Initial Settings
Switching Operating Sound On or Off
This DVD video camera/recorder will emit sound when the power switch is changed over, the REC button is pressed, or other operations are engaged. If you do not need operating sound, you can switch it off.
1 Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will appear.
2 Use the joystick to choose “Beep” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then press
the 
button.
The options will appear on the right of “Beep”: The 
mark will be attached to the currently se- lected option.
3 Use the joystick to choose “On” or “Off”, and then press the 
button.
4 Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will disappear.
Note: The “Beep” setting will not change even if the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.
Setting or Releasing Power Save
This DVD video camera/recorder is equipped with power save function. Specify “Power Save: On”: If the DVD video camera/recorder is left in the recording pause status without being operated for 5 min- utes, it will automatically turn off to prevent the battery from discharging needlessly.
1 Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will appear.
2 Use the joystick to choose “Power Save” on the “Initial Setup” menu screen, and then
press the 
button.
The options will appear on the right of “Power Save”: The 
mark will be attached to the cur- rently selected option.
3 Use the joystick to choose “On” or “Off”, and then press the 
button.
4 Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will disapear.
Note: The power save setting information does not appear in the
Note: If you want to use up the battery when you have no intention of using the DVD video cam- era/recorder for a long time, specify “Power Save:
Off”.
Note: To turn the DVD video camera/recorder on English again from automatic off activated by the power save function, set the power switch to “POWER OFF”, and then set it to “
VIDEO” or “
PHOTO”.
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