37
Mastering
the Basics
E
Playing Back a Tape
When you use the LCD screen for playback, the camcorder plays back the sound via
built-in speaker. The built-in speaker is monaural. Use headphones for stereo sound or
when using the viewfinder for playback.
Preparations
Connect a power source. Load a cassette.
Playback
1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR)
mode.
2. Open the LCD panel.
You can also close the LCD panel with the
screen facing outward.
3. Press the
`
button to rewind the
tape.
To fast forward the tape, press the
1
button. To stop playback, press the
3
button.
4. Press the
e
/
a
button to begin
playback.
5. Press the
3
button to stop playback.
❍
If the playback picture is distorted, clean the video heads using a Canon Head
Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head-cleaning
cassette (
148).
❍
To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel. The built-in speaker does not
sound. Use headphones when using the viewfinder (
39).
❍
For displaying the date and time during playback, see
Displaying the Data Code
(
84).
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