Sony CCD-TRV238E, CCD-TRV438E, DCR-TRV285E Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording, – END SEARCH, To cancel the operation, To superimpose the title while you are recording

[POSITION] (position)

You can select from 8 to 9 choices.

4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [OK], then press the dial.

The title appears.

5 Press REC START/STOP.

6 Press TITLE at the scene you want to erase the title off.

To superimpose the title while you are recording

Press TITLE and carry out steps 2 to 4. When you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial at step 4, the title is recorded.

bNotes

•If you display the menu while superimposing a title, the title is not recorded while the menu is displayed.

•When you are selecting and setting the title, the title displayed on the screen is not recorded.

•When you superimpose a title while you are recording, the beep does not sound.

•When you are using your camcorder on the battery pack and do not operate it for 5 minutes, the power automatically goes off as the default setting. If you may take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters, set

[A.SHUT OFF] in the (OTHERS) menu to [NEVER] (p. 58). The power will not be turned off. Even though the power goes off, the characters you have entered remain stored in memory. Turn the power back on, then start again from step 1 to continue superimposing the title.

•For TRV238E/438E:

The date and time, or either of them, may not be displayed depending on the size or position of the title.

zTip

•To change a created title, select the title in step 1. Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [CREATE/ EDIT] and press the dial, then reselect characters.

Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording

– END SEARCH

This function is handy when you have played back the tape, for example, but want to start recording right after the most recently recorded scene. The END SEARCH function will not work once you eject the cassette after you have recorded on the tape.

END SEARCH	POWER
	switch

1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode.

2 Press END SEARCH.

The last scene of the most recent recording is played back for about 5 seconds, and the camcorder enters the standby mode at the point where the last recording has finished.

To cancel the operation

Press END SEARCH again.

bNote

•The END SEARCH function will not work correctly when there is a blank section between recorded sections on the tape.

zTip

•When PLAY/EDIT mode is selected, you can do this operation by pressing END SEARCH.

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