Sony BETACAM SX Operation Manual page 20

2-1 Control Panels
4 Editing control section
1 DMC EDIT/FEED button
2 MEMORY indicator
3 DELETE
button
DMC EDIT
DELETE
FEED
MEMORY
PREVIEW AUTO EDIT
REVIEW
6 AUTO EDIT button
5 PREVIEW button
1 DMC EDIT/FEED button
Press this button to carry out recording of playback at
any speed between –1 and +2 times normal, automatic
playback, and automatic editing.
For playback in feed mode, hold down this button and
press the PLAY button.
Playback in feed mode requires a setting of extended
menu item 111.
2 MEMORY indicator
When memorizing the playback speed using the DMC
EDIT button, this indicator flashes as the playback
speed is captured to memory, and lights continuously
once the speed is captured.
3 DELETE button
This deletes an existing edit point.
Hold down this button and press the IN, OUT, AUDIO
IN, or AUDIO OUT button which is lit, indicating an
existing edit point, to delete the corresponding edit
point. The button either goes off or flashes. When the
button flashes, it is necessary to set the deleted edit
point again.
4 TRIM buttons
Use these buttons to trim an edit point, once set, to
single-frame precision.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
4 TRIM buttons
TRIM
– +
AUDIO
IN OUT
ENTRY
OUT
IN
8 Edit point setting
buttons
7 REVIEW button
Hold down the IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, or AUDIO OUT
button, and press one of these buttons. The + button
advances the corresponding edit point by one frame,
and the – button sets it back by one frame.
Pressing one of these buttons while holding down the
PLAY button adjusts the tape speed by +8% or –8%
correspondingly. (Capstan override function)
5 PREVIEW button
After edit point setting, to preview the editing results
on the monitor before recording, press this button,
turning it on.
If the IN point is not set, the preview is carried out
with the point where you pressed this button as the IN
point.
During the preview it is lit, and when the preview ends
it flashes.
6 AUTO (automatic) EDIT button
After edit point setting, to carry out automatic editing
(recording), press this button, turning it on.
If the IN point is not set, the automatic editing is
carried out with the point where you pressed this
button as the IN point.
If you pressed the PREVIEW button to carry out a
preview, when the preview ends it flashes.
7 REVIEW button
Use this button to carry out a review of the editing
results after carrying out automatic editing.
8 Edit point setting buttons
AUDIO IN button and AUDIO OUT button
In insert editing, to set an audio IN point or audio OUT
point separate from the corresponding video edit point,
hold down the AUDIO IN button or AUDIO OUT
button, and press the ENTRY button.
After you have made the setting, pressing the AUDIO
IN button or AUDIO OUT button displays the audio
IN point or audio OUT point set on the fluorescent
display.
IN button and OUT button
To set a video IN point or OUT point, hold down the
IN button or OUT button, and press the ENTRY
button.
After you have made the setting, pressing the IN
button or OUT button displays the IN point or OUT
point set on the fluorescent display.