Playing Back a Tape on the Camcorder Elura 40MC and Elura 50

Other Playback Modes

Special Playback Modes

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

1. Attach a power source and turn the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR).
   - The power indicator lights up.
   
   

2. Make sure the TAPE/CARD switch is set to (TAPE).
   
   

3. Load the cassette.
   
   

4. Press the (play) button to start playback.
   - To end playback, press the (stop) button.
   - Press the   button to rewind the tape.
   - To wind the tape forwards, stop playback and press the (fast forward) 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
Press the (pause) button. To resume normal playback, press it again, or press the (play) button. The camcorder automatically goes into stop mode after about 5 minutes in playback pause.

Fast forward playback
To play back the recording at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the  (fast forward) button during normal playback or press and hold the (fast forward) button during normal fast forward.

Rewind playback
For reverse playback at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the (rewind) button during normal playback or press and hold the (rewind) button during normal rewind.

To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel. The built-in speaker does not sound. Use headphones when using the viewfinder. About the screen display: During playback, the time code gives the hours, minutes, seconds and frames. The remaining tape time may not appear when the time left is less than 15 seconds.

Special Playback Modes

These modes are only available when using the wireless remote.

Frame Advance
To play back frame by frame, press the button repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame advance.

Frame Reverse
To play back in reverse frame by frame, press the button repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame reverse.

Slow Forward Playback
To play back at about 1/3 normal speed, press the button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Slow Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at about 1/3 normal speed, press the button and then the button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at normal speed, press the button during normal forward playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal forward playback.

Forward x2 Playback
Press the x2 button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Reverse x2 Playback
Press the button and then the x2 button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

There is no sound during special playback. The picture may become distorted during some special playback modes. (Mosaic-like noise appears on the screen during some of the special playback modes.)