Sony Betacam SX DNW-A65 Operation Manual page 17

5 Tape transport control section
1 STANDBY button
2 PREROLL button
STANDBY PREROLL
EJECT REW PLAY
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5 PLAY button
6 REW button
7 EJECT button
1 STANDBY button
When a cassette is inserted and this button is off, 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 extended menu
item 501) elapse in standby mode, the unit
automatically switches out of standby mode to protect
the tape.
2 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"
still playback mode) using basic menu item 001 or
extended menu item 401.
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1) Stop mode: the state in which the current operation of
the unit is stopped, and the STOP button is lit.
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3 STOP button
4 F FWD button
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Cuing up 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.
3 STOP button
To stop playback, press this button, turning it on.
When you stop playback, the unit switches to still
playback mode.
Fault display function
The STOP button flashes when there is no external
reference video signal input to the unit.
Note
The STOP button gives no fault display (does not
flash) even when the format of the input video
reference signal does not correspond to your system
(525 or 625). Please remember this when you carry out
system switching.
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 the item relating
to the search dial in the next page.
6 REW (rewind) button
To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.
7 EJECT button
To eject the cassette, press this button. While the
cassette is being ejected, this button lights.
Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
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