Playback and Recording 4 Chapter

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1 Press the SHUTTLE button or search dial so that the SHUTTLE button is lit.

Pressing the search dial toggles between jog mode and shuttle mode.

2 Rotate the search dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed.

Playback in shuttle mode starts.

3 To stop playback in shuttle mode, return the search dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.

The function to toggle between jog mode and shuttle mode each time the search dial is pressed can be disabled by changing the setting in setup menu item 101.

To return to normal-speed playback

Press the PLAY button.

To alternate between normal-speed playback and shuttle mode playback

Rotate the search dial to the position corresponding to the desired shuttle playback speed, then press the PLAY and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.

For intermittent shuttle mode playback, press the STOP and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.

Playback in variable speed mode

In variable speed mode, you can finely control playback speed within the following ranges:

•HDCAM: –1 to +2 times normal speed

•Digital Betacam: –1 to +3 times normal speed

•MPEG IMX: –1 to +3 times normal speed

There are detents on the search dial at the still position and at the position for ±1 times normal speed.

To carry out playback in variable speed mode, use the following procedure.

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1 Press the VAR button, turning it on.

2 Rotate the search dial to the desired angle corresponding to the desired playback speed.

Playback in variable speed mode starts.

3 To stop playback in variable speed mode, return the search dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.

To return to normal-speed playback

Press the PLAY button.

To alternate between normal-speed playback and variable speed mode playback

Rotate the search dial to the position corresponding to the desired variable playback speed, then press the PLAY and VAR buttons alternately.

For intermittent variable speed mode playback, press the STOP and VAR buttons alternately.

Playback using the capstan override function

You can use the capstan override function to adjust the playback speed temporarily. This function is convenient for playback phase synchronization with another VTR playing back the same program.

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1 Hold down the PLAY button, and rotate the search dial in the desired direction to adjust the playback speed.

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