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Chapter 5 Recording/Playback 5-13
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
Note
The audio signal output status is specified by the
following settings of 017. PB/EE SELECT MENU in
the VTR SETUP menu.
EE: The input audio is output.
MU: The audio output is muted.
PB: The playback audio signal is output for playback
speeds of –1 to +2 times normal speed, and is
muted for playback speeds of more than –1 or +2
times normal speed.
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 indicator lights up and the VTR enters still-
VAR mode.
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.
3 Set the search dial to center position for still-
picture, or press the STOP button to stop variable
mode playback.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback
and variable mode playback
After you have set the search dial to the angle that
corresponds to the desired playback speed, pressing
the PLAY button or VAR button selects normal-speed
playback or variable mode playback, respectively.
To stop or start variable mode playback, press the
STOP button or VAR button, respectively.
The VTR is factory set so that pressing the JOG,
SHUTTLE, or VAR button is required in order to enter
variable-speed playback mode. To change this setting,
use item 101. SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL
ENABLE in the VTR SETUP menu.
Variable mode
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+2
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