Allows variable-speed
search ineither
direction
during video playback.
f During playback,
press I_1_ o nce ortwice
for f orward
search, or441 once or twice f or
reverse
search.
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2 To resume
normal
playback,
press
I_/l|.
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• During playback, press and hold I_1_ or
_14. The search continues
as long as you
hold the button. Once you release the button
normal playback resumes.
A slight mosaic effect appears on the
display during Shuttle Search. This is not a
malfunction.
Attention:
During Shuttle Search.
parts of the picture may
not be clearly visible,
particularly
on the left
side of the screen.
During Shuttle Search.
parts of the picture may
not be clearly visible
across the screen.
Helps you find where
you should
start
recording
in the middle
of a tape to avoid time
code interruption
(_< 15).
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Set the power switch to "PLAY"
(_
9).
Press MENU.
Select
"TAPE",
press SET or >.
Select
"BLANK
SEARCH",
press SET or >.
Select
"EXECUTE",
press SET or >.
The ';BLANK
SEARCH"
indication
appears
and the camcorder
automatically
starts
reverse or forward
search,
then stops at
the spot which
is about 3 seconds
of tape
before the beginning
of the detected
blank
portion.
• To cancel
Blank Search,
press II!.
_OteS:
Before starting Blank Search
if the current
position is at a blank portion
the camcorder
searches in the reverse direction. If the
current position
is at a recorded
portion, the
camcorder
searches in the forward direction.
If the beginning or end of the tape is reached
during Blank Search, the camcorder
stops
automatically.
A blank portion which is shorter than
5 seconds of tape may not be detected.
The detected blank portion may be located
between recorded scenes. Before you start
recording,
make sure there is no recorded
scene after the blank portion.