Canon XL 1s Instruction Manual page 36

Five-minute Auto Shut off
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VCR SET UP
(see p. 26)
The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in the record pause mode for more than about 5 minutes.You
can select this 5-minute timer between power off the whole camera (SHUT OFF) or turn off the recorder
section (VCR STOP) from the VCR SET UP submenu of the camera menu.
In VCR STOP mode, as you can operate the camera section, you can adjust iris, shutter speed or etc.
without worrying about the 5-minute timer.
To return to record pause mode, press the CSTM KEYS "VCR STOP" button. To start recording, press the
start / stop button.
In SHUT OFF mode, press the STANDBY button or set the POWER dial to OFF and then back to
recording program.
VCR Stop
CUSTOM KEYS
(see p. 27)
The recorder section can be turned off by setting the CSTM KEYS 1 or 2 to VCR STOP under the
CUSTOM KEYS submenu in the camera menu.
Press the "VCR STOP" button so that you can alter the camera parameters regardless of the 5-minute timer.
Press the VCR STOP button again to return to record pause mode.
When you have finished recording
• Replace the lens cap.
• Unload the cassette.
• Set the POWER dial to OFF.
• Disconnect the power source.
Notes:
• To check that the camera is recording correctly, make a test recording first.
• Before making important recordings, clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head
Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette.
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PWR SAVE•••• SHUT OFF
KEY 1••••••• VCR STOP