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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:
– 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.
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 cI 1 during playback. To slow
playback in reverse direction, press cI
1 during 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 iC (+) 1 during playback pause.
For frame-by-frame playback in reverse
direction, press cI (–) 1 during
playback pause.
Using the Remote CommanderPlayback on your VCR (Continued)