RCA CC-285 owner manual Using Tape Counter Memory, UsingTime-Remaining Display, Forward

Using Tape Counter

Pressing the DISPLAY button once displays the 4-digit Tape Counter Display in the viewfinder (below the Battery Level Indicator).

Battery Level

Indicator

Tape Count_'

Display

The tape counter acts as a handy reference to help you locate tape segments.

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01-160

To use the Tape Counter, press the RESET/T-160button to set the

counter to 0000 before starting to record or play at the beginning of a tape. Then note the number on the counter at the beginning and end of each program you record or play.

Noting the counter readings on the tape label will allow you to use the counter to quickly locate desired programs. Just insert a tape, rewind

it to the beginning, reset counter to zero, and then fast-forward the

tape until the counter reaches the number you noted for the desired segment.

,Using Tape Counter Memory-

The Tape Counter also provides a switchable "memory" feature. When the memory is on (M appears behind Tape Counter Display), the tape automatically stops when the counter reaches

0000 during Rewind and Fast

Forward.

Tape Counter Display

With Memory On

This is useful if there is a section of tape you want to review immediately after recording, or if you want to return to the same point several times in a row.

To use the counter memory:

1.Repeatedly press the DISPLAY button until the tape counter appears with an "M" behind it.

2.When you reach the part of the tape you wish to index, press the RESET/T-160button to reset the counter to 0000M.

3.Continue to play or record the tape. When you want to

return to the index point, simply press STOP, then

REWIND. (The CAMERA/ PLAYBACK switch must be in

PLAYBACK position to rewind the tape).

4.The tape will stop rewinding when the counter reaches

000.

Note: Whenever the "'M" appears behind the Tape Counter Display, the camcorder will stop rewinding or fast-forwarding when the counter reaches 0000M. To

continue rewinding press REWIND again, to continue fast-forwardingpress F.FWD again.

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The time-remaining display shows the amount of recording or

playback time left on a tape while it's inside the camcorder.

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Time-Remaining

Display

To bring this display to the viewfinder, repeatedly press the DISPLAy button until the Time-

Remaining Display appears. (See the D1SPLAY button chart on

page 26 to see how many times you will have to press the DISPLAY button.)

When you first start playing or recording a tape, it will take the camcorder a minute or two to calculate the time-remaining. The

display will remain blank until the camcorder has finished its

calculations. Once displayed, the t_me-remaining display will be

automatically updated and readily available when the DISPLAY button

is pressed-even if you rewind or fast forward the tape.

Notes:

•When using an extended length T-160 cassette, you must press the P,ESET/T-160button (while the Time-Remaining Display is present) to adapt the camcorder's time-remainingsystem for an accurate read-out.

•The T-160 indicator will light when the display is set for a T-I60 tape.

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•If the Tape Counter Display is

present, pressing the RESET/T-160button resets the counter to 0000.

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