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Playback
Time Counter
The time-counter display shows the
actual time elapsed when playing back a
segment of tape. The memory-stop
feature helps locate a certain point on the
tape. Turn memory stop on to stop the
tape automatically during rewind or fast
forward when the time counter reaches
M 0:00:00
.
To Use the Memory-Stop Feature
1. Locate the place on the tape you want
to return to, set the
POWER
switch to
VCR
, and press
COUNTER R/M
for
more than two seconds to reset the
counter to
0:00:00
.
2. Press
COUNTER R/M
for less than
one second to turn the time counter’s
memory-stop feature on or off. When
memory stop is on, an
M
appears
before the time counter.
Playback Features
(
Continued
)
3. Continue to play the tape. When you
want to return to the place you
marked, press the
STOP
button.
4. Press
REW
. The tape rewinds to
the time counter reading of
M 0:00:00.
M 0:00:00
Tracking
During playback, streaks may appear in
the playback picture. Press both tracking
buttons (
P.AE
and
FADES
buttons) to
Press both tracking buttons again to turn
automatic tracking back on.
AT
flashes in
the viewfinder for a few seconds and then
disappears.
Note:
The tracking
buttons may have no
effect on tapes recorded on other camcorders or
VCRs.
TBC (Time Base Corrector)
During playback, TBC reduces jitter from
fluctuating video signals even on old
tapes. If picture appears distorted, try
turning TBC off.
Press and hold the
STEADY PIX
button
for at least one second to turn TBC off or
on. It may take a few seconds before
TBC actually starts working.
The TBC indicator appears in the
viewfinder when TBC is turned on and
disappears when TBC is turned off.
activate manual tracking. Press either
button again until the streaks disappear.
MT
appears during manual tracking.
MT
TBC
Notes:
TBC does not operate during visual
search or stop-action pause. The picture may
be distorted when normal playback resumes
after visual search or stop-action pause.
The picture may be distorted if TBC is turned
on or off at the edit in/out points.
