Panasonic DVCPRO50 AJ-D960EG Operating Instructions Manual page 9

Controls and their functions
<Front Panel Centre Section>
o PLAY button
Playback commences when this button is pressed.
Recording commences when the button is pressed together with the REC button; manual
editing commences when it is pressed together with the EDIT button during playback.
However, manual editing will not be initiated if the servo is not locked.
Pressing only the PLAY button during manual editing will cut out the editing and establish
the playback mode.
!0 REC button
Recording commences when this button is pressed together with the PLAY button.
When it is pressed during playback, search, fast forward or rewind, EE mode images and
audio signals can be monitored for as long as it is kept depressed.
When it is pressed in the stop mode, EE mode images and sound can be monitored.
When the STOP button is pressed, the original picture and sound are restored.
!1 STOP button
When this is pressed, the tape stops travelling, and if the TAPE/EE selector switch is at
TAPE, still pictures can be monitored.
The drum continues to rotate even in the stop mode, and the tape remains in close contact
with the drum.
If the stop mode continues for more than a certain period of time, either STANDBY OFF
mode or STEP FWD mode is automatically established to protect the tape. (Which mode
is to be established is set in setup menu items No. 400 through 403.)
The stop mode is established immediately after a cassette has been inserted into the unit.
!2 FF button*
The tape is fast forwarded when this is pressed.
!3 REW button*
The tape is rewound when this is pressed.
!4 EDIT button
For manual editing, press both this button and the PLAY button together during playback.
When the button is pressed during playback, search*
signals of the mode selected by the ASMBL or INSERT button can be monitored in the EE
mode for as long as the button is held down.
When the button is pressed in the stop mode, the input mode signals selected by the
ASMBL or INSERT button can be monitored in the EE mode.
The original picture and sound are restored when the STOP button is pressed.
!5 SERVO lamp
This lights when the drum servo and capstan servo have locked.
!6 REC INHIBIT lamp
This lights when the REC INHIBIT switch in the front panel bottom section is at ON or
when the accidental erasure prevention mode has been set for the cassette.
In this state, neither recording nor editing is possible.
Whether the REC INHIBIT lamp is to remain lit or flash when recording has been inhibited
by the accidental erasure prevention tab on the cassette tape can be selected by setting
setup menu No. 114 (REC INH LAMP).
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* The FF/REW speed can be selected on the setup menu No. 102 (FF. REW MAX), and it is
set to the same speed.
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* No guarantees are given for the audio playback sound in the search mode.
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, fast forward or rewind, the input