Searching A Recording By Date - Date Search - Sony Handycam DCR-TRV530 Operating Instructions Manual

Searching a recording by date
– Date search
You can automatically search for the point where the recording date changes and start
playback from that point (Date search). Use the Remote Commander for this operation.
Use this function to check where recording dates change or to edit the tape at each
recording date.
JUL 4 2001
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the date
search indicator appears on the screen.
The indicator changes as follows:
DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t (no indicator)
(3) When the current position is [b], press . to search towards [a] or press >
to search towards [c]. Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the
point where the date changes.
Each time you press . or >, the camcorder searches for the previous or
next date.
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SEARCH
MODE
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To stop searching
Press x.
Notes
•The date search works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8
•If one day's recording is less than two minutes, your camcorder may not accurately
find the point where the recording date changes.
If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions
The date search function may not work correctly.
JUL 5 2001
[a] [b]
DATE 00
SEARCH
DATE 01
SEARCH
DEC 31 2001
[c]
system.
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