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RECORDING THE DATE AND TIME ON A TAPE

You can select a date/time recording option by repeatedly pressing DATE/TIME. Each time you press DATE/TIME, you see one of the following options:

and the date — the camcorder automatically records the date on the first 10 seconds of the first recording of the day.

Date only — the camcorder continuously records the date.

No date/time display — the camcorder does not record the date or time.

Time and date — the camcorder continu- ously records the date and time.

Notes:

The camcorder records the same date when:

You replace the cassette

You select another date/time option, then select the auto date option

The previous recording was less than 10 seconds long

If the date changes while recording con- tinues for more than 10 seconds, the new date is recorded at the beginning of the next recording.

DIGITAL COUNTER

The camcorder displays a digital tape counter in the upper right corner of the viewfinder during recording or playback. You can use this counter to mark and return to specific locations on a tape. The camcorder does not record the digital counter onto the tape.

1.Load a cassette into the camcorder, then slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR. The counter appears in the viewfinder.

2.Rewind the tape in the camcorder, then press RESET. The counter resets to 0000.

3.Begin recording or playback of the tape.

4.While recording or playing back, if you see a place on the tape you might want to return to, note the counter reading at that point.

COUNTER MEMORY

This feature lets you rewind or fast-forward the tape to a specific point where you reset the tape counter to 0000.

1.Load a cassette into the camcorder, then slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR. The counter appears in the viewfinder.

2.Press DISPLAY. M appears next to the counter in the viewfinder.

3.Begin recording or playback of the tape. When you see a scene you might want to return to, press RESET. The counter resets to 0000.

4.When you are ready to return to the loca- tion on the tape where you pressed RESET, follow these steps if you are recording:

a.Press REC/PAUSE

b.Slide POWER to VCR

c.Press REWIND or FAST-F.

If you are playing back a tape, press STOP/ EJECT, then press REWIND or FAST-F.

The tape rewinds or fast-forwards, then stops when the counter reaches 0000.

To rewind or fast-forward past the location on the tape where you pressed RESET, press RE- WIND or FAST-Fagain.

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