Sony DSR-400L User Manual

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Back Space Editing

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Press the STOP button when the tape reaches the 
position where you want to start the new recording 
(see the figure in step 3).

This stops playback.

Press the RET button on the lens.

This rewinds the tape slightly and runs it until the 
continue point, then sets the camcorder to recording 
pause state.

Press the REC button on the camcorder or the VTR 
button on the lens.

This starts recording.

To carry out back space editing frame by frame, 
specify the continue position using the edit search 
function. For details, see the next section “Using the 
edit search function while back space editing”.

• When the scan mode is 24P, the value of the least 

significant digit is limited to 4 or 9 (DSR-450WS only).

• If you set the POWER switch to off during recording or 

when recording is paused, the camcorder automatically 
goes through its shut-down sequence, then powers off. 
When you next set the POWER switch to on, the 
camcorder automatically finds the point at which 
recording ended, and sets itself up so that you can carry 
in with continuous recording. Note that this operation 
takes several seconds: do not set the POWER switch to 
off or replace the battery during this interval, as the 
automatic recording continuity will be lost.

 

Note also that the recording continuity is lost in the 
following cases.
- If the POWER switch is set to on and off repeatedly.
- If the camcorder is left powered off for several hours.
- If the camcorder is subject to severe vibration while 

powered off.

- If for any other reason the automatic recording 

continuity function is unable to operate correctly.

- If the lithium battery (CR2032) is exhausted, or if no 

lithium battery has been fitted.

- If the recording format is changed.

You can use the edit search function to find the desired 
tape location when continuing to record from any other 
location on the tape. Press and hold one of the EDIT 
SEARCH +FWD/–REV buttons to activate the search 
playback function for as long as you hold down it.

Insert the cassette containing the previous recording.

Perform steps 2 to 11 in “Basic Procedure for 
Shooting” on page 46.

Press and hold either of the +FWD or –REV button of 
the EDIT SEARCH +FWD/–REV buttons.

The tape is moved in reverse or forward search mode 
for as long as you hold down the button, and the image 
is shown in the viewfinder.

Do not shut off the power while using the edit search 
function. The continue point may be lost.

Release the +FWD or –REV button when you find the 
tape location where you want to continue shooting.

Recording is paused.

Press the REC button on the camcorder to the VTR 
button on the lens.

Recording starts.

–REV button

+FWD button