Sony HDW-F500 DVD VCR Combo User Manual


 
Chapter 4 Menu Settings 4-17
Chapter 4 Menu Settings
4-2-5 Still-Picture Output
(FREEZE)
For stillpicture output, press the ALT/[F3] (FREEZE)
button. The picture that was playing just before the
button was pressed will be frozen on the screen. Make
the field or frame selection using the 902.FREEZE
MODE setting in the VTR SETUP menu.
To maintain the still-picture
Set 903. FREEZE CONTROL FROM KEY PANEL in
the VTR SETUP menu to latch.
The still-picture output is maintained until the [F3]
(FREEZE) button is pressed again.
To temporarily output a still-picture
Set 903. FREEZE CONTROL FROM KEY PANEL in
the VTR SETUP menu to momentary. A still-picture
is output as long as you hold down the [F3] (FREEZE)
button.
Stop-freeze function
To automatically output a still-picture when the VTR
is changed to stop mode, set 905. STOP FREEZE
CONTROL in the VTR SETUP menu to enable.
Note
Regardless of the setting of 902.FREEZE MODE in
the VTR SETUP menu, stop-freeze is always a field-
freeze picture.
4-2-3 Selecting the Edit Mode
and Edit Channel (ASSEMBLE or
INS CUE)
Select assemble or insert edit mode.
Selecting assemble edit mode
Press [F3] (ASSEMBLE) in the HOME menu.
Selecting the insert edit mode
Press one of the following buttons in the HOME menu:
[F4] (INS TC), [F5] (INS VIDEO), [F6] (INS A-CH1),
[F7] (INS A-CH2), [F8] (INS A-CH3), [F9] (INS A-
CH4), [F10] (INS CUE).
For more information about editing operations, refer to
Chapter 6 Editing on page 6-1.
4-2-4 Preread Settings
(PRE READ)
This setting allows pre-reading (reading before
writing) in insert edit mode. To select pre-reading,
press the ALT/[F1] (PRE READ) button.
Pressing the button, cycles the settings from off, video,
audio, a/v.
off: No pre-reading
video: Pre-read the video signals (PREREAD
indicator will be lit)
audio: Pre-read the audio signals (PREREAD
indicator will be lit)
a/v: Pre-read both audio and video signals
(PREREAD indicator will be lit)
The pre-read function can be used for pre-read editing.
[F1] button
PREREAD indicator