Recording the date and time on a tape, Digital counter – Radio Shack 16-830 User Manual

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RECORDING THE DATE
AND TIME ON A TAPE

You can select a date/time recording option by
repeatedly pressing

DATE/TIME

. Each time you

press

DATE/TIME

, you see one of the following

options:

and the date — the camcorder

automatically records the date on the first
10 seconds of the first recording of the day.

Date only — the camcorder continuously

records the date.

No date/time display — the camcorder

does not record the date or time.

Time and date — the camcorder continu-

ously records the date and time.

Notes:

• The camcorder records the same date

when:

– You replace the cassette

– You select another date/time option, then
select the auto date option

– The previous recording was less than 10
seconds long

• If the date changes while recording con-

tinues for more than 10 seconds, the
new date is recorded at the beginning of
the next recording.

DIGITAL COUNTER

The camcorder displays a digital tape counter in
the upper right corner of the viewfinder during
recording or playback. You can use this counter
to mark and return to specific locations on a
tape. The camcorder does not record the digital
counter onto the tape.

1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then

slide

POWER

to

CAMERA

or

VCR

. The

counter appears in the viewfinder.

2. Rewind the tape in the camcorder, then

press

RESET.

The counter resets to

0000

.

3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.

4. While recording or playing back, if you see

a place on the tape you might want to
return to, note the counter reading at that
point.

COUNTER MEMORY

This feature lets you rewind or fast-forward the
tape to a specific point where you reset the tape
counter to

0000

.

1. Load a cassette into the camcorder, then

slide

POWER

to

CAMERA

or

VCR

. The

counter appears in the viewfinder.

2. Press

DISPLAY

.

M

appears next to the

counter in the viewfinder.

3. Begin recording or playback of the tape.

When you see a scene you might want to
return to, press

RESET

. The counter resets

to

0000

.

4. When you are ready to return to the loca-

tion on the tape where you pressed

RESET

,

follow these steps if you are recording:

a. Press

REC/PAUSE

b. Slide

POWER

to

VCR

c.

Press

REWIND

or

FAST-F.

If you are playing back a tape, press

STOP/

EJECT

, then press

REWIND

or

FAST-F

.

The tape rewinds or fast-forwards, then
stops when the counter reaches

0000

.

To rewind or fast-forward past the location on
the tape where you pressed

RESET

, press

RE-

WIND

or

FAST-F

again.

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