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The characters appear in this order as you press + (or in reverse order as you press ).

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9? ’. /, -;: < >! (space)

5.After you have selected the first character, press SHIFT to move the flashing cursor to the place where you want the next charac- ter.

6.Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you complete the title.

Note: The last character you select might flash in the viewfinder, but it will not flash when you save it.

7.If you like, you can press PAGE then repeat Steps 3-6 to create another title.

Editing Titles

Follow these steps to change a title.

1.Press TITLE. Then, if the title page you want to correct does not appear, press PAGE to select the other title page.

2.Repeatedly press SHIFT to move forward through the characters until the incorrect character flashes.

3.Repeatedly press or + to move backward or forward through the characters until the viewfinder shows the correct character. To quickly move backward or forward through the characters, press and hold down or +.

4.If necessary, repeat Steps 2 and 3 to select and correct other characters.

REVIEW DISPLAY RESET DATE TITLE

CAM

OFF

VIDEO

DUBBING

REW

PLAY

F.FWD

STOP

/TIME

 

POWER

 

AUDIO/VIDEO

 

-

PAGE

+

SH

8.To save and review the titles you created, press TITLE. The last title page you created appears, and the first character of the title flashes. To view the other title page (if you created one), press PAGE.

Notes:

Your camcorder’s built-in rechargeable bat- tery protects the titles you created (see “Selecting a Power Source” on Page 12).

The camcorder saves the titles you created when it automatically stops and turns itself off after 5 minutes.

Adding Titles While Recording

You can use the camcorder to superimpose (add) titles to your recordings while you record.

Note: You cannot use these steps to superim- pose titles over material previously recorded. You can do this while you dub a tape. See “Add- ing Titles onto an Existing Recording” on Page 31.

1.Slide POWER to VCR.

2.Locate the position on the tape where you want to record a title.

3.Slide POWER to CAMERA.

4.Press TITLE. Then, if the title page you want to record does not appear, press PAGE to select the other title page.

5.Press REC/PAUSE to start the title record- ing.

The camcorder superimposes the title you selected over the scene you are recording.

6.When you want to stop recording the title onto the tape, press TITLE. The title disap- pears.

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Radio Shack 16-830 owner manual Editing Titles, Adding Titles While Recording