Sony HDW-1800 - Manual (Page 38)

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4-2 Playback
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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
Rotate 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 in setup menu item
101.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback and
shuttle mode playback
Rotate the search dial to the position corresponding to the
desired shuttle playback speed, then press the PLAY and
SHUTTLE buttons alternately.
For intermittent shuttle mode playback, press the STOP
and SHUTTLE buttons alternately.
Playback in variable speed mode
In variable speed mode, you can finely control playback
speed within 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
There are detents on the search dial at the still position and
at the position for ±1 times normal speed.
To carry out playback in variable speed mode, use the
following procedure.
1
Press the VAR button, turning it on.
2
Rotate the search dial to the desired angle
corresponding to the desired playback speed.
Playback in variable speed mode starts.
3
To stop playback in variable speed mode, return the
search dial to the center position, or press the STOP
button.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback and
variable speed mode playback
Rotate the search dial to the position corresponding to the
desired variable playback speed, then press the PLAY and
VAR buttons alternately.
For intermittent variable speed mode playback, press the
STOP and VAR buttons alternately.
Playback using the capstan override
function
You can use the capstan override function to adjust the
playback speed temporarily. This function is convenient
for playback phase synchronization with another VTR
playing back the same program.
1
Hold down the PLAY button, and rotate the search dial
in the desired direction to adjust the playback speed.
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