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PLAYBACK
OFF
P
L
A
Y
5S
Power
Switch
Rewind Button (
2
)
Fast-Forward Button (
3
)
Play/Pause Button (
4
/6)
Stop Button (5)
1
Load a tape (Z pg. 9).
2
Set the Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch. To start
playback, press
4
/6.
•To stop playback, press 5.
•Press
2
to rewind, or
3
to fast-forward the tape
during Stop mode.
To Control The Speaker Volume . . .
.... slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL.) towards “+” to
turn up the volume, or towards “–” to turn down the
volume.
PLAYBACK
Basic Playback
Power Zoom Lever (VOL.)
Speaker
Lock Button
NOTES:
●
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 “ ”.
●
The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD monitor, viewfinder or on a connected TV (
Z
pg. 34).
●
You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor with it flipped over and retracted.
●
LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:
•
When power is supplied from a battery: the “ ” battery pack remaining power indicator is displayed.
When power is supplied through the DC cord: “ ” does not appear.
•
During Stop mode, none of the indications are displayed.
●
Copyguarded tapes cannot be played back. Only a blue screen is displayed.

Still Playback:

Pauses during playback.
1)Press
4
/6 during playback.
2)To resume normal playback, press
4
/6 again.
●
If still playback continues for more than about 3
minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is automati-
cally engaged. After 5 minutes in the Stop mode,
the camcorder’s power is automatically turned off.
●
When
4
/6
is pressed, the image may not pause
immediately while the camcorder stabilizes the still
image. During this time, if PAUSE
(6)
on the remote
control is pressed, Slow-Motion Playback will start.
This is not a malfunction.

Shuttle Search:

Allows high-speed search in either
direction.
1)Press
3
for forward or
2
for reverse search during
playback.
2)To resume normal playback, press
4
/6.
●
During playback, press and hold
2
or
3
. The
search continues as long as you hold the button.
Once you release it, normal playback resumes.
●
A slight mosaic effect appears on screen during
Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

Slow-Motion Playback, Frame-By-Frame

Playback, Playback Zoom and

Playback Special Effects

Available only with the RM-V716U remote control
(provided) (Z pg. 42, 43).