18 EN VIDEO PLAYBACK

 

 

 

 

Shuttle Search

 

Connections To A TV Or VCR

Allows high-speed search in either direction during video

 

 

 

 

playback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) During playback, press 5 for forward search, or

 

 

 

 

3 for reverse search.

 

 

 

 

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9.

 

 

 

 

● During playback, press and hold 5 or 3. The search

 

 

 

 

continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release

 

 

 

 

the button, normal playback resumes.

 

 

 

 

● A slight mosaic effect appears on the display during Shuttle

 

 

 

 

Search. This is not a malfunction.

 

 

To AV connector

ATTENTION:

 

 

 

 

Open the cover.

 

 

During Shuttle Search, parts of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

picture may not be clearly visible,

S/AV/Editing cable

 

mark

particularly on the left side of the

 

(provided)

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank Search

 

 

 

 

 

Helps you find where you should start recording in the

1

2 3

4

5

middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption.

 

 

 

TV

( pg. 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 14)

 

 

 

 

2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

 

 

VCR

 

3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down

 

 

 

 

the Lock Button located on the switch.

A Remote plug: Not connected (When not in use, keep

4 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

the Remote plug in its protective caddy.)

5 Press

or

to select “t”, and press SET. The

B Black to S-VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/VCR has

VIDEO Menu appears.

S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors. In this case, it

6 Press

or

to select “BLANK SRCH”, and press

is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable.)

C Yellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/VCR has

SET. The Sub Menu appears.

only A/V input connectors.)

 

7 Press

or

to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET.

 

D Red to AUDIO R IN*

 

 

● The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and the

E White to AUDIO L IN*

 

camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward search,

 

* Not required for watching still images only.

then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape

1 Make sure all units are turned off.

before the beginning of the detected blank portion.

● To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8.

2 Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR as shown in

NOTES:

 

 

 

 

the illustration.

 

 

● Before starting Blank Search, if the current position is at a

If using a VCR, go to step 3.

 

blank portion, the camcorder searches in the reverse

If not, go to step 4.

 

 

direction. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the

 

 

3 Connect the VCR output to the TV input, referring to

camcorder searches in the forward direction.

● If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during Blank

your VCR’s instruction manual.

 

Search, the camcorder stops automatically.

4 Turn on the camcorder, the VCR and the TV.

● A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape

5 Set the VCR to its AUX input mode, and set the TV to

may not be detected.

● The detected blank portion may be located between

its VIDEO mode.

 

 

recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure

6 Start playback on the camcorder. ( pg. 17)

there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.