Sony 85P Operating Instructions Manual page 32

Setting the Time Data
C Drop frame indication for time code
generator (on DSR-85 only)
. Drop frame mode (factory default setting)
: Non-drop frame mode
D DSR-85/85P operation modes
Operation mode
Indication
Tape is being threaded (this indicator
THREADING
is displayed from the time a cassette is
inserted until the tape has been
threaded)
UNTHREADING Tape is being unthreaded (this
indicator is displayed from the time the
EJECT button is pressed until the
cassette is actually ejected)
CASSETTE OUT No cassette has been loaded
STANDBY OFF Standby off mode
T. RELEASE Tension release mode
STOP Stop mode
F. FWD Fast forward mode
REW Rewind mode
PREROLL Preroll mode
PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked)
PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked)
PLAY PAUSE Playback pause mode
REC Recording mode (servo unlocked)
REC LOCK Recording mode (servo locked)
REC PAUSE Recording pause mode
EDIT Edit mode (servo unlocked)
EDIT LOCK Edit mode (servo locked)
JOG STILL Still picture playback in jog mode
JOG FWD Jog forward
JOG REV Jog reverse
SHUTTLE +2.0 Shuttle mode (playback speed)
PAUSE Shuttle playback pause mode
4 PLAY Quadruple speed playback mode
(servo unlocked)
4 PLAY LOCK Quadruple speed playback mode
(servo locked)
4 REC Quadruple speed recording mode
(servo unlocked)
4 REC LOCK Quadruple speed recording mode
(servo locked)
4 EDIT Quadruple speed edit mode (servo
unlocked)
Quadruple speed edit mode (servo
4 EDIT LOCK
locked)
a) "+2.0" in the left box is an example of playback speed
indication.
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Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation
To display the desired time data in the
time counter display
Press the COUNTER SELECT button on the front
panel of the unit.
Each press of this button cycles through three options:
CNT value, time code, and user bit data. The time
data type indicator for each option lights as it is
selected.
Time data type
indicator
COUNTER
TC
U-BIT
a)
Note
The COUNTER SELECT button will not operate
when the REMOTE/LOCAL switch has been set to
REMOTE. Use the external equipment connected to
the REMOTE connector on the rear panel to select the
time data.
To reset the CNT value
Press the RESET (NO) button on the menu control
panel. This resets the CNT value to 0:00:00:00.
Note
If during playback the recording on the tape includes
discontinuities, the counter may operate incorrectly at
the corresponding points.
COUNTER SELECT button
Time data type indicators
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Time counter display
Time data shown in the time counter
display
CNT (count value of the time counter)
Time code (if recording, the time code is
generated by the internal time code
generator; if playing back, the time code
is read from the tape)
User bit data (if recording, the user bit
data is according to the most recent
settings; if playing back, the user bit
data is read from the tape)