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BLANK SEARCH
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Power Switch
BLANK SEARCH Button
Blank Search
Helps you find where you should start recording in the
middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption (
墌
pg. 20).
1
Load a tape (
墌
pg. 12).
2
Set the
VIDEO/DSC
Switch to “VIDEO” (GR-DVL557/
DVL555/DVL357/DVL355 only), then set the Power
Switch to “
” while pressing down the Lock
Button located on the switch.
3
Press
BLANK SEARCH
.
•“BLANK SEARCH” appears blinking 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
.
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.
Lock Button
Display
Stop Button (
5
)
VIDEO/DSC Switch (GR-DVL557/
DVL555/DVL357/DVL355 only;
open the LCD monitor to access
this switch)
VIDEO PLAYBACK
(cont.)