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Insert Editing
COUNTER R/M
You can record a new scene into a previously recorded
tape, replacing a section of the original recording with
minimal picture distortion at the in- and out-points. The
original audio remains unchanged.
NOTE:
You need the RM-V20U remote control unit to perform
this procedure.
SELECT MODE
Set the power switch to PLAY.
1
FIND EDIT-OUT POINT
Locate the point and press PAUSE on the camcorder
2or the remote control.
RESET COUNTER
Press and hold COUNTER R/M for more than 2
3seconds to reset the tape counter, then press for less
POWERthan 1 second and make sure OM� appears in the
LCD monitor or the viewfinder.
M-0:12:34Tape CounterFIND EDIT-IN POINT
Press REW to go a little beyond the beginning of the
Insert editing4scene you want to replace, press PLAY to view the
indicatorrecorded tape, and press PAUSE at exactly at the
point where the new scene should start.
LCD monitor
or viewfinderENGAGE INSERT EDITING MODE
Press and hold INSERT, and press PAUSE. The Insert
5mode is engaged, and the scene the camcorder is
aimed at appears on the screen.
BEGIN INSERT EDITING
Press Recording Start/Stop. When the counter
6reaches O0:00:00�, editing stops automatically and
the camcorder enters the playback mode.
NOTES:
cWhen Insert Editing is performed with the LCD monitor
fully opened, the original audio will be heard from the
speaker.
cInsert Editing may not work correctly if a blank segment
exists in the recorded tape, or if the recording speed was
REWchanged.
PLAYcThe tape may stop slightly before or after the
PAUSEdesignated end point, and noise bars may appear.
Neither indicates a defect in the unit.
AUDIO DUB
cTo edit onto a tape with the recording safety tab
INSERTremoved, cover the hole with adhesive tape.
cOnly video signal is recorded in the Insert Editing mode.
When the sound is to be recorded, press
AUDIO DUB and PAUSE simultaneously after step 5.
When INSERT and PAUSE are pressed simultaneously
RM-V20U (optional)again, the unit re-enters the Video-signal-only Recording
mode.
cIf the camcorderOs mike is too close to the TV, or if the
TVOs volume is too high, whistling or howling may occur. |