44 EN EDITING
Automatic Editing To VCR

5 Press

or

to select “t”, and press SET. The

 

VIDEO Menu appears.

13 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the beginning

6 Press

or

to select “SYNCHRO”, and press SET.

of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (9).

The value for “SYNCHRO” is highlighted. (Factory-

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preset: ±0.0)

 

14 Press VCR REC STBY ( ), or manually engage

7 Based on the diagnostics performed, you can now

the VCR’s Record-Pause mode.

15 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the

advance the VCR’s record timing by pressing . You

camcorder. Editing proceeds as programmed, right

can also delay the VCR’s record timing by pressing .

through to the end of the last registered scene.

The adjustment range is from –1.3 to +1.3 seconds, in 0.1-

When dubbing is complete, the camcorder enters the

second increments.

Pause mode, and the VCR enters its Record-Pause mode.

Press SET to finish the setting.

If you do not register an Edit-Out point, the tape will be

8 Press

or

to select “BRETURN”, and press SET

dubbed all the way to the end automatically.

If you operate the camcorder during automatic editing, the

twice.

 

Now perform Random Assemble Editing beginning with

VCR will enter its Record-Pause mode and automatic

step

6 on page 43.

editing will stop.

 

 

16 Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and the VCR.

To make the R.A.Edit counter display disappear, press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.

NOTES:

Pressing R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control clears all settings registered during Random Assemble Editing.

When the editing extension cable is connected to the remote control’s PAUSE IN connector during dubbing, make sure the remote control is pointed at the VCR’s sensor, and the path between the two is unobstructed.

Random Assemble Editing may not function properly when using a tape including several duplicated time codes.

( pg. 17)

NOTES:

Before performing actual Random Assemble Editing, do a few Random Assemble Editing trial runs to check whether the value you have input is appropriate or not, and make adjustments accordingly.

Depending on the recorder, there may be situations where the timing difference cannot be fully corrected.

For More Accurate Editing

Some VCRs make the transition from Record-Pause to Record mode faster than others. Even if you begin editing for the camcorder and the VCR at exactly the same time, you may lose scenes you wanted, or find that you have recorded scenes you did not want. For a cleanly edited tape, confirm and adjust the timing of the camcorder against your VCR.

Diagnosing VCR/Camcorder Timing

1 Play back the tape in the camcorder, then point the remote control at the camcorder’s remote sensor and press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF.

Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.

2 Perform Random Assemble Editing on Program 1 only. In order to check VCR and camcorder timing, select the beginning of a scene transition as your Edit-In point.

Program 1

 

I N

OUT MODE

1 – –

– : – –

~

2~

3~

4~

5~

6~

7~

8~

T I ME CODE

– : – –

TOTAL

00 : 00

3 Play back the dubbed scene.

If any images from the scene prior to the transition you chose for your Edit-In point were recorded, that means your VCR moves too quickly from Record-Pause to Record mode.

If the scene you tried to dub starts in progress, the VCR is slow to start recording.

Adjustment Of VCR/Camcorder Timing

4 Press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF to make the Random Assemble Editing menu disappear, then press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.