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Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-11
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
5 Press the PREVIEW button.
The tape is prerolled and played back at normal
speed from the preroll point to the speed variation
start point. The moment the tape passes the speed
variation start point, the MEMORY indicator in the
display starts flashing and the tape is played back
at the initial speed selected in Step 4.
The p indicator appears in the time data display
window, indicating that tape speed memorization
in DMC mode is active.
6 Rotate the search dial to the position for the
desired playback speed.
The speed variation is stored in memory while the
MEMORY indicator is flashing. The moment the
tape passes the speed variation end point, the
MEMORY indicator lights up continuously instead
to indicate that memorization of the playback
speed has completed.
The p indicator then disappears.
7 Press the STOP button to stop the tape.
If the MEMORY indicator lights up before the
tape reaches the speed variation end point
The VTR cannot store any further playback speed
variations. The capacity of the playback speed
memory is 120 seconds.
To confirm and change the stored speed
Press the PREVIEW button. The tape is played back
from the speed variation start point to the speed
variation end point at memorized speed. Rotate the
search dial to change the speed as required.
To set the initial speed to normal speed
Press the PLAY button in Step 4.
Notes on the p indicator and the MEMORY
indicator
The p indicator shows that the tape speed
memorization in DMC mode is taking place.
The MEMORY indicator flashes during playback
speed memorization, then lights continuously when
memorization of the playback speed has completed.
Storing playback speeds in memory
Follow the procedure below to store playback speeds
in memory.
Storing playback speeds in memory
1 In HOME menu, press the ALT button, then set the
[F7] (DMC) button to on.
2 During playback or recording, press either of the
following buttons together with the ENTRY button
to set start and end points, respectively.
• On-air start point: AUDIO IN button
• Speed variation start point: IN button
• Speed variation end point: OUT button
• On-air end point: AUDIO OUT button
3 Press the search dial or the SHUTTLE button to
enter shuttle mode.
The SHUTTLE button lights up.
4 Rotate the search dial while holding down the
ALT/[F7] (DMC) button to select the initial
playback speed.
The selected speeds are shown in the time data
display window in the menu display as follows:
Playback speed Display
Normal-speed playback DMC-SPD PLAY
Still-picture playback DMC-SPD STILL
Forward playback at 0.03
times normal speed
DMC-SPD +0.03
Reverse playback at 0.1
times normal speed
DMC-SPD –0.1
While the playback speed is being selected, the
tape does not move. Once the selection has been
made, release the [F7] (DMC) button.
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