Sony Betacam SX DNW-A65 Operation Manual Download

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2-1 Control Panels

Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

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Chapter 2

Location and Function of Parts

LIST

MARK

GOOD SHOT

REC/

ERASE

MARK button

LIST button

REC/ERASE indicator

DELETE button

This deletes an existing DMC playback control point.
Hold down this button and press the STUNT IN,
STUNT OUT, PLAY IN, or PLAY OUT button which
is lit, indicating an existing DMC playback control
point, to delete the corresponding DMC playback
control point. The button either goes off or flashes.
When the button flashes, it is necessary to set the
deleted DMC playback control point again.

TRIM buttons

Use these buttons to trim a DMC playback control
point, once set, to single-frame precision.
Hold down the STUNT IN, STUNT OUT, PLAY IN,
or PLAY OUT button, and press one of these buttons.
The + button advances the corresponding edit point by
one frame, and the – button sets it back by one frame.
Pressing one of these buttons while holding down the
PLAY button adjusts the tape speed by +8% or –8%
correspondingly. (Capstan override function)

LEARN button

After setting a speed variation start point (STUNT IN
point) and a speed variation end point (STUNT OUT
point), pressing this button makes the tape start
running. You can then use the search dial to vary the
tape speed, which is automatically stored in memory.
After thus storing the tape speed variation in memory,
pressing this button starts an automatic playback
between the speed variation start and end points at the
stored speed.

CUE/PLAY button

After setting an on-air start point (PLAY IN point) and
an on-air end point (PLAY OUT point), pressing this
button cues up the tape to the on-air start point. The
button then starts flashing to indicate that the unit is
ready for DMC playback operation. To start DMC
playback, press the button again.

DMC playback control point setting buttons

PLAY IN button and PLAY OUT button
To set an on-air start point or on-air end point hold
down the PLAY IN button or PLAY OUT button, and
press the ENTRY button.
After you have made the setting, pressing the PLAY
IN button or PLAY OUT button displays the on-air
start point or on-air end point set on the fluorescent
display.

STUNT IN button and STUNT OUT button
To set a speed variation start or end point, hold down
the STUNT IN or STUNT OUT button, and press the
ENTRY button.
After you have made the setting, pressing the STUNT
IN or STUNT OUT button displays the speed variation
start or end point on the fluorescent display.

ENTRY button
Use this for setting DMC playback control points and
so forth.
• To set a speed variation start or end point: Hold

down the STUNT IN button or STUNT OUT button,
and press this button.

• To set an on-air start or end point: Hold down the

PLAY IN button or PLAY OUT button, and press
this button.

Shot mark section

When using a tape with shot markers recorded, you
can read out the good shot marks from the tape, by
simultaneously pressing the LIST button and either F
FWD button or REW button.

MARK button

Hold this button down for 2 seconds or more, to enable
writing, amending, and deleting of shot marks.

LIST button

Use this button to read in and list shot marks.

REC/ERASE indicator

This lights in the state in which writing, amending, and
deleting of shot marks is enabled.