Chapter 5 Special Editing and Recording/Playback
Chapter 5 Special Editing and Recording/Playback 89

Two-Unit Synchronous Playback

Connecting two DSR-70/70P units and synchronizing
their tape transport, you can carry out two-unit
synchronous playback with an accuracy of ±0 frame.
For equipment/signal connections and basic settings, see the
section “Connections for Two-Unit Synchronous Playback”
on page 122.
Perform the following procedure.
(In the following, the controlling unit is referred to as
the recorder and the controlled unit as the player.).
1Insert two source tapes in the recorder and player.
2Cue up to the tape position where to start playback
on each of the recorder and the player, then,
holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT button, press the
IN button.
On each unit, the cued-up tape position is set as the
IN point and the IN button lights.
3Press the RECORDER button, lighting the
RECORDER indicator.
3
4
2
2
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
LOCAL
REC INHI
REMOTE
INT
EXT
MENU
TC CHARACTER
SET
AUDIO IN
VIDEO
CH1,1/2 CH2,3/4
AUDIO
TRIM
LIST MARK
CLIP
LINK
ENTRY SHIFT
IN OUT
ASSEMBLE INSERT TC
–+
DELETE
EJECT REW PLAY F FWD
SERVO
CH-1/2
CH-3/4
PREROLL REC SEQ EDIT METER
REC
INHI
REVERSE
PLAYER RECORDER
FORWARD
SHUTTLEJOG
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0
r
p
6
4
STOP
STANDBY
AUDIO IN TRIM
LIST MARK
CLIP
LINK
ENTRY SHIFT
IN OUT
–+
DELETE
AUTO EDIT
PREVIEW REVIEW
AUTO EDIT
PREVIEW REVIEW
4On the recorder, holding down the ENTRY/SHIFT
button, press the PREVIEW button.
Both the recorder and the player start preroll
followed by playback by the two units.
When the setup menu item 004 is set to ON and
305 set to ACCUR on the recorder side, the
recorder and player tape transports are
synchronized during the preroll allowing two-unit
synchronous playback with ±0 frame accuracy to
start at the player and recorder IN points.
To end synchronous playback while it is in
progress
Press the STOP button on the recorder.