Sony DCR-PC9 Operating Instructions - Page 70

Searching a recording by date - Date search You can automatically search for the point where the recording date changes and start playback from that point (Date search). Use a tape with cassette memory for convenience. Use the Remote Commander for this operation. Use this function to check where recording dates change or to edit the tape at each recording date. Searching for the date by using cassette memory Before operation •You can use this function only when playing back a tape with cassette memory. •Set CM SEARCH in to ON in the menu settings (p. 105). (The default setting is ON.) (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR. (2) Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly, until the DATE SEARCH indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows: TITLE SEARCH t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH (no indicator) PHOTO SCAN (3) Press . or > on the Remote Commander to select the date for playback. Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the beginning of the selected date. 2 SEARCH MODE DATE SEARCH 1 SEP / 5 / 01 2 SEP / 6 / 01 3 DEC / 24 / 01 4 JAN / 1 / 02 5 FEB / 11 / 02 6 APR / 29 / 02 VCR 1 POWER LOCK MEMORY OFF CAMERA (CHARGE) 3 DATE SEARCH 1 SEP / 5 / 01 2 SEP / 6 / 01 3 DEC / 24 / 01 4 JAN / 1 / 02 5 FEB / 11 / 02 6 APR / 29 / 02 [b] [a] [a] Actual point you are trying to search for [b] Present point on the tape To stop searching Press x on the Remote Commander. 70