20 EN VIDEO PLAYBACK

Normal Playback

 

During playback, press and hold 5or 3. The

 

search continues as long as you hold the button.

5

VOL. +/–

Once you release the button, normal playback

resumes.

3

 

Lock Button

A slight mosaic effect appears on the display

4/9

 

during Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

8

 

 

ATTENTION:

Speaker

M A

During Shuttle Search, parts

 

 

 

 

of the picture may not be

 

Power

clearly visible, particularly on

 

Switch

the left side of the screen.

MENU

 

 

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 16)

 

Blank Search

2 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while

Helps you find where you should start recording

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

switch.

 

in the middle of a tape to avoid time code

3 To start playback, press 4/9.

interruption. ( pg. 19)

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 16)

4 To stop playback, press 8.

 

During Stop mode, press 3to rewind, or 5

2 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while

to fast-forward the tape.

 

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

 

 

To control the speaker volume

switch.

Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL. +/–) towards

3 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.

“+” to turn up the volume, or towards “–”to turn

4 Press MENU to select “t”. The VIDEO

down the volume.

 

Menu appears.

NOTES:

 

 

5 Press + or to select “BLANK SRCH”, and

The playback picture can be viewed in the LCD

press MENU. The Sub Menu appears.

monitor, viewfinder or on a connected TV.

6 Press + or to select “EXECUTE”, and press

( pg. 21)

 

If Stop mode continues for 5 minutes when power

MENU.

is supplied from a battery, the camcorder shuts off

The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and

automatically. To turn on again, set the Power

the camcorder automatically starts reverse or

Switch to “OFF”, then to “PLAY”.

forward search, then stops at the spot which is

When a cable is connected to the AV connector,

about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of

the sound is not heard from the speaker.

the detected blank portion.

 

 

To cancel Blank Search, press 8.

Still Playback

NOTES:

 

Pauses during video playback.

1)Press 4/9during 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.

Shuttle Search

Allows high-speed search in either direction during video playback.

1)During playback, press 5for forward search, or 3for reverse search.

2)To resume normal playback, press 4/9.

Before starting Blank Search, if the current position is at a blank portion, the camcorder searches in the reverse direction. If the current position is at a recorded portion, the camcorder searches in the forward direction.

If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically.

A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape may not be detected.

The detected blank portion may be located between recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.