Sony DSR 25 Operating Instructions - Page 33

Playing at various speeds You can enjoy playback functions using the Remote Commander. Playback options Play at 1/10 of normal speed Play at 1/3 of normal speed Play at normal speed Play at twice the normal speed Play frame by frame Fast forward the tape while monitoring pictures Rewind the tape while monitoring pictures Operation Press × 1/10 button during playback. Press × 1/3 button during playback. Press × 1 button during playback. Press × 2 button during playback. Press FRAME c/C buttons during pause. If you keep pressing one of these buttons, playback continues, frame by frame. Press the button during normal playback or when playing at various speeds. Press the button during normal playback or when playing at various speeds. To change playback direction Press the FRAME c/C buttons during normal playback or when playing at various speeds. To play back in the forward direction, press the C button; in the backward direction, press the c button. To hear the sound while playing at various speeds If you want to hear the sound when playing at various speeds, set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to ON. For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see "AUDIO SET menu" on page 64 (GB). Notes • When the command mode of a Sony device / remote commander is set to VTR4; - if you press the ×1/3 button on the supplied Remote Commander while pointing it toward a Sony device other than this unit, the playback speed may turn to 1/5 of normal speed. - if you press the ×1/5 button on a remote commander while pointing it toward this unit, the playback speed will turn to 1/3 of normal speed. • If the unit keeps playing at 1/10 of normal speed in forward or reverse for more than one minute, the unit will begin to play back forward at normal speed. • Even if you set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to ON, sound may not be output or may be interrupted depending on differences in the recording formats (DVCAM/DV) or the condition of the tape. • Sounds played back at various speeds may be difficult to hear or understand. However, this function is convenient whether or not sounds have been recorded. Searching using the search function There are four kinds of search available on this unit: - Searching for the beginnings of recordings: Index search - Searching for the boundaries of recorded tape by title: Title search* - Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded date changes: Date search - Searching for scenes recorded in the photo mode with a digital camcorder: Photo search * A function available only on a cassette with cassette memory To search for scenes, use the supplied Remote Commander or the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied). To search with the cassette memory If you set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to ON and the cassette has cassette memory, the scenes are listed in the chronological order in which they were made. You can search using this chronological list. If the cassette does not have cassette memory, you cannot search for scenes in chronological order. For details on the CM SET menu, see "CM SET menu" on page 58 (GB). 1 Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to select the search type: INDEX, TITLE, DATE or PHOTO SEARCH. A chronological list appears on the monitor screen. When selecting INDEX SEARCH I NDEX SEARCH 1 00/ 2/28 1:00 2 00/ 3/ 7 12:59 3 00/ 3/11 3:05 4 00/ 5/ 5 19:00 5 00/ 7/ 3 10:15 6 00/10/28 12:20 v CH LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE q (Continued) 33 Chapter 2 Playback and Recording (GB) Chapter 2 Playback and Recording