Sony RMT-840 - Manual (Page 44)

Playback 44
Various playback
functions
You can locate the end of the last recording,
or display the date of recording and camera
settings data.
Searching for the last scene of the
most recent recording
– END SEARCH
This function is handy when you have played
back the tape, for example, but want to start
recording right after the most recently
recorded scene. The END SEARCH function
will not work once you eject the cassette after
you have recorded on the tape.
1
Set the POWER switch to VCR.
2
Press END SEARCH (VCR).
The last scene of the most recent recording
is played back for about 5 seconds.
To cancel the operation
Press END SEARCH (VCR).
b Note
• The END SEARCH function will not work correctly
when there is a blank section between recorded
sections on the tape.
Displaying the screen indicators
You can choose to display the time code, tape
counter, and other information on the screen.
Press DISPALY/BATT INFO.
The indicator switches on or off as you press the
button.
z Tip
• You can display the screen indicators during
playback on a TV. Select the (OTHERS) menu,
[DISP OUTPUT], then [V-OUT/PANEL] (p. 64).
However, only playback mode indicators and tape
counter appear when playing back a tape recorded in
the HDV format, and [COMPONENT] on the
(IN/OUT REC) menu is set to [1080i/480i].
Displaying the date/time and
camera settings data – Data code
During playback, you can view the date/time
data and the camera settings data that are
automatically recorded while recording
pictures on a tape.
1
Set the POWER switch to VCR.
2
Press DATA CODE on the camcorder
or Remote Commander during
playback or playback pause.
Each time you press the button, the
indicators appear in turn as follows:
Date/time
t Camera settings data t (no
display)