6 rec inhi (recording inhibit) indicator – Sony HDW-1800 User Manual

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2-1 Control Panels

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If 8 minutes (value can be changed using setup menu item
501) elapse in standby mode, the unit automatically
switches out of standby mode to protect the tape.

c STOP button
To stop recording or playback, press this button, turning it
on.
When you stop playback, the unit switches either to still
playback or to E-E mode according to the setting of F6
(PB/EE) in function menu page P01: HOME and the
setting in setup menu item 108.

Fault display function
The STOP button flashes in the following cases related to
reference signals:
• When F2 (REF VID) is set to “INPUT” in function menu

page P03: VID PROC, there is no input video signal.

• When F2 (REF VID) is set to “REF” in function menu

page P03: VID PROC, there is no external reference
video signal input or the input external reference video
signal is not in synchronization with the input video
signal.

d F FWD (fast forward) button
To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it on.

e PLAY button
To start playback, press this button, turning it on.

To operate in capstan override mode
Hold down the PLAY button, and rotate the search dial.

For details of capstan override mode, see page 38.

f SERVO indicator
Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked.

g REW (rewind) button
To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.

6 REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator

This indicator is on or off according to the combination of
the F1 (REC INHI) setting in function menu page P07:
E.PRESET and the record inhibit plug on the cassette, as
shown in the following table. When this indicator is on,
recording on tape is prohibited.

a) It is possible to make the indicator flash by setting setup menu item 107.

7 Search control section

a SHUTTLE button
To use the search dial for playback in shuttle mode, press
this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in shuttle mode, see the description
of the search dial
4.

b JOG button
To use the search dial for playback in jog mode, press this
button, turning it on.

For details of playback in jog mode, see the description of
the search dial
4.

c VAR (variable) button
To use the search dial for playback in variable speed mode,
press this button, turning it on.

For details of playback in variable speed mode, see the
description of the search dial
4.

d Search dial
Rotate this dial to carry out playback in the modes shown
in the following table. Rotating the dial clockwise lights
the G (FORWARD) indicator and plays back in the
forward direction. Rotating the dial counterclockwise
lights the g (REVERSE) indicator and plays back in the
reverse direction.
When the tape is stopped or the unit is powered on, the s
indicator lights. Pressing the dial toggles between shuttle
and jog modes or between variable speed and jog modes.
Depending on the tape format, noiseless playback is
possible in the following ranges.
HDCAM: –1 to +2 times normal speed
Digital Betacam: –1 to +3 times normal speed
MPEG IMX: –1 to +3 times normal speed

REC INHI indicator indications

RECINH setting State of the record

inhibit plug on the
cassette

REC INHI
indicator state

ON

Record inhibit/permit

Lit

OFF

Record inhibit

Lit

a)

Record permit

Off

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SHU

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VAR

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JOG button

1

SHUTTLE button

4

Search dial

3

VAR button

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