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Press the VAR/JOG button, turning it on.
When the VAR/JOG button is pressed during
recording, recording stops and the unit enters variable
mode. If you do not want to stop recording, set setup
menu item 145 MODE KEY ENABLE DURING
RECORDING to “stop”.
2
Turn the shuttle dial to the desired angle
corresponding to the desired playback speed.
Playback in variable mode starts.
The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for
still image playback.
The Jog/shuttle transport indicators light as follows.
b
(green):
Lights during playback in the reverse
direction.
B
(green):
Lights during playback in the forward
direction.
x
(red):
Lights during still image display.
3
To stop playback in variable mode, return the shuttle
dial to the center position, or press the STOP button.
If you switch to variable mode and operate the shuttle dial
during playback, the initial variable playback speed will
skip one step.
For example, if the shuttle dial is in the center position
during playback, the variable playback will start at 0.12
times normal speed, not at 0.06 times normal speed.
To alternate between normal-speed playback and
variable mode playback
Set the shuttle dial to the position corresponding to the
desired variable playback speed, then press the PLAY and
VAR/JOG buttons alternately.
To repeat playback in variable mode
Set setup menu item 142 REPEAT MODE to “play &
VAR fwd” or “force”.
This allows you to perform repeat playback, limited to
variable playback in the forward direction in the range 0 to
+1 times normal speed.
Playback operations using
thumbnails
Playback operations that you can perform with thumbnails
include searching for clips, displaying clip information,
playing clip lists created, and locking and deleting clips.
This allows you to check the actual video as you work.
See “Clip Operations” (page 66) for more information
about thumbnail.
Note
Jog/shuttle transport
indicators