Advanced Techniques

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5.Press the Record button on the VCR. It automatically sets to pause. If the VCR begins to record instead of pausing you need to change the position of the polarity switch on the synchro edit cable. Stop the VCR, change the position of the switch, and press the Record button on the VCR.

6.Press the S.EDIT button on the remote control and the last few seconds of the recorded tape reviews in the viewfinder and then the camcorder is placed in playback. The recording VCR starts recording automatically.

7.Press the F.FWD, REW, STOP, and Start/Stop buttons to pause the VCR. You can then search forward or back through the tape without affecting the tape in the VCR.

Use the F.FWD and REW buttons to search the tape. Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. To resume recording on the tape in the VCR, press the Start/Stop button and then the S.EDIT button.

To fast forward or rewind the tape, press the STOP button, then F.FWD or REW. To return to recording on the tape in the VCR, press the STOP button, then the PLAY button, then the Start/Stop button, and then the S.EDIT button.

8.To stop recording at a certain point turn on the camcorder's linear time counter with memory ("Using Memory," p.44). Press the COUNTER RESET button on the remote control where you wish the recording to stop. The linear time counter resets to 0:00:00M. Rewind to the point where you wish to start recording and start copying. When the linear time counter reaches 0:00:00 the recording stops automatically, pausing the VCR in the record mode.

Note: If the tape counter reads "0:00:00M" you cannot start recording.

Note: Reduce the volume of the camcorder as low as possible during dubbing. Otherwise the played back pictures could be distorted.

Simple Programmable Edit (Edit remote control is optional accessory)

Simple programmable edit allows you to program your camcorder to select the scenes you want to copy from a pre-recorded tape. Use the edit remote control (optional) to easily copy scenes from a recorded tape in the camcorder (playback machine) onto a blank tape in a table-top VCR which handles infrared signals (recording machine).

Note: Only the VM-RM20EDA edit remote control (optional) can be used with this camcorder.

Note: Some VCRs cannot be operated by the edit remote control (optional).

Example of Programmable Editing

Programming the Remote Control for the VCR

It is necessary to program the edit remote control to match the VCR before starting editing.

1.Turn the VCR on.

2.Aim the remote control at the infrared receiver on the VCR and press the VCR SET button on the remote