Chapter 4
Recording and Playback
Chapter 4
Recording and Playback
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Playback in shuttle mode
In shuttle mode, you can control the speed of playback
by the angular position of the search dial. The range of
playback speed is as follows:
• Using a Betacam SX tape: ±78 times
• Using an analog Betacam tape: ±35 times (DNW-
A75) or ±42 times (DNW-A75P)
There are detents on the search dial at the still position
and at ±5 times normal speed.
To carry out playback in shuttle mode, use the
following procedure.
1
Press the SHUTTLE button or search dial so that
the SHUTTLE button is lit.
Pressing the search dial toggles between jog mode
and shuttle mode.
2
Turn the search dial to the desired angle
corresponding to the desired playback speed.
Playback in shuttle mode starts.
3
To stop playback in shuttle mode, return the search
dial to the center position, or press the STOP
button.
The function to toggle between jog mode and shuttle
mode each time the search dial is pressed can be
disabled by changing the setting of extended menu item
101.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback
and shuttle mode playback
Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the
desired shuttle playback speed, then switch between
normal-speed playback and shuttle playback by
pressing the PLAY and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.
For intermittent shuttle mode playback, press the
STOP and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.
Playback in variable mode
In variable mode, you can finely control (51 steps) the
speed of playback in the range of –1 to +2 times (for
analog signals, –1 to +3 times) normal speed.
There are detents on the search dial at the still position
and at ±1 times normal speed.
To carry out playback in variable mode, use the
following procedure.
1
Press the VAR button, turning it on.
2
Turn the search dial to the desired angle
corresponding to the desired playback speed.
Playback in variable mode starts.
3
To stop playback in variable mode, return the
search dial to the center position, or press the
STOP button.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
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