Time Counter - RCA Pro809 User Manual

Time Counter

The time counter shows actual time elapsed when recording or playing back a
tape. It helps you quickly locate the end of recorded segments.
DATE/TIME/NORMAL/TITLE in NORMAL
–
RESET Z/MEMORY OSD
CHAR– CHAR+
RESET
Z (Zero)/MEMORY
OSD
–
55/EDIT
To Use Time Counter
1. Place CAMERA/OFF/VCR in VCR.
2. Place DATE/TIME/NORMAL/TITLE in
NORMAL.
3. Press OSD (DISPLAY on remote) to
display the time counter in the
viewfinder.
Hours
0:00:00
Time Counter
In Viewfinder
It will not be recorded on the tape.
DATE/
SET ON/OFF
TIME
NORMAL
TITLE
SET ON/OFF
/B.LIGHT
66/EDIT +
Minutes
Seconds
55REW/
SCAN
STOP
66 F.FWD/SCAN
CAMERA/OFF/
VCR Switch
(Located on
Other Side)
4. Insert the cassette, and press
55/EDIT – (55 REW/SCAN on remote)
to rewind the tape.
5. Press RESET to reset the time counter
to 0:00:00.
6. Press 66/EDIT + (66 F.FWD/SCAN
on remote) and fast forward the tape
until the time counter reads the amount
of time of your recorded segment. For
example, 0:10:00 will appear for ten
minutes.
7. Press /B.LIGHT (STOP on remote)
to stop the tape. This is the
approximate end of your recording.
8. Press OSD to remove the time counter
from the viewfinder.
Notes: If you rewind the tape farther back
than a counter reading of "0:00:00", a minus
will appear in front of the counter.
The time counter is automatically reset to
"0:00:00" each time a cassette is inserted.
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