Automatic Editing To VCR

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RM-V717U (optional)

● When choosing a scene, set Edit-In and Edit-Out points so

that there is a relatively large difference between them.

● If the search time for an in-point exceeds 5 minutes, the

recording deck’s Record-Standby mode will be cancelled

and editing will not take place.

● If there are blank portions before or after the Edit-In and

FADE/WIPE

PLAY

Edit-Out points, a blue screen may be included in the edited

version.

EFFECTPAUSE

EDIT IN/OUTR.A.EDIT

ON/OFF

CANCEL VCR REC STBY

6 Press PLAY (U) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.

● Turning off the camcorder’s power erases all registered

Edit-In and Edit-Out points.

● If you select Sepia or Monotone mode from Program AE

with special effects, you cannot use the Black & White

Fader. In this case the Black & White indicator begins

blinking. Once the next Edit-In point is registered, the effect

is turned off. To combine these effects, use Sepia or

Monotone during recording, then use the Black & White

●The Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

7 If using a Wipe/Fader at the beginning of the scene, press FADE/WIPE on the remote control.

●Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed.

Selected parameter

	I N	OUT MODE
1 – – – – : – –		~

T I ME CODE	– – : – –
TOTAL	0 0 : 00

Fader during Random Assemble Editing.

● It is not possible to use Wipe/Fader effects and Program AE

with special effects during Random Assemble Editing using

a DV cable.

13 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (9).

14 Press VCR REC STBY (79) on the remote control,

8 At the beginning of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT on the remote control. The Edit-In position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

9 At the end of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT. The Edit- Out position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.

10 If using a Wipe/Fader at the end of the scene, press FADE/WIPE.

●Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed.

●If you select a Wipe/Fader effect for an Edit-Out point, the effect is automatically applied to the following Edit-In point.

●You cannot use a Picture Wipe/Dissolve at the end of the last scene.

●When you use Fader/Wipe effects, that time is included in the total time.

11 If using Playback Special Effects, press EFFECT. ( pg. 22)

12 Repeat steps 8 through 11 to register additional scenes.

●To change previously registered points, press CANCEL on the remote control. The registered points disappear, one at a time, from the most recently registered point.

●If you are not using Wipe/Fader or Program AE with special effects, repeat steps 8 and 9 only.

or manually engage the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.

15 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the camcorder. Editing proceeds as programmed, right through to the end of the last registered scene.

●When dubbing is complete, the camcorder enters the Pause mode, and the VCR enters its Record-Pause mode.

●If you do not register an Edit-Out point, the tape will be dubbed all the way to the end automatically.

●If you operate the camcorder during automatic editing, the VCR will enter its Record-Pause mode and automatic editing will stop.

16 Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and the VCR.

●To make the R.A.Edit counter display disappear, press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.

NOTES:

●Pressing R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control clears all settings registered during Random Assemble Editing.

●When the editing cable is connected to the remote control’s PAUSE IN connector during dubbing, make sure the remote control is pointed at the VCR’s sensor, and the path between the two is unobstructed.

●Random Assemble Editing may not function properly when using a tape including several duplicated time codes.

( pg. 19)

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Select Scenes

Fader during Random Assemble Editing.