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COUNTER R/M Button
Stop (5) Button
Rewind (2) Button
Play/Pause (4/6) Button
TRACKING
Wheel
TBC Button
Set to “ ”.
Tracking: Eliminates noise bars that appear
To activate Manual Tracking:
1)Press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds. “MT” appears.
2)Rotate the TRACKING Wheel so that the noise bars disappear.
●To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power Switch to “OFF”
and then ” ” again. “AT” blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication disappears.
●When noise bars appear during playback, the camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and “AT” is displayed.
●Manual Tracking may not work with tapes recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
TBC (Time Base Corrector): Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC during playback for more than 1 second. When the TBC mode is activated, “TBC” is displayed.
Counter Memory Function: Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.
1)Press COUNTER R/M and hold for more than 1 second. The counter resets to “0:00:00”.
2)Press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second. “M” appears.
3)After recording or playback, press 5, then 2. The tape automatically stops at or close to 0:00:00.
4)Press 4/6to start playback.
●The counter memory functions in the
●To disable the Counter Memory Function, press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second so that “M” disappears.
Playback Special Effects (CLASSIC FILM, MONOTONE, SEPIA, STROBE and VIDEO ECHO, ☞ pg. 21)
to the playback image.
1)Activate the TBC mode and Auto Tracking.
2)Press DIGIFECT repeatedly until the desired mode’s name and indication appear. They are displayed for approx. 2 seconds, then the name disappears so that only the indication remains. The mode is activated.
3)To cancel the effect, select “OFF” in step 2.
●Playback Special Effects do not work during shuttle search.
●The selected effect mode cannot be changed during still playback.