PLAYBACK Features

COUNTER R/M Button

Stop (5) Button

Rewind (2) Button

Play/Pause (4/6) Button

Fast-Forward (3) Button

TRACKING

Wheel

TBC Button

Set to “ ”.

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Tracking: Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during playback. Factory-preset is Auto Tracking.

To activate Manual Tracking:

1)Press the TRACKING Wheel for approx. 2 seconds. “MT” appears.

2)Rotate the TRACKING Wheel so that the noise bars disappear.

●To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING Wheel

for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power Switch to “OFF”

and then ”” again. “AT” blinks. When Auto Tracking finishes, the indication disappears.

●When noise bars appear during playback, the camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and “AT” is displayed.

●Manual Tracking may not work with tapes recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.

TBC (Time Base Corrector): Removes jitter from fluctuating video signals to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes. Factory-preset: TBC is engaged.

To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC during playback for more than 1 second. When the TBC mode is activated, “TBC” is displayed.

Counter Memory Function: Makes it easier to locate a specific tape segment.

1)Press COUNTER R/M and hold for more than 1 second. The counter resets to “0:00:00”.

2)Press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second. “M” appears.

3)After recording or playback, press 5, then 2. The tape automatically stops at or close to 0:00:00.

4)Press 4/6to start playback.

●The counter memory functions in the Fast-Forward and Rewind modes.

●To disable the Counter Memory Function, press COUNTER R/M for less than 1 second so that “M” disappears.

Playback Special Effects (CLASSIC FILM, MONOTONE, SEPIA, STROBE and VIDEO ECHO,  pg. 21) (GR-SXM535/SXM335 only): Allows you to add creative effects to the playback

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1)Activate the TBC mode and Auto Tracking.

2)Press DIGIFECT repeatedly until the desired mode’s name and indication appear. They are displayed for approx. 2 seconds, then the name disappears so that only the indication remains. The mode is activated.

3)To cancel the effect, select “OFF” in step 2.

●Playback Special Effects do not work during shuttle search.

●The selected effect mode cannot be changed during still playback.

For other notes,  pg. 35