Sony MSW-900 Operation Manual page 105

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Push the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button
on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in manual Interval Rec mode.
Each time you press the VTR START button or VTR button, the
camcorder stores the picture data of the set number of frames. The
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camcorder stores the 150 frames of picture data (for about 5
seconds) in memory, and actually records the stored picture data on
the tape. The tape runs intermittently. In manual Interval Rec mode,
the TALLY indicator (green tally) in the viewfinder flashes (2
flashes/second). While recording in manual Interval Rec mode, the
message "MANU INTERVAL *FRAME" flashes in the viewfinder
screen and the REC indicator is on while storing the picture data in
the memory.
To end manual interval recording
You can clear manual Interval Rec mode by the following two methods.
However, the tape may run to record the picture data stored in the
memory at the instant the tape stopped .
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
• Press the EJECT button.
Notes on manual Interval Rec mode
Take note of the following points.
• Time code
In manual Interval Rec mode, the internal time code generator runs in R-
RUN mode regardless of how the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set.
• Audio
The audio signal is not recorded in manual Interval Rec mode.
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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback