Sony HKDV-503 @∞ Preroll button, @§ PREVIEW/REVIEW button, @¶ Servo indicator, @ Stop button

Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

2-1 Control Panel

@∞ PREROLL button

Press to position the tape to the preroll point (a position factory set to five seconds before the IN point).

Press this button while holding down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT button to cue up the tape at the edit point of the respective button.

For details on changing the preroll time, refer to “4-2-7 Setting the Preroll Time (PREROLL TIME)” on page 4-18.

@§ PREVIEW/REVIEW button

After edit points are set, press this button to preview, on the monitor connected to the recorder, the effect of the edit before it is performed. In this operation, the tape runs, but no editing is carried out.

If you press this button after carrying out an edit, the results of the edit are played back on the monitor connected to the recorder.

@¶ SERVO indicator

Lights up when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked.

@• STOP button

When you insert the cassette, the VTR automatically enters stop mode.

The STOP button flashes when the [F2] (SERVO REF) button in the PF1 menu is set to input but there is no video input signal, when the [F2] (SERVO REF) button in the PF1 menu is set to ext but there is no external reference video signal, or when the input signal is out of sync with the external reference video signal. If you want, you can set 102. REFERENCE SYSTEM ALARM in the VTR SETUP menu so that the STOP button will not flash under the above conditions.

@ª PLAY button

Starts playback.

Press this button while holding down the REC button to start recording.

Pressing this button during recording or manual editing changes the VTR to playback mode.

#º REC/EDIT (recording/edit) button

Press this button while holding down the PLAY button to start recording.

If you press this button in play mode manual editing begins. After setting edit points, if you press this button while the AUTO button is lit, automatic editing is performed.

#¡ REC INHIBIT indicator

The status of this indicator depends on the setting of the ALT button and [F2] (REC INH) button in the HOME menu and the state of the record-protect plug on the cassette.

Status of the REC INHIBIT indicator

Setting of the ALT	State of the record-	REC INHIBIT
and [F2] (REC INH)	protect plug on the	indicator
buttons in the	cassette
HOME menu
all	Recording disabled	Lit/flashinga)
	Recording allowed	Lit
crash REC, video/	Recording disabled	Lit/flashinga)
CTL, audio/CTL
	Recording allowed	Unlit
off	Recording disabled	Lit/flashinga)
	Recording allowed	Unlita)

a)Toggle between lit/flashing settings is possible using the 104.REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING setting in the VTR SETUP menu.

Recording, editing, and selection of assemble and insert modes are possible only when the indicator is off.

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