Clip playback44Playing back clipsBasic playback operationsPlay ( )When this button is pressed during stop, playback begins from the start of the selectedclips. When it is pressed during playback, the variable speed search mode (Page 45) isset, and the clips are played back at the 1x speed.Rapid forward playback ( )When this button is pressed during playback, the clip currently selected is played rapidlyin the forward direction (at 4x normal speed). When the thumbnail image is released, thistype of playback is possible even during stop. If the button is held down, the playbackspeed is increased (to 32x normal speed). When it is pressed during pause, the next clipis selected for playback.Rapid reverse playback ( )When this button is pressed during playback, the clip currently selected is played rapidlyin the reverse direction (at 4x normal speed). When the thumbnail image is released, thistype of playback is possible even during stop. If the button is held down, the playbackspeed is increased (to 32x normal speed). When it is pressed during pause, the previousclip is selected for playback.Stop ( )Pause ( )When this button is pressed again, playback is resumed.1 Display the thumbnail display screen.2 Using or , move the yellow frame(cursor) to the target clip.3 Press .Playback starts from the clip where the cursoris positioned. When this clip has finishedplaying back, the subsequent clips with thesame playback format are played back in turn,and when the last clip has been played back,the thumbnail screen is restored.• When “TEXT MEMO” is allocated to [USER](Page 78), text memos can be inserted duringplayback (but shot marks cannot be inserted).• When playing back a clip, there is no need to select it (provided that the bluish-green frame is displayedon the thumbnail).• It is not possible to play back clips for which the X defective clip indicator or ? unknown clip indicator(Page 32) is displayed.• By changing the thumbnail display setting, you can play back only the clips you have selected, or playback only the clips in which text memos have been inserted, for instance.• It is not possible to play back clips whose numbers are indicated in red. (Page 32) Change the playbackformat to the format used to record the clips. (Page 30)• Up to 100 text memos can be inserted in one clip.