Monitoring Audio; Switching To High-Speed Playback - Sony PMW-F3K Operating Instructions Manual

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1.
Battery remaining/DC IN voltage
2.
Playback mode
3.
SxS memory card in use
A mark appears if the memory card is write-
protected.
4.
Time data
The time data for the playback picture are
displayed. Each time you press the TC/U-BIT/
DURATION button, the indication is switched
between timecode (TCR) and user-bit (UB)
data.
5.
Clip no./total number of clips on the
memory card
6.
Audio levels
The audio levels in recording are displayed.
Pausing the playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The playback is restarted by pressing the button
again.
Stopping playback
You can stop playback with either of the
following operations:
Press the THUMBNAIL button.
Playback mode is canceled, restoring the
thumbnail screen.
Press the STOP button.
Playback mode is canceled, showing the E-E
picture or any external input.
To display the thumbnail screen, press the
THUMBNAIL button.
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Monitoring Audio

In normal playback mode, you can monitor the
recorded audio signals through the built-in
speaker or connected headphones.
Headphone
connector
MONITOR VOLUME buttons
With the headphones connected to the headphone
jack, the built-in speaker is turned off.
Press the MONITOR VOLUME buttons to adjust
the sound volume.
The level bar is displayed during adjustment.
You can select audio channel(s) to be monitored
with "Audio Output" (page 115) of the AUDIO
SET menu.

Switching to High-Speed Playback

The camcorder permits you to play clips at 4
times, 15 times or 24 times normal speed in the
forward or reverse direction. Audio is muffled in
15-time or 24-time high-speed playback.
To play at a high speed in the forward direction
Press the F FWD button.
Each time you press the button, the playback
speed switches among 4 times, 15 times and 24-
times normal speed.
To play at a high speed in the reverse direction
Press the F REV button.
Built-in speaker
MONITOR
VOLUME
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