Previewing - Sony DVW-A500P/1 Operation Manual

6-1 Basic Automatic Editing
Changing the preroll time
The preroll time is factory set to 5 seconds, but can be
set to any time between 0 and 30 seconds, in 1-second
steps.
For details, refer to "4-2-8 Setting the Preroll Time (P-
ROLL TIME)" on page 4-16.
When changing the preroll time, set it so that the
recorded section prior to the edit start point is longer
than the preroll time.
The preroll time used in automatic editing is the preroll
time set for the recorder.
6-8
Chapter 6 Editing

6-1-7 Previewing

When all necessary edit points have been set, the
PREVIEW button flashes to indicate that the VTR is
ready for preview.
PREVIEW button
PREROLL button
Previewing
Press the PREVIEW button to preview the results of
the edit.
During previewing, the PREVIEW button lights up.
After previewing, correct the edit points as required,
then do the preview again.
For details on modifying edit points, refer to "6-1-8
Modifying Edit Points" on page 6-9.
To stop previewing
Press the STOP button.
The tape stops immediately.
To rewind the tape to the preroll point
Press the PREROLL button.
To rewind the tape to the edit point
Press the PREROLL button together with the button
corresponding to the edit point.
STOP button