for scenes, use the supplied Remote Commander or the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied).

To search with the cassette memory

If you set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to ON and the cassette has cassette memory, the scenes are listed in the chronological order in which they were made. You can search using this chronological list.

If the cassette does not have cassette memory, you cannot search for scenes in chronological order.

For details on the CM SET menu, see “CM SET menu” on page 81 (GB).

1 Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to select the search type: INDEX, TITLE, DATE or

PHOTO SEARCH.

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Recording and Playback 2 Chapter

Chapter 2 Playback and Recording

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