Sony HDW-1800 - Manual (Page 47)

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5-1 Automatic Editing
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5-1-6 Cuing up to Edit Points and
Preroll
Use the following procedure.
1
In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P
SEL) to select the VTR you want to check the edit
point.
2
• To cue up to an edit point
In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F9 (IN),
F10 (OUT), F7 (AUD IN) or F8 (AUD OUT)
according to the edit point you want to cue up, and
select F5 (PREROLL).
This cues up to the selected edit point.
• To preroll
Select F5 (PREROLL).
The tape is rewound to a position 5 seconds before
the edit IN point, and stops.
To change the preroll time
The factory default setting for the preroll time is 5 seconds,
but you can use menu item 001 to change this to any value
from 0 to 30 seconds. If you change the preroll time, make
sure that the setting is not longer than the recording length
before the edit IN point.
Note that for automatic editing, the preroll time setting on
the recorder is prioritized.
For details of menu item 001, see Section “9-3 Items in the
Basic Setup Menu” (page 77).
5-1-7 Preview
When you have set the edit points, F2 (PREVIEW) flashes,
indicating that you can carry out a preview.
Use the following procedure.
1
In function menu page P06: EDIT, select F6 (R/P
SEL) to select the recorder (RECDER).
2
Holding down the SHIFT/ENTRY button, select F2
(PREVIEW).
F2 (PREVIEW) button changes from flashing to
continuously lit, and the preview is carried out.
At the end of the preview, F2 (PREVIEW) flashes.
To stop the preview
Press the STOP button.
The tape stops at the position where you pressed the
button.
To return to the preroll point
Select F5 (PREROLL).
To return to the IN point or OUT point
With F9 (IN) or F10 (OUT) selected, select F5
(PREROLL).
After the preview, adjust the edit points, and repeat the
preview, if necessary.
For details of how to modify or delete edit points, see
Section “5-1-5 Modifying and Deleting Edit Points”
(page 46).
Monitor output
During a preview, you can monitor the video and audio
signals on a monitor connected to the recorder as follows.
• From the preroll point to the IN point, you can monitor
the playback image from the recorder.
• From the IN point to the OUT point, you can monitor the
playback image from the player through the recorder in
E-E mode.
• From the OUT point to the postroll point, you can
monitor the playback image from the recorder.
The following figure illustrates the descriptions above.
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IN point OUT point
Playback
(recorder) E-E mode
(player) Playback
(recorder)