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You can search for the next recording start point.

(1) In standby, press FN to display PAGE1 (p. 22).
(2) Press MENU, then set EDITSEARCH to ON in 

 (p. 186).

(3) Hold down the 7/– · +  side of EDIT. The recorded section is played back.

+

: to go forward

7/– : to go backward

Release 7/– · + to stop playback. If you press START/STOP, re-recording begins from
the point you released 7/– · +. You cannot monitor the sound.

You can check the last recorded section.

(1) In standby, press FN to display PAGE1 (p. 22).
(2) Press MENU, then set EDITSEARCH to ON in 

 (p. 186).

(3) Press the 7/– side of EDIT momentarily .

The section you have stopped most recently will be played back for a few seconds, and
then your camcorder will return to standby. You can monitor the sound from the
speaker or headphones.

You can monitor the recorded tape etc. 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) Prepare the power source and insert the recorded tape.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button.
(3) Press OPEN to open the LCD panel.
(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.

2

Press VOL. The screen to adjust volume appears.

3

Press –/+ to adjust the volume.
– : to decrease the volume
+ : to increase the volume

(7) Press 

 OK to return to PAGE1.

Press EXIT.

Press 

.

VOL

–

+

OK

FN

POWER

MEMORY

VCR

CAMERA

OFF

(CHARGE)  

LOCK

The bar indicator

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
Make sure that the LCD panel is set vertically.

Press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder.
The indicators disappear from the screen.
To make the indicators appear, press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL or DISPLAY again.

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 on the next page to display the data code using the touch panel or the
Remote Commander.

(1) In playback, press FN and select PAGE2 (p. 22).
(2) Press DATA CODE.

(3) Select CAM DATA or DATE DATA, then press 

 OK.

(4) Press EXIT.

Using the Remote Commander
Press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander in playback.
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. 192).
The display changes as follows when you press the DATA CODE button on the Remote
Commander: date/time 

y no indicator

[a]: Tape counter
[b]: SteadyShot OFF
[c]: Exposure mode
[d]: White balance
[e]: Gain
[f]: Shutter speed
[g]: Aperture value

Various settings
Various settings shows the camcorder’s recording information at the time of recording.
In tape recording standby, 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 a TV, the data code also appears on the TV
screen.

DATACODE

CAM
DATA

DATE
DATA

OFF

OK

JUL   4   2002
12:05:56 AM

40min

0:00:23:01

      AUTO

40min

0:00:23:01

      6 0   AWB

F1.8          9 dB