Recording Check; Blank Search Function - Panasonic PV-GS80 Operating Instructions Manual

Record mode
• [POWER SAVE]
[OFF]: When 5 minutes passes without
any operation, the standby mode
will be automatically set. In the
standby mode, [11] blinks and it
takes more time than usual to start
recording after you press the
recording start/stop button.
[5 MINUTES]: When 5 minutes passes without
any operation, the Camcorder
automatically turns off to protect
the tape or to prevent the battery
from running down. When you
want to use the Camcorder, turn it
on again.
oln the following cases, the power may not turn
off even when set [POWER SAVE] >>
[5 MINUTES].
oWhen connecting to the AC outlet
(When using the AC adaptor)
oWhen connecting the USB cable or the DV
cable to a personal computer or other
equipment
oWhen in PC Connection Mode
Recording check
The last image recorded is played back for 2 to
3 seconds. After checking, the Camcorder will be
set to recording pause.
eSet to Tape Recording Mode.
1 Press the joystick to display the icon during
the recording pause. Move the joystick
down until icon O appears.
2 Move the joystick left to select the
recording check icon [ c; ].
oThe [RECORDING CHECK STARTED]
indication appears on the screen of the
Camcorder.
Blank search function
Searches for the last part of the image recorded
(unused part of the tape). After the search is
finished, the blank search function is canceled
and the Camcorder is put into recording pause.
• Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1 Press the joystick to display the icon during
the recording pause. Move the joystick
down until icon O appears.
2 Move the joystick right to select the blank
search icon [@,,].
3 When the confirmation message appears,
select [YES] and press the center of the
joystick.
Stopping blank search midway
through
Move the joystick down to select the [I] icon.
¢,
• If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the
Camcorder will stop at the end of the tape.
• The Camcorder stops at a point approx.
1 second before the end of the last image
recorded. When you start recording at that
point, the image can be recorded seamlessly
from the last image.
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