Synchro edit, To synchro edit, Recording features (coni.) – RCA CC-285 User Manual

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Recording Features (coni.)

— Synchro Edit

Optional

AVS010

Cable
(not tupplled)

Synchro edit allows your camcorder
to control a compatible VCR (one
that has a camera pause jack) while
tapes are being copied from the

camcorder to the VCR.

The

PAUSE

button on the

camcorder causes the VCR to start
and stop recording. This is
especially convenient when you
want to record only selected

segments from a previously
recorded tape.

To Synchro Edit

1. Connect your camcorder to a

compatible VCR as shown
above. An optional AVSOlO

Synchro Edit Cable is

required. Optional accessories
are shown on pages 44 and 45.

2. Prepare the camcorder to play

back the tape you want to
copy.

• Slide

POWER

to turn on the

camcorder.

• Slide

CAMERA/PLAYBACK

switch to

PLAYBACK

position.

• Press

EJECT

and insert the

tape.

• Press

PLAY,

then

pause

put the camcorder in the
Play/Pause mode. (The
AVSOlO cable must be
connected to VCR before
camcorder will pause.)

AVOUT
Jack

Note: If your VCR has a single (mono) audio input, connect
either the left or right audio plug to the audio input on the

VCR.

3. Prepare the VCR to record.

• Press

POWER

to turn on

VCR.

• Press

EJECT

and insert

blank tape in VCR.

• Press

RECORD

to put the

VCR in the Record/Pause
mode.
Note: If the VCR begins to
record instead of pausing,

you will need to change the
position of the switch on

the AVSOlO cable. Stop the

VCR, change the switch,
and then press

record

the VCR again.

4. Pressing the

PAUSE

button on

the camcorder will now start
the camcorder playing and
also start the VCR recording.

5. Pressing

REW, F.FWD,

stop

PAUSE

on the camcorder

automatically puts the VCR
into Record/Pause mode. This

allows you to search (forward

or backward), fast-forward, or

rewind the tape in the

camcorder without disturbing

the tape in the VCR.
• To search forward (or

backward), press and hold

F.FWD

(or

REW).

When you

release the button, the
camcorder will resume normal
playback. To begin dubbing
again, press

pause

twice. (The

first press pauses the
camcorder, the second press
begins dubbing.)

• To fast-forward (or rewind)

the tape, press

stop

then

F.FWD

(or

REW).

To begin

dubbing again, press

STOP,

then

PLAY,

then

PAUSE

pause camcorder, and

pause

again to begin dubbing.