Playback - Basics; Playing Back A Tape - Sony DCR-PC6E Service Manual

— Playback – Basics —

Playing back a tape

You can monitor the playback picture on the
LCD screen. If you close the LCD panel, you can
monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder.
You can also control playback using the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder.
(1) Install the power source and insert the
recorded tape.
(2) Press OPEN to open the LCD panel.
(3) Set the POWER switch to VCR (DCR-PC9E)/
PLAYER (DCR-PC6E) while pressing the
small green button.
(4) Press
to rewind the tape.
(5) Press to start playback.
(6) Adjust the volume following the steps below.
1 Press FN to display PAGE1 (p. 28).
2 Press VOL. The screen to adjust volume
appears.
3 Press –/+ to adjust the volume.
– : to make the volume down
+ : to make the volume up
(7) Press OK to return to PAGE1.
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Playing back a tape
To display the screen indicators
– Display function
Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your
camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder.
The indicators disappear on the screen.
To make the indicators appear, press DISPLAY/
TOUCH PANEL or DISPLAY again.
Using the data code function
Your camcorder automatically records not only
images on the tape but also the recording data
(date/time or various settings when recorded)
(Data code).
Follow the steps below to display the data code
using the touch panel or the Remote
Commander.
Using the touch panel
(1) In the playback mode, press FN and select
PAGE3.
(2) Press DATA CODE.
DATACODE
OFF
(3) Select CAM DATA or DATE DATA, then
press OK.
(4) Press EXIT.
Using the Remote Commander
Press DATA CODE button on the Remote
Commander in the playback mode.
The display changes as follows:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot OFF,
exposure, white balance, gain, shutter speed,
aperture value) t no indicator
Not to display various settings, set DATA CODE
to DATE in the menu settings (p. 134).
The display changes as follows when you press
the DATA CODE button on the Remote
Commander: date/time t no indicator
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
2
3
(7)
3
POWER LOCK
6
OK
FN
– VOL +
the bar indicator/
(1)
(2)
OK
CAM DATE
DATA DATA
(3)
(4)
t
t
y
Playing back a tape
To return to FN
Press EXIT.
To stop playback
Press .
When monitoring on the LCD screen
You can turn the LCD panel over and move it
back to the camcorder body with the LCD screen
facing out.
If you leave the power on for a long time
Your camcorder gets warm. This is not a
malfunction.
When you open or close the LCD panel
Open or close the LCD panel vertically.
Playing back a tape
Date/time/
40min
0:00:23:01
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[a] SteadyShot OFF indicator
[b] Exposure mode indicator
[c] White balance indicator
[d] Gain indicator
[e] Shutter speed indicator
[f] Aperture value indicator
Various settings
Various settings are your camcorder's
information when you have recorded. In the
recording mode, the various settings will not be
displayed.
When you use the data code function, bars
(-- -- --) appear if:
– A blank portion of the tape is being played
back.
– The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or
noise.
– The tape was recorded by a camcorder without
the date and time set.
Data code
When you connect your camcorder to the TV, the
data code also appears on the TV screen.
Remaining battery time indicator during
playback
The indicator indicates the approximate
continuous playback time. The indicator may not
be correct, depending on the conditions in which
you are playing back. When you close the LCD
panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute
for the correct remaining battery time to be
displayed.
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Various settings/
40min 0:00:23:01
[a]
[b]
[c]
AUTO
50 AWB
[d]
F1.7 9dB
[e]
[f]
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
[e]
[f]
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