Playback

Recording and Playback 2 Chapter

The displayed forms of the date and time can be changed by setting DATE DISP and TIME DISP on the DISPLAY SET menu.

For PAL model, “PROG” is displayed instead of “CH.” For details on the DISPLAY SET menu, see “DISPLAY SET menu” on page 62 (GB).

2 Press the . or > button to select a scene.

The unit starts searching and when it locates the scene, begins playback. During Photo search, the unit turns to the playback pause mode.

To search without cassette memory

When you use a cassette without cassette memory, the unit searches in the order of the actual positions of the scenes, regardless of the setting of CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu.

On a cassette with cassette memory, when you want to perform searches with this procedure, set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menu to OFF.

For details on the CM SET menu, see “CM SET menu” on page 58 (GB).

Note

Title search is not available when searching a cassette without cassette memory.

1 Press the SEARCH SELECT button on the Remote Commander or the SEARCH MODE button on the Remote Control Unit (DSRM-20, not supplied) to select the search type.

When selecting INDEX SEARCH

INDEX 00

SEARCH

The unit starts searching backwards or forwards until the number comes to zero, then plays back the scene. During Photo search, the unit turns to the playback pause mode.

How signals are recorded

There are four different signal types, one for each search method; index, title, date and photo signals. They are recorded by the digital camcorder (DSR-200/ 200P, 200A/200AP, PD100/PD100P, PD100A/ PD100AP, PD150/PD150P, 250/250P, etc.). However, the type of signal recorded and where it is recorded (on the tape or in the cassette memory) depend on whether the cassette has cassette memory or which type of video equipment is used for recording. Please note that if the signals for a certain search type are not recorded, you cannot perform that type of search. For details on the signals used for a particular type of search, refer to the instruction manual of the recorder.

Signals that can be recorded on this unit are as follows.

Signals for

In cassette memory

On tape

Index search*

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

Title search

No

No

 

 

 

Date search

No

Yes

 

 

 

Photo search

No

No

 

 

 

*If AUTO INDEX on the VTR SET menu is set to ON and the unit is in the stop mode, when you start recording, the unit automatically marks a signal for Index search. If AUTO INDEX is set to OFF, the unit does not mark it. During recording, pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the INDEX WRITE button on the Remote Commander marks a signal for Index search regardless of the AUTO INDEX setting.

Notes

•If you record another program over the beginning of the search signals, you will not be able to locate the original program.

(The search screens are displayed only on the Data screen.)

2 Press the . or > button repeatedly to locate the scene you want.

Each time you press the . or > button, the unit searches for the previous or next search point. When a search point is located, its number is indicated on the monitor screen.

Search signal

A B C

A D B C

If D is recorded over the beginning of B...

B cannot be searched for

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Chapter 2 Playback and Recording