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Tracking
Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during
playback. To activate Manual Tracking:
1)Press the TRACKING Wheel 1 for approx.
2 seconds. “MT” D appears.
2)Rotate the TRACKING Wheel 1 so that the
noise bars disappear.
•To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING
Wheel 1 for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power
Switch ! to “OFF” and then “PLAY” again. “AT”
D blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the
indication disappears.
•When noise bars appear during playback, the
camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and
“AT” D appears.
•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 4
during playback for more than 1 second. When the
TBC mode is activated, “TBC” l is displayed.
•The “TBC” indicator l turns green (grey with a
camcorder equipped with a black/white view-
finder) while TBC is working, and white while TBC
is not operative.
•TBC does not work during Still Playback and
Shuttle Search ( pg. 11).
•It may take a few seconds before TBC actually
starts working.
•The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode is
activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out points
or when normal playback resumes after Still
Playback or Shuttle Search ( pg. 11).
•If the playback picture is distorted when TBC is
set to on, turn off TBC.
Counter Memory
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 w, then
2
q. The tape automatically stops at or close
to 0:00:00.
4)Press
4
/6 % to start playback.
•The counter memory functions in the Fast-
Forward and Rewind modes.
•To disable the counter memory function, press
COUNTER R/M ) for less than 1 second so that
“M” disappears.
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