Hitachi VM-H720A User Manual

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Advanced Techniques 
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playback. To resume recording on the tape in the VCR, press the Start/Stop button and then the 
S.EDIT button. 
To fast forward or rewind the tape, press the STOP button, then F.FWD or REW. To return to 
recording on the tape in the VCR, press the STOP button, then the PLAY button, then the 
Start/Stop button, and then the S.EDIT button. 
8. To stop recording at a certain point turn on the camcorder's linear time counter with memory 
("Using Memory," p.41). Press the COUNTER RESET button on the remote control where you 
wish the recording to stop. The linear time counter resets to 0:00:00M. Rewind to the point where 
you wish to start recording and start copying. When the linear time counter reaches 0:00:00 the 
recording stops automatically, pausing the VCR in the record mode. 
Note: If the tape counter reads "0:00:00M" you cannot start recording. 
Simple Programmable Edit (Edit remote control is optional 
accessory) 
Simple programmable edit allows you to program your camcorder to select the scenes you want 
to copy from a pre-recorded tape. Use the edit remote control (optional) to easily copy scenes 
from a recorded tape in the camcorder (playback machine) onto a blank tape in a table-top VCR 
which handles infrared signals (recording machine)
Note: Only the VM-RM20EDA edit remote control (optional) can be used with this camcorder. 
Note: Some VCRs cannot be operated by the edit remote control (optional). 
Example of Programmable Editing 
Programming the Remote Control for the VCR 
It is necessary to program the edit remote control to match the VCR before starting editing. 
 
1. Turn the VCR on. 
2. Aim the remote control at the infrared receiver on the VCR and press the VCR SET button on 
the remote control and hold it, then press the button corresponding to the VCR's maker code. For 
example, if you have a RCA VCR, press the VCR SET button and hold it, then press the 
DISPLAY button. To check whether the remote control code matches that of your VCR or not, 
point the remote control at the infrared receiver on the VCR and press the VCR SET button and