SHOOTING OPERATION
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HEADER REC Function

(Cont’d)

How to set the HEADER REC menu screen

1.Display the HEADER REC menu screen.
1Select the TC/UB/CLOCK.. item on the TOP MENU
screen.
2Select the HEADER REC item on the TC/UB/CLOCK
menu screen.
2.Setting the HEADER REC menu screen.
1Select the menu item.
Rotate the SHUTTER dial to align the cursor (K) with
the item to be set, and then press the SHUTTER dial.
•The setting area of the selected item starts blinking.
2Changing the setting value.
Rotate the SHUTTER dial to change the setting, and
then press the SHUTTER dial.
In the case of the TC DATA item and the UB DATA
item, the blinking digit position moves when the SHUT-
TER dial is pressed. When the SHUTTER dial is
rotated, the value of the blinking digit changes. After all
the digits have been set and the SHUTTER dial is
pressed, EXECUTE starts blinking. Press the SHUT-
TER dial once more to confirm the set value.
3.To te rm ina te the setting, press the STATUS button.

Executing the HEADER REC Function

The START KEY item on the HEADER REC menu screen
should be set to STOP+REC.
1.Load the cassette and engage the Record-Standby mode
or the Stop mode.
2.While pressing the STOP button, press the REC/VTR
trigger button.
•The tape automatically rewinds to the beginning, and
HEADER REC operation starts from the beginning of
the tape.
After HEADER REC recording is performed for the
specified duration only, the Record-Standby mode is
engaged automatically.
•During HEADER REC recording, “HEADER REC” is
shown (blinking) on the LCD monitor and in the view-
finder.
•The menu screen is not displayed during HEADER REC
recording.
3.After HEADER REC recording is completed and the
Record-Standby mode is engaged, normal recording
starts when you press the REC/VTR trigger button.
•When the TC GENE. switch is set to either REC or
REGEN, the time code value at the start of the
HEADER REC menu screen.
MEMO
•To stop during HEADER REC operation, press the REC/
VTR trigger button or the STOP button.
•The HEADER REC menu screen cannot be opened dur-
ing HEADER REC recording.
•HEADER REC operation is accepted even during load-
ing of the cassette tape.
•The test tone (1 kHz sine-wave) recorded in the color bar
section will be recorded unrelated to the setting for the
TEST TONE item on the AUDIO/MIC[1/2] menu screen.
•The time code preset on the TC/UB/CLOCK menu
screen becomes invalid when HEADER REC recording
is performed.
•The user’s bits following completion of HEADER REC
recording will be the user’s bits value set on the TC/UB/
CLOCK menu screen.
•The running of the time code following completion of
HEADER REC recording will be in accordance with the
setting of the TC GENE. switch.
FREE RUN :Continuous running.
REC RUN or REGEN:Runs only during REC.
•Camera images are not output to the LCD monitor, view-
finder or video output during REW mode when the
HEADER REC operation begins.
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
HEADER REC menu screen
Cursor Item Set value
During HEADER REC
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PLAYBACK MODE
Playback Procedure
Recorded pictures can be viewed in the viewfinder, or on the
LCD monitor, or on the monitor connected to the video output
connector.
MEMO
This device can play back the following two types of video-
cassettes:
•MiniDV videocassette
•DVCAM videocassette
Tapes recorded in the LP mode cannot be played back.
1.Set the POWER switch to ON.
2.Set this device to the VTR mode.
Press the CAM/VTR button to turn on the VTR indicator.
*Playback is also possible in the Camera mode.
Playback operation becomes possible when the STOP
button is pressed to set the VTR operation mode indi-
cator to indicate STOP.
3.Load the recorded videocassette correctly.
•When the videocassette is loaded, this device enters
the Stop mode.
4.Open the operation cover on the upper section of this
device.
Slide the operation cover to the side to open.
5.Press the PLAY/STILL button.
•Playback starts.
6.Press the PLAY/STILL button to stop playback tempo-
rarily.
•This device enters the still mode.
7.To re -start playback, press the PLAY/STILL button.
8.To st op playback or the still mode, press the STOP but-
ton.
MEMO
•In the VTR mode, the camera image is not output on the
LCD monitor, in the viewfinder or through the video out-
put connector.
•When the still picture mode or stop mode has continued
for a while, this device automatically switches to the tape
protect mode.
•Noise may appear in the picture in the still mode.
•When the automatic tracking function is activated at the
start of the playback mode, digital noise may appear in
the playback image.
•This device does not allow manual tracking adjustment.
•When playing back a tape that was recorded on another
unit, digital noise may appear during playback.
•Following loading of the tape, the built-in head cleaner
will emit a sound while operating. This does not indicate
a malfunction.
•The data recorded for the date and time or time code on
the tape can be shown on the screen. To enable or dis-
able the display is selected on the menu screen:
Fast-Forward, Rewind
Press the FF button in the stop mode to fast forward the
tape. Press the REW button in the stop mode to rewind
the tape. (VTR mode only)
*“SWITCH TO VTR MODE” is displayed and the function
does not work if the “FF” or “REW” buttons are pressed
when Camera mode is in the stop mode.
Press the STOP button to stop fast forwarding or rewind-
ing.
MEMO
•When the tape approaches the end during fast forward-
ing or rewinding, the tape speed decelerates to protect
the tape.
•The time required for fast forwarding and rewinding may
become longer when used in a cold environment. This is
not a malfunction.
Search
Press the FF button in the play mode or still mode to
search the tape in the forward direction. Playback takes
place while fast forwarding.
Pressing the REW button executes search of the tape in
the reverse direction. Playback takes place while rewind-
ing.
(Each press on the button switches the speed to ×2, ×5,
and ×10.)
Press the PLAY/STILL button to resume normal playback.
Press the STOP button to stop.
MEMO
•To output sound during the search, set the SEARCH
AUDIO [DV] item on the AUDIO menu screen to ON.
•Block noise may appear in the picture or the image may
freeze during the search.
Tape protect mode : Drum rotation is stopped in order to
protect the tape.
STOP button PLAY/STILL button
REW button FF button
Display of date and time : TIME/DATE menu screen
Display of time code :LCD/VF[1/2] menu screen