Useful playback functions

Variable speed search (P2 card / Tape)

This function enables you to change the playback speed and search for specific scenes.

1 Press the button during playback.

On the remote control, press the VAR.

SEARCH button.

INDEX STOP INDEX

SELECT

VAR.PB.

SEARCHZOOM

STORE

MENU

OFF/ONSET

ITEM

P.B.DIGITAL

Camera or Remote control

[1x] appears on the screen and the media is played back at the normal speed.

• When a tape is used, audio is not played.

2 Press the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button to change the playback speed.

On the remote control, press the [] or [] button.

When a P2 card is used, the playback speed increases as follows each time you press the button; 1/5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 12x, and 24x. Audio is not played at 12× or 24× speed.

When a tape is used, the playback speed increases as follows each time you press the button; 1/5x (1/3x in LP mode), 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x, and 20x. Audio is not played.

Press the “+” button to increase the speed and the “-” button to decrease the speed.

Camera

PAGE/

AUDIO MON/VAR

 

or

 

 

 

INDEX

STOP

INDEX

Remote control

SELECT

SEARCH

ZOOM

 

 

VAR.

PB.

 

STORE

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

OFF/ON

 

SET

 

 

 

 

P.B.DIGITAL

 

ITEM

 

 

 

Slow playback (P2 card / Tape)

1 During play, press one of the STILL ADV ( or ) buttons on the remote control unit.

V-

/REW PLAY FF/

STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV

INDEX STOP INDEX

Press the button to return to normal playback.

Fast forward/rewind playback (P2 card)

1 During playback of a P2 card, press the (fast forward) or (fast rewind) button. This performs fast forward/rewind playback at 4x speed.

When this button is held down, the playback speed becomes faster (32x speed).

- V

/REW PLAY FF/

STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV

INDEX STOP INDEX

Camera or Remote control

Press the button to return to normal playback.

Fast forward/rewind playback (Tape)

1 During playback of a tape, press the (fast forward) or (fast rewind) button. This performs fast forward/rewind playback at 10x speed.

- V

/REW PLAY FF/

STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV

INDEX STOP INDEX

Camera or Remote control

Press the button to return to normal playback.

To return to normal playback, press the button or the VAR.SEARCH button on the remote control.

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP Useful playback functions, Variable speed search P2 card / Tape, Slow playback P2 card / Tape

AG-HVX200AP specifications

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