User manual

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Tracking
Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during
playback. To activate Manual Tracking:
1) Press the TRACKING Wheel
for approx.
2 seconds. “MT”
appears.
2) Rotate the TRACKING Wheel
so that the
noise bars disappear.
• To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING
Wheel
for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power
Switch
to “OFF” and then “ ” again. “AT ”
blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication
disappears.
• When noise bars appear during playback, the
camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and
“AT ”
appears.
• Manual Tracking may not work with tapes
recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.
TBC (Time Base Corrector)
Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to
deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.
To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC
during playback for more than 1 second. When the
TBC mode is activated, “TBC”
is displayed.
• The “TBC” indicator
turns green (grey with a
camcorder equipped with a black/white
viewfinder) while TBC is working, and white while
TBC is not operative.
• TBC does not work during Still Playback and
Shuttle Search (
 pg. 11).
• It may take a few seconds before TBC actually
starts working.
• The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode is
activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out points
or when normal playback resumes after Still
Playback or Shuttle Search (
 pg. 11).
• If the playback picture is distorted when TBC is
set to on, turn off TBC.
Counter Memory
Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.
1) Press COUNTER R/M
and hold for more than
1 second. The counter
resets to “0:00:00”.
2) Press COUNTER R/M
for less than 1 second.
“M” appears.
3) After recording or playback, press 5
, then
2 . The tape automatically stops at or close
to 0:00:00.
4) Press
4 /6 to start playback.
• The counter memory functions in the Fast-
Forward and Rewind modes.
• To disable the counter memory function, press
COUNTER R/M
for less than 1 second so that
“M” disappears.
Playback Special Effects (GR-SXM78EA/
SXM48EA/SXM780A/SXM480A/SXM280A only)
Allows you to add creative effects to the playback
image. (
 pg. 23, “Digital Effects”)
1) Activate “TBC” and Auto “Tracking”.
2) Press DIGIFECT
repeatedly until the desired
mode
appears.
• To cancel the effect, select “OFF”.
• NEGA POSI, MOSAIC and STRETCH are not
available.
• Playback Special Effects do not work during
Shuttle Search (
 pg. 11).
• The selected effect mode cannot be changed
during Still Playback (
 pg. 11).