Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 52

Quickly locating a scene using the zero
set memory function
Your camcorder goes fbt'ward or backward to automatically stop at a desired scene
having a tape counter value of "0:00:00". You can do this with the Remote Commander.
(1) In the playback mode, press DISPLAY on the Remote Commander if the
counter is not on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
(2) Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the point you want
to locate later. The tape counter shows "0:00:00" and the ZERO SET MEMORY
indicator flashes.
(3) Press • when you want to stop playback.
(4) Press _ to rewind the tape to the tape counter's zero point. The tape stops
automatically when the tape counter reaches approximately zero. The ZERO
SET MEMORY indicator disappears and the time code appears.
(5) Press I_. Playback starts.
ZERO SET MEMORY
Notes
• When you press ZERO SET MEMORY before rewinding the tape, the zero set memory
f\mction will be canceled.
•There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between the time code and the tape
cot/nter.
• The zero set memory f\mction may not work when there is a blank portion between
pictures on a tape.
• The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator disappear when you press FN.
Zero set memory functions also in the recording standby mode
When you insert a scene in the middle of"a recorded tape, press ZERO SET MEMORY at
the point you want to end the insertion. Rewind the tape to the insert start point, and
strut recording. Recording stops automatically at the tape cotmter zero point. Your
camcorder returns to the standby mode.
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