Hitachi VM-E530A - Date Search; Using Memory

Date Search
ihe date search function memorizes the start and end positions of recordings you made on a specific
day so you can easily locate those positions later as long as the cassette is left in the camcorder.
Note: Be sure that the date and time are set,
1. Attach a power source and slide the CAM/
OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
2. Press the DATE/DISP. button (the DISPLAY
button on the remote control) to display
''SEARCH" in the viewfinder.
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3. Press the REW/REVIEW button to search for
the start position from which you last made a
recording or the F.FWD button to recording-
end position. " 44 SEARCH" will appear while
the start position is being searched for;
"SEARCH ►► ", while the end position is being-
searched for,
4. When the required position is located, the cam¬
corder enters the stop mode and "SEARCH"
disappears from the viewfinder.
Mote: it you have ejected the cassette, this
tunction will not operate with that cassette,
(When a cassette is inserted and the recording
is started, the position is identified as the
recording start position on that day,)
Mote: if the ciock battery is not inserted, the
date search function does not operate when
the battery providing the power to the cam¬
corder is removed.
Mote: When the cassette was recorded by
another camcorder, the date search function
does not operate.
Mote: The date search function is released
when you press the STOP button during date
search mode,
Mote; if the recorded time is less than 30 sec¬
onds, the date search function may not oper¬
ate normally,
Using Memory
The linear time counter memory stops a rewinding tape at approximately "0:00:00M", This feature helps
in locating a specific point in the tape to which you wish to return. An example might be that you have
recorded some tape that you have already watched , you continue recording but do not care to
watch the tape you recorded earlier. The memory feature returns you to the beginning of the most
recent recording.
1. Start recording or playback of a cassette. Press
the COUNTER RESET button on the remote
control at the point to which you wish to return.
The linear time counter clears to "0:00:00".
2. Press the STOP button to stop playback, or
press the start/stop button recording and set
the CAM/OFF/VIDEO switch to VIDEO.
3. Press the DISPLAY button on the remote con¬
trol so the linear time counter with memory is
displayed as shown in the figure.
4. Press the REW/REVIEW button and the tape
Stops at approximately where you reset the lin¬
ear time counter. This feature works in F.FWD
as well.
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