Hitachi VM-1600A Instruction Manual page 30

IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF CONTROLS
Diagram of buttons
"PLAY" Button
Used for playback of tape recorded in the SP mode.
NOTE: When the camera/recorder is in the record/pause (stand-by) mode, pressing and
holding this button will play the tape at normal speed.
"REW" Button
Press this button during stop or fast forward mode, and fast-rewinding starts. "REWIND"
appears in the viewfinder whenever the tape counter or time remaining is present. Press
the button during playback of tape, and the tape is played back in the rewind direction
approximately 3 times faster than the normal speed to confirm the recorded contents.
Press "PLAY" button to return to normal playback mode or press "STOP/EJECT" button
to stop tape movement.
NOTE: You can also visually scan backward when the camera/recorder is in record/pause
(stand-by) mode by pressing and holding this button.
"EJECT" Button
Operates with "POWER" either on or off, if a power source is connected to the
camera/recorder.
"POWER" Light
"POWER" Switch
This switch changes the camera/recorder to the record mode or to the playback mode.
Press and hold the small button on this switch, and then slide it to "CAM", "OFF" or
"VIDEO".
"EAR" phone Jack
Sound being recorded by the microphone or played back may be monitored by
attaching earphone (Not supplied) to this jack.
"MIC" Jack
Connect an external microphone (Not supplied) here to record sound from the external
microphone.
NOTE: Connecting an external microphone automatically switches off the built-in
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