Search Control Section; Play Button; Servo Indicator - Sony HDW-1800 Operation Manual

• When F2 (REF VID) is set to "REF" in function menu
page P03: VID PROC, there is no external reference
video signal input or the input external reference video
signal is not in synchronization with the input video
signal.
d F FWD (fast forward) button
To fast forward the tape, press this button, turning it on.
e PLAY button
To start playback, press this button, turning it on.
To operate in capstan override mode
Hold down the PLAY button, and rotate the search dial.
For details of capstan override mode, see page 39.
f SERVO indicator
Lights when the drum servo and capstan servo are locked.
g REW (rewind) button
To rewind the tape, press this button, turning it on.
6 REC INHI (recording inhibit) indicator
This indicator is on or off according to the combination of
the F1 (REC INHI) setting in function menu page P07:
E.PRESET and the record inhibit plug on the cassette, as
shown in the following table. When this indicator is on,
recording on tape is prohibited.
REC INHI indicator indications
RECINH setting State of the record
inhibit plug on the
cassette
ON Record inhibit/permit
OFF Record inhibit
Record permit
a) It is possible to make the indicator flash by setting setup menu item 107.

7 Search control section

a SHUTTLE button
To use the search dial for playback in shuttle mode, press
this button, turning it on.
For details of playback in shuttle mode, see the description
of the search dial 4.
b JOG button
To use the search dial for playback in jog mode, press this
button, turning it on.
REC INHI
For details of playback in jog mode, see the description of
indicator state
the search dial 4.
Lit
c VAR (variable) button
To use the search dial for playback in variable speed mode,
a)
Lit
press this button, turning it on.
Off
For details of playback in variable speed mode, see the
description of the search dial 4.
d Search dial
Rotate this dial to carry out playback in the modes shown
in the following table. Rotating the dial clockwise lights
the G (FORWARD) indicator and plays back in the
forward direction. Rotating the dial counterclockwise
lights the g (REVERSE) indicator and plays back in the
reverse direction.
When the tape is stopped or the unit is powered on, the s
indicator lights. Pressing the dial toggles between shuttle
and jog modes or between variable speed and jog modes.
Depending on the tape format, noiseless playback is
possible in the following ranges.
HDCAM: –1 to +2 times normal speed
Digital Betacam: –1 to +3 times normal speed
MPEG IMX: –1 to +3 times normal speed
1 SHUTTLE button
2 JOG button
3 VAR button
JOG
4 Search dial
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2-1 Control Panels