BLANK SEARCH Button
Lock Button
Power Switch
Display
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BLANK SEARCH
Stop Button (5)
EN19
Blank Search
Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption ( pg. 17).
1 Load a tape ( pg. 11).
| Set the Power Switch to “ | ” while pressing down |
2 the Lock Button located on the switch. | ||
3 | Press BLANK SEARCH. |
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•“BLANK SEARCH” appears blinking and the | ||
camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward shuttle search, then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the detected blank portion.
To cancel Blank Search midway . . .
.... press 5.
NOTES:
●In step 3, if the current position is at a blank portion the camcorder searches in the reverse direction, and if the current position is at a recorded portion the camcorder searches in the forward direction.
●Blank Search does not work if “HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED. USE CLEANING CASSETTE” has appeared with the tape.
●If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically.
●A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape may not be detected.
●The detected blank portion may be located between recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.
