Searching with recording date
– Date search
You can automatically search for the point where the recording date changes and start playback from that point (Date search). Use the Remote Commander supplied with a Sony digital video camera recorder for this operation.
For details, refer to the operating instructions of the digital video camera recorder. Use this function to check where recording dates change or to edit the tape at each recording date.
JUL 4 2001
JUL 5 2001
DEC 31 2001
[a] | [b] | [c] |
(1) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the date search indicator appears.
The indicator changes as follows:
DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN
(2) When the current position is [b], press . to search towards [a] or press > to search towards [c]. Your VCR automatically starts playback at the point where the date changes.
Each time you press . or >, the VCR searches for the previous or next date.
Operations Advanced
1
SEARCH
MODEDATE 00
SEARCH
2
DATE 01
SEARCH
To stop searching
Press x.
Notes
•The date search works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 
system. •The date search works only for tapes recorded with the date and time set.
•If one day’s recording is less than two minutes, your VCR may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes.
If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
The date search function may not work correctly.
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