VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 21

Normal Playback

 

Once you release the button, normal playback

 

resumes.

 

 

A slight mosaic effect appears on the display

5 VOL. +/–

during Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

4/9

Lock Button

ATTENTION:

3

 

During Shuttle Search, parts

 

 

of the picture may not be

Speaker

 

clearly visible, particularly on

 

 

the left side of the screen.

 

MENU

 

8

 

Blank Search

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 17)

Helps you find where you should start recording

2 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while

in the middle of a tape to avoid time code

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

interruption. ( pg. 19)

switch.

 

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 17)

3 To start playback, press 4/9.

2 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while

4 To stop playback, press 8.

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

During Stop mode, press 3 to rewind, or 5

switch.

to fast-forward the tape.

 

3 Press BLANK.

To control the speaker volume

The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and

Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL. +/–) towards

the camcorder automatically starts reverse or

“+” to turn up the volume, or towards “–”to turn

forward search, then stops at the spot which is

down the volume.

 

about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of

NOTES:

 

the detected blank portion.

 

To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8or

The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD

BLANK.

monitor, viewfinder or on a connected TV.

NOTES:

( pg. 22)

 

If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power

Before starting Blank Search, if the current

is supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off

position is at a blank portion, the camcorder

automatically. To turn on again, set the Power

searches in the reverse direction. If the current

Switch to “OFF”, then to “PLAY”.

position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder

When a cable is connected to the AV connector,

searches in the forward direction.

the sound is not heard from the speaker.

If the beginning or end of the tape is reached

Still Playback

 

during Blank Search, the camcorder stops

 

automatically.

Pauses during video playback.

A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of

tape may not be detected.

1) Press 4/9during playback.

The detected blank portion may be located

2) To resume normal playback, press 4/9

between recorded scenes. Before you start

again.

 

recording, make sure there is no recorded scene

If still playback continues for more than about

after the blank portion.

3 minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is

Playback Snapshot

automatically engaged.

 

Shuttle Search

 

This camcorder allows you to take snapshots

Allows high-speed search in either direction

during video playback.

Press SNAPSHOT.

during video playback.

 

 

1)During playback, press 5for forward search, or 3for reverse search.

2)To resume normal playback, press 4/9.

During playback, press and hold 5or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button.

VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK