14 EN VIDEO PLAYBACK

 

MMENU/VOL.

Shuttle Search

BLANK SEARCH

Allows high-speed search in either direction during video

 

 

playback.

 

1) During playback, press 5 for forward search, or

 

3 for reverse search.

 

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

 

During playback, press and hold 5 or 3. The search

 

continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release

 

the button, normal playback resumes.

 

A slight mosaic effect appears on the display during Shuttle

 

Search. This is not a malfunction.

 

ATTENTION:

 

During Shuttle Search, parts of the

Power Switch

picture may not be clearly visible,

Lock Button

particularly on the left side of the

screen.

VIDEO/MEMORY

 

8

 

4/9

Blank Search

 

Speaker

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

( pg. 13)

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 10)

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 During Stop mode, press BLANK SEARCH.

3

The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and the

camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward search,

 

5

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.

Normal Playback

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 10)

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 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

Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel 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. 17)

For other notes,  pg. 39.

Still Playback

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.

When 4/9 is pressed, the image may not pause immediately while the camcorder stabilizes the still image.

NOTES:

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.

Blank Search does not work if “USE CLEANING CASSETTE” has appeared with the tape.

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.