Easy Home Video Editor
(150-1963)                 Edit Setup Menu            Faxback Doc. # 34341

Step 8

The Setup Menu

Stop the VCR.  Press ON-SCREEN-DISPLAY and hold it until the Setup Menu
appears.

8.2: Changing the Numbers.

Notice that one of the numbers is flashing.

    The value of the flashing number can be changed, using the ENHANCE
    button: "+" increases it, "-" decreases it.

    Use the thumb buttons to change which number is flashing.

    Press ON-SCREEN-DISPLAY briefly to accept the settings as they appear
    and remove the Setup Menu.

Step 8.3: The Settings.

Here are the possible settings, their meanings, and the available options:

Item Meaning

1., 2. VCR code: Change this setting to match your recording VCR's wireless
remote control codes.  You set these numbers once, when you install the
Easy Editor.  They don't need to be changed unless you replace the VCR. The
"Set Up the Easy Editor" section of the Instructions pamphlet describes how
to set these numbers.

3.  Tape number.  You can make thumb marks on different camcorder tapes.
Each tape's marks are independent of the ones on other tapes.  Use this
setting to tell the Easy Editor which tape is in the camcorder.

If you're not using multiple tapes or you're only using Instant Editing,
leave the tape number set to "01."

See Step 9.5 for more information.

4.  Fader:  This setting turns the fade circuit (described in Step 4) on
and off.  When it is set to "I" (on), all segments fade up from black at
the start and fade back to black as they end.  When it's set to "0" (off),
there is no fade.  Each scene starts and ends with a cut, meaning that the
video abruptly appears or disappears.

5.  On-Screen Counter:  If your VCR has edit control (see Step 1.4), or the
original tape has timecode, the tape time can be displayed on the screen.
You can change the counter display:  "0" turns the display "off; "1" causes
the digits to be superimposed in white on the camcorder video; "2" causes
them to be displayed in white in a black rectangle.

6.  Memory:  The memory indicator serves two purposes:  it shows how much
memory remains for additional thumb marks and it can be used to erase marks
If you only use Instant Editing, the memory setting does not apply to you
(since Instant Editing doesn't remember marks).

The Easy Editor holds up to 124 marks.  These can be thumb marks or T-marks
(Steps 7.4 and 7.6).  MEM is the number of marks you can add before memory
is full.

You can erase all the thumb and T-marks using the memory setting.  When the
MEM number is flashing, press the "+" side of the ENHANCE button.  All the
marks on the current tape are erased and the MEM number increases
accordingly.  Press "+" again and all the marks on all tapes are erased,
and the number becomes "124," indicating all marks are gone.  If you change
your mind, press "-" and the number decreases to show that the marks have
been restored.  Once you leave the Setup Menu, though, any marks you have
deleted are permanently erased and cannot be restored.

Note that this erases all marks; to erase just one, see Step 7.5 on Faxback
Doc. # 34340.

7., 8. Trim settings:  These settings adjust the Easy Editor's timing when
it records.  They are in video "frames."  There are 30 frames per second
in the NTSC television system used in North America and Japan; 25 frames
per second in the PAL and SECAM systems used in Europe and elsewhere.
Trim settings are intended for small timing adjustments-settings above 100
are highly unusual.

7.  Scene start time:  This setting  causes the Easy Editor to start the
recording earlier or later.

If the scenes in your productions always start late (the first moments are
cut off), decrease this number _ that is, make it a smaller positive number
or a larger negative number.

If your scenes start early (there is extra material before the desired
action begins), increase this number - make it a larger positive number or
a smaller negative number.

8.  Scene end time:  This setting causes the Easy Editor to pause the
recording earlier or later.

If the scenes in your productions always end late (there is extra material
after the desired action ends ), decrease this number - that is, make it a
smaller positive number or a larger negative number.

If your scenes end early (last actions are cut off when the scene ends),
increase this number - make it a larger positive number or a smaller
negative number.


(BR/EB 8/2/96)