Sony Handycam CCD-FX520 Operation Manual page 34

You can create your own video programme by editing with any other _ 8 mm, Hi[:] Hi8, r_ Betamax.
IfUS: V HS, SVIIS S-VHS, [VlIS[]VHSC, or S[¥1tSI'_I S-VHSC VCR that has video/audio inputs.
i Before Editing
After connecting the camcorder to your VCR with an appropriate AV connecting cable (not supplied), (1) Set
the POWER switch to VTR, (2) Set IN/OUT to OUT, (3) Slide EDIT in the direction of the arrow,
: Signal flow
VIDEO
AUDIO IN
VMC-710M/720M
VIDEO ,_ AUDIO
ro start Editing
(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to re-record) into the recording VCR. Then insert your recorded
tape into the camcorder. (2) Play back the recorded tape on the camcorder until you locate the point where
you want to start editing. Then set the camcorder to playback pause mode, (3) Set the recording VCR to
recording pause mode. (4) Press II on the camcorder and VCR simultaneously to start editing.
To Edit More Scenes
Repeat steps 2 to 4.
To Stop Editing
Press _ on the camcorder and VCR.
Use of the EDITSEARCH button
To play back a tape in the forward or reverse direction, keep pressing EDITSEARCH during playback pause.
You can play back still pictures successively at specific intervals by pressing EDITSEARCH intermittently.
Note on the Data Screen function
If you have displayed the viewfinder screen indicators on the TV (Data Screen function), erase the indicators
by pressing DATA SCREEN on the Remote Commander so that they will not be recorded on the tape. (p. 46)
Notes on EDIT
• It functions when using the camcorder as a VCR for playback.
• By using EDIT, you can keep picture and sound deterioration resulting from recording to a minimum.
• Avoid using re-recorded tapes.
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