Sony HKDV-507, 507D Still-Picture Output Freeze, Preread Settings PRE Read, Stop-freeze function

4-2-3 Selecting the Edit Mode and Edit Channel (ASSEMBLE or

INS CUE)

Select assemble or insert edit mode.

Selecting assemble edit mode

Press [F3] (ASSEMBLE) in the HOME menu.

Selecting the insert edit mode

Press one of the following buttons in the HOME menu: [F4] (INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), [F6] (INS A-CH1),

[F7] (INS A-CH2), [F8] (INS A-CH3), [F9] (INS A- CH4), [F10] (INS CUE).

For more information about editing operations, refer to “Chapter 6 Editing” on page 6-1.

4-2-5 Still-Picture Output (FREEZE)

For stillpicture output, press the ALT/[F3] (FREEZE) button. The picture that was playing just before the button was pressed will be frozen on the screen. Make the field or frame selection using the 902.FREEZE MODE setting in the VTR SETUP menu.

To maintain the still-picture

Set 903. FREEZE CONTROL FROM KEY PANEL in the VTR SETUP menu to latch.

The still-picture output is maintained until the [F3] (FREEZE) button is pressed again.

To temporarily output a still-picture

Set 903. FREEZE CONTROL FROM KEY PANEL in the VTR SETUP menu to momentary. A still-picture is output as long as you hold down the [F3] (FREEZE) button.

Chapter 4 Menu Settings

4-2-4 Preread Settings (PRE READ)

This setting allows pre-reading (reading before writing) in insert edit mode. To select pre-reading, press the ALT/[F1] (PRE READ) button.

Pressing the button, cycles the settings from off, video, audio, a/v.

off: No pre-reading

video: Pre-read the video signals (PREREAD indicator will be lit)

audio: Pre-read the audio signals (PREREAD indicator will be lit)

a/v: Pre-read both audio and video signals (PREREAD indicator will be lit)

[F1] button

PREREAD indicator

The pre-read function can be used for pre-read editing.

Stop-freeze function

To automatically output a still-picture when the VTR is changed to stop mode, set 905. STOP FREEZE CONTROL in the VTR SETUP menu to enable.

Note

Regardless of the setting of 902.FREEZE MODE in the VTR SETUP menu, stop-freeze is always a field- freeze picture.

Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-17