Recording

Tape-Remaining Display

The tape-remaining display shows the amount of recording or playback time left on the tape in the camcorder.

Electronic Indexing

Each time you begin recording (after the camcorder has been turned off for at least four hours), the camcorder automatically records an index mark at the beginning of the new recording.

When you play back the indexed tape in a VCR that has a compatible indexing feature called “VHS Index Search System”, the invisible marks are located automatically. See your VCR Owner’s Manual for index playback instructions.

Tape-Remaining Display

in Viewfinder

Press DISPLAY to display the tape- remaining indicator in the viewfinder.

The camcorder takes approximately ten seconds when you first start playing or recording a tape to calculate the tape remaining.

“_ _ _ _ _ _” appears while the camcorder calculates the amount of tape remaining.

Once the amount of tape remaining is calculated, it updates and is readily available as long as the same tape remains in the camcorder.

When appears, all or most of the tape remains.

As the tape is used, and appear.

When the tape is almost at its end, TAPE END flashes in the viewfinder.

INDEX

INDEX Display

in Viewfinder

When the DISPLAY button is pressed so the displays appear, INDEX appears briefly to let you know the camcorder is recording an index mark.

Note: The camcorder does not record index marks every time you stop and start recording. An index mark is recorded only once – at the start of each day’s recording session

(or whenever the camcorder has been turned off for four hours).

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RCA CC4251 manual Electronic Indexing, Tape-Remaining Display Viewfinder, Index Display Viewfinder