Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
Load a cassette. ( pg. 17)
22 EN VIDEO PLAYBACK

Normal Playback

VIDEO/

MENU

Power Switch

4/9/

 

MEMORY*

 

 

VOL. +/–

Lock Button

 

 

 

 

 

3 8/ 5 SET

Speaker

1 Load a cassette. ( pg. 17)

2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.*

3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

4 To start playback, press 4/9.

5 To stop playback, press 8.

●During Stop mode, press 3 to rewind, or 5

to fast-forward the tape. * GR-DF470/450 only

To control the speaker volume

Slide the Power Zoom Lever (VOL. +/–) towards “+” to turn up the volume, or towards “–”to turn down the volume.

Shuttle Search

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

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

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

●During playback, press and hold 5or 3. The search continues as long as you hold the button. Once you release the button, normal playback resumes.

●A slight mosaic effect appears on the display during Shuttle Search. This is not a malfunction.

ATTENTION:

During Shuttle Search, parts of the picture may not be clearly visible, particularly on the left side of the screen.

Blank Search

Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption. ( pg. 21)

1

2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “VIDEO”.*

3 Set the Power Switch to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

NOTES:

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

( pg. 23)

●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 “PLAY”.

●When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the sound is not heard from the speaker.

Still Playback

Pauses during video playback.

1)Press 4/9 during playback.

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

4

5 Press MENU to select “t”. The VIDEO Menu appears.

6 Press or to select “BLANK SRCH”, and press SET. The Sub Menu appears.

7 Press or to select “EXECUTE”, and press SET.

●The “BLANK SEARCH” indication appears and the camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward search, then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the detected blank portion.

●To cancel Blank Search midway, press 8.

* GR-DF470/450 only

●If still playback continues for more than about 3 minutes, the camcorder’s Stop mode is automatically engaged.