20 EN Recording & PlaybackAuto/Manual Mode

Press AUTO button repeatedly to switch to auto/manual recording mode. When manual mode is selected, the indicator “M” appears on the LCD monitor.

Auto Mode : A

You can record using no special effects or manual adjustments.

Manual Mode : M

Recording is possible by setting various functions manually.

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“00:00:00”. To prevent this, perform Recording. From The Middle Of A Tape ( 20) in the following cases;

•When shooting again after playing back a recorded tape.

•When power shuts off during shooting.

•When a tape is removed and re-inserted during shooting.

•When shooting using a partially recorded tape.

•When shooting again after shooting a scene then opening/closing the cassette holder cover.

Notes:

•The time code cannot be reset.

•During fast-forwarding and rewinding, the time code indication does not move smoothly.

•The time code is displayed only when “TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. ( 31)

Time Code

During recording, a time code is recorded on the tape. This code is to confi rm the location of the recorded scene on the tape during playback.

 

 

 

 

Display
Seconds

 

 

 

 

Frames*

 

 

 

 

(30 frames

 

 

 

 

Minutes

 

 

 

 

= 1 second)

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:34:24

 

*Frames are not displayed during recording. Recording Start PointRecording portionRecorded tape

1 2 3 4

Blank portion

 

1, 3 & 4, time code begins counting from “00:00:00” (minute:second:frame).

2, time code continues from the last time code number.

If during recording a blank portion is left partway through the tape, the time code is interrupted. When recording is resumed, the time code starts counting up again from

Recording From The Middle Of A Tape

1Play back a tape or use Blank Search

( 22) to fi nd the spot at which you want to start recording, then engage the Still Playback mode ( 21).

2Set the Power Switch to “REC” ( 13), then start recording.