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Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-9
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
2 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback
direction and set the angle of rotation as required
to obtain the desired playback speed.
The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds
to the angle of the search dial. A direction
indicator (“ or ”) lights up to indicate the
direction of playback.
The search dial clicks at the positions for still-
picture and ±10 times normal-speed playback.
The setting of maximum speed of analog Betacam
or Betacam SP playback in shuttle mode can be
done in 102. MAXIMUM TAPE SPEED in the
VTR SETUP menu.
3 Set the search dial to center position for still-
picture, or press the STOP button to stop shuttle
mode playback.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback
and shuttle mode playback
After you have set the search dial to the angle that
corresponds to the desired playback speed, pressing
the PLAY button or SHUTTLE button selects normal-
speed playback or shuttle mode playback, respectively.
To stop or start shuttle mode playback, press the STOP
button or SHUTTLE button, respectively.
Variable mode playback
Follow the procedure below to play back in variable
mode.
Variable mode playback
1 Press the VAR button so that it lights up.
The p indicator lights up and the VTR enters still-
picture mode.
After turning on the VTR, you should always set
the search dial to its center position. (The p
indicator, however, lights up when the VTR is
turned on, no matter what the position of the search
dial is.)
2 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback
direction and set the angle of rotation as required
to achieve the desired playback speed.
The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds
to the angle of the search dial. A direction
indicator (“ or ”) lights up to indicate the
direction of playback.
The search dial clicks at the positions for still-
picture and normal-speed playback.
(Continued)
2,3
3
1
–1
+3
Variable mode
–50
+50
Shuttle mode
–50 (–35 for DVW-A500/1
and –42 for DVW-A500P/1
during analog Betacam or
Betacam SP playback)
+50 (+35 for DVW-A500/1
and +42 for DVW-A500P/1
during analog Betacan or
Betacam SP playback)