menu, [DV WIDE REC], then [OFF] before recording (p. 73).

When your TV is connected to a VCR

Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR using the A/V connecting cable. Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE.

When your TV is monaural (When your TV has only one audio input jack)

Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white or the red plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR.

When you want to play the sound in monaural mode, use a connecting cable (optional) for that purpose.

bNote

•Pictures in the DVCAM (DV) format are not output from the COMPONENT OUTPUT jack, if copyright protection signals are recorded in the pictures.

Locating a scene on a tape for playback

Searching for a scene by date of recording – Date search

You can locate the point where the recording date changes.

SEARCH MODE

. / >

STOP

1 Set the POWER switch to VCR.

2 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly to select [DATE SEARCH].

3 Press . (previous)/> (next) on the Remote Commander to select a recording date.

You can select the previous or the next date of the present point on the tape.

Playback starts automatically from the point where the date changes.

To cancel the operation

Press STOP on the Remote Commander.

bNote

•If 1 day’s recording is less than 2 minutes, your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes.

•The Date search will not function correctly when there is a blank section between recorded sections on the tape.

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