Sony HDW-F500 - Manual (Page 24)

2-1 Control Panel
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Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
@∞ PREROLL button
Press to position the tape to the preroll point (a
position factory set to five seconds before the IN
point).
Press this button while holding down the IN, OUT,
AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT button to cue up the tape
at the edit point of the respective button.
For details on changing the preroll time, refer to “4-2-7
Setting the Preroll Time (PREROLL TIME)” on page 4-18.
@§ PREVIEW/REVIEW button
After edit points are set, press this button to preview,
on the monitor connected to the recorder, the effect of
the edit before it is performed. In this operation, the
tape runs, but no editing is carried out.
If you press this button after carrying out an edit, the
results of the edit are played back on the monitor
connected to the recorder.
@¶ SERVO indicator
Lights up when the drum servo and capstan servo are
locked.
@• STOP button
When you insert the cassette, the VTR automatically
enters stop mode.
The STOP button flashes when the
[F2] (SERVO REF)
button in the PF1 menu is set to input but there is no
video input signal, when the
[F2] (SERVO REF)
button in the PF1 menu is set to ext but there is no
external reference video signal, or when the input
signal is out of sync with the external reference video
signal. If you want, you can set 102. REFERENCE
SYSTEM ALARM in the VTR SETUP menu so that
the STOP button will not flash under the above
conditions.
@ª PLAY button
Starts playback.
Press this button while holding down the REC button
to start recording.
Pressing this button during recording or manual editing
changes the VTR to playback mode.
#º REC/EDIT (recording/edit) button
Press this button while holding down the PLAY button
to start recording.
If you press this button in play mode manual editing
begins. After setting edit points, if you press this
button while the AUTO button is lit, automatic editing
is performed.
#¡ REC INHIBIT indicator
The status of this indicator depends on the setting of
the ALT button and
[F2] (REC INH) button in the
HOME menu and the state of the record-protect plug
on the cassette.
a) Toggle between lit/flashing settings is possible using the
104.REC INHIBIT LAMP FLASHING setting in the
VTR SETUP menu.
Recording, editing, and selection of assemble and
insert modes are possible only when the indicator is
off.
Status of the REC INHIBIT indicator
Setting of the ALT
and
[F2] (REC INH)
buttons in the
HOME menu
State of the record-
protect plug on the
cassette REC INHIBIT
indicator
all Recording disabled Lit/flashing a)
crash REC, video/
CTL, audio/CTL Recording disabled Lit/flashing a)
Unlit Recording allowed
Recording allowed Lit
off Recording disabled Lit/flashing a)
Recording allowed Unlit a)