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Attach a power source (p. 13).
• Load a cassette (p. 15).
• Remove
the lens cap and fasten the shoulder
pad (p. 17).
• Adjust the viewfinder
(p. 10).
• Choose your grip -- side or top (p. 65).
You may also want to install the backup battery (p. 63) in order to set the date and time display (p. 22).
1. Turn
the POWER
dial to [Z}x.
• This selects the camera's
Easy Recording
program.
It allows you to simply point and shoot without
making any manual
adjustments
(see pp. 44-50).
• The camera power indicator
lights up red and PAUSE appears
in the viewfinder
-- the camera is now
in "record pause mode".
• The camera will turn itself offifyou
leave it in record pause mode for more than about five minutes.
To return to record pause mode, press and hold the STANDBY
button for a few moments,
or set the
POWER
dial to OFF and then back to a recording
program.
2. Press
the start/stop
button
to begin
recording.
• There are two start/stop
buttons,
to give you control flom both gripping
positions.
• The tally lamps flash rapidly and REC appears
in the viewfinder.
3. 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.
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As long as the POWER
dial is set to a recording
program,
you can use the STANDBY
button to turn the
camera on and off. This makes it easy to save battery power, and prevents
accidental
operation
of the
start/stop
button.
Press and hold the STANDBY
button for a few moments
to enter/leave
standby mode. When the camera
enters standby mode, ENTERING
POWER
STANDBY
is shown in the viewfinder.
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