24 EN | TAPE PLAYBACK (cont.) |
BLANK Button
Power Switch |
Lock Button |
Display
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BLANK SEARCH
VIDEO/MEMORY Switch (Open the LCD monitor to access this switch.)
Stop Button (5)
Blank Search
Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption ( pg. 20).
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2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”, then set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
3 Press BLANK.
•“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.
