RCA CC-285 owner manual PA USE Button, PLA Y Button, Video DUB Button

POWER

Switch

playback

speed. This

is handy

•

This

switch

turns the

after

you've

scanned

camcorder's

power on and

off.

backwards

to

review

parts

of a

The ON indicator

_

will

light

recent

recording.

when the camcorder is on.

• To conserve battery power,

(_

STOP

Button

• Press the STOP button to stop

you may want to turn off

the

camcorder

when

it's

power between long breaks in

playing

back

a tape,

recording.

rewinding,

or

fast forwarding.

(_)

Power

ON Indicator

(Also

Dew

• This

button

has

no effect

Indicator)

during

recording.

To stop

• This indicator hghts whenever

recording,

press

the

thumb

the camcorder is turned on.

trigger _ or press P.4USE

•

The

indicator

will

flash

if

button

@.

there

is excessive

moisture

PA USE Button

(dew) inside

your

camcorder.

• Press this button when the

An internal

protection feature

camcorder is playing back a

will

prevent

the camcorder

tape to display a stop-action

from

operating

until

the

"still" picture. To return to

moisture is gone. Leave the

normal

play,

press PAUSE

power on and when the fight

again.

stops flashing,

the camcorder

• Press

this

button

when

the

can

be operated.

camcorder

is

recording

to

(_

EJECT

Button

pause

the

recording.

• Press this button to open the

• Pause is designed for

cassette door for tape insertion

momentary

interruptions

and

or removal.

should not be used for an

•

The

camcorder

must

be

extended

period

of

time. If

the

attached

to

a power

source

camcorder

remains

in

the

(battery

or

AC adapter/

pause

mode for

more

than

five

charger)

to

open

the

door.

minutes,

the

camcorder

will

automatically

move

the

tape

away from the spinning heads

to prevent

excessive

tape

wear.

TRACKING

Con_ol

• You will normally only use the

TRACKING control if you play

tapes in your camcorder that

were

recorded

on another

VCR.

• If you play a tape that was

not

recorded

on

your

camcorder,

streaks

may

appear

if the recorded tracks on the

tape don't align precisely with

3(3_ PLA Y Button

the

playback

heads.

To

remove

•

To play

back

recorded

the

streaks

and

align

the

heads

material,

first

slide

the

with

the

tape tracks, slowly

CAMERA/PI_

YBACK switch

to

turn

the

TRACKING control

in

the

PL,4YBACK position,

and

either

direction

until

the

then

press

REW to rewind

the

streaks

disappear.

tape. Press

PLAY to

start

• The TRACKINGcontrol will

playback.

have to be adjusted back to its

• When the CAMERA/PLA YB.,ICK

original

position

when

you

switch is in the CAMERA

play your regular home-

position

and

the

camcorder

is

recorded

tapes

again.

in the Record/Pause

mode,

• The TRACKINGcontrol has no

pressing and holding PLAY will

effect

during

recording.

play the tape at normal

@EAR (Earphone) Jack

•You can plug the supplied earphone into this jack for private hstening during recording or playback.

FT_

VIDEO DUB Button

•This button is used to record

new video in place of existing

video without erasing the audio.

•Details are on page 35.

AUDIO DUB Button

•This button is used to record

new audio in place of existing

audio without erasing the video.

•Details are on page 34.

@F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button

•When the CAMERA/pLAYBACK switch is in the PLAYBACK

position and the camcorder is stopped, pressing F.FWD will quickly advance (fast forward) the tape. No picture will appear in the viewfinder.

•If you press and hold the F.FWD button when the

camcorder is playing a tape, you'll be able to visually scan the tape in fast motion. To

return to normal playback, release the F.FWD button.

•You can also visually scan forward when the camcorder is

in Record/Pause mode by pressing and holding F.FWD.

@REW (Rewind) Button

•When tile CAMERA/PLAYBACK switch is in the PLAYBACK position and the carncorder is stopped, pressing REW will rewind the tape. No picture will appear in the viewfinder.

•If you press and hold the PEW button when the camcorder is

playing a tape, you'll be able to visually scan the tape in reverse fast motion. To return

to normal playback, release the REW button.

•You can also visually scan backwards when the

camcorder is in Record/Pause

mode by pressing and holding REW. This lets you "back up" the tape so that you can start a new scene without a "gap" in the tape.

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