Playing Back A Tape - Sony Handycam CCD-TR30 Operation Manual

You can monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder. "You can also monitor the picture on a TV
screen, after connecting the camcorder to a "IV or VCR (p. 19). You can use the supplied Remote
Commander to control playback, if you want. Before using the Remote Commander, make sure that
the REMOTE COMMANDER switch on the camcorder is set to ON (p. 37).
(1) While pressing the green button of the POWER swih:h, turn it to PLAYER. (2) Insert the recorded
tape with the window facing out. (3) Open the lid of the control panel. (4) Press I:>. Playback starts.
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STOP REW_ rePLAY-- (_FF PAUSE
TO stop playback, press El.
To rewind the tape, press _.
To fastforward the tape, press _.
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Various Playback Modes
To view a still picture
Press II during playback. To resume playback, press II or I_.
To locate a scene (Picture search)
Keep pressing _ or II_ during playback. To resume normal playback, release the button.
To monitor the high-speed picture during fastforward or rewind (Skip scan)
Keep pressing _ while rewinding or _ while advancing the tape. To resume normal playback,
press c:>.
To view the picture at 115 speed (Slow Playback) (only with the Remote Commander)
Press I_" on the Remote Commander during playback. To resume normal playback, press _. If slow
playback lasts for about I minute, it shifts to normal speed automatically.
Note on playback
• Streaks appear and the sound is muted in the various playback modes.
• When still picture mode lasts for 5 minutes, the camcorder automatically enters stop mode.
To display the viewfinder screen indicators on the TV
Press DISPLAY on the Remote Commander. To erase the indicators, press it again.