Monitoring signals during editing
During editing, you can monitor the following video and audio signals on a monitor connected to the recorder VTR.
•Between preroll and IN points: Playback signal of the recorder VTR can be monitored.
•Between IN and OUT points: Playback signal of the player VTR can be monitored in
•Between OUT and
The video and audio signals that can be monitored are shown in the diagram below.
IN point OUT point
PB | EE | PB |
(recorder VTR) | (player VTR) | (recorder VTR) |
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In CONFI mode, you can monitor video and audio signals that are just being edited.
Through a menu setting, you can also monitor signals between preroll and postroll points, including portions between IN and OUT points, through the CONFI (confidence) heads during editing.
The CONFI setting is made using the VTR SETUP menu item 017 “PB/EE SELECT MENU”.
To perform automatic editing
To carry out automatic editing, press the AUTO button, turning it on, then press the REC/EDIT button.
During editing the REC/EDIT button lights up, and goes off at the end.
AUTO button
PREVIEW/REVIEW button
REC/EDIT button
OUT button
ENTRY button
To stop automatic editing
Press the OUT button while holding down the ENTRY button.
The point where the OUT button is pressed is treated as an OUT point and editing stops.
To confirm the results of the editing
Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW button to confirm the edit results. When the view ends, the tape rewinds to the OUT point, then stops.
Modifying edit points for automatic editing later
After you perform automatic editing, the time data of IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT points remain stored in memory. The stored data can be used later to modify edit points or to execute automatic editing again.
Follow the procedure below to modify edit points after executing automatic editing.
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1 In the HOME menu, press the ALT/[F10] (LAST EDIT) buttons.
The edit points used in the last automatic edit are restored.
2 Modify the edit points.
For details on modifying edit points, see
3 Press the REC/EDIT button.
The VTR performs automatic editing.
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