Make sure all units are turned off.
Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
Press SET to select “t”. The VIDEO Menu appears.
20 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.

ATTENTION:

To S/AV connector

 

 

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

1 2 3 4 5

Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption.

( pg. 19)

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 15)

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

3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4

5

6 Press r or t to select “BLANK SRCH”, and press SET. The Sub Menu appears.

7 Press r or t to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET.

●The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and 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.

●To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8.

NOTES:

●Before starting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the reverse direction. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the forward direction.

●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.

TV

VCR

A Remote plug: Not connected (When not in use, keep the Remote plug in its protective caddy.)

B Black to S-VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/VCR has S-VIDEO IN and A/V input connectors. In this case, it is not necessary to connect the yellow video cable.)

C Yellow to VIDEO IN (Connect when your TV/VCR has only A/V input connectors.)

D Red to AUDIO R IN* E White to AUDIO L IN*

* Not required for watching still images only.

1

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

If using a VCR, go to step 3. If not, go to step 4.

3 Connect the VCR output to the TV input, referring to your VCR’s instruction manual.

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

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

6 Start playback on the camcorder. ( pg. 19)

To choose whether or not the following displays appear on the connected TV

●Date/Time

Set “DATE/TIME” to “AUTO”, “ON” or “OFF”. ( pg. 29, 33) Or, press DISPLAY on the remote control to turn on/off the date indication.

●Time Code

Set “TIME CODE” to “ON” or “OFF”. ( pg. 29, 33)

●Indications other than date/time and time code Set “ON SCREEN” to “OFF”, “LCD” or “LCD/TV”. ( pg. 29, 33)