Chapter 5 Playback; Playback; Playback Procedures; Cuing The Tape - Sony PCM-7040 Operation Manual

5-1 Playback

5-1-1 Playback Procedures

STANDBY key
2
1
Check that the INPUT MONITOR indicator is
turned off.
2
Press the PLAY key.
The PLAY key lights and playback begins.
About the STANDBY key
The head drum operation changes as follows every
time you press the STANDBY key:
When the key is turned on (standby on): The head
drum is rotating. In this state, the time needed to
start playback after you press the PLAY key is
reduced.
If you leave the head drum rotating without doing
any operation, it automatically stops after about 3
minutes. This is to protect the tape from damage.
When the key is turned off (standby off): The head
drum stops.

5-1-2 Cuing the Tape

You can locate a point on a tape in either of the
following two cuing modes, while monitoring the
playback sound.
Shuttle mode
While cuing, the playback speed changes according to
the position of the search dial within a range of 1/5 to
16 times normal speed in both the forward or reverse
directions.
Jog mode
While cuing, the playback speed changes according to
the rotation speed of the search dial within a range of
1/5 to 3 times normal speed in both the forward or
reverse directions.
Cuing
1
To select shuttle mode
Press the CUE mode key.
The indicator lights (cue mode) and the tape stops
momentarily .
To select jog mode
While the unit is in shuttle mode, press the DATA key
of the dial menu keys. The unit enters jog mode.
By pressing the DATA key again, the unit returns to
shuttle mode.
The unit also indicates the cue speed on the display.
Tape protection
The indicator " " lights when the tape is in cuing
pause mode. This condition lasts only about 1 minute
to protect the tape from damage, and then the recorder
enters the standby ON mode.
REV
Pause
1
–
5
Reverse direction
1
–
2
– 1
– 3
16
– 8
– 16
Search dial
DATA key
CUE mode key
FWD
1
5
Forward direction
1
2
1
3
8
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Chapter 5 Playback