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Back Space Editing

STOP button

REW button

PLAY button

F FWD button

EJECT

STOP

REW

PLAY

F FWD

5 Press the STOP button when the tape reaches the position where the new recording will start (see the figure above).

This stops the tape.

6 Press the RET button on the lens.

This rewinds the tape slightly and runs it until the continue point (specified by step 5), then sets the camcorder to recording pause state.

7 Press the VTR button on the camcorder or lens.

This starts recording.

The edit search function enables you to search for the continue position. For details, see next section.

Note

If you turn the POWER switch off during recording, or when recording is paused, the camcorder automatically goes through its shut-down sequence, then powers off. When you next turn the POWER switch on, the camcorder automatically finds the point at which recording ended, and sets itself up so that you can carry in with continuous recording. Note that this operation takes several seconds: do not turn the POWER switch is turned off or replace the battery during this interval, as the automatic recording continuity will be lost.

Note also that the recording continuity is lost in the following cases.

•If the POWER switch is turned on and off repeatedly.

•If the camcorder is left powered off for several hours.

•If the camcorder is subject to severe vibration while powered off.

•If for any other reason the automatic recording continuity function is unable to operate correctly.

•If the lithium battery (CR2032) is exhausted, or if no lithium battery has been fitted.

Using the Edit Search Function While Back Space Editing

You can use the edit search function to find the desired tape location when continuing to record from any other location on the tape. Press and hold one of the EDIT SEARCH buttons to activate the search playback function for as long as you hold down it.

1 Turn on the power, then insert a cassette into the VCR.

2 Perform steps 2 to 12 in “Basic Procedure for Shooting” (page 47).

3 Press and hold either of the EDIT SEARCH buttons (REV or FWD).

REV button

FWD button

The tape is moved in reverse or forward search mode for as long as you hold down the REV or FWD button, and the image is shown in the viewfinder.

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