1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 18)
2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.
3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

VIDEO PLAYBACK EN 23

Normal Playback

 

Shuttle Search

 

Allows high-speed search in either direction

 

 

5

VOL. +/–

during video playback.

1) During playback, press 5 for forward

4/9

Lock Button

search, or 3 for reverse search.

3

 

 

 

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

Speaker

 

During playback, press and hold 5or 3. The

 

 

search continues as long as you hold the button.

VIDEO/

 

Once you release the button, normal playback

 

resumes.

MEMORY

MENU

A slight mosaic effect appears on the display

 

8

 

during Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

 

 

ATTENTION:

4 To start playback, press 4/9.

5 To stop playback, press 8.

During Stop mode, press 3 to rewind, or 5 to fast-forward the tape.

To control the speaker volume

Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL. +/–) towards “+” to turn up the volume, or towards “–”to turn down the volume.

NOTES:

The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD monitor, viewfinder or on a connected TV.

( pg. 24)

If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power is supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off automatically. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to “OFF”, then to “PLAY”.

When a cable is connected to the S/AV connector, the sound is not heard from the speaker.

Still Playback

During Shuttle Search, parts of the picture may not be clearly visible, particularly on the left side of the screen.

Blank Search

Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption. ( pg. 22)

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 18)

2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.

3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4 Press BLANK.

The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and the camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward search, then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the detected blank portion.

To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8 or

BLANK.

NOTES:

Pauses during video playback.

1)Press 4/9 during playback.

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

If still playback continues for more than about 3 minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is automatically engaged.

Before starting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the reverse direction. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the forward direction.

If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically.

A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape may not be detected.

The detected blank portion may be located between recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.