Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual page 34

Playback
To change playback direction
Press the FRAME c/C buttons during normal
playback or when playing at various speeds. To play
back in the forward direction, press the C button; in
the backward direction, press the c button.
Notes
• When the command mode of a Sony device/remote
commander is set to VTR4:
– If you press the ×1/3 button on the supplied Remote
Commander while pointing it toward a Sony device
other than the unit, the playback speed may turn to
1/5 of normal speed.
– When you play back a tape in DVCAM/DV format
and press the ×1/5 button on the Remote Commander
while pointing it toward the unit, the playback speed
turns to 1/3 of normal speed.
• If the unit keeps playing at 1/10 of normal speed in
forward or reverse for more than 1 minute, the unit
begins to play back at normal speed.
To hear the sound while playing at various
speeds
To hear the sound while playing at various speeds, set
[JOG AUDIO] in the [AUDIO SET] menu to [ON].
For details on the [AUDIO SET] menu, see "AUDIO SET
menu" on page 54.
Note
You cannot hear the sound while playing back a tape
recorded in HDV format at various speeds.
Searching using the search function
The unit can immediately access the following signals
recorded on a tape.
– Searching for the beginnings of the recordings:
Index search
– Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded
date changes: Date search
To search for scenes, use the supplied Remote
Commander.
1
Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote
Commander to select the search type.
The search type changes in the order of Index search
t Date search t (No indication).
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Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
When selecting INDEX SEARCH
(The search screens are displayed only on
Data display screen.)
2
Press the . / > button repeatedly to locate the
scene you want.
Each time you press the . / > button, the unit
searches for the previous or next search point. When
a search point is located, its number is indicated on
the monitor screen. The unit starts searching
backwards or forwards until the number comes to
zero, then plays back the scene.
How signals are recorded
There are four different signal types, one for each search
method; index, title, date, and photo signals. The unit
can record either index signals or date signals only on a
tape.
Notes
• If you record another program over the beginning of
the search signals, you cannot locate the original
program.
Search signal
A B C
A D B C
• The interval of a date or index must be 2 minutes or
more. If the interval is short, the search signals may not
be detected correctly.
• If non-recorded portions are included in the middle of
a tape, signal search may not be performed correctly.
• You cannot add search signals after recording.
INDEX 00
SEARCH
If D is recorded over the
beginning of B...
B cannot be searched for