Sony DSR-45/45P Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 2 Playback and Recording 39 (GB)Chapter 2 Playback and RecordingSignals that can be recorded on this unit are as follows.Signals for In cassette memory On tapeIndex search* Yes YesTitle search No NoDate search No YesPhoto search No No* If AUTO INDEX on the VTR SET menu is set to ON and theunit is in the stop mode, when you start recording, the unitautomatically marks a signal for Index search. If AUTO INDEXis set to OFF, the unit does not mark it. During recording,pressing the INDEX button on the unit or the INDEX WRITEbutton on the Remote Commander marks a signal for Indexsearch regardless of the AUTO INDEX setting.Notes• If you record another program over the beginning ofthe search signals, you will not be able to locate theoriginal program.• You cannot add search signals after recording.To add a search signal for Auto Repeat, startrecording from the point where you want to add it.• When recording on this unit, signals for Index searchdo not have information on the day of the week.• Searching may not be done correctly if the tapes werenot recorded on Sony-brand digital video equipment.About the cassette memory• A tape with the mark has cassette memory. Whenusing the 16 kbit cassette memory, you can store upto 135 search signals. (The number changesdepending on the memory capacity of variouscassettes. It also changes depending on the data sizecombination of index, title, date, photo, and tape labeldata stored on a tape.) This unit is capable of storingand retrieving up to 16 kbits of information incassette memory.• To locate scenes that did not fit in the cassettememory, or to locate scenes in order of their positionon the tape, set CM SEARCH on the CM SET menuto OFF. You can use the same procedure to search fora scene on a tape without cassette memory.For details on the CM SET menu, see “CM SET menu” onpage 81 (GB).NoteThe number of search signals that you can record islimited by the cassette memory space available whenyou start recording. When you use a previouslyrecorded tape for repeated recordings, make morememory space available by erasing unwanted itemsusing ITEM ERASE or ERASE ALL on the CM SETmenu before you start recording.Automatically playing back a taperepeatedly (Auto Repeat)This unit can repeat the playback of all or a part of thetape.1 Set the TIMER selector on the front panel of thisunit to REPEAT.2 Press the REW button. (If the tape is alreadyrewound, press the PLAY button.)The unit rewinds the tape to its beginning, andstarts playback automatically. The unit repeats theplayback from the beginning to the first index (ifthere is no signal for Index search on the tape, tothe next unrecorded portion; if there is nounrecorded portion, to the end of the tape).A B CCA D BSearch signalIf D is recordedover the beginningof B...B cannot besearched for(Continued)