29Manual Editing1 Select the editing mode.ASSEM button:Assemble (frame-to-frame continuity) editing isperformed using this button.INSERT button:Insert editing is performed using this button.2 On the time code display, select the channels to beedited.ASSEM:Set ASSEM to ON using the button.INSERTTo select V, A1, A2, A3, A4 and CUE channels, pressthe to buttons; to select A5, A6, A7, A8 andTC channels, press the + to +buttons. The highlighted channels will now be edited.3 Press the PLAY button.4 While monitoring the TV monitor, search the positionwhere the editing is to be started (IN point), and pressthe PLAY and EDIT buttons together at this position.5 Similarly, while monitoring the TV monitor, search theposition where the editing is to be terminated (OUTpoint), and press the PLAY or STOP button at this posi-tion. The VTR is set to the PLAY or STOP mode, and theediting is terminated.PrerollPress the PREROLL button.The VTR now performs the preroll operation.When the cue time has been registered on the HOME, PF1or PF2 screen:The tape is prerolled from the registered cue time usingthe preroll time which was set using (PREROL) on the menu.When the search mode is established on the CUE screen:The tape is prerolled from the selected cue point usingthe preroll time which was set using (CU-ROL) on the menu.The preroll operation is not performed when the selectedcue point has not been registered or when the cue pointregistration mode is established.In all other situations:The tape is prerolled from the registered IN point (or thecurrent tape position when the IN point has not beenregistered) using the preroll time which was set using(PREROL) on the menu.If the PREROLL button is pressed when the IN point hasnot been registered, the current tape position isautomatically registered as the IN point [but only whenENA has been selected as the setup menu item No.305(AUTO ENTRY) setting].The time code or CTL signal must be continuously recordedbetween the edit IN point and preroll point.F1F1 F6SHIFT F2 SHIFT F6F1F5F1