Chapter 1 Overview
24 Chapter 1 Overview
Location and Function of Parts
4 EDIT button
To carry out manual editing, press this button
simultaneously with the PLAY button.
Monitoring in E-E mode
When the unit is in stop mode, pressing this button
lights it, and you can monitor the input signal selected
with the ASSEMBLE button or INSERT buttons in E-
E mode. To return to the original state, press the STOP
button. During playback, search, fast forward, or
rewind, holding down this button allows you to
monitor the video in E-E mode.
5 STOP button
To stop recording or playback, press this button,
turning it on.
When you stop playback, the unit switches either to
still playback or to E-E mode according to setup menu
settings, and the settings of the PB/EE button and PB
button.
Fault display function
This button flashes when there is no external reference
signal input or the input external reference signal is not
synchronized to the input video signal. (See the
description of extended menu item 105.)
6 EJECT button
To eject the cassette, press this button. While the
cassette is being ejected, this button lights.
7 REW (rewind) button
To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.
8 PLAY button
To start playback, press this button, turning it on.
To operate in capstan override mode
Hold down this button, and turn the search dial.
For details of capstan override mode, see “3 Search dial”
on this page.
9 F FWD (fast forward) button
To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it
on.
6 Search control section
1 SEARCH button
To use the search dial for playback in shuttle or jog
mode, press this button, turning it on. Pressing the dial
toggles between shuttle and jog modes. In shuttle
mode, the SHUTTLE indicator in the display section
lights, and in jog mode, the JOG indicator in the
display section lights.
2 VARIABLE button
To use the search dial for playback in variable speed
mode, press this button, turning it on. Pressing the dial
toggles between variable speed mode and jog mode.
3 Search dial
Turn this to carry out playback in the modes shown in
the following table. Turning the dial clockwise lights
the · indicator in the display section and plays back
in the forward direction. Turning the dial
counterclockwise lights the ª indicator in the display
section and plays back in the reverse direction. When
the tape is stopped, the π indicator in the display
section lights.
Pressing this dial toggles between shuttle mode and
jog mode (or between variable mode and jog mode).
When playing back in shuttle or variable mode, the
SHUTTLE indicator in the display section lights, and
when playing back in jog mode, the JOG indicator
lights.
You can carry out noiseless playback in the range of ±
1 times normal speed.
SEARCH VARIABLE
1 SEARCH button
2 VARIABLE button
3 Search dial