If You Turn Off The Power During A Recording Pause - Sony HDCAM HDW-730 Operation Manual

If you turn off the power during a recording pause

Continuous recording after turning off the power during a recording pause
1
Turn on the power again.
2
Press the RET button on the lens.
The camcorder positions the tape at the appropriate point. Note,
however, that this function works only for continuously recorded
material or consecutively joined segments totaling at least 3 seconds
in length.
3
Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button
on the lens to start recording.
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
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