Sony 5500 User Manual

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5-4 Playback
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
For details on switching the search dial functions, refer to
the Maintenance Manual Volume 1.
Shuttle mode playback
Follow the procedure below to play back in shuttle mode.
1 Press the SHUTTLE button, turning it on.
The VTR enters still-picture mode.
2 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback direction
and set the angle of rotation as required to obtain the
desired playback speed.
The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds to
the angle of the search dial. A direction indicator (b or
B) lights up to indicate the direction of playback.
The search dial clicks at the positions for still-picture
and ±10 times normal-speed playback.
3 Set the search dial to center position for still-picture, or
press the STOP button to stop shuttle mode playback.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
The audio signal output status is specified by the following
settings of the VTR SETUP menu item 017 “PB/EE
SELECT MENU”.
EE: The input audio is always output.
MU: The audio output is always muted.
PB: The playback signal is always output.
Variable mode playback
Follow the procedure below to play back in variable mode.
1 Press the VAR button, turning it on.
The VTR enters VAR mode.
2 Rotate the search dial in the desired playback direction
and set the angle of rotation as required to obtain the
desired playback speed.
The tape is played back at a speed that corresponds to
the angle of the search dial. A direction indicator (b or
B) lights up to indicate the direction of playback.
The search dial clicks at the positions for still-picture
and normal-speed playback.
3 Set the search dial to center position for still-picture, or
press the STOP button to stop variable mode playback.
To return to normal-speed playback
Press the PLAY button.
To alternate between normal-speed playback and
variable mode playback
After you have set the search dial to the angle that
corresponds to the desired playback speed, pressing the
PLAY button or VAR button selects normal-speed
playback or variable mode playback, respectively.
To stop or start variable mode playback, press the STOP
button or VAR button, respectively.
The VTR is factory set so that pressing the JOG,
SHUTTLE, or VAR button is required in order to enter
variable-speed playback mode. To change this setting, use
Note
1,2,33
1
(
REV
)
(
F.FWD
)
Shuttle mode
2,33
1
–1
+2
Variable mode

Sony 5500 Specifications

General

Brand	Sony
Model	5500
Category	VCR
Language	English