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Special features, Camera edit, Quick review – RCA P46729 User Manual

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Special Features

Earphone Jack Q (Located on

Camera Edit

This feature lets you position the tape while the
camcorder is in record-pause.
• Press and hold the REW button on the camcorder

(or the SCENE SEARCH - button on the remote
control) to visually search the recorded tape in
reverse.

• Press and hold the F.FWD. (fast forward) button

on the camcorder (or the SCENE SEARCH +
button on the remote control) to visually search
forward on the recorded tape.

Release the button to have the camcorder return to
the record-pause mode at that point on the tape.

Quick Review

When the camcorder is in the record-pause mode,
press and release the REW button to review the last
few seconds of recorded material. The camcorder
will return to the record-pause mode.

Note:

Do not hold the REW button, or the camcorder will

go into camera edit.

Flying Erase Head

A separate erase head is mounted on the spinning
headwheel (hence the term “flying”). This allows
you to make clean edits without the “glitches” or
“rainbow noise” that may occur at the beginning and
end of each recording.

Earphone Jack O

Plug an optional earphone into this jack to privately

listen while recording or playing back a tape.

AUTO LOCK Switch

Place the Ai/TO LOCK switch \nAUTO LOCK to
have the camcorder control focus and the preset
program modes.

When you begin recording, the REC and PA USE
indicators will appear briefly in the viewfinder twice
their normal size.

Tape Positioning

Place the POWER switch in PLAY, and make sure
the camcorder is stopped.

• Press the F.FWD. button to fast-forward the tape.
• Press the REW button to rewind the tape.

Press the STOP button to stop fast-forward or
rewind.

Microphone

The microphone picks up the sound during a
recording. It is more sensitive to sounds coming
from the direction the lens is pointed.

Tally Light

The tally light flashes when the camcorder is in
record-pause.

• The tally light will turn off if you start recording

with the thumb trigger on the camcorder or place
the ON/POWER SAVE lever in POWER SAVE.

• The tally light will light continuously if you start

recording with the RECORD START/STOP button

on the remote control.

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