Recording/Playback 5 Chapter

5-4 Playback

To return to normal-speed playback Press the PLAY button.

Note

The audio signal output status is specified by the following settings of 017. PB/EE SELECT MENU in the VTR SETUP menu.

EE:The input audio is output. MU: The audio output is muted.

PB: The playback audio signal is output for playback speeds of –1 to +2 times normal speed, and is muted for playback speeds of more than –1 or +2 times normal speed.

Variable mode playback

Follow the procedure below to play back in variable mode.

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Variable mode playback

1 Press the VAR button so that it lights up.

The indicator lights up and the VTR enters still- VAR mode.

2 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback direction and set the angle of rotation as required to achieve the desired playback speed.

Variable mode

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The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds to the angle of the search dial. A direction indicator (“or ” ) lights up to indicate the direction of playback.

The search dial clicks at the positions for still- picture and normal-speed playback.

3 Set the search dial to center position for still- picture, or press the STOP button to stop variable mode playback.

To return to normal-speed playback

Press the PLAY button.

To alternate between normal-speed playback and variable mode playback

After you have set the search dial to the angle that corresponds to the desired playback speed, pressing the PLAY button or VAR button selects normal-speed playback or variable mode playback, respectively.

To stop or start variable mode playback, press the STOP button or VAR button, respectively.

The VTR is factory set so that pressing the JOG, SHUTTLE, or VAR button is required in order to enter variable-speed playback mode. To change this setting, use item 101. SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL ENABLE in the VTR SETUP menu.

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