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RECORDING THE DATE
AND TIME ON A TAPE
You can select a date/time recording option by
repeatedly pressing
DATE/TIME
press
, you see one of the following
DATE/TIME
options:
and the date — the camcorder
•
automatically records the date on the first
10 seconds of the first recording of the day.
• Date only — the camcorder continuously
records the date.
• No date/time display — the camcorder
does not record the date or time.
• Time and date — the camcorder continu-
ously records the date and time.
Notes:
• The camcorder records the same date
when:
– You replace the cassette
– You select another date/time option, then
select the auto date option
– The previous recording was less than 10
seconds long
• If the date changes while recording con-
tinues for more than 10 seconds, the
new date is recorded at the beginning of
the next recording.
DIGITAL COUNTER
The camcorder displays a digital tape counter in
the upper right corner of the viewfinder during
recording or playback. You can use this counter
to mark and return to specific locations on a
tape. The camcorder does not record the digital
counter onto the tape.
1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then
slide
to
POWER
CAMERA
counter appears in the viewfinder.
2. Rewind the tape in the camcorder, then
press
RESET.
The counter resets to
3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.
4. While recording or playing back, if you see
a place on the tape you might want to
return to, note the counter reading at that
. Each time you
point.
COUNTER MEMORY
This feature lets you rewind or fast-forward the
tape to a specific point where you reset the tape
counter to
1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then
slide
counter appears in the viewfinder.
2. Press
counter in the viewfinder.
3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.
When you see a scene you might want to
return to, press
to
4. When you are ready to return to the loca-
tion on the tape where you pressed
follow these steps if you are recording:
a. Press
b. Slide
c. Press
If you are playing back a tape, press
EJECT
The tape rewinds or fast-forwards, then
stops when the counter reaches
To rewind or fast-forward past the location on
the tape where you pressed
WIND
or
. The
VCR
0000
.
.
0000
POWER
to
CAMERA
.
appears next to the
DISPLAY
M
. The counter resets
RESET
0000
.
REC/PAUSE
POWER
to
VCR
REWIND
or
FAST-F.
, then press
or
REWIND
RESET
or
again.
FAST-F
or
VCR
. The
,
RESET
STOP/
.
FAST-F
0000
.
, press
RE-
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