RCA CC-285 owner manual 11@DISPL.4 Y Button, @ DATE/ Time Button, Time Lapse Button

(1@SELF TIMER Button

•This button lets you time- delay the start of a recording by about 10 seconds so you can join the picture without being seen walking into it.

•Details are on page 29.

(1(1@DISPL.4 Y Button

•Pressing this button brings the status indicators and displays to the screen in the viewfinder.

•Press D1SPLAY once to bring the Battery Level and Tape Counter displays to the viewfinder.

•Press DISPLAY again to add the memory feature to the Tape Counter.

•Press DISPLA Y again to change the Tape-Counter display to

the Time-Remaining Display.

•Press D1SPLAY again to remove the displays.

•Details on using each display are on pages 26 and 27.

RESET/T-160 Button

•When the tape counter is

displayed in the viewfinder,

pressing this button resets the

counter to "0000".

•When the time-remaining read-out is displayed, pressing this button changes the display for extended length T-160 tapes.

•The indicator next to the T-160 button will fight.

•Details are on page 27.

I(I_ REVIEW Button

•Press this button while the

camcorder is in the Record/ Pause mode to view the last few seconds of a completed

recording segment.

(_) Date and CLOCK Set Buttons

(SELECT and ADVANCE)

•These buttons are used to set the clock (time and date) in your camcorder so it can be

recorded on your tapes for future reference.

•Details are on page 22.

@DATE/ TIME Button

•Press this button to display the date and clock in the

viewfinder.

•Whenever the date and time

appear in the viewfinder, they will be recorded on the tape.

•Details are on page 22.

@FADE Button

•During recording you can add a professional touch to your

recordings by fading in and out of scenes.

•Details for using this button are on page 25.

•When you use the FADE button to fade in and out, the

sound will also fade in and out with the picture.

@.4 UTO IRIS Control

With this control in the center

"click" position, the

camcorder automatically adjusts the lens opening for the best picture.

The lens iris opening can also

be manually adjusted to

compensate for these unusual hghting situations:

1.When the subject is in bright light and the

background is dark, turn this control counterclockwise

to close the lens iris opening.

2.When the background is in bright light and the subject

appears too dark, adjust the

control clockwise to open the lens iris.

•Details are on page 25.

(_ SHUTTER Speed Switch

•The shutter speed is automatically set at the normal shutter speed of 1/60 whenever the camcorder's power is turned on.

•Slide the SHUTTER speed switch to the right once to select a shutter speed of 1/500.

•Slide the SHUTTER speed switch to the right a second time to select a shutter speed of 1/ 1000.

Slide the SHUTTER speed

switch to the fight a third time to return to the normal shutter

speed of 1/60.

Higher shutter speeds are displayed in the electronic viewfinder. No shutter speed indicator appears when the

normal (1/60) speed is selected.

•If you need more light, the

shutter speed indicator in the viewfinder will flash.

•Details are on page 28.

Note: The higher the shutter speed, the less blurred fast- moving recorded action will appear during slow-motion and stop-action. Also, more light is required for higher shutter speeds.

2_ TIME LAPSE Button

•This button allows time lapse and animation recording.

•Details are on pages 29 and 30.