Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 30

Playing back a tape
To change the playback direction
Press
To resume normal playback, press N.
To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search)
Keep pressing
release the button.
To monitor the high-speed picture while advancing or
rewinding the tape (skip scan)
Keep pressing
resume rewinding or advancing, release the button.
To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)
Press y on the Remote Commander during playback. For slow playback in the reverse
direction, press
playback, press N.
To view the picture at double speed
Press 2 on the Remote Commander during playback. For double speed playback in the
reverse direction, press
normal playback, press N.
To view the picture frame-by-frame
Press C on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode. For frame-by-frame
playback in the reverse direction, press c. To resume normal playback, press
N.
To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH)
Press END SEARCH in the stop mode. The last 5 seconds of the recorded section plays
back and stops.
Video control buttons
Marks on your camcorder are different from those on the Remote Commander supplied
with your camcorder.
Your camcorder
Remote Commander : N, X, m, M
In the various playback modes
•Sound is muted.
•The previous picture may remain as a mosaic image during playback.
When the playback pause mode lasts for 5 minutes
Your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode. To resume playback, press
N.
Slow playback
The slow playback can be performed smoothly on your camcorder; however, this
function does not work for an output signal from the DV IN/OUT jack.
When you play back a tape in reverse
Horizontal noise appears at the center or top and bottom of the screen. This is not a
malfunction.
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on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction.
/m or
/m while rewinding or
, then press y on the Remote Commander. To resume normal
, then press 2 on the Remote Commander. To resume
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/M during playback. To resume normal playback,
/M while advancing the tape. To
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