Chapter 3 Recording and Playback (continued)
The PLAY/PAUSE button provides monochrome playback through the viewfinder and color playback on the LCD monitor. A color video monitor connected to the VIDEO OUT connector of the
Variable speed playback
The FF and REW buttons provide 32C and 4C fast playbacks and fast reverse playbacks.
When playback is paused, the FF button locates the beginning of the next clip while maintaining the pause mode. When playback is paused, the REW button locates the beginning of the current clip while maintaining the pause mode.
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zWhen a P2 card has been just removed or inserted, or when the power has been just turned on for playback, it may take some time for the
zIf a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played back, the clips on the inserted P2 card will not be played back. A P2 card inserted during playback will be recognised after playback ends.
zIf you perform variable speed playback on a clip split across more than one P2 card, sound may disappear for a moment. This is not a fault.
A voice memo is voice data which can be added to a clip independently of the normal sound data recorded in the clip. Voice memos may recorded during recording or playback, or when recording or playback is paused. They can be played back in thumbnail display mode.
<Note>
Each clip can accommodate up to 100 Voice Memos including Text Memos. For more information about Text Memos, see
If the menu option VOICE MEMO RESERVE is set to “ON”, you can record at least 10 minutes of voice memos for each P2 card while clip recording is paused or after recording ends.
Recording a Voice Memo
To add a voice memo to a clip during recording or playback, or when recording or playback is paused, press the VOICE MEMO button. A voice memo may be recorded using the voice memo microphone. Another press of the button stops recording of the voice memo.
Voice memo microphone
VOICE MEMO button
<Notes>
zVoice memos can also be recorded when the LCD monitor is in thumbnail mode. For more information, see
zVoice Memo is not available during output of color bars, video input via the GENLOCK IN connector, recording of 1394 input (optional) or LOOP REC mode.
zDuring voice memo recording, turn down the speaker volume to prevent the voice memo microphone from picking up sound from the speakers of the
zWhen voice memo recording is performed during recording/playback of a clip, the voice memo recording also automatically ends when recording/playback of the clip ends. Also, when voice memo recording is performed during playback of a clip, playback of the clip also automatically ends when the voice memo recording is ended by pressing the VOICE MEMO button.
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