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Blank Search

 

Connections To A TV Or VCR

Helps you find where you should start recording

 

 

Open the cover.

in the middle of a tape to avoid time code

 

 

interruption. ( pg. 19)

To S connector

 

 

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while

 

 

 

 

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

 

 

 

 

switch.

 

 

 

 

To AV connector

3 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Press MENU to select “t”. The VIDEO

 

 

 

 

Menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

5 Press

or

to select “BLANK SRCH”, and

S cable

 

 

AV cable

press SET. The Sub Menu appears.

(optional)

 

 

(provided)

6 Press

or

to select “EXECUTE”, and press

 

 

 

 

SET.

 

 

 

 

 

 

● The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and

1

2

3

4

the camcorder automatically starts reverse or

forward search, then stops at the spot which is

 

 

 

 

about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of

 

 

 

 

the detected blank portion.

“Y/C”/“CVBS”

 

 

Cable

● To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8.

Video Out Select

 

 

Adapter*

NOTES:

 

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

To TV or VCR

 

● Before starting Blank Search, if the current

 

position is at a blank portion, the camcorder

 

 

 

TV

searches in the reverse direction. If the current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder

 

 

 

 

searches in the forward direction.

 

 

VCR

 

● If the beginning or end of the tape is reached

 

 

 

during Blank Search, the camcorder stops

A Black to S-VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/

automatically.

 

● A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of

VCR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V input

tape may not be detected.

connectors. In this case, it is not necessary to

● The detected blank portion may be located

connect the yellow video cable.)

between recorded scenes. Before you start

B Yellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/

recording, make sure there is no recorded scene

VCR has only A/V input connectors.)

after the blank portion.

C Red to AUDIO R IN**

 

 

D White to AUDIO L IN**

 

*

If your VCR has a SCART connector, use the

 

 

provided cable adapter.

 

**

Not required for watching still images only.

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