Various Playback Modes - Sony Handycam Vision DCR-TRV5 Operating Instructions Manual

Playing back a tape
Using headphones
Connect headphones (not supplied) to the 2 jack. You can adjust the volume of the
headphones using VOL +/–.
To view the playback picture in the viewfinder
Close the LCD panel. The viewfinder turns on automatically.
When using the viewfinder, you can monitor the sound only by using headphones.
To view on the LCD screen again, open the LCD panel. The viewfinder turns off
automatically.

Various playback modes

To view a still picture (playback pause)
Press P during playback. To resume playback, press P or (.
To locate a scene (picture search)
Keep pressing 0 or ) during playback. To resume normal playback, release the
button.
To monitor the high-speed picture while advancing the tape or
rewinding (skip scan)
Keep pressing 0 while rewinding or ) while advancing the tape. To resume
normal rewinding or fast-forward, release the button.
To view the picture at 1/3 speed (slow playback)
Press & on the Remote Commander during playback. For slow playback in reverse
direction, press <, then press &. To resume normal playback, press (.
To view the picture at double speed
For double speed playback in the reverse direction, press <, then press 2 on the
Remote Commander during playback. For double speed playback in the forward
direction, press >, then press 2 during playback. To resume normal playback, press
(.
To view the picture frame-by-frame
Press ' or 7 on the Remote Commander in playback pause mode. If you keep
pressing the button, you can view the picture at 1/30 speed. To resume normal
playback, press (.
To change the playback direction
Press < on the Remote Commander for reverse direction or > on the Remote
Commander for forward direction during playback. To resume normal playback, press
(.
Notes on playback
• The sound is muted in the various playback modes.
• During playback other than normal playback, the previous recording may appear in
mosaic image. This is not malfunction.
• When playback pause mode lasts for 5 minutes, the camcorder automatically enters
stop mode. To resume playback, press (.
Note on slow playback
The slow playback can be performed smoothly on this camcorder; however, this
function does not work for an output signal from the DV IN/OUT jack.
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