Sony 1500A User Manual

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High-Speed and Low-Speed Search—Quickly and Accurately Determining Editing Points

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Use the search function to easily locate the desired scene 
and to quickly and accurately determine edit points.

When F. FWD/REW under the AUTO EE SELECT menu 
item (see page 65) is set to PB (factory default setting), you 
can use the F FWD and REW buttons on this unit or 
external equipment for high-speed search.

You can control the unit in the following operation modes 
from an editing control unit (ES-7, PVE-500, etc.) 
connected to the REMOTE connector on the rear panel, a 
SIRCS-compatible remote control unit such as the DSRM-
10 connected to the CONTROL S connector (on the front 
panel), or control equipment connected to the i.DV IN/
OUT connector.
Shuttle: Use this mode to view color video playback at 

speeds ranging from 0 to 60 times normal speed in 
both directions.

When controlling the unit from the DSRM-10 for 
shuttle-mode search, the maximum search speed is 16 
times normal speed in both directions.

Jog: Use this mode for low-speed search and frame-by-

frame search.

Digital slow: Use this mode for noise-free color video 

playback at speeds ranging from 0 to 

1

/

2

 times normal 

speed in both directions.

Still: Use this mode to view a still picture of any field.
Jog audio: Use this mode to monitor the audio at speeds 

ranging from 1 to 

1

/

30

 times normal speed in both 

directions.

When controlling this unit from external equipment, set 
the REMOTE I/F menu item (see page 73) and the 
LOCAL/REMOTE switch so that the remote mode 
indicators in the display section are on or off as follows.

LOCAL/REMOTE switch

REMOTE
(REMOTE indicator lights.)

REMOTE I/F menu item

9PIN
(9P indicator lights.)

LOCAL/REMOTE switch

LOCAL

REMOTE I/F menu item

—

LOCAL/REMOTE switch

REMOTE
(REMOTE indicator lights.)

REMOTE I/F menu item

i.LINK
(i.LINK indicator lights.)