RCA CC174 Owner's Manual page 59

mode", consult the VCR owner's
manual.) Operate the TV as you
normally do to see the signal
coming from the VCR.
2, Place the CAMERA/PLAY switch in
PLAY, and slide the POWER switch to
turn on the camcorder. The POWER
indicator will light.
3. Press the PLAY button.
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During playback, press and release
the FF/EDIT SEARCH +
or
REW/EDIT SEARCH - button if you
want to search the tape visually in
forward or reverse. Press the PLAY
button to return to normal playback.
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For brief searching, press and hold
the FF/EDIT SEARCH +
or
REW/EDlT SEARCH - button for
more than two seconds. Release the
button to return to normal playback.
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If noise bars appear on the screen,
press the TRACKING - or + button.
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During playback, press the PAUSE
button to "stop the action" and view
one frame of the tape. Press PLAY to
return to normal playback.
Caution:
Pause
iS
designed for
mom&kry intetiptio~s
and should
not lx used for'an extended period
of'time. If the
can%o$der remains in
the pause mode fo~'mork. than five'
minutes, it
will
aUtongtically enter
+L? stop mode a$ +eIi turn off to
pieirerit exc@G\re tape w&r.
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4. To copy what the camcorder is playing,
place a blank cassette in the VCR, and
press the VCR's RECORD
button.
Note: Press the
EDIT
button to start
camcorder playback when copying tapes
to improve picture reproduction. Make
sure the
memory-stop
feature is turned
(press
C. MEMORY
button) or the
camcorder will enter the play-pause mode
when the counter reaches M 0:OO:OO.
5. Press the STOP button when you are
finished.
Viewing What the Camcorder is
Seeing (or Recording)
A. Camcorder connected directly to
TV: Turn on the TV, and tune it
the video input channel.
B. Camcorder connected to VCR that
is already connected to TV: Turn
on VCR and place it in the "line"
"camera mode". (If your VCR does
not have a "line" or "camera
mode", consult the VCR owner's
manual.) Operate the TV as you
normally do to see the signal
coming from the VCR.
Place the CAMERA/PLAY switch
in CAMERA.
Note: When the camcorder is used as a
camera, turn the TV's volume down to
prevent a high-pitched squeal caused by
feedback.
Press the thumb trigger to begin
recording. You can watch
what the
camcorder is seeing (or recording) on
the TV screen.
Note: During the record-pause mode, you
can see the camcorder's displays on the TV
screen. Repeatedly press
the DATUUME
ADJ. MODE
button.
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