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Tracking
Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during
playback. To activate Manual Tracking:
1) Press the TRACKING Wheel
1 for approx.
2 seconds. “MT”
r appears.
2) Rotate the TRACKING Wheel
1 so that the
noise bars disappear.
•To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING
Wheel
1 for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power
Switch
0 to “OFF” and then “ ” again. “AT” r
blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication
disappears.
•When noise bars appear during playback, the
camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and
“AT”
r appears.
•Manual Tracking may not work with tapes
recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
TBC (Time Base Corrector)
Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to
deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC
4
during playback for more than 1 second. When the
TBC mode is activated, “TBC”
) is displayed.
•The “TBC” indicator
) turns green (gray with a
camcorder equipped with a black/white
viewfinder) while TBC is working, and white while
TBC is not operative.
•TBC does not work during Still Playback and
Shuttle Search (
੬ pg. 11).
•It may take a few seconds before TBC actually
starts working.
•The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode is
activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out points
or when normal playback resumes after Still
Playback or Shuttle Search (
੬ pg. 11).
•If the playback picture is distorted when TBC is
set to on, turn off TBC.
Counter Memory
Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.
1) Press COUNTER R/M
* and hold for more than
1 second. The counter
q resets to “0:00:00”.
2) Press COUNTER R/M
* for less than 1 second.
“M” appears.
3) After recording or playback, press 5
@, then
2
#. The tape automatically stops at or close
to 0:00:00.
4) Press
4
/6 $ to start playback.
•The counter memory functions in the Fast-
Forward and Rewind modes.
•To disable the counter memory function, press
COUNTER R/M
* for less than 1 second so that
“M” disappears.