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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.
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 ( 152).
❍ To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel. The built-in speaker does not
sound. Use headphones when using the viewfinder ( 38).
❍ You can display the audio level indicator by pressing the AUDIO LEVEL button.
❍ For displaying the date and time during playback, see Displaying the Data Code
( 83).
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