Useful playback functions (continued)

Index search (Tape)

This function searches for the index signals (page

48)recorded on the tape. Index searches can be performed using the supplied wireless remote control unit.

1 During play, press the INDEX buttons

 

or

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape is cued at the next scene after showing [S1] on the screen.

Each time you press the INDEX button thereafter, [S2] and then [S3] are displayed, and the tape is cued up to the second and subsequent scenes. When the tape is cued up, playback starts from that section. (Up to nine scenes before or ahead on the tape can be specified for cue-up.

- V

/REW PLAY FF/

STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV

INDEX STOP INDEX

Viewing images on a television (P2 card / Tape)

You can view the images on a television if you connect the unit to a TV set using an AV cable (not included), S-video cable (not included) or component video cable (included).

1 Connect the camera-recorder to the TV set. (Page 80)

2 Start playback.

To show the information that appears on the viewfinder and LCD, press the OSD button on the remote control. (However, the information does not appear when you are recording on tape.) Press the OSD button again to clear the display.

START/

DATE/ PHOTO STOP

OSD TIME SHOT

COUNTER RESET TITLE ZOOM

MULTI/

• Press the STOP button () to stop the search.

The function may not work properly if the interval between one index and the next is less than one minute.

Adjusting the volume (P2 card / Tape)

PAGE/

AUDIO MON/VAR

1 With the PAGE/AUDIO MON/VAR button, adjust the volume of the sound that is output from the internal speaker and headphone jack.

On the remote control, press the ZOOM/VOL button.

START/

DATE/ PHOTO STOP

OSD TIME SHOT

COUNTER RESET TITLE ZOOM

MULTI/

REC A.DUB

 

P-IN-P

+

 

 

- VOL

/REW PLAY FF/

Checking the date and time (P2 card / Tape)

Press the DATE/TIME button on the remote control to show the date and time of shooting on the screen. The display changes as follows each time you press the button.

Time

Date

START/

DATE/ PHOTO STOP

OSD TIME SHOT

Time and Date

COUNTER RESET TITLE ZOOM

 

 

MULTI/

No display

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Panasonic AG-HVX200AP Useful playback functions, Index search Tape, Viewing images on a television P2 card / Tape

AG-HVX200AP specifications

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