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Advanced Operations
Editing onto another tape
: Signal flow
You can create your own video program by editing with any other
h
8 mm,
H
Hi8,
j
VHS,
k
S-VHS,
VHSC,
K
S-VHSC,
l
Betamax or
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ED Betamax
VCR that has video/audio inputs.
Before editing
Connect the camcorder to the VCR using the supplied A/V connecting cable.
Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE, if available.
(
1
)
While pressing the small green button on the POWER switch, slide it to VTR.
(
2
)
Set EDIT to ON in the menu system.
Starting editing
(
1
)
Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert
your recorded tape into the camcorder.
(
2
)
Play back the recorded tape on the camcorder until you locate the point where
you want to start editing, then press
P
to set the camcorder in playback pause
mode.
(
3
)
On the VCR, locate the recording start point and set the VCR in recording
pause mode.
(
4
)
Press
P
on the camcorder and VCR simultaneously to start editing.
To edit more scenes
Repeat steps 2 to 4.
To stop editing
Press
π
on both the camcorder and the VCR.
Note on the DISPLAY function
If you have displayed the viewfinder screen indicators on the TV, erase the indicators
by pressing DISPLAY on the Remote Commander so that they will not be
superimposed on the edited tape.
Note on Fine Synchro Edit
If you connect a video deck that has the Fine Synchro Edit feature to the LANC
l
jack
of the camcorder, using a LANC cable (not supplied), the edit will be even more
precise.
:Signal flow
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1
2
3
MENU
[MENU]:END
EDIT
OFF
2
ON
MENU
SEL/PUSH EXEC
SEL/PUSH EXEC
CAMERA
POWER
OFF
VTR
