First-Time Operation
5. Insert a tape.
PUSH Here to
Close Cassette
Compartment
• Slide the EJECT button up.
The cassette holder opens
automatically.
• Turn the tape wheel on the
cassette to remove any slack
from the tape.
6. Set POWER (CAMERA/OFF/VCR) switch to CAMERA.
• The power indicator lights and the
camcorder enters record-pause.
appears in the
PAUSE
viewfinder when the camcorder is
in record-pause.
• The position of this switch tells
the camcorder whether you want
to record (CAMERA), turn the
EJECT Button
Tape Wheel
Tape Window
• Insert the cassette with the tape
wheel facing up and the tape
window facing out.
• Press on the area labeled PUSH
until the cassette holder locks
into place.
POWER
Switch and
Indicator
power off (OFF), or play back
tapes (VCR).
• The camcorder automatically turns
off if it remains in record-pause
for five minutes. Set POWER
switch to OFF and then back to
CAMERA.
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