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Tracking
Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during
playback. To activate Manual Tracking:
1)
Press the TRACKING Wheel
1
for approx.
2 seconds. “MT”
:
appears.
2)
Rotate the TRACKING Wheel
1
so that the
noise bars disappear.
• To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING
Wheel
1
for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power
Switch
@
to “OFF” and then “PLAY” again. “AT”
:
blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the
indication disappears.
• When noise bars appear during playback, the
camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and
“AT”
:
appears.
• Manual Tracking may not work with tapes
recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
TBC (Time Base Corrector)
Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to
deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC
4
during playback for more than 1 second. When the
TBC mode is activated, “TBC”
G
is displayed.
• The “TBC” indicator
G
turns green (grey with a
camcorder equipped with a black/white
viewfinder) while TBC is working, and white while
TBC is not operative.
• TBC does not work during Still Playback and
Shuttle Search (
pg. 11).
• It may take a few seconds before TBC actually
starts working.
• The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode is
activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out points
or when normal playback resumes after Still
Playback or Shuttle Search (
pg. 11).
• If the playback picture is distorted when TBC is
set to on, turn off TBC.
Counter Memory
Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.
1)
Press COUNTER R/M
w
and hold for more than
1 second. The counter
J
resets to “0:00:00”.
2)
Press COUNTER R/M
w
for less than 1 second.
“M” appears.
3)
After recording or playback, press
5
r
, then
2
e
. The tape automatically stops at or close
to 0:00:00.
4)
Press
4
/
6
&
to start playback.
• The counter memory functions in the Fast-
Forward and Rewind modes.
• To disable the counter memory function, press
COUNTER R/M
w
for less than 1 second so that
“M” disappears.
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