Sony MVS-8000 User Manual page 169

For more details of the effect of buttons in VTR/disk recorder operation mode,
see "Transition Control Block (Standard Type)" and "Transition Control
Block (Compact Type)" in Chapter 2 (Volume 1).
For details of settings in setup, see "Setting VTR operation button assignment"
(page 331).
Controlling the tape/disk transport with the search dial
With the device control block (search dial), you can use the search dial for
variable speed playback of the material on an external device.
If you turn this dial during video playback, the direction and speed of playback
depend on the direction and angle of rotation. To use this dial, press the
[ENBL] button to the upper right of the dial, lighting it amber. This dial has
three operation modes: jog, shuttle, and variable.
To prevent overheating, if the search dial is on continuously for 10 seconds, it
is automatically turned off. However, in this state, if a movement of the dial is
detected, it switches on again.
Jog mode
Press the [JOG] button, lighting the button amber, to switch the dial to jog
mode. In this mode, you can advance material frame by frame at a speed
proportional to the rotation angle of the dial. To show a still image, stop turning
the search dial.
Reverse direction Forward direction
Shuttle mode
Press the [SHTL] button, lighting the button amber, to switch the dial to shuttle
mode. In this mode, the playback speed varies in steps according to the rotation
angle of the dial, to a maximum of 50 times normal. If the valid angle is
exceeded, the dial makes a clicking sound. To show a still image, return the dial
to the home position, where it stops with a clicking sound.
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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders