Notes:
•To protect the tape and conserve battery power, the camcorder turns itself off if you pause the tape for more than 5 minutes. To turn the camcorder back on, press REC/
PAUSE.
•For more information about recording with your camcorder, be sure to read all the sec- tions under “Special Video Recording Fea- tures” on Page 18.
VIEWFINDER PLAYBACK
After you make a recording, you can play it back through the viewfinder. (Of course, you can also press STOP/EJECT, remove the tape, and play it in any VHS VCR).
1.Slide POWER to VCR. The POWER indica- tor lights.
2.Press REWIND to return the tape to the beginning or to the place where you want to begin playback. See “Digital Counter” on Page 21.
3.Press PLAY and watch the picture in the viewfinder. See “Special VCR Features” on Page 26.
Note: You cannot hear the tape’s audio recording during viewfinder playback. To hear sound, play the tape through a TV/ monitor or on a VCR. See “Connecting the Camcorder to a TV” on Page 32.
4.Press STOP/EJECT to end playback.
5.To remove the cassette, press STOP/EJECT again.
Note: Except when you are recording, you can eject a cassette any time power is con- nected to the camcorder, whether or not the POWER indicator is lighted.
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