Sony DSR-80 Service Manual page 25

Playback
Playback
This section describes the necessary settings and operations to perform
playback on this unit. The same settings and operations apply whether you
are using the unit as part of an editing system, for dubbing, or as a stand-
alone player VCR. For the necessary connections for playback and the
settings not covered in this section, see Chapter 5 "Connections and
Settings".
Settings for Playback
Player (DSR-80/80P)
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1
Power on this unit by pressing on the "1" side of the POWER switch.
2
Power on the video monitor and set the monitor's switches as shown
below.
Switch
75 Ω termination switch
Input switch
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Video monitor
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Setting
ON (or attach a 75 Ω terminator)
Set according to the type of input signal from this unit.
Playback Procedure
REMOTE/LOCAL switch
Note
When controlling this unit from an editing controller, set the REMOTE/
LOCAL switch to "REMOTE". When not, set the switch to "LOCAL".
1
Insert a cassette.
For details of cassette insertion see page 24, and for usable cassette types see
page 22.
The cassette is automatically drawn into the unit. The STOP button
will light, and a few seconds later a still image will appear on the
monitor screen.
2
Press the PLAY button.
This starts the playback operation. When the tape is played back all
the way to the end, the unit automatically rewinds it and then stops.
If the following indicators light when a cassette is loaded
Indicator:
Cassette memory indicator The loaded cassette contains a cassette memory.
ClipLink indicator
NOT EDITABLE indicator
Using this unit to play back a tape recorded on another device
When playing back a tape on this unit that was recorded with a DV format
VCR or some DSR-series VCRs, it is not possible to play back the first 10
seconds of the tape, because of the different tape loading mechanism. For
any tape to be played back on this unit, it is recommended to make a
preliminary recording for about 10 seconds at the beginning.
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It means:
There is ClipLink log data stored in the cassette
memory on the loaded cassette.
The tape was recorded in the DV format.
You can not use it as a recording tape for editing.
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