11 Push the MENU knob.

 

The z mark at the left of LOOP REC TIME changes to a t mark

 

and the ? mark at the left of the setting changes to a z mark.

 

12 To end the menu opration, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF,

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or close the cover.

 

 

The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

Settings made in Loop Rec mode are maintained until changed.

You can turn the Loop Rec mode on and off by pressing the ASSIGN 1/ 2 switch(es) to which the LOOP REC ON/OFF function is assigned.

For detailed information on the ASSIGN 1/2 switches, see “4-8-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2 Switches” on page 4-109.

Notes

You can change the Loop Rec mode menu settings while recording; any changes that you make, however, do not take effect until after the recording operation is completed.

When recording in Loop Rec mode, VITC is not recorded when the F- RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN. When it is set to the F- RUN position, VITC is recorded.

Camcorder operations in Loop Rec mode

The recording procedure in Loop Rec mode is basically the same as that for normal recording. Please note, however, the following differences.

When you record in Loop Rec mode, the picture you shoot is recorded to tape after the Loop Rec time elapses. For this reason, the tape does

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