Location and Function of Parts

1Tape transport control section

Overview 1 Chapter

1Tape transport indicators

2 REC (record) button

3 PAUSE button

4FF (fast forward) button

5PLAY button

6REW (rewind) button

7 STOP button

1Tape transport indicators

2REC (record) button

When you press and hold this button then press PLAY button, the each indicator lights and recording starts. If you press this button while the tape is stopped, you can check EE picture and audio signals for a moment.

When HDV/DV is selected, if [HDV/DV IN TC] in [TC/UB SET] menu is set to [EXTERNAL], you can also check EE time code signals. Press STOP button to end the check.

For details, see “EE/PB SEL” in “IN/OUT REC” menu on page 48.

For details of the time code, see “TC/UB SET” on page 52.

Notes

The unit does not have an LP recording mode of the consumer DV format. Only recording in SP mode is available.

To set the unit to recording pause mode with the remote control unit DSRM-10 (not supplied), press PAUSE button while holding down PLAY button to set the unit to the playback pause mode, then press REC button on the DSRM-10.

When the recording mode is displayed in HDV, it may take a few seconds to start recording. During this time, REC indicator blinks.

3PAUSE button

Press this button to set the unit to pause mode while recording or playing. Press this button again to resume the operation.

4FF (fast forward) button

When you press this button, the indicator lights and the tape is fast forwarded. During fast forward, the picture does not appear on the monitor (you can see the picture as it is seen in EE mode1) during fast forward). To locate a scene while monitoring the picture, keep pressing this button during fast forward, playback or in playback pause mode (picture search).

Notes

If you set [EE/PB SEL] in [IN/OUT REC] menu to [PB], EE picture and EE audio signals are not output.

If you set [FF/REW SPEED] in [VTR SET] menu to [SHUTTLEMAX], the picture is played back during fast forward.

For details on running speed with [SHUTTLEMAX], see “FF/REW SPEED” in “VTR SET” menu on page 51.

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1)“EE” stands for “Electric to Electric.” In EE mode, the video and audio signals input to the VCR’s recording circuitry do not pass through any magnetic conversion circuits but output via electric circuits only. This mode is used to check the input signals and adjust input levels. The pictures output in EE mode are referred to as EE pictures.

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