Returning to a Pre-Marked Position

POWER

CAMERA

OFF

PLAY(VCR)

E

SEARCH

SELECT

ZERO SET

REW

PLAY

FF

MEMORY

AUDIO

/

STOP

+ /

DUB.

PAUSE SLOW 2

Use the wireless controller to mark a point on a tape that you want to return to following playback.

PLAY

CAMERA , (VCR)

1.Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button on the wireless controller during playback at a point you want to return to later.

The time code is replaced by a tape counter that is set to zero with the  indication.

Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button once more to cancel the zero set memory.

Using the Full Range of Features

2.When you have finished playback, fast forward or rewind the tape. The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero set position.

RTN1 or `RTN appears in the display.

The tape counter with  indication disappears from the display and the time code reappears.

Notes:

The zero set memory may not function correctly where there is a break between recordings on the tape.

You can also use zero set memory to mark a position on a tape in CAMERA mode. When you then play back the tape, pressing rewind will take you back to the pre-marked position.

If you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is cancelled and the tape counter reverts to time code.

The camcorder remembers your setting even if you turn it off and back on again or move the program selector.

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Canon MV500i instruction manual Returning to a Pre-Marked Position

MV500i, MV500 specifications

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