4-3 Dynamic Motion Control (DMC) Playback

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2 Either while playing back the recorded tape, press the ENTRY button and one of the following buttons simultaneously, to set the start and end points.

•On-air start point: PLAY IN button

•Speed variation start point: STUNT IN button

•Speed variation end point: STUNT OUT button

•On-air end point: PLAY OUT button

Each press turns the corresponding button on.

3 Press the search dial or the SHUTTLE button or VAR button to enter shuttle/variable speed mode.

The SHUTTLE/VAR indicator lights.

4 Holding down the DMC EDIT button, turn the search dial, to set the initial speed at the playback start point.

The speed you set appears in the speed indication area. During this period the tape does not move. When the initial speed setting is complete, release the DMC EDIT button.

5 Press the LEARN button.

The tape is prerolled and played back at normal speed from the on-air start point to the speed variation start point. On passing the speed variation start point, the MEMORY indicator begins to flash, and playback begins at the speed set in step 4.

6 Turn the search dial to vary the playback speed.

While the MEMORY indicator is flashing, the speed variations are stored in memory. On passing the speed variation end point, the MEMORY indicator changes from flashing to continuously lit, and the variable speed storing ends.

7 Press the STOP button to stop the tape.

If the MEMORY indicator lights continuously before the speed variation end point

This indicates that the memory became full at that point. It is therefore not possible to record more speed variation. The maximum capacity is a duration of 120 seconds.

To amend the stored speed variation Press the LEARN button.

The interval between the speed variation start and end points is automatically played back at the stored speed. Operate the search dial as required, to adjust the playback speed.

Setting the initial speed to normal speed In step 4, press the PLAY button.

4-3-3 Executing DMC Playback

There are two methods of starting DMC playback.

•Starting playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point

•Starting playback immediately after preroll

Note

To avoid operating mistakes we recommend that you use the VTR in standalone mode when carrying out DMC playback.

To start playback at the on-air cue from the on-air start point

Use the following procedure.

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1 Press the CUE/PLAY button.

The CUE/PLAY button lights, and the tape is cued up to the on-air start point. After the tape is cued up, the CUE/PLAY button flashes.

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