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RECORDING
Set REC MODE, TAPE LENGTH
and DATE/TIME
in SYSTEM
MENU.
(_ _, pg. 18 - 22, "MENU SETTINGS")
1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch _)
to "[]"
or "_}" while pressing
down the Lock
Button _) located
on the switch.
Shooting
while
using
the viewfinder:
Make sure
the LCD monitor
is closed and locked.
Shooting
while
using
the LCD monitor:
Make
sure the LCD monitor
is fully open.
The camcorder
enters the Record-Standby
mode
and "PAUSE" _
is displayed.
• The viewfinder
and LCD monitor
cannot be used
simultaneously
on this camcorder.
Therefore,
when opening the LCD monitor
and tilting it
upward to 180 ° , you cannot view any image in the
viewfinder,
however
you can shoot yourself
while
viewing
your own image in the LCD monitor.
2
Press the Recording
Start/Stop
Button O. REC
appears
while recording
is in progress.
• To stop recording,
press the Recording
Start/Stop
Button O. The camcorder
re-enters
the Record-
Standby
mode.
To AdjustThe
Brightness
Of The LCD Monitor:
When the Power Switch (]) is set to "[_",
adjust
"LCD BRIGHT"
in SYSTEM
MENU (_J pg. 18, 22).
When the Power Switch
_) is set to "[]"
or
"OFF",
this adjustment
cannot be performed.
PLAYBACK
1
Load a tape (_,
pg. 8, "Loading/Unloading
A
Cassette").
Set the Power Switch _) to "PLAY" while
pressing
down the Lock Button _) located on the
switch. To start playback,
press I_/11 (_).
To stop playback
temporarily
(Still Playback),
press
I_/11 _). To stop playback,
press • !_). Press
!_) to rewind, or _
I_I to fast-forward
the tape.
High-speed
picture search (Shuttle
Search)
is
possible
by pressing
_
_) or _
I_I during
playback
(holding
_
!_) or _
I_I down during
playback
continues
search until released).
To
resume
normal playback,
press I_/11 _.
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RECORDING/VIDEO
PLAYBACK
• The camcorder
shuts off automatically
after about
5 minutes
in the Record-Standby
or Stop mode.
To turn on again, set the Power Switch _) to
"OFF", then to "[]",
"[]"
or "PLAY".
• When the Power Switch _) is set to "8",
"[]"
or
"PLAY" and the LCD monitor
is opened at an
angle of 60 degrees
or more, the LCD monitor
switches
on and the viewfinder
switches
off
automatically
to save power.
• The playback
picture can be viewed in the
viewfinder
(with the LCD monitor
shut), on the
LCD monitor or on a connected
TV (_,° pg. 15,
"Connections
To A TV/VCR").
• To remove the indications,
_, pg. 20, 21,
DISPLAY
or OSD OUTPUT
in SYSTEM
MENU.
• To control the speaker volume,
rotate the MENU
Wheel O towards
"+" to turn up, or towards
"-" to
turn down. While shooting,
sound is not heard
from the speaker.
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