Playing back a tape

Various playback modes

To operate control buttons, set the POWER switch to VTR.

To view a still picture (playback pause)

Press Pduring playback. To resume playback, press Por (.

To advance the tape

Press )in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press (.

To rewind the tape

Press 0in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press (.

To change the playback direction

Press <on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction. To resume normal playback, press (.

To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search)

Keep pressing 0or )during playback. To resume normal playback, release the button.

To monitor the high-speed picture while advancing or rewinding the tape (skip scan)

Keep pressing 0while rewinding or )while advancing the tape. To resume rewinding or advancing, release the button.

To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)

Press .on the Remote Commander during playback. For slow playback in the reverse direction, press <, then press .on the Remote Commander. To resume normal playback, press (.

To view the picture at double speed

Press ×2 on the Remote Commander during playback. For double speed playback in the reverse direction, press <, then press x2 on the Remote Commander. To resume normal playback, press (.

To view the picture frame-by-frame

Press 7on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode. For frame-by-frame playback in the reverse direction, press '. To resume normal playback, press (.

To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH)

Press END SEARCH in the stop mode. The last 5 seconds of the recorded section plays back and stops.

In the various playback modes

•Noise may appear when your camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8/ standard 8 system.

•Sound is muted.

•The previous recording may appear as a mosaic image when playing back in the Digital8 system.

When the playback pause mode lasts for 3 minutes

•Your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To resume playback, press (. •The previous recording may appear.

 

Slow playback for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system

 

The slow playback can be performed smoothly; however, this function does not work

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for an output signal from the DV IN/OUT jack.