Recording/Playback 5 Chapter

5-4 Playback

There are four types of playback:Normal-speed playbackJog/Shuttle/Variable mode playbackCapstan override playbackDMC (Dynamic Motion Control) playback5-4-1 Normal-Speed PlaybackFollow the procedure below to play back at normal speed.

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Normal-speed playback

1 Insert a cassette.

For details on inserting a cassette, see Section 3-3-2, “Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes” on page 3-8.

2 Press the PLAY button.

Playback starts and the SERVO indicator lights up to indicate that the servo is locked.

3 Press the STOP button to stop playback.

If playback continues to the end of the tape If item 407. AUTO REWIND in the VTR SETUP menu is set to ON, then the tape automatically rewinds to the beginning and stops.

5-4-2 Variable Speed PlaybackIn Jog/Shuttle/Variable modes, you can change the playback speed as follows:

Jog mode: The playback speed corresponds to the rotational speed of the search dial, ranging from –1 to +1 or –2 to +2 times normal playback speed. (The speed setting can be changed in the VTR SETUP menu using item 107.JOG DIAL RESPONSE.)

Shuttle mode: The playback speed corresponds to the angle of rotation of the search dial. The playback speed is different depending on the frame frequency of the unit. The search dial clicks at the positions for still-picture and ±10 times normal speed playback.

Frame frequency

Playback speed

23.98/24 Hz

Ranging from –60 to +60

 

 

25 Hz

Ranging from –58 to +58

 

 

29.97/30 Hz

Ranging from –50 to +50

 

 

Variable mode: Playback speed is –1 times normal speed when the search dial is rotated fully counterclockwise, and +2 times normal speed when rotated clockwise.

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