Basic Recording - Canon UC7000 Instruction Manual

Basic Recording
Before you start recording_
Complete the following steps:
• Attach a power source (p. 7).
• Load a cassette (p. 12).
• Adjust the viewfinder and fasten the grip belt (p. 13).
• Remove the lens cap.
You may also want to install the backup battery (p. 11) in order to set date and time display (p. 24).
To record_
1. Press down the lock button and turn the POWER switch to CAMERA.
2. Turn the program selector to l~A~l.
• This selects the camera's Automatic recording program. It allows you to simply point and shoot
without making any manual adjustments.
• The camera operation indicator lights up red, and PAUSE appears in the viewfinder — the camera is
now in "record pause mode".
3. Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
• The tally lamp flashes rapidly and REC appears in the viewfinder.
4 Press the start/stop button again to pause recording.
• The camera returns to record pause mode and PAUSE reappears in the viewfinder.
• You can stop and restart recording as often as you like by pressing the start/stop button.
• The camera will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode for more than about five minutes.
To return to record pause mode, turn the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA.
When you have finished recording
• Unload the cassette.
• Turn the POWER switch to OFF.
• Replace the lens cap.
• Disconnect the power source.
Notes:
• To check that the camera is recording correctly, be sure to make a test recording first.
• Before making important recordings, clean the video heads using Canon CC-8 Video Head Cleaning
Cassette or a commercially available dry-type head cleaning cassette.
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