Sony HVR-M15AU - Professional Video Cassete recorder/player Operating Instructions Manual page 8

Location and Function of Parts
1 Tape transport control section
7 STOP button
a Tape transport indicator
b REC (record) button
When you press and hold this button, then press the
PLAY button, each indicator lights and recording starts.
If you press this button while the tape is stopped, you
can check EE picture and audio signals for a short time.
When the HDV/DV jack is selected, if [HDV/DV IN
TC] in the [TC/UB SET] menu is set to [EXTERNAL],
you can also check the EE time code signals. Press the
STOP button to end the check.
For details, see "EE/PB SEL" in the "IN/OUT REC" menu
on page 52.
For details on time codes, see "TC/UB SET" on page 56.
Notes
• The unit does not have an LP recording mode for the
consumer DV format. Only SP recording mode is
available.
• To set the unit to recording pause mode with the
DSRM-10 remote control unit (not supplied), press the
PAUSE button while holding down the PLAY button
to set the unit to the playback pause mode, then press
the REC button on the DSRM-10.
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1) "EE" stands for "Electric to Electric." In EE mode, the video and audio signals input to the VCR's recording circuitry do not
pass through any magnetic conversion circuits but are output via electric circuits only. This mode is used to check the input
signals and adjust input levels. The pictures output in EE mode are referred to as EE pictures.
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Chapter 1 Overview
1 Tape transport indicator
4 FF (fast forward) button
5 PLAY button
6 REW (rewind) button
2 REC (record) button
3 PAUSE button
• When the recording mode is set to HDV format, it may
take a few seconds to start recording. During this time,
the REC indicator blinks.
c PAUSE button
Press this button to set the unit to pause mode. The
indicator lights during recording or playing. Press this
button again to resume the operation.
d FF (fast forward) button
When you press this button, the indicator lights and the
tape is fast forwarded. During fast forward, the picture
does not appear on the monitor. (You can see the picture
1)
as it is seen in EE mode during fast forward.) To locate
a scene while monitoring the picture, press and hold this
button during fast forward, playback or in the playback
pause mode (picture search).
Notes
• If you set [EE/PB SEL] in the [IN/OUT REC] menu to
[PB], EE picture and EE audio signals are not output
(page 52).