Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Before you begin
- Getting started
- Basic operations
- Advanced operations
- Using alternative power sources
- Changing the mode settings
- Photo recording
- Shooting with all the pixels ﾐ PROG. SCAN
- Using the FADER function
- Shooting with backlighting
- Using the wide mode function
- Enjoying picture effect
- Recording with various effects ﾐ digital effect
- Shooting with manual adjustment
- Using the PROGRAM AE function
- Focusing manually
- Interval recording
- Cut recording
- Superimposing a title
- Making a custom title
- Labeling a cassette
- Watching on a TV screen
- Viewing the picture with the picture effect
- Viewing the picture with the digital effect
- Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with date ﾐ date search
- Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with title ﾐ title search
- Searching for a photo ﾐ photo search/photo scan
- Returning to a pre-registered position
- Displaying recording data ﾐ data code function
- Editing onto another tape
- Editing partially on a mini DV tape ﾐ DV synchro-editing
- Recording from a VCR or TV
- Replacing recording on a tape ﾐ insert editing
- Audio dubbing
- Memory card slot operations
- Using the memory card slot ﾐ introduction
- Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image
- Copying still images from a mini DV tape ﾐ photo save
- Recording still images on PC cards (not supplied) ﾐ memory photo recording
- Viewing a still picture ﾐ memory photo playback
- Preventing accidental erasure ﾐ PROTECT
- Deleting images
- Copying the image recorded with the memory card slot to mini DV tapes
- Playing back images in a continuous loop ﾐ SLIDE SHOW
- Additional information
- Usable cassettes and playback modes
- Charging the vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder
- Resetting the date and time
- Simple setting of clock by time difference
- Tips for using the battery pack
- Maintenance information and precautions
- Using your camcorder abroad
- Trouble check
- Self-diagnosis function
- Specifications
- Identifying the parts
- Warning indicators
- Index
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Advanced operations
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with date
– date search
Searching for the date without using cassette memory
If you use the tape without cassette memory, skip steps 3 and 4.
(1) Set the POWER switch to VTR.
(2) Press MENU to display the menu.
(3) Turn the control dial to select CM SEARCH in
, then press the dial.
(4) Turn the control dial to select OFF, then press the dial.
(5) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the date search
indicator appears.
(6) When the current position is [b], press = to search towards [a] or press + to
search towards [c]. Each time you press = or +, the camcorder searches for
the previous or next date.
Playback starts automatically when date changed.
To stop searching
Press p.
JUL.5.1999JUL.4.1999 DEC.31.1999
[a]
[b]
[c]
CM SE T
CM SEARCH ON
T I TLEERASE OFF
T ITLE DSPL
TAPE T I TLE
ERASE AL L
RETURN
[MENU] :END
1
2
3,4
6
POWER
OFF
CAMERA
MEMORY
VTR
MENU
CM SE T
CM SEARCH ON
TITLEERASE
T ITLE DSPL
TAPE T I TLE
ERASE AL L
RETURN
[MENU] :END
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SEARCH
MODE
DATE SEARCH