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To change the playback speed
Press the [VAR] button, [SHTL] button, or [JOG] button,
t
hen turn the Z-ring during playback. Turn the Z-ring
clockwise to play in the normal direction, or
counterclockwise to play in the reverse direction. The
playback speed varies according to the angle.
To cancel variable-speed playback, press the [STOP]
but
ton. You can also press the [STB OFF], [CUE],
[REW], [PLAY], [FF], or [ALL STOP] button to cancel.
Variable mode:
Press the [VAR] button, turning the button on amber, to
set
the Z-ring to variable mode.
The playback speed varies according to the rotation angle
of
the Z-ring from –1 to +3 times normal speed.
Jog mode:
Press the [JOG] button, turning the button on amber, to
set
the Z-ring to jog mode.
You can advance the content frame by frame at a speed
p
roportional to the rotation speed of the Z-ring. To show
a still image, stop turning the Z-ring.
Shuttle mode:
Press the [SHTL] button, turning the button on amber, to
s
et the Z-ring to shuttle mode.
The playback speed varies in steps according to the
r
otation angle of the Z-ring, up to a maximum of 50 times
normal.
Button Operation
LOOP (Enabled only for the video disk
com
munications protocol)
Return to the start point when playback
fini
shes, and repeat playback in a loop.
RECUE (Enabled only for the video disk
com
munications protocol)
Return to the start point when playback
fini
shes and stop.
REC Press the [REC] button and [PLAY] button
sim
ultaneously to start recording.
START TC Set current position as the start point.
STOP TC Set current position as the stop point.
STB OFF Set standby off.
STOP Stop the tape/disk.
CUE Move to the start point.
REW Rewind.
PLAY Play.
FINE (Enabled only for the video disk
com
munications protocol)
Enable fine adjustment using the Z-ring
w
hile the [SHTL] button or [JOG] button is
pressed (fine mode).
FF Fast forward.
VAR Set variable-speed playback in variable
mo
de.
JOG Set variable-speed playback in jog mode.
SHTL Set variable-speed playback in shuttle mode.
ALL STOP Stop all operations.
Operation buttons
Reverse
direction
Forward
direction
Low
speed
Still image
Low
speed
–1×
+1×
+3×
Reverse
direction
Forward
direction