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).