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Additional Operations
The VCR marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each
recording begins. Using these signals as references, you can find a
specific recording. There are three kinds of search:
– Searching the beginnings of recordings: Index search
– Searching a point on the tape where the recorded date changes: Date
search
– Searching for scenes recorded in the photo mode with a digital
camcorder: Photo search

Searching in the list

If the tape has a cassette memory, the recordings are listed in the
chronologically in the order they were made. You can search using this
chronological list.
If the tape does not have a cassette memory, you cannot search for
scenes in the chronological order.
1Press SEARCH SELECT to select
the search type: INDEX, DATE,
or PHOTO SEARCH.
The indicator of the search type you
selected lights.
The chronological list appears on the
monitor screen.
2Press = or + to select a
recording.
The VCR starts searching and when it
locates the recording, begins
playback. During Photo search, the
VCR pauses.

Searching in the order of the actual positions of

the recordings on the tape

When you use a tape without a cassette memory, the VCR searches in
the order of the actual positions of the recordings, regardless of the
setting of CASSETTE MEMORY in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu.
When you use a tape with a cassette memory, set CASSETTE MEMORY
in the ADVANCED OPTIONS menu to “OFF” (page 54).
1Press SEARCH SELECT to select the search type.
The indicator of the search type you selected lights.
2Press = or + repeatedly to
locate the recording you want.
The VCR starts searching backwards
or forwards until the index number
comes to zero, then plays back the
recording. During Photo search, the
VCR pauses.
Searching using theindex function
Note
• When searching in order of
the actual positions of the
recordings on the tape, an
index signal close to the
current position may not be
located.
SEARCH
SELECT
= / +
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