Sony EV-S900 - Marking Index Signals

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Function
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The desired programs can be ee. located by the index
signal marked on the tape.
Marking
Index
Signals
To mark .index: signals auitomatically:
Set AUTO INDEX inside the upper compartment to ON.
An index signal is automatically marked on a tape when
@ REC are pressed or timer-activated recording starts.
You cannot mark an index signal automatically
© on a tape when a recording is started by releasing the
recording pause or playback pause mode
® on a tape where the tape speed (SP/LP) has been
changed.
To mark index signals manually. [K-1] |
1 Set AUTO INDEX to OFF.
2 During recording or playback, press INDEX MARK at
the point where an index signal is to be marked.
The INDEX Indicator in the display window blinks
while the index signal is being marked.
You cannot mark an index signal by pressing INDEX MARK
* during editing (i.e. EDIT indicator lights).
* while playing back a tape which has no audio/video
signals recorded on the PCM track (i.e. the PCM
indicator is not displayed),
To mark index signals automatically during digital
multi audio récording — Auto index function -
Set AUTO INDEX to ON.
During recording, the unit searches for the blank portion
between programs (music, etc.) and marks an index
signal automatically.
Auto
index
function
will
not
operate
correctly
|
¢ when the blank portion between the programs is not.
detected due to low level signal-to-noise ratio of a
program source.
¢ when the blank portion is less than 3 seconds.
*
when
an
index
signal
is
marked
on
other
portions
than
-
blank in some program sources.
The index function can be activated
* when the unit is in PCM recording/playback mode as
well as in normal recording/playback mode.
*
even
when
playing
back
a
tape
whose
safety
tab
is
slid
out.
A required interval at which index signals are marked
There should be more than a 2-minute interval between
each index signal. If an index signal is marked at a shorter
interval,
the
index
signal
may
not
be
detected
correctly.
When
an
index
signal
is
being
marked
during
playback
A black noise band will appear at the bottom of the
playback
picture
and
the
sound
will
be
lowered.
However,
the recorded signals on the tape are not affected.
If the EDIT button is pressed, a black noise band may
disappear but the picture may be distorted.