Sony CCD-TRV238E User Manual

Playback

For TRV270E/285E:

A Remaining battery time
B Recording mode (SP or LP)
C Tape transport indicator
D Tape counter (hour: minute: second)

(

TRV238E/438E)

E Hi8 format (

TRV238E/438E)

This appears while playing back Hi8 format
tapes.

F Time code (hour: minute: second: frame)

or tape counter (hour: minute: second)
(

TRV270E/285E)

Note

• For TRV270E/285E:

If you use a standard 8 mm

tape, be sure to play

back the tape on your camcorder. Mosaic noise may
appear when you play back the standard 8 mm

tape on other camcorders (including another DCR-
TRV270E/TRV285E).

Playing back in various modes

To fast forward or rewind during
playback – Picture search

Keep on pressing

(fast forward) or

(rewind) during playback.
To resume normal playback, release the button.

To view the picture while fast
forwarding or rewinding – Skip scan

Keep on pressing

(fast forward) or

(rewind) while fast forwarding or rewinding the
tape.
To resume fast forwarding or rewinding, release
the button.

To view pictures at slow speed (slow
playback)*

For TRV238E/438E/

TRV285E:

Press SLOW y on the Remote Commander
during playback. To resume normal playback,
press PLAY.

* For TRV285E:

Pictures output from the DV Interface cannot be
played back smoothly in the slow mode.

Notes

• For TRV238E/438E:

If slow playback lasts for about 1 minute, the
camcorder automatically returns to normal speed
playback.

• For TRV238E/438E:

When you play back a tape recorded in the LP mode,
noise may appear on the LCD screen in the
following cases:
– Slow playback
– Playback pause
– Picture search

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