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TAPE PLAYBACK
Blank Search
Helps you find where you should start recording in the
middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption
(
墌
pg. 13).
1
Load a tape (
墌
pg. 9).
2
Set the Power Switch
y
to “PLAY” while pressing
down the Lock Button
t
located on the switch.
3
Press
BLANK SEARCH
&
.
• “BLANK SEARCH”
r
appears and the camcorder
automatically starts reverse or forward shuttle search,
then stops at the spot which is about
3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the
detected blank portion.
To cancel Blank Search midway . . .
..... press
5
4
.
NOTES:
●
In step
3
, if the current position is at a blank portion the
camcorder searches in the reverse direction, and if the
current position is at a recorded portion the camcorder
searches in the forward direction.
●
Blank Search does not work if “HEAD CLEANING
REQUIRED. USE CLEANING CASSETTE” has appeared
with the tape.
●
If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during
Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically.
●
A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape
may not be detected.
●
The detected blank portion may be located between
recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure
there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.
NOTES:
●
If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is
supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off
automatically. To turn on again, set the Power Switch
y
to “OFF (CHARGE)”, then to “PLAY”.
●
The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD monitor,
viewfinder or on a connected TV (
墌
pg. 15).
●
You can also view the playback picture on the LCD
monitor with it flipped over and pushed against the
camera body.
●
LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:
When power is supplied from a battery: the “
” battery
pack remaining power indicator is displayed.
When power is supplied from an AC outlet: “
” does
not appear.
●
When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the
sound is not heard from the speaker.
●
If still playback continues for more than about 3 minutes,
the camcorder’s Stop mode is automatically engaged.
●
When
4
/
6
6
is pressed to engage still playback, the
image may not pause immediately while the camcorder
stabilises the still image.
&
y
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