To pause playback

Press PAUSE X during playback. To resume playback, press PAUSE X or

PLAY N.

zTips

Playback automatically stops if pause is engaged for more than 3 minutes.

To fast forward/rewind the tape

To fast forward the tape while playback is stopped, press FF M. To rewind the tape while playback is stopped, press REW m.

zTips

During fast forward/rewind the tape, the LCD screen becomes dim. This is not a malfunction.

To search for a scene while viewing a picture

Press FF M/REW m during playback (Picture Search). To view a desired scene during fast forward, press and hold FF M, and to view a desired scene during rewind, press and hold REW m (Skip Scan).

To play back the picture at slow speed (Slow playback)

Press SLOW y during playback. To resume normal playback, press PLAY N.

bNotes

During playback pause or in any playback mode other than normal playback, no sound is produced and the previous picture may remain on the screen as a mosaic image.

Note the following when playing back the picture recorded in the HDV format:

Reverse picture search/skip scan does not function.

Pictures recorded in the HDV format are not

output from the HDV/DV (i.LINK) interface during playback pause or in any playback mode other than normal playback.

Pictures may be distorted during picture search.

Slow playback can be performed smoothly on the VCR. However, this function does not work

for an output signal through the HDV/DV (i.LINK) interface.

Using the Remote Commander

You can operate the VCR with the Remote Commander. The buttons on the Remote Commander have the same functions with the video control buttons on the VCR, and some of the functions are available exclusively by the Remote Commander only.

To reverse playback direction

Press c I 1during playback. To slow playback in reverse direction, press c I

1during playback, then press SLOW y.

zTips

When you play back a tape in reverse direction, horizontal noise may appear at the center or the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

To view the picture frame-by-frame

Press i C (+) 1during playback pause. For frame-by-frame playback in reverse direction, press c I (–) 1during playback pause.

Operations Basic

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