RCA CC-285 - Manual (Page 23)

Recording Features (coni.)
Displays in Viewfinder
Shutter Speed
Display
Audio/Video Dubbing
Displays and Index Display
~ S : 1 / 1 0 0 0 I N D E X ^
A / V D U B
I N T E R V A L 0 : 3 0
- E - - - F 1 0 : 3 0 A M
O O O O M R E C 8 / 2 0 / 8 9
Interval Display lor
Time-Lapse Recording
- Date and Time Display
> Tape Counter (with Memory) and
Time-Remaining Display
Camcorder Status Display
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.
• The word INDEX also appears
here during indexing. Details
are on page 31.
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.
Date and Time Display
• 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.
• PA USE appears when either the
thumb trigger (or PAUSE
button) is pressed to stop
recording.
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• STANDBY may appear briefly
when camcorder is preparing
itself to record.
Tape Counter (with Memory) and
Time-Remaining Display
• When you press the DISPLA y
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
displa y
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.
Batteiy Level Indicator
• The battery indicator appears
when the
displa y
button is
pressed. It lets you know when
your battery ne^s 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 right once to
select a shutter speed of
1/500.
• Slide the
shutter
speed
switch to the right a second
time to select a shutter speed
of 1/1000.
• 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
viewfinder. 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 “ T A P E ” display appears
briefly in the viewfinder when:
• There is no cassette in the
camcorder and you put the
C A M E R A /P L A Y B A C K switch in
the C A M E R A 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 “ T A P E E N D ” display
appears briefly in the viewfinder
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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