20 EN
Recording & Playback
“00:00:00”. To prevent this, perform Recording
From The Middle Of A Tape (੬ 20) in the
following cases;
• When shooting again after playing back a
recorded tape.
• When power shuts off during shooting.
• When a tape is removed and re-inserted
during shooting.
• When shooting using a partially recorded
tape.
• When shooting again after shooting a
scene then opening/closing the cassette
holder cover.
Notes:
• The time code cannot be reset.
• During fast-forwarding and rewinding, the time
code indication does not move smoothly.
• The time code is displayed only when
“TIME CODE” is set to “ON”. (੬ 31)
Recording From The Middle Of A Tape
1 Play back a tape or use Blank Search
(੬ 22) to fi nd the spot at which you want
to start recording, then engage the Still
Playback mode (੬ 21).
2 Set the Power Switch to “REC” (੬ 13), then
start recording.
Auto/Manual Mode
Press AUTO button repeatedly to switch to
auto/manual recording mode. When manual
mode is selected, the indicator “M” appears
on the LCD monitor.
Auto Mode : A
You can record using no special effects or
manual adjustments.
Manual Mode : M
Recording is possible by setting various
functions manually.
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Time Code
During recording, a time code is recorded on
the tape. This code is to confi rm the location
of the recorded scene on the tape during
playback.
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Display
Minutes
Seconds
Frames*
(30 frames
= 1 second)
* Frames are not displayed during recording.
Recording Start Point
1234
Recording portion
Blank portion
Recorded tape
1, 3 & 4, time code begins counting from
“00:00:00” (minute:second:frame).
2, time code continues from the last time
code number.
If during recording a blank portion is left
partway through the tape, the time code is
interrupted. When recording is resumed, the
time code starts counting up again from
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