Playing Video Images

Recorded in the Memory

Recorder

To play back video images recorded by the memory recorder, select a clip from the clip selection screen on the LCD panel of the memory recorder. The selected video clip is played back on the LCD monitor and viewfinder of the camcorder.

Memo:

Before playing back video images recorded by the memory recorder, stop the playback of the cassette tape in the camcorder.

Images on the LCD monitor and viewfinder of the camcorder may be distorted when in the Still and Fast forward/Fast reverse modes.

Settings Prior to Playback

Before playing, it is necessary to configure the camcorder and memory recorder settings.

Camcorder settings

1Set to the AVTRB mode using the [CAM/VTR] button

2Set the [IEEE1394] switch to the AHDVB end

Memory recorder settings

For procedures to set the menu screen, refer to page 11.

1 Set the video format

Set the RESOLUTION and FRAME/RATE under the [SYSTEM] settings on the menu screen. (A Page 12)

Note:

Set according to the format settings of the camcorder. Playback cannot be executed if the camcorder and memory recorder settings are different from each other.

Playing a Clip from the SxS Memory Card

If the memory recorder is in the standby mode, press the [STOP] button on the recorder to switch to the stop mode.

[PREV]

[PLAY/STILL] button

button

 

[REV]

[FWD] button

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[STOP] button

 

[NEXT]button

<LCD Panel>

<Buttons to use>

Normal playback

1Press the [PLAY/STILL] button

Memo:

Playable clips are indicated by a check mark ( ) at the front of their names.

The clip indicated by the cursor ( ) is the selected clip. ALCD Panel DisplaysB (A Page 5)

2Press the [NEXT] or [PREV] button to select a clip to play

Select a clip that has a check mark.

To play back a clip without a check mark, it is necessary to configure the camcorder and memory recorder according to the video format settings, which are displayed when the clip is selected.

3Press the [PLAY/STILL] button to start playback

The video clip is played back on the LCD monitor and viewfinder of the camcorder.

The progress bar on the LCD panel of the memory recorder moves to indicate the current playback position.

Press the [PLAY/STILL] button during playback to switch to the still mode. Press the button again to resume playback.

Memo:

When multiple video clips are stored in the SxS memory card, the playable clips are played back continuously in sequence. Playback switches to the still mode at the end of the last clip.

4 Press the [STOP] button to stop playback of the clip

The LCD panel display switches to the status screen.

Fast forward/Fast reverse

Fast forwards or fast reverses the selected clip. It will switch to still mode at the end or beginning of the selected clip. To switch to the still mode during fast forward or fast reverse, press the [PLAY/STILL] button.

Pressing the [FWD] button in the still mode, during playback or fast reverse

Switches to the low speed fast forward (F1) mode. Press the [FWD] button again to switch to the high speed fast forward (F2) mode.

Pressing the [REV] button in the still mode, during playback or fast forward

Switches to the low speed fast reverse (R1) mode. Press the [REV] button again to switch to the high speed fast reverse (R2) mode.

Skip

Skips to the next or previous playable clip.

Pressing the [NEXT] button in the still mode or during fast reverse

Doing so switches automatically to the still mode after skipping to the beginning of the next clip. Pressing the button twice switches to the still mode after skipping to the beginning of the second clip from the current one.

Pressing the [PREV] button in the still mode or during fast reverse

Pressing this button during playback of the clip switches automatically to the still mode after skipping to the beginning of the selected clip. Pressing the button again skips to the beginning of the previous clip and remains in the still mode.

Pressing the [NEXT] button during playback or fast forward

Pressing the button starts playback automatically from the beginning of the next clip. Pressing the button twice starts playback from the beginning of the second clip from the current one.

Pressing the [PREV] button during playback or fast forward

Pressing this button during playback of the clip starts playback automatically from the beginning of the selected clip. Pressing the button at the beginning of the clip starts playback from the beginning of the previous clip.

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