To start CUSTOM REPEAT
When [START TIME] is set to [OFF]
1 Set the TIMER switch to REPEAT.
sis displayed on the Data display screen (page
23).
2 Press the REW button. (If the tape is already rewound, press the PLAY button.)
The unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and starts playback automatically.
When the following items on the tape are searched for, auto repeat playback starts automatically.
–Index signals
–A portion unrecorded
–A portion recorded in a format set by other than [AUTO] in [HDV/DV SEL] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu
–Tape end
When [REPEAT CYCLE] is set, the unit continues playback until a few minutes before the time reaches the actual selected time, or one of the items listed above is detected on a tape. The tape is rewound to the beginning and restarts playback when the selected CYCLE time comes. If you set [REPEAT TIMES], the unit repeats playback according to the times you have selected.
Auto Repeat using an external AC timer
Make sure that the POWER switch on the rear panel of the unit is in the “” (ON) position beforehand.
1 Connect the unit to an external AC timer (not supplied).
AC timer
To an AC outlet
2 Set the TIMER switch on the front panel of the unit to REPEAT.
3 Set the start time on the external AC timer.
At the preset time, the power of the unit turns on, and after a few to several tens of seconds, auto repeat playback starts automatically. When the following items on the tape are searched for, the unit rewinds the tape to its beginning and starts auto repeat playback automatically.
–Index signals
–A portion unrecorded
–A portion recorded in a format set by other than [AUTO] in [HDV/DV SEL] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu
–Tape end
When [START TIME] is set to [ON]
Set the TIMER switch to REPEAT. When the unit is powered on, the unit waits to repeat playback until the time you have set in [START TIME]. Also, when the TIMER switch is set to REPEAT and the unit is powered on, auto playback is set to standby until the start time arrives.
Notes
•sc is displayed on the Data display screen. When the tape on the unit is not in the playback mode, such
as during recording or when no tape is inserted, sc is displayed. When the start time reaches the selected time during this time, auto playback is not operated until the next starts time begins.
•To operate CUSTOM REPEAT automatically, the tape should be stopped before the start time begins.
•When [START TIME] for [CUSTOM REPEAT] is set, turn the unit on before the actual start time begins.
To stop CUSTOM REPEAT while the unit is in use
Press the STOP button on the front panel.
When both [REPEAT TIMES] and [START TIME] are set, if you stop CUSTOM REPEAT, the unit waits for the START TIME to come, regardless of the REPEAT TIMES setting. When the start time comes, the value of REPEAT TIMES is initialized to zero, and repeat playback starts.
To cancel CUSTOM REPEAT
Set the TIMER switch to OFF.
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