4-1 Playback Procedures

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To perform frame step playback

Put the unit into noiseless mode and press the PF-1 or PF-2 button.

When you are using the Betacam SX format, each press of the PF-1 button steps 2 frames back, and each press of the PF-2 button steps 2 frames forward. When you are using the MPEG IMX format, the buttons step 1 frame in the same directions.

Notes

•To perform frame step playback, always press the PLAY button once before pressing the PF-1 or PF-2 button. When you switch between FWD and REV, the picture may not be updated until you press the PF-1 or PF-2 button twice.

•During frame step playback, the picture and the LTC may be up to 5 frames out of sync. We recommend that you use VITC.

•Block noise may remain visible during frame step playback. If this occurs, step in the reverse direction, or press the PLAY button again.

4-1-5 Repeat Playback Function

You can use the repeat playback function to repeatedly play back a section of the tape defined by setting the start point and end point.

To put the unit into repeat playback mode

In the setup menu, set extended menu item 142 REPEAT MODE to PLAY. (The factory default setting of this menu item is OFF.)

When a cassette is loaded in the unit, the REPEAT indication is displayed in the time data display area for one second at intervals of four seconds. When no cassette is loaded, this indication keeps displayed.

Note

When the unit is in jog or shuttle mode, the REPEAT indication will not be displayed in the time data display area.

To set the start point and end point of repeat playback

When a cassette is loaded in the unit, you can specify the current tape position as the start or end point of repeat playback.

To set the start point

Holding down the STOP button, press the REW button. The time code (LTC) value of the tape position when the REW button was pressed is stored in memory as the start point time data. When the start point has been set, an asterisk (*) appears to the left of the REPEAT indication in the time data display area.

Indicates that the start point is set.

If no start point is set, the beginning of tape is automatically specified as the repeat playback start point.

Notes

•Only LTC data can be stored in memory as start point time data. Neither VITC nor CTL can be used as start point data.

•If the end point has already been set, setting the start point at a position after the end point results in deletion of the end point data. (The time code value of the start point cannot be greater than that of the end point.)

Beginning of tape End point

Start point

End of tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you set the start point at a position after the end point,

Beginning of tape

Start point

End of tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the end point data will be deleted.

 

 

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