RCA CC4251 User Manual

The tape-remaining display shows the
amount of recording or playback time left
on the tape in the camcorder.

•

Press DISPLAY to display the tape-
remaining indicator in the viewfinder.

•

The camcorder takes approximately
ten seconds when you first start
playing or recording a tape to
calculate the tape remaining.

“_ _ _ _ _ _” appears while the
camcorder calculates the amount of
tape remaining.

Once the amount of tape remaining is
calculated, it updates and is readily
available as long as the same tape
remains in the camcorder.

• When  

 appears, all or most of

the tape remains.

• As the tape is used, 

 and  

appear.

• When the tape is almost at its end,

TAPE END flashes in the viewfinder.

Each time you begin recording (after the
camcorder has been turned off for at least
four hours), the camcorder automatically
records an index mark at the beginning of
the new recording.

When you play back the indexed tape in a
VCR that has a compatible indexing
feature called “VHS Index Search
System”, the invisible marks are located
automatically.  See your VCR Owner’s
Manual for index playback instructions.

INDEX

INDEX Display

When the DISPLAY button is pressed so
the displays appear, INDEX appears
briefly to let you know the camcorder is
recording an index mark.

Note:  The camcorder does not record index
marks every time you stop and start recording.
An index mark is recorded only once – at the
start of each day’s recording session
(or whenever the camcorder has been turned
off for four hours).