Radio Shack 16-830 - Manual (Page 21)

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RECORDING THE DATE
AND TIME ON A TAPE
You can select a date/time recording option by
repeatedly pressing
DATE/TIME . Each time you
press DATE/TIME , you see one of the following
options:
• and the date — the camcorder
automatically records the date on the first
10 seconds of the first recording of the day.
• Date only — the camcorder continuously
records the date.
• No date/time display — the camcorder
does not record the date or time.
• Time and date — the camcorder continu-
ously records the date and time.
Notes:
• The camcorder records the same date
when:
– You replace the cassette
– You select another date/time option, then
select the auto date option
– The previous recording was less than 10
seconds long
• If the date changes while recording con-
tinues for more than 10 seconds, the
new date is recorded at the beginning of
the next recording.
DIGITAL COUNTER
The camcorder displays a digital tape counter in
the upper right corner of the viewfinder during
recording or playback. You can use this counter
to mark and return to specific locations on a
tape. The camcorder does not record the digital
counter onto the tape.
1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then
slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR . The
counter appears in the viewfinder.
2. Rewind the tape in the camcorder, then
press RESET. The counter resets to 0000 .
3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.
4. While recording or playing back, if you see
a place on the tape you might want to
return to, note the counter reading at that
point.
COUNTER MEMORY
This feature lets you rewind or fast-forward the
tape to a specific point where you reset the tape
counter to
0000 .
1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then
slide POWER to CAMERA or VCR . The
counter appears in the viewfinder.
2. Press DISPLAY . M appears next to the
counter in the viewfinder.
3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.
When you see a scene you might want to
return to, press
RESET . The counter resets
to 0000 .
4. When you are ready to return to the loca-
tion on the tape where you pressed RESET ,
follow these steps if you are recording:
a. Press REC/PAUSE
b. Slide POWER to VCR
c. Press REWIND or FAST-F.
If you are playing back a tape, press STOP/
EJECT , then press REWIND or FAST-F .
The tape rewinds or fast-forwards, then
stops when the counter reaches
0000 .
To rewind or fast-forward past the location on
the tape where you pressed
RESET , press RE-
WIND or FAST-F again.
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