Automatic Editing To VCR, For More Accurate Editing

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Automatic Editing To VCR	Adjustment Of VCR/Camcorder Timing
	4 Press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF to make the Random
13 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning
	Assemble Editing menu disappear, then press MENU.
of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (9).	The Menu Screen appears.
14 Press VCR REC STBY (79) on the remote control,	5 Press SET to select “t”. The VIDEO Menu appears.
or manually engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.	6 Press	or	to select “SYNCHRO”, and press SET.
15 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the
	The value for “SYNCHRO” is highlighted. (Factory-
camcorder. Editing proceeds as programmed, right	preset: ±0.0)
through to the end of the last registered scene.	7 Based on the diagnostics performed, you can now
● When dubbing is complete, the camcorder enters the
Pause mode, and the VCR enters its Record-Pause mode.	advance the VCR’s record timing by pressing . You
	can also delay the VCR’s record timing by pressing .
● If you do not register an Edit-Out point, the tape will be
dubbed all the way to the end automatically.	● The adjustment range is from –1.3 to +1.3 seconds, in 0.1-
● If you operate the camcorder during automatic editing, the	second increments.
VCR will enter its Record-Pause mode and automatic	Press SET to finish the setting.
editing will stop.	8 Press	or	to select “BRETURN”, and press SET
16 Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and the
	twice.
VCR.	● Now perform Random Assemble Editing beginning with
● To make the R.A.Edit counter display disappear, press	step 6 on page 43.
R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.	NOTES:
NOTES:
	● Before performing actual Random Assemble Editing, do a
● Pressing R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control clears	few Random Assemble Editing trial runs to check whether
all settings registered during Random Assemble Editing.	the value you have input is appropriate or not, and make
● When the editing cable is connected to the remote control’s	adjustments accordingly.
PAUSE IN connector during dubbing, make sure the remote	● Depending on the recorder, there may be situations where
control is pointed at the VCR’s sensor, and the path	the timing difference cannot be fully corrected.
between the two is unobstructed.
● Random Assemble Editing may not function properly when

using a tape including several duplicated time codes. ( pg. 17)

For More Accurate Editing

Some VCRs make the transition from Record-Pause to Record mode faster than others. Even if you begin editing for the camcorder and the VCR at exactly the same time, you may lose scenes you wanted, or find that you have recorded scenes you did not want. For a cleanly edited tape, confirm and adjust the timing of the camcorder against your VCR.

Diagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing

1 Play back the tape in the camcorder, then point the remote control at the camcorder’s remote sensor and press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF.

●Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

2 Perform Random Assemble Editing on Program 1 only. In order to check VCR and camcorder timing, select the beginning of a scene transition as your Edit-In point.

Program 1

	I N	OUT MODE
1 – –	– – : – –	~

T I ME CODE	– – : – –
TOTAL	0 0 : 00

3 Play back the dubbed scene.

●If any images from the scene prior to the transition you chose for your Edit-In point were recorded, that means your VCR moves too quickly from Record-Pause to Record mode.

●If the scene you tried to dub starts in progress, the VCR is slow to start recording.

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