Samsung VP-L900 Training Manual page 13

Operating Instructions
Basic Shooting
Making your First Recording
Please make these preparations before shooting.
Have you connected a power source?
(Battery Pack or AC Power Adapter)
Did you set power switch to CAMERA position?
Have you inserted a cassette? (see page 22)
Open the LCD Screen and make sure that STBY is displayed on the OSD.
(if the red tab of the cassette is closed, STBY will not be displayed)
Did you open the LENS CAP?
Make sure the image you want to shoot appears in the LCD monitor.
Make sure the battery level indicates that there is enough remaining power for shooting. (see page 21)
We recommend that beginners, who are using the camcorder for the first time, switch the EASY mode on.
(see page 33)
a. To start shooting, press the red START/STOP button.
Shooting starts and REC should be displayed on the LCD.
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Basic Shooting
b. To stop shooting, press the red START/STOP
button again.
When recording stops, STBY will be
displayed on the LCD.
When a cassette is loaded and the camcorder is left in STANDBY mode for over 5 minutes without being used, it will
turn off automatically. To use it again, push the red START/STOPbutton or set power switch to OFF and then back to
CAMERA. This Auto Power Off feature is designed to save battery power and to protect the tape Head and tape.
REC SEARCH
You can view a recorded picture with REC SEARCH
in STANDBY mode. REC SEARCH
REC SEARCH
the button pressed.
If you press REC SEARCH
your camcorder will playback in reverse for 3 seconds and return to the
original position automatically.
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3-8
,
allows you to reverse and
allows you to forward, for as long as you keep
button briefly in STANDBY mode,
CAMERA
function
REC SEARCH
REC SEARCH (Press briefly)
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BATTERY
REC
X:XX:XX
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STBY
Y:YY:YY
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