Sony CCD-TR910 - Manual (Page 51)

Writing the RC Time code on a recorded
tape (CCD-TR910 only)
You can write the RC time code on a recorded tape. Use the Remote Commander.
(1)
While pressing the small green button on the POWER switch, slide it to VTR.
(2) Rewind the tape to the beginning and set the camcorder to playback pause mode.
(3) Press TIME CODE WRITE on the Remote Commander. The TIME CODE WRITE
indicator appears in the viewfinder with the WRITE indicator flashing.
(4) Press t> or II to start playback. The WRITE indicator stops flashing and the RC
time code writing starts from 0:00:00:00.
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^ PLAY II PAUSE ►
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TIMECODE
WRITE
To stop writing the RC time code
Press □ (or any tape transport button).
To write the RC time code from the end of the RC time code
recorded portion
Rewind the tape to the portion ®n which the RC time code has been written and set the
camcorder to playback pause mode. Then follow steps 3 and 4 above. The RC time code
is written continuously.
Notes on writing the RC time code
• The RC time code writing stops when:
- you press TIME CODE WRITE again before starting playback.
- you press INDEX or DATE before starting playback.
- you change from playback to another mode.
• When you are writing the RC time code from the middle of a tape without the time
code written, writing starts several frames before the current picture.
• If you write the RC time code on a recorded tape, the Data Code is erased.
• You can mark the RC time code on a tape recorded both in LP mode and SP mode, the
RC time code written in LP mode, however, may not be read correctly.
• You cannot mark the RC time code on an PAL-recorded tape.
• You cannot write the RC time code on a tape with the red mark on the cassette
exposed.
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