Sony CCD-VX3 Operation Manual - Page 68

The

RC

time

code

indicates

the

absolute

position

of

a

tape

with

hour.

minute,

second

and

frame.

The

code

is

automatically

recorded

during

camera

recording

or

video

recording,

and

can

be

displayed

in

the

viewfinder,

the

display

window

and

the

TV

screen

during

playback.

You

can

easily

locate

a

desired

program

as

an

accurate

tape

counter.

Displaying

the

RC

Time

Code

during

Playback

Press

COUNTER/TIME

CODE.

The

RC

time

code

appears

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

display

window.

The

frame

numbers

are

not

displayed

in

the

display

window.

You

can

also

display

the

RC

time

code

during

recording

by

pressing

COUNTER/TIME

CODE.

COUNTER/

TIME

CODE

To

Display

the

RC

Time

Code

on

the

TV

Screen

Press

DISPLAY.

0:00

21

:

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Use

of

RC

time

code

for

editing

Before

you

start

editing,

write

the

time

code

from

the

beginning

to

the

end

of

the

tape.

Note

that

the

data

code

of

that

tape

is

erased.

Notes

on

the

RC

time

code displayed

Bars

(----)

appear

in

place

of

the

RC

time

code

when

you

play

back:

•

a

blank

portion

of

the

tape.

•

a

tape

in

which

the

RC

time

code

is

illegible

because

of

tape

damage

or

noise.

•

a

tape

recorded

with

a

video

camera

recorder

which

does

not

have

the

RC

time

code

function.

•

the

portion

of

a

tape

where

the

RC

time

code

was

erased

together

with

the

index

signal.

Sony CCD-VX3 Operation Manual - Page 68

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