Setting Edit Points - Sony DNW-A100 Operation Manual

6-1-3 Setting Edit Points

Set the edit points for assemble editing between the
recorder and player.
To set an edit point
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1
Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button
to select the VTR on which you will set the edit
point.
The button which you have pressed lights.
2
Turn the search dial in jog or shuttle mode, and
position the tape at the required edit point.
For details of playback in jog or shuttle mode, see the
sections "Playback in jog mode" (page 4-8) and
"Playback in shuttle mode" (page 4-9).
3
At the point at which you wish to set the IN point
or OUT point, hold down the ENTRY button and
press the IN button or OUT button as the case may
be.
When the IN point or OUT point is set, the IN
button or OUT button respectively lights.
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Repeat steps 1 to 3 until all the necessary edit
points are set.
When the IN points on both the recorder and
player are set, the PREVIEW/REVIEW button and
AUTO EDIT button flash, and it becomes possible
to carry out a preview or editing operation.
Automatic setting of edit points
Editing requires four edit points: the IN and OUT
points on both the recorder and player. However, once
any three of these points are defined, the last point is
set automatically. For example, if you set the recorder
IN and OUT points, and the player IN point, the player
OUT point is set automatically.
Note
In the following cases, the DELETE button begins to
flash and you cannot carry out automatic editing.
• The OUT point is before the IN point.
• All four of the recorder IN and OUT points and the
Use the DELETE button to delete a redundant edit
point, or set the edit points correctly.
For details of deleting edit points, see the section
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"Deleting an edit point" (page 6-5).
To display the time value for an edit point
You can display the time value for an edit point in the
device specification and display section (see page
2-10). The IN point appears in time data display area
1, and the OUT point in time data display area 2.
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Chapter 6 Editing Without Using the Built-in Hard Disk (Two-VTR Editing)
player IN and OUT points have been set.
Time data display area 1
Time data display area 2
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Press the RECORDER button or PLAYER button
to select the VTR on which you wish to check the
edit point.
The button you have pressed lights.
Hold down the IN button or OUT button according
to the edit point you wish to check.
While you hold down the button, the IN indicator
or OUT indicator of time data display area 1 or 2
lights, and the time value of the edit point is
displayed.
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