Sony DSR-PD170 Service Manual page 301

Searching for a recording by index – Index search
In the
•The bar in the
•The
If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
The index search function may not work correctly.
If you mark an index onto an external input signal
"LINE" appears in the CH column.
The index of the recording start point when recorded from external audio
equipment
The index mark is not recorded in cassette memory when recorded from external audio
equipment. If you want to search for the index point, set CM SEARCH to OFF in the
menu settings and search for the index point without cassette memory.
Searching for the index point without using cassette memory
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2) Set CM SEARCH in
(3) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the index
(4) Press . on the Remote Commander to search for the previous index point
To stop searching
Press x.
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mark
mark in the
without cassette memory, skip this step.
search indicator appears.
The indicator changes as follows:
INDEX SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN
t no indicator
or press > on the Remote Commander to search for the next index point.
Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the selected index point. Each
time you press . or >, your camcorder searches for the previous or next
index point.
mark indicates the present point on the tape.
indicates the actual point you are trying to search for.
to OFF in the menu settings (p. 105). If using a tape