Sony DVW-A500/1 DVR User Manual


 
2-1 Control Panel
2-10 Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
STANDBY button
Press this button in other than standby mode to make it
light up and place the VTR in standby mode. The
head drum rotates in standby mode, thereby shortening
the time required for the tape to start.
Press this button while in standby mode to turn the
button off and cancel standby mode. The head drum
stops rotating and the tape tension is released. If the
VTR remains in standby mode for more than eight
minutes (factory setting), standby mode is
automatically canceled in order to safeguard the tape.
EDIT button
Press this button while holding down the PLAY button
to start manual editing.
Press this button while the VTR is in stop mode to
monitor the signal selected in the HOME menu in E-E
mode. To cancel E-E mode and stop the tape, press
the STOP button.
Hold down this button while the VTR is playing back,
searching for an edit point, fast-forwarding or
rewinding to monitor the video signal in E-E mode.
@• SERVO indicator
Lights up when the drum servo and capstan servo are
locked.
STOP button
Stops the tape (stop mode).
When PB is selected with the ALT button and [F2]
(PB/EE) button in the HOME menu, a still picture is
output when you press this button. In stop mode, the
head drum continues rotating and the tape is wound
around the head drum.
When you insert the cassette, the VTR automatically
enters stop mode.
The STOP button flashes when the [F2] (OUT REF)
button in the PF1 menu is set to input but there is no
video input signal, when the [F2] (OUT REF) button in
the PF1 menu is set to ref but there is no external
reference video signal, or when the input signal is out
of phase with the external reference video signal. If
you want, you can set 105. REFERENCE SYSTEM
ALARM in the VTR SETUP menu so that the STOP
button will not flash under the above conditions.
PLAY button
Starts playback.
Press this button while holding down the REC button
to start recording, or while holding down the EDIT
button to start manual editing.
Pressing this button during recording or manual editing
changes the VTR to playback mode.
REC button
Press this button while holding down the PLAY button
to start recording.
Hold down this button while the VTR is playing back,
searching for an edit point, fast-forwarding or
rewinding to monitor the video and audio signals in E-
E mode.
Press the STOP button during monitoring to return to
the video and audio monitored before you pressed the
REC button.
#™ REC INHIBIT indicator
Lights up or goes off, depending on the setting of the
ALT button and [F1] (REC INH) button in the HOME
menu and the state of the record-protect plug on the
cassette.
Status of the REC INHIBIT indicator
Setting of the ALT
and [F1] (REC INH)
buttons in the
HOME menu
State of the record-
protect plug on the
cassette
REC INHIBIT
indicator
all, crash, video,
audio
Disabled/enabled Lit
off Disabled Lit
a)
UnlitEnabled
a) By setting 107. REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING in the
VTR SETUP menu, you can change the setting so that the
indicator flashes here.
Recording, editing, and selection of assemble and
insert modes are possible only when the indicator is
unlit.