Variable Speed Playback; Operation From An External Device - Sony HDV HVR-1500 Operating Instructions Manual

For outputs from the PHONES jack and MONITOR
AUDIO connector:
Use the LEVEL control knob on the front panel (outputs
from the PHONES jack on the front panel and the
MONITOR AUDIO connector on the rear panel are
adjusted).
Note
Except when down-converting a tape recorded in HDV
format for output in DV or DVCAM format, it is not
possible to adjust the audio signal level of the i.LINK
output with the REC/PB LEVEL control knobs.
To eject the cassette:
Press the EJECT button.
If a CNT value is shown in the time counter display, the
CNT value is reset.
To inhibit the unit from outputting text
information (time data, operating mode
indications, etc.) to the monitor screen:
Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 75) to
OFF.
To disable the automatic rewind function:
Set the AUTO REW menu item (see page 75) to
DISABLE.
To change the time period before the unit
switches from stop mode to standby off mode:
Change the setting of the FROM STOP> STOP TIMER
menu item (see page 79).

Variable Speed Playback

Using the search function, you can rapidly search for a
particular scene, and set edit points rapidly and precisely.
Variable speed playback operations on the
unit
Setting the SEARCH ENABLE menu item (see page 74)
to ENABLE, enables the arrow buttons on the unit to be
used for search operations.
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Playback
Yes: operation enabled / No: operation disabled
Button Supported
operation variable speed
playback
,/B FWD search
</A REV search
M FWD frame-by-
frame
M (held down)
m REV frame-by-
frame
m (held down)
Note
A tape recorded in HDV format cannot be played back in
reverse frame-by-frame or reverse slow mode.
To set the maximum speed for fast forward and
rewind when the F FWD or REW button is pressed
Set the MAX SRCH SPEED> F.FWD/REW menu item to
the desired maximum speed.

Operation From an External Device

You can control this unit using a controller or editor
equipped with an RS-422A interface connected to the
REMOTE connector on the rear panel, a device connected
to the HDV/DV connector, or a remote control unit (such
as the DSRM-10) with SIRCS support connected to the
CONTROL-S connector on the front panel.
Note
When controlling this unit from an external device, set the
remote control switch on the front panel as follows.
External device
Editing unit connected to
REMOTE connector
Remote control unit with
SIRCS support connected
to CONTROL-S connector
Device connected to
HDV/DV connector
Variable speed playback when controlling
from an external device
When using an external controller or a remote control unit
with SIRCS supports, the speed for variable speed
playback corresponds to the tape format.
Supported playback speeds for HDV format
For a tape recorded in HDV 1080i format, the supported
playback speeds and output image quality are shown in the
following table.
Tape recording format
DV/DVCAM HDV
×10 ×8
×–10 ×–8
Yes Yes
×1/2 ×1/5
Yes No
×–1/2 ×–1
Setting of the remote control
switch on this unit
9PIN
LOCAL
i.LINK