Sony DCR-PC101 - Manual (Page 78)

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Your camcorder automatically searches for the point where the recording date changes
and starts playback from that point (DATE SEARCH).
Use a tape with cassette memory for convenience. Use the Remote Commander for this
operation.
Use this function to check where recording dates change or to edit the tape at each
recording date.
Searching for the date by using cassette memory
Before operation
• You can use this function only when playing back a tape with cassette memory.
• Set CM SEARCH to ON in the menu settings. (The default setting is ON.)
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the DATE
SEARCH indicator appears.
The indicator changes as follows:
TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH
(no indicator) PHOTO SCAN
(3) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the date for playback.
Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the beginning of the selected
date.
[a]: Actual point you are trying to search for
[b]: Present point on the tape
To stop searching
Press x on the Remote Commander.
Searching a recording by date
– DATE SEARCH
3
2
DATE SEARCH
DATE SEARCH
1 SEP / 5 / 02
2 SEP / 6 / 02
3 DEC / 24 / 02
4 JAN / 1 / 03
5 FEB / 11 / 03
6 APR / 29 / 03
1 SEP / 5 / 02
2 SEP / 6 / 02
3 DEC / 24 / 02
4 JAN / 1 / 03
5 FEB / 11 / 03
6 APR / 29 / 03
SEARCH
MODE
[b] [a]