Loading A Cassette - Canon MVX3 Instruction Manual

Loading a Cassette

Use only video cassettes marked with the
E
Loading and Unloading
1. Slide and hold the OPEN/EJECT
switch and open the cassette
compartment cover.
The cassette compartment opens
automatically.
2. Load/unload the cassette.
• Load the cassette with the window facing
the grip belt and the REC/SAVE tab facing
upward.
• Unload the cassette by pulling it straight
out.
3. Press the P mark on the cassette
compartment until it clicks.
Wait for the cassette compartment to retract
automatically.
4. Close the cassette compartment
cover.
❍ Do not interfere with the cassette compartment while it is opening or closing
automatically or attempt to close the cover until the cassette compartment has
fully retracted.
❍ Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the cassette compartment cover.
❍ If the camcorder is connected to a power source, cassettes can be
loaded/unloaded even if the POWER switch is set to OFF.
❍ v flashes in red if no cassette is inserted when turning on the power (in
CAMERA and PLAY (VCR) mode).
❍ With some types of tapes, the remaining tape display may not be accurate.
❍ If the camcorder is mounted on a tripod, dismount the camcorder to open the
cassette compartment.
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protection tab
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