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VIDEO PLAYBACK
Normal PlaybackMENU Wheel (VOLUME)

Power Switch

Lock Button

VIDEO/MEMORY Switch

Stop Button (8)Play/Pause Button (4/9)Rewind Button (3)SpeakerFast-Forward Button (5)

1Load a cassette. ( pg. 15)

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

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

4To start playback, press 4/9.

5To stop playback, press 8.

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

NOTES:

●Clean the video heads using an optional dry cleaning cassette when:

•No picture during playback.

•Blocks of noise appear during playback. For details,  pg. 76.

●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”.

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

( pg. 22)

●You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor with it flipped over and pushed against the camcorder body.

●LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:

•When power is supplied from a battery: the

“” battery indicator is displayed. ( pg. 84)

•When power is supplied from an AC outlet: the

“” battery indicator does not appear.

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

To control the speaker volume…

Rotate the MENU Wheel towards “+” to turn up the volume, or towards “–” to turn down the volume.

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 stabilises the still image.