Playing Back a Tape

If the playback picture is distorted, clean the video heads using a Canon Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head-cleaning cassette ( 135).

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1.Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode.

Set the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and the TAPE/CARD switch to b.

Set the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR).

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2.Open the LCD panel.

You can also close the LCD panel with the screen facing outward.

3.Press the ` button to rewind the tape.

4.Press the e/a button to begin playback.

5.Press the 3 button to stop playback.

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To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel. The built-in speaker does not sound. Use headphones when using the viewfinder.

About the screen display: During playback, the time code gives the hours, minutes, seconds and frames. The remaining tape time may not appear when the time left is less than 15 seconds.

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Canon MV 690 instruction manual Playing Back a Tape, Set the camcorder to Play VCR mode, Open the LCD panel