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PLAYBACK
Basic Playback
LCD Monitor in Retracted Position
1

LOAD A CASSETTE

First press the Monitor Open Button and open the
LCD monitor to an angle over 60 degrees.
Press OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow
printed on it, then swing the cassette cover open until
it locks. The holder opens automatically.
Insert a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to close the
cassette holder.
2
SELECT MODE
Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open. Then set
the Power Switch to “PLAY”. The power lamp lights.
3

PLAY BACK

Press PLAY/PAUSE (
4
/6). The playback picture
appears.
4

STOP PLAYBACK

Press STOP (5).
Rewind or Fast-forward the tape
Press REW (
2
) to rewind, or FF (
3
) to fast-forward the
tape during Stop mode.
NOTES:
●
The camcorder shuts off automatically after about 5 minutes
in Stop mode. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to
“POWER OFF”, then to “PLAY”.
●
When the Power Switch is set to “PLAY” and the LCD
monitor is opened at an angle of 60 degrees or more, the
LCD monitor switches on and the viewfinder switches off
automatically to save power.
●
The playback picture can also be viewed in the viewfinder
(with the LCD monitor shut) or on a connected TV
(
Z
pg. 42, 43). Camcorder operation is the same as
described in this section.
●
You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor
with it flipped over and retracted.
●
LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:
•
The battery pack remaining power indicator is displayed
for approximately 5 seconds on the LCD monitor when
the LCD monitor is turned on, and then it disappears.
However, the battery pack remaining power indicator
“” blinks when the power is almost gone.
•
During Stop, Fast-Forward or Rewind mode, none of the
indications are displayed in the viewfinder.
●
Copy guarded tapes cannot be played back. The screen
becomes blue back.
Speaker Volume Control
You can adjust the speaker volume by pushing the Power
Zoom Lever.
1

ADJUST VOLUME

If you want to turn up the volume . . .

....push the Power Zoom Lever towards “+”.

If you want to turn down the volume . . .

....push the Power Zoom Lever towards “–”.
Power Switch
LCD monitor/Viewfinder Indication
Power lamp
REW (
2
) Button
FF (
3
) Button
PLAY/PAUSE (
4
/6) Button
STOP (5) Button
Power Zoom LeverSpeaker
Tape running
indicator