Canon MD120, MD111, MD110, MD101 instruction manual About this Manual, Conventions Used in the Manual

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About this Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Canon MD120/MD111/MD110/MD101. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to the Troubleshooting table

( 47).

Conventions Used in the Manual

IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation.

NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures.

POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions that apply if the function described is not available in all operating modes (the operating mode to which the camcorder should be set, etc.).

: Reference page number.

: Option or feature that applies to or is available only with a specific model. “Screen” refers to the LCD and the viewfinder screen.

The photos included in the manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera. Note that unless indicated otherwise, illustrations in this manual refer to the model.

	First Time Settings
	Changing the Language
Menu item shown at its default position	The language for on-screen and menu
	displays can be changed. The list of
	available languages depends on the
Buttons and switches to be operated	region where you purchased the
	camcorder.
	Language Set A
	English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish,
	Russian, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
	Language Set B
	English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
	and Korean.
			 Default value
Brackets [ ] and capital letters are used to refer to menu		DISPLAY SETUP/
options as they are displayed on screen. Menu options in		LANGUAGE ENGLISH
boldface indicate the default setting (for example [ON],
[OFF]).	FUNC.
	(	24)
	1 Press FUNC..
	2 Select (		) the icon and press
	(	) to open the setup menus.
	3 Select (		) [DISPLAY SETUP/ ]
	and press ( ).
Names of buttons and switches other than the joystick are	4 Select (		) [LANGUAGE] and press
	(	).	) the desired option and
indicated within a “button” frame (for example FUNC. ).	5 Select (
	press (		).
	6 Press FUNC. to close the menu.
		NOTES
	If you changed the language by mistake,
	follow the		mark next to the menu item to

About the Joystick and the Joystick Guide

The mini joystick allows you to control many of the camcorder’s operations and to make selections and changes in the camcorder’s menus.

Push the joystick up, down, left or right (, ) to select an item or change settings.

Press the joystick itself ( ) to save the settings or confirm an action. On menu screens, this is indicated by the joystick icon .