VCR Operating Instructions DSR-85, 85P

Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation
Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation 37
High-Speed and Low-Speed Search: Quickly and
Accurately Determining Editing Points
Use the search function to easily locate the desired
scene and to quickly and accurately determine edit
points.
Search Operations via External
Equipment
You can control the following operation modes of the
unit either from an editing controller (such as the ES-7,
PVE-500, etc.) connected to the REMOTE connector
on the rear panel or from a SIRCS-system remote
controller (such as the DSRM-10) connected to the
CONTROL S connector on the front panel.
Shuttle: Use this mode to view color playback at
speeds ranging from 0 to 32 times normal in both
directions.
Note
When controlling the unit from the DSRM-10 for
a shuttle-mode search, the maximum possible
search speed is 16 times normal in both directions.
If you want a faster search than this, hold down
the F FWD or REW button. This allows you to
view a color playback at 32 times normal in
forward or reverse direction.
Jog: Use this mode for low-speed search and frame-
by-frame search.
Digital slow: Use this mode for noise-free color
playback at speeds ranging from 0 to
1
/5 normal in
both directions.
Still: Use this mode to view a still picture of any
field.
Jog audio: Use this mode to monitor the audio track
at speeds ranging from 2 times to
1
/30 normal in
both directions.
Note
When controlling this unit from external equipment, be
sure to set the REMOTE/LOCAL switch on the unit’s
front panel as follows:
For a description of search operations via external
equipment, see the equipment’s operating instructions.
External equipment
REMOTE/LOCAL
switch setting
Editing controller connected to
REMOTE connector
REMOTE
SIRCS-system remote controller
connected to CONTROL S connector
LOCAL
Search Operations on This Unit
Once “PB” has been set for “F. FWD” and “REW”
via AUTO EE SELECT under the OPERATIONAL
FUNCTION menu item (factory default setting:
“PB”), you can use the F FWD button and REW
button for high-speed searching. When using these
buttons for high-speed searches, be sure to set the
REMOTE/LOCAL switch on the front panel to
LOCAL.
To do a forward high-speed search
Press and hold the F FWD button. While you are
holding down the button, you can view the color
playback, which is advancing 32 times normal speed.
To do a reverse high-speed search
Press and hold the REW button. While you are
holding down the button, you can view the color
playback, which is going at 32 times normal speed in
reverse direction.