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, secure the camcorder so
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Press the REC START button on the
camcorder or the VTR button on the
lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Manual
Interval Rec Continuous Trigger mode, the
flashing cycle of the TALLY indicator
(green) changes from 1 flash/second to 4
flashes/second, and the message
“INTERVAL *SEC *FRAME” flashes on
the viewfinder screen.
If you are using the PRE-LIGHTING
function, the light turns on when you press
the REC START button. After the preset
PRE-LIGHTING time has elapsed, the
camcorder captures the picture data to
memory. The REC indicator in the
viewfinder is on while the camcorder is
capturing the picture in the memory. The
camcorder stores about 5 seconds of picture
data to memory, and then records the stored
picture data on the tape. As a result, the tape
runs intermittently.
To stop recording in Manual Interval Rec
Continuous Trigger mode
You can stop recording in Manual Interval Rec
Continuous Trigger mode using the following
two methods. However, the tape may continue to
run to record the picture data stored in memory at
the instant the tape stopped.
• Press the REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
Take note of the following points. They are
common to both Single Trigger mode and
Continuous Trigger mode, except for the noted
differences.
• Timecode
In Manual Interval Rec mode, the internal
timecode generator runs in R-RUN mode
regardless of how the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN
switch is set.
• Audio
Audio signals are not recorded in Manual
Interval Rec mode.
• Cassette control buttons
While recording in Manual Interval Rec Single
Trigger mode (the green TALLY indicator in
the viewfinder flashes twice per second), you
cannot use the cassette control buttons (REW, F
FWD, PLAY and STOP).
Note that the camcorder stops recording in
Manual Interval Rec Single Trigger mode if you
press the EJECT button.
While recording in Manual Interval Rec
Continuous Trigger mode (the green TALLY
indicator flashes four times per second), you
cannot use the cassette control buttons (EJECT,
REW, F FWD, PLAY and STOP). To stop
recording, press the REC START button or the
VTR button on the lens. However, the tape may
run to record the picture data stored in the
memory before stopping the manual interval
recording.
• Menu operations
In Manual Interval Rec Single Trigger mode ,
you cannot change the settings of CACHE/
INTVAL REC and NUMBER OF FRAME on
the REC FUNCTION page after the camcorder
starts recording. To change the settings, stop
recording by pressing the EJECT button or
setting the POWER switch to OFF.
While recording in Manual Interval Rec
Continuous Trigger mode, you cannot change
the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC,
NUMBER OF FRAME and TRIGGER
INTERVAL on the REC FUNCTION page. To
change these settings, stop recording by
pressing the REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens or by setting the POWER
switch to OFF.
• When the camcorder power is turned off
during recording in Manual Interval Rec
mode
- When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the
camcorder will switch itself off after tape
access has continued for a few seconds to
record the picture data stored in memory.
- If you remove the battery, unplug the DC
cable, or cut the power to the AC adaptor
during manual interval recording, picture data
stored before recording stops (a maximum of
5 seconds) may be lost. Be careful of when
you exchange the battery.
Notes on Manual Interval Rec operation