Sony 5500 Operation Manual page 125

Monitoring signals during editing
During editing, you can monitor the following video and
audio signals on a monitor connected to the recorder VTR.
• Between preroll and IN points: Playback signal of the
recorder VTR can be monitored.
• Between IN and OUT points: Playback signal of the
player VTR can be monitored in E-E mode.
• Between OUT and post-roll points: Playback signal of
the recorder VTR can be monitored.
The video and audio signals that can be monitored are
shown in the diagram below.
IN point
PB
(recorder VTR) (player VTR)
In CONFI mode, you can monitor video and audio signals
that are just being edited.
Through a menu setting, you can also monitor signals
between preroll and postroll points, including portions
between IN and OUT points, through the CONFI
(confidence) heads during editing.
The CONFI setting is made using the VTR SETUP menu
item 017 "PB/EE SELECT MENU".
To perform automatic editing
To carry out automatic editing, press the AUTO button,
turning it on, then press the REC/EDIT button.
During editing the REC/EDIT button lights up, and goes
off at the end.
AUTO button
ENTRY button
To stop automatic editing
Press the OUT button while holding down the ENTRY
button.
The point where the OUT button is pressed is treated as an
OUT point and editing stops.
OUT point
EE PB
(recorder VTR)
PREVIEW/REVIEW button
REC/EDIT button
OUT button
To confirm the results of the editing
Press the PREVIEW/REVIEW button to confirm the edit
results. When the view ends, the tape rewinds to the OUT
point, then stops.
Modifying edit points for automatic editing
later
After you perform automatic editing, the time data of IN,
OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO OUT points remain stored in
memory. The stored data can be used later to modify edit
points or to execute automatic editing again.
Follow the procedure below to modify edit points after
executing automatic editing.
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In the HOME menu, press the ALT/[F10] (LAST
EDIT) buttons.
The edit points used in the last automatic edit are
restored.
2
Modify the edit points.
For details on modifying edit points, see "6-1-9
Modifying Edit Points" on page 122.
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Press the REC/EDIT button.
The VTR performs automatic editing.
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6-1 Basic Automatic Editing