Sony HDW-M2100 - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 2
Location and Function of Parts
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
2-9
PREROLL
REW
PLAY
F FWD STOP
STANDBY
1 PREROLL button
8 Tape transport control section
1 PREROLL button
Press this button to cue up to the preroll point (before
the IN point by the time set as the preroll time) on the
tape. You can change or select the preroll time and the
state of the unit at the end of preroll (“stop mode”
1) or
still playback mode) using setup menu item 001 or
401.
Cuing up to DMC playback control points
Hold down the STUNT IN, STUNT OUT, PLAY IN,
or PLAY OUT button while pressing this button to cue
up to the corresponding DMC playback control point.
2 STANDBY button
When this button is off with a cassette inserted in the
unit, to put the unit in standby mode, press the button,
turning it on.
In standby mode, the drum is rotating and the tape is in
contact with the drum. As a result, playback can start
immediately.
To end standby mode, press the STANDBY button,
turning it off.
If 8 minutes (value can be varied using setup menu
item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit
automatically switches out of standby mode to protect
the tape.
3 STOP button
To stop playback, press this button, turning it on.
Fault display function
The STOP button flashes in the following cases:
• When setup menu item 105 is set to ON, there is no
external reference signal input.
• The input external reference signal is different from
the signal specified by setup menu item 337.
4 F FWD (fast forward) button
To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it
on.
5 PLAY button
To start playback, press this button, turning it on.
To operate in capstan override mode
Hold down this button, and turn the search dial.
For details of capstan override mode, see page 4-4.
6 SERVO indicator
Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are
locked.
7 REW (rewind) button
To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.
9 ALARM indicator and KEY INHI
indicator
ALARM indicator
This lights when a hardware error is detected on the
unit, and goes off when the error is resolved.
When this indicator is lit, an error message appears in
the time data/menu display section. If you are using
the HDSDI OUTPUT 3 (SUPER), SDI OUTPUT 3
(SUPER) or COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT 3
(SUPER) connector, then when the setting of F4
(CHARA) in function menu page 4 is ON, the error
message also appears on the monitor screen.
For details on error messages, refer to Section 1-24 in the
Maintenance Manual Volume 1.
KEY INHI (inhibit) indicator
This indicator lights when the KEY INHI switch on
the switch panel (see page 2-11) is set to ON.
2 STANDBY button
3 STOP button
4 F FWD button
5 PLAY button
6 SERVO indicator
7 REW button
1) Stop mode: The state in which the device currently the
subject of operation is stopped, and the STOP button is
lit.
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