REFRESH Button
Makes the DSC lamp go out.
COUNTER R/M Button
Stop (5) Button
Rewind (2) Button
Play/Pause (4/6) Button
TRACKING
Wheel
TBC Button
Set to “ ”.
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Tracking: Eliminates noise bars that appear
To activate Manual Tracking:
1)Press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds. “MT” appears.
2)Rotate the TRACKING Wheel so that the noise bars disappear.
●To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power Switch to “OFF”
and then ” ” again. “AT” blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication disappears.
●When noise bars appear during playback, the camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and “AT” is displayed.
●Manual Tracking may not work with tapes recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
TBC (Time Base Corrector): Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC during playback for more than 1 second. When the TBC mode is activated, “TBC” is displayed.
Counter Memory Function: Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.
1)Press COUNTER R/M and hold for more than 1 second. The counter resets to “0:00:00”.
2)Press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second. “M” appears.
3)After recording or playback, press 5, then 2. The tape automatically stops at or close to 0:00:00.
4)Press 4/6to start playback.
●The counter memory functions in the
●To disable the Counter Memory Function, press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second so that “M” disappears.
Playback Special Effects (CLASSIC FILM, MONOTONE, SEPIA, STROBE and VIDEO ECHO, pg. 39)
Allows you to add creative effects to the playback image.
1)Activate the TBC mode and Auto Tracking.
2)Press DIGIFECT repeatedly until the desired mode’s name and indication appear. They are displayed for approx. 2 seconds, then the name disappears so that only the indication remains. The mode is activated.
3)To cancel the effect, select “OFF” in step 2.
●Playback Special Effects do not work during shuttle search.
●The selected effect mode cannot be changed during still playback.