Sony DCR-TRV820 - Manual (Page 27)

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Playback – Basics
Various playback modes
To operate video control buttons, set the POWER switch to VTR.
To view a still image (playback pause)
Press X during playback. To resume playback, press X or N.
To advance the tape
Press M in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To rewind the tape
Press m in the stop mode. To resume normal playback, press N.
To change the playback direction
Press on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction.
To resume normal playback, press N.
To locate a scene monitoring the picture (picture search)
Keep pressing m or M during playback. To resume normal playback, release the
button.
To monitor the high-speed picture while advancing or
rewinding the tape (skip scan)
Keep pressing m while rewinding or M while advancing the tape. To resume
rewinding or advancing, release the button.
To view the picture at slow speed (slow playback)
Press y on the Remote Commander during playback. For slow playback in the reverse
direction, press
, then press y on the Remote Commander. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To view the picture at double speed
Press
×
2 on the Remote Commander during playback. For double speed playback in the
reverse direction, press , then press
×
2 on the Remote Commander. To resume
normal playback, press N.
To view the picture frame-by-frame
Press C on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode. For frame-by-frame
playback in the reverse direction, press c. To resume normal playback, press N.
To search the last scene recorded (END SEARCH)
Press END SEARCH in the stop mode. The last 5 seconds of the recorded section plays
back and stops.
In the various playback modes
•Noise may appear when your camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8/
standard 8 system.
•Sound is muted.
•The previous recording may appear as a mosaic image when playing back in the
Digital8 system.
Notes on the playback pause mode
•When the playback pause mode lasts for 3 minutes, your camcorder automatically
enters the stop mode.
To resume playback, press N.
•The previous recording may appear.
Slow playback for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system
The slow playback can be performed smoothly on your camcorder; however, this
function does not work for an output signal from the DV IN/OUT jack.
When you play back a tape in reverse
Horizontal noise may appear at the center or top and bottom of the screen. This is not a
malfunction.
Playing back a tape