Playback - Basics; Playing Back A Tape - Sony DCR-TRV30E Service Manual

Checking the recording
– END SEARCH / EDITSEARCH /
Rec Review
Rec Review
You can check the last recorded section.
Press the – 7 side of EDITSEARCH momentarily
in the standby mode.
The section you have stopped most recently will
be played back for a few seconds, and then your
camcorder will return to the standby mode. You
can monitor the sound from the speaker or
headphones.
End search function
When you use a tape without cassette memory,
the end search function does not work once you
eject the cassette after you have recorded on the
tape. If you use a tape with cassette memory, the
end search function works even once you eject
the cassette.
If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded
portions
The end search function may not work correctley.
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Playing back a tape

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.
To display the screen indicators
– Display function
Press DISPLAY on your camcorder or the
Remote Commander supplied with your
camcorder. The indicators appear on the screen.
To make the indicators disappear, press
DISPLAY again.
DISPLAY
DATA CODE
Using the data code function
Your camcorder automatically records not only
images on the tape but also the recording data
(date/time or various settings when recorded)
(Data code).
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DATA CODE
DISPLAY
— Playback – Basics —
Playing back a tape
You can monitor the playback picture on the
screen. If you close the LCD panel, you can
monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder.
You can control playback using the Remote
Commander supplied with your camcorder.
(1) Install the power source and insert the
recorded tape.
(2) Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing
the small green button.
(3) Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN.
(4) Press m to rewind the tape.
(5) Press N to start playback.
(6) To adjust the volume, press either of the two
buttons on VOLUME.
When you close the LCD panel, sound is
muted.
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REW
3
To stop playback
Press x.
Playing back a tape
Press DATA CODE in the playback mode.
The display changes as follows:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot,
exposure, white balance, gain, shutter speed,
aperture value mode) t no indicator
Date/time/
4 7 2001
12:05:56
[a] SteadyShot off indicator
[b] Exposure mode indicator
[c] White balance indicator
[d] Gain indicator
[e] Shutter speed indicator
[f] Aperture value
Not to display various settings
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings
(p. 136).
The display changes as follows: date/time y no
indicator
Recording data
Recording data is your camcorder's information
when you have recorded. In the recording mode,
the recording data 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 the TV, the
data code appears on the TV screen.
Remaining battery time indicator during
playback
The indicator indicates the approximate
continuous playback time. The indicator may not
be correct, depending on the conditions in which
you are playing back. When you close the LCD
panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute
for the correct remaining battery time to be
displayed.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
m
(5) N
(6)
5 2
VCR
PLAY
OFF(CHG)
CAMERA
MEMORY
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VOLUME
1
x
t
t
Various settings/
[a]
[b]
[c]
AUTO
50 AWB
[d]
F1.8 9dB
[e]
[f]
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
[e]
[f]
y
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