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Playing Back a Cassette
POWER
OFF
VCR
CAMERA
You can use the LCD screen or the viewfinder for instant, on-the-spot playback. The camera also plays
back the sound track via the built-in speaker (p. 27).
• When you play back a tape, you can close the LCD panel with its screen side facing up.
• When the LCD panel is closed, you can monitor the playback using the viewfinder.
To play back your recordings on a TV, see p. 30.
To use the wireless controller, see p. 36.
Note:
• To avoid accidental recording, make sure that you slide the tab on the cassette so that it exposes the hole
(the switch position is usually labeled SAVE or ERASE OFF).
1. Attach a power source and slide the POWER switch to VCR.
• The power indicator lights up green.
• The confirmation beep sounds.
2. Load the cassette.
3. Press the PLAY
e
button to start playback.
• Open the cover to use the handle-top buttons.
• To end playback, press the STOP
3
button.
• To wind the tape forwards, stop playback and press the FF
1
button.
• To wind the tape backwards, stop playback and press the REW
`
button.
• If the playback picture is rough (mosaic-like noise), clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL
Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning
cassette.
Other playback modes
Playback Pause
To view the video as a still picture press the PAUSE
a
button. To resume normal playback, press it again,
or press the PLAY
e
button. The camera automatically goes into stop mode after about five minutes’
playback pause.
Fast Forward Playback
To play back the recording at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the FF
1
button during
normal playback or press and hold the FF
1
button during normal fast forward.
Rewind Playback
For reverse playback at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the REW
`
button during normal
playback or press and hold the REW
`
button during normal rewind.
