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Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

2-8

Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

2

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
5.

3

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
5.

4

SHUTTLE/VAR and JOG indicators

Either of the indicators is lit to show the current search
mode or the mode used last.

When the SHUTTLE/VAR indicator is lit: Shuttle

or variable speed mode

When the JOG indicator is lit: Jog mode

When the unit is turned on, the SHUTTLE/VAR
indicator lights.

5

Search dial

Turn this to carry out playback in the modes shown in
the following table. Turning the dial clockwise lights
the H indicator and plays back in the forward
direction. Turning the dial counterclockwise lights the
h indicator and plays back in the reverse direction.
When the tape is stopped or the unit is turned 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
Betacam SX: –1 to +2 times normal speed
Betacam/Betacam SP: –1 to +3 times normal speed

Playback modes using the search dial

Setting setup menu item 101 (see page 9-10) to KEY enables
you to use only the SHUTTLE, JOG, and VAR buttons to
select shuttle/jog/variable speed modes.

2-1 Control Panels

Playback mode

Operations and functions

Shuttle

Press the SHUTTLE button or the
search dial so that the SHUTTLE
button lights, then turn the search dial.
Playback is carried out at a speed
determined by the position of the
search dial. Playback speed ranges
are as follows.

• HDCAM tape: ±50 times normal

speed (59.94i, 29.97PsF mode), ±58
times normal speed (50i, 25PsF
mode), ±60 times normal speed
(24PsF, 23.98PsF mode)

• Digital Betacam tape: ±50 times

normal speed

• MPEG IMX tape: ±60 times normal

speed

• Betacam SX tape: ±60 times normal

speed

• Analog Betacam tape: ±35 times

normal speed (525/59.94 mode),
±42 times normal speed (625/50
mode)

The search dial has detents at the still
position and at ±5 times normal
speed.

The maximum shuttle mode playback
speed can be changed by changing
the setting of setup menu item 102
(see page 9-10).

Jog

Press the JOG button or the search
dial so that the JOG button lights, then
turn the search dial. Playback is
carried out at a speed determined by
the speed of rotation of the search
dial. The playback speed range is ±1
time normal speed.

The search dial has no detents.

Variable speed

Press the VAR button, turning it on,
then turn the search dial. You can
control the playback speed finely (a
maximum of 51 steps) in the range in
which noiseless playback is possible.

• HDCAM, Betacam SX: Maximum 51

steps

• Digital Betacam , MPEG IMX, analog

Betacam: Maximum 54 steps

The search dial has detents at the still
position and at the normal speed
position.

Capstan override

For details on operation, see page
4-4.

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