Sony DVW-707/707P Operation Manual page 74

You can turn Loop Rec mode on and off by pressing the ASSIGNABLE
button on the side of the camcorder.
For more information on ASSIGNABLE button, see section 4-9-2 "Selecting the
Functions" (page 4-79).
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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.
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 the tape after an elapse of the Loop Rec time. For this reason, the
tape does not stop immediately when you press the STOP button.
After pressing the STOP button, the REC lamp begins flashing once
every second and all tape operation buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD,
PLAY, and STOP) stop functioning until the Loop Rec time has
elapsed. Afterwards, you can begin recording again by pressing the
VTR START button or VTR button on the lens.
After pressing the STOP button, if you start recording before a time
equal to the Loop Rec time has elapsed, there will be no break in the
recorded footage (i.e., it will be as if there were not a pause in
recording).
For example, if you press the STOP button with the Loop Rec time set
at 8 seconds, you could press the VTR START button 7 seconds later
and there would be no break in the recorded material.
• In Loop Rec mode, the time code generator in the camcorder advances
constantly at all times, not only during recording. It does this to
generate continuous time code data in the memory. For this reason, it
is not possible to use the time code for REC RUN mode operations.
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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback