IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF CONTROLS

Press this button to create and record personalized titles on you r videos with the camcorder's built-in titler.

(See "TITLE RECORDING" on page 29.)"DATE / TIME" Button

Press this button to display the date and time in the viewfinder.

Whenever the date and time appear in the viewfinder, they will be recorded on the tape.

"RESET" Button

When the linear time counter is displayed in the viewfinder, pressing this button resets the counter to "0000".

"REVIEW" Button

Used to review the last few seconds of the recorded segment in the record/pause mode. (See "INSTANT REVIEW" on page 27.)

"DISPLAY" Button

If this button is pressed, "M" appears beside the tape counter in the viewfinder and the tape's position is stored in memory. If the camcorder is connected to a TV/monitor receiver, the same display as that in the viewfinder appears on the screen when the "M" is displayed.

(See "DISPLAY BUTTON" and "MEMORY" on pages 28 and 40.)

"POWER" Light"POWER" Switch

This switch changes the camcorder to the record mode or to the playback mode. Press and hold the small button on this switch, and then slide it to "CAM" or "VIDEO".

"DUBBING AUDIO/VIDEO" Button

￿This button is used to record new audio in place of existing audio without erasing the video. See page 35.

￿This button is used to record new video in place of existing video and audio. See page 36.

"REW" Button

Press this button during stop or fast forward mode, and rewinding starts. "" appears in the viewfinder. Press the button during playback of tape, and the tape is played back in the rewind direction approximately 3 times faster than the normal speed to confirm the recorded contents.

Press "PLAY" button to return to normal playback mode or press "STOP/EJECT" button to stop tape movement.

NOTE: You can also visually scan backward when the camcorder is in record/pause (stand-by) mode by pressing and holding this button.

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