Sony DSR-45 Service Manual page 17

DSR-45/45P
Playing at various speeds
You can enjoy playback functions using the Remote
Commander.
Operation
Playback options
Play at 1/10 of Press × 1/10 button during playback.
normal speed
Play at 1/3 of Press × 1/3 button during playback.
normal speed
Play at normal Press × 1 button during playback.
speed
Play at twice the Press × 2 button during playback.
normal speed
Press FRAME c/C buttons
Play frame by
frame during pause.
If you keep pressing one of these
buttons, playback continues, frame by
frame.
Fast forward the Press the button during normal
tape while playback or when playing at various
speeds.
monitoring pictures
Rewind the tape Press the button during normal
while monitoring
playback or when playing at various
pictures speeds.
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.
To hear the sound while playing at various
speeds
If you want to hear the sound when playing at various
speeds, set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET menu to
ON.
For details on the AUDIO SET menu, see "AUDIO SET
menu" on page 88 (GB).
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 this unit, the playback speed may turn to
1/5 of normal speed.
– if you press the ×1/5 button on a remote
commander while pointing it toward this unit, the
playback speed will turn to 1/3 of normal speed.
Signals that can be recorded on this unit are as follows.
Signals for In cassette memory On tape
Index search* Yes Yes
Title search No No
Date search No Yes
Photo search No No
* If AUTO INDEX on the VTR SET menu is set to ON and the
unit is in the stop mode, when you start recording, the unit
automatically marks a signal for Index search. If AUTO INDEX
During recording,
is set to OFF, the unit does not mark it.
pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the INDEX WRITE
button on the Remote Commander marks a signal for Index
search regardless of the AUTO INDEX setting.
Notes
• If you record another program over the beginning of
the search signals, you will not be able to locate the
original program.
Search signal
If D is recorded
A B C
over the beginning
of B...
B cannot be
searched for
A D B C
• You cannot add search signals after recording.
To add a search signal for Auto Repeat, start
recording from the point where you want to add it.
• When recording on this unit, signals for Index search
do not have information on the day of the week.
• Searching may not be done correctly if the tapes were
not recorded on Sony-brand digital video equipment.
About the cassette memory
• A tape with the mark has cassette memory. When
using the 16 kbit cassette memory, you can store up
to 135 search signals. (The number changes
depending on the memory capacity of various
cassettes. It also changes depending on the data size
combination of index, title, date, photo, and tape label
data stored on a tape.) This unit is capable of storing
and retrieving up to 16 kbits of information in
cassette memory.
• If the unit keeps playing at 1/10 of normal speed in
forward or reverse for more than one minute, the unit
will begin to play back forward at normal speed.
• Even if you set JOG AUDIO on the AUDIO SET
menu to ON, sound may not be output or may be
interrupted depending on differences in the recording
formats (DVCAM/DV) or the condition of the tape.
Searching using the search function
There are four kinds of search available on this unit:
– Searching for the beginnings of recordings: Index
search
– Searching for the boundaries of recorded tape by
title: Title search*
– Searching for a point on the tape where the recorded
date changes: Date search
– Searching for scenes recorded in the photo mode
with a digital camcorder: Photo search
* A function available only on a cassette with cassette
memory
To search for scenes, use the supplied Remote
Commander or the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20,
not supplied).
To search with the cassette memory
If you set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to ON
and the cassette has cassette memory, the scenes are
listed in the chronological order in which they were
made. You can search using this chronological list.
If the cassette does not have cassette memory, you
cannot search for scenes in chronological order.
For details on the CM SET menu, see "CM SET menu" on
page 81 (GB).
1
Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote
Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the
Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to
select the search type: INDEX, TITLE, DATE or
PHOTO SEARCH.
(Continued)
37
Chapter 2 Playback and Recording (GB)
• To locate scenes that did not fit in the cassette
memory, or to locate scenes in order of their position
on the tape, set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu
to OFF. You can use the same procedure to search for
a scene on a tape without cassette memory.
For details on the CM SET menu, see "CM SET menu" on
page 81 (GB).
Note
The number of search signals that you can record is
limited by the cassette memory space available when
you start recording. When you use a previously
recorded tape for repeated recordings, make more
memory space available by erasing unwanted items
using ITEM ERASE or ERASE ALL on the CM SET
menu before you start recording.
Automatically playing back a tape
repeatedly (Auto Repeat)
This unit can repeat the playback of all or a part of the
tape.
1
Set the TIMER selector on the front panel of this
unit to REPEAT.
2
Press the REW button. (If the tape is already
rewound, press the PLAY button.)
The unit rewinds the tape to its beginning, and
starts playback automatically. The unit repeats the
playback from the beginning to the first index (if
there is no signal for Index search on the tape, to
the next unrecorded portion; if there is no
unrecorded portion, to the end of the tape).
(Continued)
39
Chapter 2 Playback and Recording (GB)
Playback
A chronological list appears on the monitor screen.
When selecting INDEX SEARCH
I NDEX SEARCH
CH
1 0 0 / 2 / 2 8 1 : 0 0 LINE
2 0 0 / 3 / 7 1 2 : 5 9 LINE
3 0 0 / 3 / 1 1 3 : 0 5 LINE
4 0 0 / 5 / 5 1 9 : 0 0 LINE
5 0 0 / 7 / 3 1 0 : 1 5 LINE
6 0 0 / 1 0 / 2 8 1 2 : 2 0 LINE
v
q
The displayed forms of the date and time can be
changed by setting DATE DISP and TIME DISP on the
DISPLAY SET menu.
For the DSR-45P, "PROG" is displayed instead of
"CH."
For details on the DISPLAY SET menu, see "DISPLAY
SET menu" on page 85 (GB).
2
Press the . or > button to select a scene.
The unit starts searching and when it locates the
scene, begins playback. During Photo search, the
unit turns to the playback pause mode.
To search without cassette memory
When you use a cassette without cassette memory, the
unit searches in the order of the actual positions of the
scenes, regardless of the setting of CM SEARCH on
the CM SET menu.
On a cassette with cassette memory, when you want to
perform searches with this procedure, set CM
SEARCH on the CM SET menu to OFF.
For details on the CM SET menu, see "CM SET menu" on
page 81 (GB).
Note
Title search is not available when searching a cassette
without cassette memory.
38
(GB) Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
Playback
Auto Repeat using an external AC timer
If you connect an external AC timer (not supplied) to
this unit, you can repeat playback automatically at a
preset time.
1
Connect this unit to an external AC timer (not
supplied).
DSR-45/45P (rear panel)
AC timer
to an AC outlet
2
Set the TIMER selector on the front panel of this
unit to REPEAT.
3
Set the starting time on the external AC timer.
At the preset time, the power of this unit turns on,
and after a few seconds (no more than 30), Auto
Repeat playback starts automatically. The unit
repeats the playback from the beginning to the first
index (if there is no signal for Index search on the
tape, to the next unrecorded portion; if there is no
unrecorded portion, to the end of the tape).
Notes
• The unit cannot detect a signal for Index search or an
unrecorded portion within 20 seconds of the
beginning of the playback.
• When you intend to turn the unit off, press the STOP
button on this unit to stop the tape transport operation
beforehand. If you turn the unit off while a tape is
running, for example, by using an AC timer, the unit
or the tape may be damaged.
• The editing software used on the digital non-linear
editing system may mark an index signal on a tape
itself. Therefore, if you use a tape on which signals
transmitted from a digital non-linear editing
controller are recorded or a copy tape made from one,
using digital dubbing, Auto Repeat may not be
performed correctly.
40
(GB) Chapter 2 Playback and Recording
1-8
1
Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote
Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the
Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to
select the search type.
When selecting INDEX SEARCH
INDEX 00
SEARCH
(The search screens are displayed only on
the Data screen.)
2
Press the . or > button repeatedly to locate
the scene you want.
Each time you press the . or > 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. During Photo search, the unit turns to the
playback pause mode.
How signals are recorded
There are four different signal types, one for each
search method; index, title, date and photo signals.
They are recorded by the digital camcorder (DSR-200/
200P, 200A/200AP, PD100/PD100P, PD100A/
PD100AP, PD150/PD150P, 250/250P, etc.). However,
the type of signal recorded and where it is recorded (on
the tape or in the cassette memory) depend on whether
the cassette has cassette memory or which type of
video equipment is used for recording. Please note that
if the signals for a certain search type are not recorded,
you cannot perform that type of search. For details on
the signals used for a particular type of search, refer to
the instruction manual of the recorder.
To stop Auto Repeat
Press the STOP button on this unit.
To release the Auto Repeat mode
Set the TIMER selector on the front panel to OFF.