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BASIC OPERATIONS
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Using the
Viewfinder
1
You can record the subject using the
electronic viewfinder. You can also
watch playback through the viewfinder.
1
Pull out the viewfinder completely.
2
Hold down the Lock
button and set the
2
Power switch to v
or w.
Lock button
Adjusting the dioptre
180
Adjust the dioptre according to your
eyesight when the picture in the
viewfinder or the characters on the on-
screen display is not clear.
While looking through the viewfinder,
turn the dioptre adjustment dial until the
indicators in the viewfinder are clearly
visible.
Dioptre adjustment dial
Closing the viewfinder
Push in the viewfinder completely.
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Using the LCD
Tips on Recording
Monitor
Positions
Holding the camcorder
Open the LCD monitor to a 90°
angle to the camcorder body.
Put your right hand through the hand
strap, and place your left hand under
the camcorder for support.
Basic posture
90˚
Place the viewfinder
eyecup firmly against
Note:
• The viewfinder automatically turns
off when the LCD monitor is
opened.
Place your elbows
Adjust the LCD monitor to an angle
against your sides.
that allow easy viewing of the on-
screen picture.
• The LCD monitor rotates 270°
vertically.
90
Balance your
weight on both
• You can also fold the LCD monitor
into the camcorder with the screen
facing out for watching playback
on the monitor.
Shooting from a high angle
Turn the LCD
monitor so that the
screen faces
downward.
Shooting from a low angle
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Easy Camera
Recording
1
Insert a cassette into the
camcorder.
2
Hold down the Lock button and
set the Power switch to v.
• The picture from the lens now
displays.
your eye.
A U T O
A U T O
Lock button
3
Press the Start/Stop button to
begin recording.
To pause recording
Press the Start/Stop button again.
Zooming
legs.
Push the Power Zoom control to T (1)
(telephoto) or W (2) (wide angle) side.
Power Zoom control
Turn the LCD
monitor so that the
screen faces
upward.
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Playback
1
Hold down the Lock
button and set the
Power switch to w.
Lock button
2
Press j (or k) on the Opera-
tion button to rewind (or fast
forward) the tape to the desired
point.
3
Press m to begin playback.
R E C
To stop playback
Press l.
Volume Control
Push the Volume control to the L or +
side to increase (1) or decrease (2)
the volume.
Volume control
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Watching
Playback on a TV
1
Open the terminal cover on the
camcorder.
Terminal cover
2
Connect the camcorder to your
TV (or VCR) with the supplied
audio/video/S-video cable, as
shown.
TV or VCR
VIDEO
L-AUDIO-R
(MONO)
S-VIDEO
AV-IN
Black: To S-video input socket
Yellow: To video input jack
White: To audio input (L) jack
Red: To audio input (R) jack
Audio/video/S-video cable (supplied)
To AV
terminal
:
The arrow shows the signal flow.
• If your TV or VCR has a 21-pin Euro-
SCART connector, use the RCA/21-pin
Euro-SCART conversion connector
(QSOCZ0033TAZZ) available from our
main parts distributor.
21-pin Euro-SCART on TV or VCR
RCA/21-pin Euro-SCART
0
conversion connector
(QSOCZ0033TAZZ)
VIDEO
AUDIO
AUDIO
(L/MONO)
(R)
Audio R
Video
Audio L
3
Turn on the TV and set it to the
"AV" or "VIDEO" channel. (See
the operation manual of your TV.)
• When connecting to a TV via a
VCR, turn on the VCR and set it
to the "AV" or "LINE" input
channel. Operate the TV as you
normally do to view the signal
from the VCR. (See the operation
manuals of your TV and VCR.)
4
Set the Power switch on the
camcorder to w, and begin
playback.
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