Advanced Techniques
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• When a recorded tape is in the camcorder during the VIDEO mode, "SEARCH"
appears in the viewfinder or LCD monitor. (Refer to "Date Search" on page 41).
Note:
The linear time counter with the memory feature and "SEARCH" in the viewfinder or
LCD monitor can also be displayed on the connected television.
Note:
If the LCD monitor is opened or closed (the picture is switched) during playback, the
on-screen display in the picture will disappear for about one second, and then reappear
again.
Note:
When the date and time appear on the LCD monitor, you cannot erase them by
pressing the DISPLAY button. If you want to erase the on-screen display, press the
DATE/DISP. button on the camcorder.
Date Search
The date search function memorizes the start and end positions of recordings you made
on a specific day so you can easily locate those positions later as long as the cassette
is left in the camcorder
.
Note:
Be sure that the date and time are set.
1. Attach a power source and slide the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
2. Press the DATE/DISP. button (the DISPLAY button on the remote control) to display
"SEARCH" in the viewfinder or LCD monitor.
3. Press the REW/REVIEW button to search for the start position from which you last
made a recording or the F.FWD button to recording end position. "
SEARCH" will
appear while the start position is being searched for; "SEARCH
", while the end
position is being searched for.
4. When the required position is located, the camcorder enters the stop mode and
"SEARCH" disappears from the viewfinder or LCD monitor.
Note:
If you have ejected the cassette, this function will not operate with that cassette.
(When a cassette is inserted and the recording is started, the position is identified as the
recording start position on that day.)
Note:
If the clock battery is not inserted, the date search function does not operate when
the battery providing the power to the camcorder is removed.
Note:
When the cassette was recorded by another camcorder, the date search function
