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PIX 270i User Guide and Technical Information
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Playback
Playback
The PIX 270i has a very powerful playback engine that allows for playback of QuickTime .mov
files and PCM .wav files whether the files were generated by the PIX 270i or elsewhere (See “Ap-
pendix A - Supported Files”, page 85). Playback video is shown on the onboard LCD display and
is sent to the video outputs. The PIX 270i’s video playback clock is determined by the setting in
[Timecode/Sync - Sync Reference -Video Playback]. Audio Only playback clock is determined by
the setting in [Timecode/Sync - Sync Ref -Audio Only Mode].
Any number of PIX 270i units can be assigned to one of four available network groups for frame
synchronized record and playback of video on multiple units simultaneously (See “Network Group-
ing”, page 47).
Playback Operation
The current Playback drive is indicated by the green Drive Status OSD field. From the Main View,
pressing the Play () button after a recording will play the most recent file. Using the Rewind (<<)
and Fast Forward (>>) buttons, previously recorded files can also be cued for playback. The file cued
up for Playback is displayed in the File Name field of the OSD.
To browse files on the Playback drive, press FILES. This will display the File List of the current Play-
back drive. Pressing Play () in the File List will play the currently highlighted file.
To browse files on another drive, scroll beyond the top of the File List to access the drive selection
list. When a file is played, the drive it is played from will become the current Playback drive. When
a new take is recorded, the lowest numbered drive it is written to will become the current Playback
drive.
In Playback Mode the Play () button and the OSD Items ABS Time, Timecode, Filename and
Drive Indicator are green. While in Playback Mode, pause playback by pressing the Play () button
again. The Play button flashes green to indicate playback is paused. Press the Stop () button any
time to stop playback and exit Playback Mode.
Frame-by-frame scrolling (similar to the traditional Jog function) is supported when playing back
QuickTime .mov files. To scroll through a video file frame by frame, pause playback then turn the
Control Knob to increase/decrease the video file in one frame increments.
Various looping playback functions are supported. In Video Mode, a single file or a section of a
file (defined by cue markers) can be continuously looped by entering Looping Playback Mode (See
“Looping Playback”, page 36). Additionally, a list of files can be defined as a Play List and the Play
List can also be looped (See “Play List”, page 37).
Playback audio of both QuickTime .mov and PCM .wav files is routed to audio outputs as deter-
mined by output routing options in the [Audio] Setup Menu section. (See “Audio Outputs”, page 18)
Fast Forward and Rewind
Video Mode: Hold down the Fast Forward (>>) or Rewind (<<) button during playback for 2x
(double) speed playback. When the Fast Forward (>>) or Rewind (<<) button is held for five seconds
or more the playback will become 16x speed. Normal playback will resume when the buttons are
released.
Audio Mode: Hold down the Fast Forward (>>) or Rewind (<<) button during playback scrub for-
ward or backward. As the Fast Forward (>>) or Rewind (<<) button is held down, playback speed in
that direction will increase (up to 50x). Release the button to resume playback in real time.