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Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder
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Time Lapse Video Cassette Recorder
Other Functions
Tape Counter (Zero Search)
Using the counter, it is easy to find a desired recording.
1
Press the CLEAR button, at the beginning of the
desired recording.
• The counter will be reset to “0H 00M 00S” (on screen).
• The counter will be reset to “0H 00M”(on the display
panel).
2
After recording or playback, press the Menu button
to display the initial MENU.
3
Press the SHIFT
button to move the arrow mark
(
) to Search Select.
4
Press the SHIFT
button to display the SEARCH
SELECT menu. The SEARCH SELECT menu is
displayed.
5
Press the SHIFT
button to move the arrow mark
(
) to Zero Search.
6
Press the SHIFT
button to search the counter “0H
00M 00S”(“0H 00M” on the display panel).
• The display returns to the normal screen.
• The tape is rewound or advanced to the counter “0H
00M 00S” reading(“0H 00M” on the display panel).
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• When you insert a
cassette, the counter
always resets to zero.
• There is no tape counter
indication for the blank
portions of tape.
• In the 2-hour recording
speed mode only, the tape
counter indicates real
hours, minutes and
seconds.
• In the other SP recording
speed modes (48H), the
tape counter indication is
a ratio of the 2-hour mode
base indication.(In 48-
hour recording mode,
each “second” of the tape
counter actually represents
approximately 48/2 =
24 real seconds.)
• In the other EP recording
speed modes (18H), the
tape counter indication is
a ratio of the 6-hour mode
base indication. (In 18-
hour recording mode,
each “second” of the tape
counter actually represents
approximately 18/6 = 3
real seconds.)
• In the other EP recording
speed modes (30H), the
tape counter indication is
a ratio of the 6-hour mode
base indication. (In 30-
hour recording mode,
each “second” of the tape
counter actually represents
approximately 30/6 = 5
real seconds.)
• There may be a slight
discrepancy between the
position shown on the
tape counter and the
actual tape position.
• When rewinding the tape
past the “0H 00M 00S”
position(“0H 00M” on the
display panel), a minus(-)
displayed.
Alarm Scan
1
Repeat steps 1 to 3.
2
Press the SHIFT
button to search forward or in
reverse without entering a specific alarm number.
• The display returns to the normal screen.
• The VCR will advance (or rewind) the tape at high
speed, and playback the first 5 seconds of every alarm
recording.
• To cancel the alarm scan mode, press the STOP button.
3
While the desired recording is being played back,
press the PLAY button.
• Playback will start, and alarm scan is cancelled.
Index Search
1
Repeat steps 1 to 2.
2
Move the arrow mark (
) to the FF or REW in the
Index Search mode as you want to search.
3
Press the SHIFT
button to search forward or in
reverse.
• The display returns to the normal screen.
• The VCR will advance (or rewind) the tape at high
speed and playback the first 5 seconds of every normal
recording.
• To cancel the index search mode, press the STOP
button.
4
While the desired recording is being played back,
press the PLAY button.
• Playback will start, and index search is cancelled.
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• In the index search mode,
SHIFT button
should
be
used to search forward or
in reverse ( Index FF /
REW).
