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4-2

Playback

Chapter 4

Recording and Playback

The range of speed adjustment is ±15% in steps of 1%.

The SERVO indicator goes off.

2

When the adjustment is completed, release the PLAY

button.

The tape transport returns to normal speed, and the

SERVO indicator comes on again.

To carry out continuous capstan override

playback

1

Set “TSO PLAY” in setup menu item 111 to “TSO”.

2

With F4 (DMC) selected in function menu page P06:

EDIT, turn the MULTI CONTROL knob to select the

playback speed.

The selected playback speed is displayed in ancillary

message display on the lower control panel of this unit

as well as in the text information display section on the

video monitor.

3

With F4 (DMC) selected, press the PLAY button.

4

Press the PLAY button or carry out any other

operation to exit the tape speed override mode.

For details of setup menu operations, see Section

“9-2 Setup Menu Operations” (page 75).

For details of character information displayed on the

video monitor screen, see the descriptions of F5 (CHARA)

in function menu page P04: MISC-1 (page 68) and setup

menu item 005 (page 78).

4-2-3

DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) Playback

Overview

DMC playback allows you to vary the playback speed for

a certain section of a tape, in variable speed mode (from

–1 to +2 times normal speed) and store the varying speed

in memory for later playback.

For example, during a live broadcast of a sporting event

you can set the start and end points of highlights while

recording, and then provide immediate DMC playback of

those highlights.

During DMC playback the tape runs as shown in the

following figure.

2,3

3,4

Waiting for the on-air

cue before starting DMC

playback

On-air start point

Preroll point

Speed variation start point

Speed variation end point

On-air end point

Stop

Select F3 (REVIEW).

Setting F3 (REVIEW) in

P06: EDIT again at the on-

air cue.

Normal speed

playback

DMC playback

Stop

Normal speed playback

Select F2 (PREVIEW).

Normal speed

playback

DMC playback

Normal speed playback

Starting DMC playback

immediately after preroll

Section	Page
Table of Contents	4
Chapter 1 Overview	6
1-1 Features	6
1-2 Example System Configuration	9
1-3 Description of the Function Menu in this Manual	10
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts	11
2-1 Control Panels	11
2-1-1 Upper Control Panel	12
2-1-2 Lower Control Panel	13
2-1-3 Switch Panel	22
2-2 Connector Panel	23
Chapter 3 Preparations	27
3-1 Connections to External Devices	27
3-1-1 Connections to Digital Devices	27
3-2 Reference Sync Signals	28
3-2-1 Selecting Reference Sync Signal Depending on Operational Status	28
3-2-2 Connecting Reference Signals	28
3-3 Setup	29
3-4 Superimposed Character Information	30
3-5 Cassettes	32
3-5-1 Cassette Types	32
3-5-2 Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes	32
3-5-3 Preventing Accidental Erasure of Recordings	32
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback	33
4-1 Recording	33
4-1-1 Preparations for Recording	33
4-1-2 Recording Timecode and User Bit Values	34
4-1-3 Recording Procedure	36
4-2 Playback	37
4-2-1 Preparations for Playback	37
4-2-2 Playback Procedures	37
4-2-3 DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) Playback	40
Chapter 5 Editing	43
5-1 Automatic Editing	43
5-1-1 Overview	43
5-1-2 Switch Settings	44
5-1-3 Selecting the Editing Mode	45
5-1-4 Setting Edit Points	45
5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points	47
5-1-6 Cuing up to Edit Points and Preroll	48
5-1-7 Preview	48
5-1-8 Carrying Out Automatic Editing	49
5-2 DMC Editing	51
5-2-1 Overview	51
5-2-2 Carrying Out DMC Editing	51
5-3 Special Automatic Editing Methods	53
5-3-1 Quick Editing	53
5-3-2 Continuous Editing	53
5-3-3 Standalone Editing	53
5-3-4 Preread Editing	54
Chapter 6 Shot Mark Function	55
6-1 Overview	55
6-2 Shot Mark Operations	56
6-2-1 Reading Shot Marks	56
6-2-2 Writing Shot Marks	56
6-2-3 Shot Mark List Operations	57
6-2-4 Cuing Up to Shot Marks	59
Chapter 7 UMID Functions	60
7-1 Overview	60
7-2 Recording UMIDs	60
7-3 UMID Output and Display	62
7-3-1 UMID Output Settings	62
7-3-2 UMID Display	62
Chapter 8 Function Menu	64
8-1 Overview	64
8-1-1 Function Menu Configuration	64
8-1-2 Function Menu Operations	64
8-2 Function Menu Item List	65
8-2-1 User-Definable Function Menu Pages (P01 to P10)	65
8-2-2 Non-User-Definable Function Menu Pages (P100 to P118)	69
Chapter 9 Setup Menus	74
9-1 Setup Menu Configuration	74
9-2 Setup Menu Operations	75
9-3 Items in the Basic Setup Menu	78
9-4 Items in the Extended Setup Menu	81
Chapter 10 Maintenance and Inspection	103
10-1 Removing a Cassette when Tape Slack Occurs	103
10-2 Head Cleaning	103
10-3 Error Messages	104
10-4 Moisture Condensation	106
10-5 Regular Checks	106
10-5-1 Digital Hours Meter	106
10-5-2 Maintenance Timings	107
10-6 About the LCD	108
Appendix	109
Specifications	109
About a “Memory Stick”	116

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