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VIDEO PLAYBACK
Normal Playback

Lock Button

Power Switch

Play/Pause Button (4·9)Stop Button (8)

Playback Mode Switch

SpeakerRewind Button (3)MENU Wheel (VOLUME)Fast-Forward Button (5)

1Load a cassette. ( pg. 18)

2Set the Playback Mode Switch to “VIDEO”.

3Set the Power Switch to “P” 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. 79.

●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 “P”.

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

( pg. 26)

●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. 75)

•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 stabilizes the still image.

Frame-By-Frame Playback

Allows frame-by-frame search during video playback. This feature is available only with a tape recorded in DV recording mode.

1)Press 4·9 during playback.

2)Rotate the MENU Wheel toward R for forward and T for reverse.