Sony HDW-M2100 - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 4
Playback
4-4
Chapter 4 Playback
4-1 Playback
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback
and shuttle mode playback
Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the
desired shuttle playback speed, then switch between
normal-speed playback and shuttle playback by
pressing 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
• Betacam SX: –1 to +2 times normal speed
• Betacam/Betacam SP: –1 to +3 times normal speed
There are detents on the search dial at the still position
and at ±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
Turn 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
Set the search dial to the position corresponding to the
desired variable playback speed, then switch between
normal-speed playback and variable speed playback by
pressing 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
(A) Hold down the PLAY button, and turn the
search dial in the desired direction to adjust the
playback speed.
The range of speed adjustment is ± 15% in
steps of 1%.
(B) Hold down the PLAY button, and press the
TRIM buttons to adjust the playback speed.
The playback speed can be adjusted to ± 8%
only.
The SERVO indicator goes off.
2
When the adjustment is completed, release the
PLAY button.
The tape transport returns to normal speed, and the
SERVO indicator comes on again.
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