For TRV270E/285E:

60min 0:00:00:00

ARemaining battery time

BRecording mode (SP or LP)

CTape transport indicator

DTape counter (hour: minute: second)

( TRV238E/438E)

EHi8 format ( TRV238E/438E)

This appears while playing back Hi8 format tapes.

FTime code (hour: minute: second: frame)

or tape counter (hour: minute: second) (TRV270E/285E)

bNote

For TRV270E/285E:

If you use a standard 8 mm tape, be sure to play back the tape on your camcorder. Mosaic noise may appear when you play back the standard 8 mm tape on other camcorders (including another DCR- TRV270E/TRV285E).

Playing back in various modes

To fast forward or rewind during playback – Picture search

Keep on pressing (fast forward) or (rewind) during playback.

To resume normal playback, release the button.

To view the picture while fast forwarding or rewinding – Skip scan

Keep on pressing (fast forward) or (rewind) while fast forwarding or rewinding the tape.

To resume fast forwarding or rewinding, release the button.

To view pictures at slow speed (slow playback)*

For TRV238E/438E/TRV285E: Press SLOW y on the Remote Commander during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

*For TRV285E:

Pictures output from the DV Interface cannot be played back smoothly in the slow mode.

bNotes

For TRV238E/438E:

If slow playback lasts for about 1 minute, the camcorder automatically returns to normal speed playback.

For TRV238E/438E:

When you play back a tape recorded in the LP mode, noise may appear on the LCD screen in the following cases:

Slow playback

Playback pause

Picture search

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