47Chapter RecordingandPlaybackNormal and Variable Speed PlaybackNormal speed playbackPress the PLAY/PAUSE button to view playback in theviewfinder and on the LCD monitor in color. Connecting acolor video monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector or SDIOUT connector will enable playback of color video.The PLAY/PAUSE button can be used to pause playback.Fast-forward/fast-reverse playbackThe FF and REW buttons provide 32× and 4× fastplaybacks and fast reverse playbacks. In stop mode, thisfunction will play back video at 32× speed and in playbackmode, it will play back video at 4× speed.Clip cue upWhen playback is paused, the FF button locates thebeginning of the next clip while staying in pause mode.When playback is paused, the REW button locates thebeginning of the current clip while staying in pause mode. NOTE• It may take some time to load clip data if playback is startedor a thumbnail screen is opened right after removing orinserting a P2 card or turning the power on. The thumbnailscreen displays UPDATING at such times.• If a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being playedback, the clips on the inserted P2 card will not be playedback. A P2 card inserted during playback will be recognisedafter playback ends.• If you perform variable speed playback on a clip split acrossmore than one P2 card, sound may disappear for a moment.This is not a malfunction.• To play back a clip in a different SYSTEM MODE, adjustthe SYSTEM MODE to the clip to reset the camera beforeplayback.• Playback of the audio channels CH5 to CH8 recorded onanother device is not possible.
