Ilndex Forward/Reverse Search I

• Sound is muted during all special effects.

Optional Remote Control Only (See page 49)

Search for a particular scene by using the electronic index marks placed at the

 

 

4JOG KEY

beginning

of each

recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the POWER to VCR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The POWER lamp lights red.

 

Bulon

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure POWER is fully turned to

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press MENU to display the VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode menu screen.

 

 

 

 

 

1POWER

Switch

Rotate JOG KEY to selectlFJl_l

 

 

 

_,

 

then press JOG KEY to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display the VCR PLAY MODE menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotate JOG KEY to selecl_,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and then press JOG KEY to select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHOTO or SCENE. (See page t7.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Place the Palmcorder in the VCR

 

 

 

 

B,NDEXSEARCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOP mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B Press INDEX SEARCH fast forward or

 

 

 

 

 

 

rewind the number of recordings

 

 

 

...............

--

Button

(indexes) forward or

back

you want

to

 

 

, _

(fast forward)

view. The Palmcorder will advance or

 

 

 

 

 

 

BINDEX

SEARCH

 

 

rewind

to the desired

recording and

 

(rewind) Button

 

 

automatically

start playback.

 

 

 

• The number of times you pressed the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Scan

 

 

 

 

 

button is displayed in the EVF and the

 

 

 

 

 

LCD

monitor if you set INDEX on the

VCR

If you hold down INDEX

SEARCH more

menu

to SCENE.

(See

page

17.)

 

than 2 seconds,

the Palmcorder

will scan

(Ex.,

if you press

the button

three times,

for scenes

(or PhotoShots)

and

playback

"$3" will appear.)

 

 

 

 

the first few

seconds of each.

 

• If the

interval between

scenes is less

than

To cancel this

function, press PLAY or

1 minute,

index search

may not operate

STOP.

 

 

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I_,t;Yt'- _

 

 

 

 

 

• Response

time

from pressing the button

• Search will not work if there is a

and change in the scene number is quite

slow. Do not press INDEX SEARCH

 

succession

of

PhotoShots.

 

 

 

 

 

rapidly and continuously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• During Reverse Index Search mode,

 

playback will not begin when a tape rewinds all the way to the beginning.

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Panasonic PV-DV101 manual Ilndex Forward/Reverse Search, TYt, Vcr

PV-DV101 specifications

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