Previewing - Sony HDW-F500 Operation Manual

Changing the preroll time
The preroll time is factory set to 5 seconds, but can be
set to any time between 0 and 30 seconds, in 1-second
steps.
For details, see Section 4-2-7, "Setting the Preroll Time
(PREROLL TIME)" on page 4-18.
When changing the preroll time, set it so that the
recorded section prior to the edit start point is longer
than the preroll time.
The preroll time used in automatic editing is the preroll
time set for the recorder.

6-1-8 Previewing

Follow the procedure below to preview the edit
AUTO button
PREROLL button
Previewing
To preview the edit, press the AUTO button to switch
to AUTO mode, then press the PREVIEW/REVIEW
button.
During previewing, the PREVIEW/REVIEW button
lights up.
After previewing, correct the edit points as required,
then do the preview again.
For details on modifying edit points, refer to "6-1-9
Modifying Edit Points" on page 6-10.
To stop previewing
Press the STOP button.
The tape stops immediately.
To rewind the tape to the preroll point
Press the PREROLL button.
To rewind the tape to the edit point
Press the PREROLL button together with the button
corresponding to the edit point.
PREVIEW/REVIEW
button
STOP button
6-9
Chapter 6 Editing