
basic recording
INSERTING / EJECTING A CASSETTE
•  | When inserting a tape or closing the cassette compartment,  | 1  | 2  | 
•  | do not apply excessive force, as it may cause a malfunction.  | ||
Do not use any tape other than DV cassettes.  | 
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1. Connect a power source and slide the OPEN switch.
• The cassette compartment cover opens automatically.
2.Inserting a Cassette: Insert a tape into the cassette
compartment with the tape window facing outward and the  | 3  | 4  | 
protection tab toward the top.  | 
Ejecting a Cassette: Remove the cassette tape, which is automatically ejected by pulling the cassette out.
3. Press the area marked PUSH on the cassette compartment cover until it clicks into place.
• The cassette is loaded automatically.
4.Close the cassette compartment cover.
VARIOUS RECORDING TECHNIQUES
In some situations different recording techniques may be required. 1  | 2  | 
1. General recording.
2. Downward recording.
• Making a recording with a top view of the LCD screen.
3. Upward recording.
•Making a recording viewing the LCD screen from below.
4. Self recording.  | 3  | 4  | 
• Making a recording viewing the LCD screen from the front.  | 
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Please rotate the LCD screen carefully as excessive rotation may cause damage to the inside of the hinge that connects the LCD screen to the camcorder.
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