Parts of Function and Location 2 Chapter

2-1 Control Panels

KEY INHI (inhibit) indicator

This indicator lights when the KEY INHIBIT switch on the switch panel (see page 2-14)is set to ON.

qs PLAYER button and RECORDER button

When you carry out editing using a VTR connected to the REMOTE 1-IN(9P) or REMOTE 1-OUT(9P) connector (see page 2-18)as the player and this unit as the recorder, these buttons select which VTR the editing control buttons and tape transport buttons on this unit control.

PLAYER: The editing control buttons and tape transport buttons on this unit control the external player VTR.

RECORDER: The editing control buttons and tape transport buttons on this unit control the recorder, that is to say, this unit.

When this unit is being used in standalone mode, neither button functions.

qd Editing control section

1DMC EDIT button

2MEMORY indicator

3DELETE button

4TRIM buttons

5 Edit point setting buttons

 

 

TRIM

 

 

IN AUDIO OUT

DMC EDIT

DELETE

ENTRY

 

 

MEMORY

 

PREVIEW

AUTO EDIT

REVIEW

IN OUT

6PREVIEW button

7AUTO EDIT button

8REVIEW button

1DMC EDIT button

To carry out recording of playback at any speed between –1 and +3 times normal (between –1 and +2 times normal for Betacam SX), automatic playback, and automatic editing.

2MEMORY indicator

When memorizing the playback speed using the DMC EDIT button, this indicator flashes as the playback speed is captured to memory, and lights continuously once the speed is captured.

3DELETE button

This deletes an existing edit point.

Hold down this button and press the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button which is lit, indicating an existing edit point, to delete the corresponding edit point. The button either goes off or flashes. When the button flashes, it is necessary to set the deleted edit point again.

To cancel the DMC mode, hold down the DMC EDIT button and press the DELETE button.

4TRIM buttons

Use these buttons to trim an edit point to single-frame precision.

Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT button, and press one of these buttons. The ‘+’ button advances the corresponding edit point by one frame, and the ‘–’ button sets it back by one frame.

Pressing one of these buttons while holding down the PLAY button adjusts the tape speed by +8% or –8% correspondingly. (Capstan override function)

5Edit point setting buttons

IN button and OUT button: To set a video IN point or OUT point, hold down the IN button or OUT button, and press the ENTRY button.

After you have made the setting, pressing the IN button or OUT button displays the video IN point or video OUT point set in time data display area 2.

AUDIO IN button and AUDIO OUT button: In insert editing, to set an audio IN point or audio OUT point separate from the corresponding video edit point, hold down the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT button, and press the ENTRY button.

After you have made the setting, pressing the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT button displays the audio IN point or audio OUT point set in time data display area 2.

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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts