RCA CC-285 Camcorder User Manual


 
Displays In Vlewflnder
Shutter Speed O Audio/Video Dubbing
Display J -- Displays and Index Display
r Level Indicator
"S:1/1000 INDEX /
A/V DUB
INTERVAL 0:30 "
-E---F IO:30AN
O000N REC 8/20/89"
Time-Remaining Display
.----_ Interval Display for
Time-Lapse Recordln9
---------_ Dele end Time Display
Cemcorder Status Display
O Audio/Video Dubbing Displays
and Index Display
Appear during dubbing to let
you know the original audio
and/or video tracks are being
erased and replaced. Details
are on pages 34 and 35.
T_le word INDEX also appears
here during indexing. Details
are on page 31.
O Interval Display for Time-Lapse
Recording
This display is controlled by
the TIME LAPSE button which
allows intermittent recording.
Complete information is on
pages 29 and 30.
Q Date and Time Display
n Press the DATE/TIME button
to bring this display to the
viewfinder.
Whenever the date and/or
time is displayed in the
viewfinder, it will be recorded
on your tape.
Detailed information is on
page 22.
Camcorder Status Display
One of the following displays
will appear here to let you
know what the camcorder is
doing.
REC appears when the
camcorder is recording.
FAST FWD appears when the
tape is fast forwarding.
REWIND appears when the
tape is rewinding.
PAUSE appears when either the
thumb trigger (or PAUSE
button) is pressed to stop
recording.
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STANDBY may appear briefly
when eamcorder is preparing
itself to record.
Tape Counter (with Memory) and
Time-Remaining Display
When you press the DISPLAY
button once, the Tape Counter
appears under the Battery
Level Indicator. Pressing
DISPLAy again adds the
memory feature to the Tape
Counter.
To see the Time-Remaining
display, press the DISPLAY
button again.
Pressing DISPLAY a fourth
time removes the displays.
Details about using the Tape
Counter and Memory are on
page 27.
Details about using the Time-
Remaining display are on
page 27.
Battery Level Indicator
The battery indicator appears
when the DISPLAYbutton is
pressed. It lets you know when
your battery needs to be
recharged.
Details are on page 15.
Shutter Speed Display
This display is controlled by
the SHUTTER speed switch.
The speed is automatically set
to normal (1/60) whenever the
camcorder is turned on.
Slide the SHUTTER speed
switch to the fight once to
select a shutter speed of
1/500.
Slide the SHUTTERspeed
switch to the right a second
time to select a shutter speed
of !/1000.
Slide the SHUTTER speed
switch to the right a third time
to return to the normal shutter
speed (1/60).
When you select a shutter
speed of 1/500 or 1/1000, it
will be displayed in the
viewflnder. No shutter speed
appears when the normal
speed of 1/60 is being used.
Higher shutter speeds require
more light. The shutter speed
display will flash when you
need more light.
Details are on page 28.
Notes:
A flashing "'TAPE" display appears
briefly in the viewfinder when:
There is no cassette in the
eamcorder and you put the
CAMERA/PLA YBACK switch in
the CAMERA position or press the
thumb trigger to begin recording.
The record-protect tab has been
removed from the cassette and you
press the thumb trigger to begin
recording.
A flashing "'TAPE END" display
appears briefly in the viewflnder
when:
There is less than five minutes
recording time left on the cassette.
When the end of the cassette is
reached during recording.
When you press the thumb trigger
to record and have reached the end
of the cassette.
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