Panasonic AG-A800 - Search Dial

@® REVIEW key/lamp
If this key is pressed when editing has been carried out, the
tape will automatically return to the beginning of the EVENT
which has just been edited. This allows confirmation of
editing results.
@® GO TO key/iamp
Press this key to have access to edit points or desired points
input with the 10 key Numeric Pad.
@ AUTO key/lamp
Used for automatic continuity editing.
If pressed together with the Edit (Preview or Review) key,
the lamp will light up and the specified events will be edited
automatically and continuously (automatic review or
preview). Refer to page 34.
@ EDIT key/lamp
Press this key to edit the current event indicated on the
display panel.
@ EDIT STOP key
Press this key to stop an edit halfway.
If no edit OUT point has been entered on the RECORDER,
the position of the tape where this key was pressed will be
entered as the edit OUT point. The tape will be postrolled
and rewound to the edit OUT point.
@ READY key/lamp
This is the Standby ON/OFF key with lamp. To set the
Standby OFF mode on the VTR during the Standby ON
mode (the lamp lights up), press this key. The lamp will go
out. If the key is pressed again, the Standby ON mode will
be set and the lamp will light up.
In VHS recording systems, Pause will be set if the mode is
as Standby ON and Stop if it is Standby OFF.
@ REC key/lamp
Press this key together with the PLAY key to Start the ~
recording of the video and audio signals. (Only when
RECORDER is selected for the VTR.) Also, when pressed
alone, the RECORDER switches to the E-E mode.
@ EDIT key/lamp
Press this key and the PLAY key @ together to execute an
edit manually mae playback. The lamp will light up. (See
page 28.)
According to the VTRs, the preroll operation may excute
during manual editing (On- ~The- ~Fly editing).
@ VTR (P1/P2/R/AUX) Selection keys/lamps
Select the VTR to be controlled.
Pi and P2...... Control the PLAYERs
Rececivt a cideitiviece § Controls the RECORDER
AUX ........... Executes recording of edit points for the
external equipment.
eUsed to switch the output on the AG-SW800 if it is
connected. :
@ PLAY key/lamp
Press this key to play back the tape on the VTR selected by
the VTR SELECTION key.
@ STOP key/lamp
Press this key to stop the VTR tape movement.
if pressed, the lamp will light up and the tape on the selected
VTR will stop running. If the VTR is VHS, the Pause mode
will be set.
@ SRCH (Search) key/lamp
Press this key to set the search mode on the VTR selected
by the VTR SELECTION key,
Use the SEARCH DIAL @ to control the tape movement.
@® REW key/lamp
Press this key to rewind the tape.
@® FF key/lamp
Press this key to fast forward the tape.
© @ MARK IN/OUT keys
These are the edit point entry keys. Press these keys to
enter the edit IN/OUT points.
@ SEARCH Indicator
Indicates the tape movement direction controlled by the
SEARCH DIAL and the still picture mode.
® JOG lamp
Lights up in the JOG Mode.
@ SHTL lamp
Lights up in the SHUTTLE mode.
@ SEARCH DIAL
Used to search for the required picture, such as the edit
points. od
JOG mode ( = )
The JOG lamp lights up when the unit is in this mode.
The picture can be played forwards or backwards
depending on the SEARCH DIAL movement at up to
double the speed, i.e., from 0 speed (still picture).
SHTL mode ( 3)
The STHL lamp lights up when the unit is in this mode.
The picture can be played forwards or backwards
depending on the SEARCH DIAL movement at up to 10
times the normal speed (when using AG-7500/7510).