Sharp VL-A110U VLA110U Operation Manual - Page 32

Basic Operations Playback Basic Operations Playback Video Search Still The video search function makes it easy to search for a desired scene on the tape. Searching for a Scene Near the Current Tape Position 1 During playback, press the Forward Search (B) (or Reverse Search [C]) button. • The playback picture fast forwards (or reverses). REW P LAY FF STOP ST I LL The still function makes it possible to pause playback. During playback, press the STILL button ( ). REW P LAY FF STOP ST I LL To return to normal playback, press the STILL button again or press the PLAY button (D). Forward Search button Reverse Search button 2 When you find the desired scene, press the PLAY button (D) to return to normal playback. Notes: • The sound is off during Still mode. • To protect the tape, the VIEWCAM automatically returns to normal playback if it is left in Still mode for more than 5 minutes. • If the still function is used when connected to a TV, noise will appear and distort the playback image. Searching for a Scene Far from the Current Tape Position 1 During fast forward (or rewind), press and hold down the Forward Search (B) (or Reverse Search [C]) button. • The fast forward (or reverse) playback picture is displayed. 2 If the desired scene is still rather far from the current tape position, release the button to return to normal fast forward (or rewind). 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above until you find the desired scene. 4 Press the STOP button (A) and then the PLAY button (D) to begin normal playback. Notes: • The sound is off during search. • Some picture noise appears during search. This is not a malfunction. 23