RCA CC174

mode”, consult the VCR owner’s
manual.) Operate the TV as you
normally do to see the signal
coming from the VCR.
2, Place the CAMERA/PLAY switch in
PLAY, and slide the POWER switch to
turn on the camcorder. The POWER
indicator will light.
3. Press the PLAY button.
l During playback, press and release
the FF/EDIT SEARCH + or
REW/EDIT SEARCH - button if you
want to search the tape visually in
forward or reverse. Press the PLAY
button to return to normal playback.
l For brief searching, press and hold
the FF/EDIT SEARCH + or
REW/EDlT SEARCH - button for
more than two seconds. Release the
button to return to normal playback.
l If noise bars appear on the screen,
press the TRACKING - or + button.
l During playback, press the PAUSE
button to “stop the action” and view
one frame of the tape. Press PLAY to
return to normal playback.
Caution: Pause iS designed for
mom&kry intetiptio~s and should
not lx used for’an extended period
of‘time. If the can%o$der remains in
the pause mode fo~‘mork. than five’
minutes, it will aUtongtically enter
+L? stop mode a$ +eIi turn off to
pieirerit exc@G\re tape w&r.
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4. To copy what the camcorder is playing,
place a blank cassette in the VCR, and
press the VCR’s RECORD button.
Note: Press the EDIT button to start
camcorder playback when copying
tapes
to improve picture reproduction. Make
sure the memory-stop feature is turned
(press C. MEMORY button) or the
camcorder will enter the play-pause
mode
when the counter reaches M 0:OO:OO.
5. Press the STOP button when you
are
finished.
Viewing What the Camcorder
is
Seeing (or Recording)
A. Camcorder connected directly
to
TV: Turn on the TV, and tune
it
the video input channel.
B. Camcorder connected to VCR
that
is already connected to TV:
Turn
on VCR and place it in the
“line”
“camera mode”. (If your VCR
does
not have a “line” or “camera
mode”, consult the VCR
owner’s
manual.) Operate the TV as
you
normally do to see the signal
coming from the VCR.
Place the CAMERA/PLAY switch
in CAMERA.
Note: When the camcorder is used as
a
camera, turn the TV’s volume down to
prevent a high-pitched squeal caused
by
feedback.
Press the thumb trigger to begin
recording. You can watch what
the
camcorder is seeing (or recording)
on
the TV screen.
Note: During the record-pause mode,
you
can see the camcorder’s displays on the
TV
screen. Repeatedly press the DATUUME
ADJ. MODE button. Details are on page