Sony DVW-250 - Manual (Page 7)

2-1 Front Panel
Operating controls
EJECT button and indicator REC (record) button and indicator
Press this button to eject the cassette. The indicator
lights while the cassette is being ejected.
STOP button
Press this button to stop the tape transport.
PLAY button and indicator
Press this button to play back the tape. To start
recording, press this button and the REC button
simultaneously. For audio dubbing, press this button
and the CUE DUB button simultaneously.
The indicator lights during playback, recording, or
audio dubbing.
To start recording, press this button and the PLAY
button simultaneously. The indicator flashes during
recording.
By pressing this button alone while the tape transport
is stopped, or during fast forward, rewind or playback,
it is possible to monitor an E-E signal".
Pressing this button alone while no cassette is loaded
switches the u n i t to E-E mode
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Consecutive recording
When making consecutive recordings, using the
PAUSE button to stop recording ensures that
successive takes are joined without picture breakup.
If you press the STOP button to stop recording, then
restart by holding down the REC button then pressing
the PLAY button, the later recording will overlap the
previous one by a few frames, but there will again be
no picture breakup. On the other hand, it you hold
1) E-E signal
Abbreviation of "Electric-to-Electric signal," meaning
that the signal passes through internal electric circuits,
but not through magnetic conversion circuits such as
heads and tapes.
2) E-E mode
Abbrevialion of "EIectric-to-Electric mode," meaning
the stale of the unit in which it is possible to monitor an
E-E signal. This mode is used for confirming input
signals heiorc recording.
2-2 Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts