Playback; Normal-Speed Playback; Variable Speed Playback - Sony SRW-5800 Operation Manual

5-4 Playback

There are four types of playback:

• Normal-speed playback

• Jog/Shuttle/Variable mode playback
• Capstan override playback
• DMC (Dynamic Motion Control) playback
5-4-1 Normal-Speed Playback
Follow the procedure below to play back at normal speed.
1
Insert a cassette.
For details on inserting a cassette, see "3-3-2
Inserting and Ejecting Cassettes" on page 33.
2
Press the PLAY button.
Playback starts and the SERVO indicator lights up to
indicate that the servo is locked.
3
Press the STOP button to stop playback.
If playback continues to the end of the tape
If the VTR SETUP menu item 407 "AUTO REWIND" is
set to "on", then the tape automatically rewinds to the
beginning and stops.

5-4-2 Variable Speed Playback

In Jog/Shuttle/Variable modes, you can change the
playback speed as follows:
Jog mode: The playback speed corresponds to the
rotational speed of the search dial, ranging from –1 to
+1 or –2 to +2 times normal playback speed (for
Digital Betacam playback, ±3 times normal speed).
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5-4 Playback
(The speed setting can be changed using the VTR
SETUP menu item 107 "JOG DIAL RESPONSE".)
Shuttle mode: The playback speed corresponds to the
angle of rotation of the search dial. The playback
speed is different depending on the frame frequency
of the unit. The search dial clicks at the positions for
still-picture and ±8 times normal playback speed (for
HDCAM or Digital Betacam playback, ±10 times
normal speed).
Frame Playback
frequency speed
(HDCAM-SR)
23.98/24 Hz Ranging from
–50 to +50
25 Hz Ranging from
–48 to +48
29.97/30 Hz Ranging from
–40 to +40
Variable mode: The playback speed corresponds to the
angle of rotation of the search dial, ranging from –0.5
to +1 times normal playback speed (for HDCAM
playback, –1 to +2 times normal speed and for Digital
Betacam playback, –1 to +3 times normal speed).
Jog mode playback
Follow the procedure below to play back in jog mode.
Note
With jog mode playback, noiseless playback cannot be
performed when playback speed exceeds the range
described in "Variable mode playback" on page 105.
1
Press the JOG button, turning it on.
The VTR enters still-picture mode.
2
Rotate the search dial in the desired playback direction
and to the desired angle.
The tape is played back slowly, at a speed
corresponding to the rotational speed of the search
Playback Playback
speed speed (D-
(HDCAM) BETACAM)
Ranging from
–60 to +60
Ranging from Ranging from
–58 to +58 –58 to +58
Ranging from Ranging from
–50 to +50 –50 to +50