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Power Switch
Power lamp
Speaker
Power Zoom Lever
REW (2) Button
FF (3) Button
PLAY/PAUSE (4/6) Button
STOP (5) Button
LCD Monitor in Retracted Position
LCD monitor/Viewfinder Indication
Tape running indicator
PLAYBACKBasicPlayback
1 LOAD A CASSETTE
First press the Monitor Open Button and open the LCD monitor to an angle over 45 degrees.
Press OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow printed on it, then swing the cassette cover open until it locks. The holder opens automatically.
Insert a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder.
2 SELECT MODE
Make sure the LCD monitor is fully open. Then set the Power Switch to “PLAY”. The power lamp lights.
3 PLAY BACK
Press PLAY/PAUSE (4/6). The playback picture appears.
4 STOP PLAYBACK
Press STOP (5).
Rewind or Fast-forward the tape
Press REW (2) to rewind, or FF (3) to
NOTES:
●The camcorder shuts off automatically after about 5 minutes in Stop mode. To turn on again, set the Power Switch to “POWER OFF”, then to “PLAY”.
●When the Power Switch is set to “PLAY” and the LCD monitor is opened at an angle of 45 degrees or more, the LCD monitor switches on and the viewfinder switches off automatically to save power.
●The playback picture can also be viewed in the viewfinder
(with the LCD monitor shut) or on a connected TV (☞ pg. 44, 45). Camcorder operation is the same as described in this section.
●You can also view the playback picture on the LCD monitor with it flipped over and retracted.
●LCD monitor/viewfinder indications:
•The battery pack remaining power indicator is displayed for approximately 5 seconds on the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is turned on, and then it disappears.
However, the battery pack remaining power indicator
“” blinks when the power is almost gone.
•During Stop,
●Copy guarded tapes cannot be played back. The screen becomes blue back.
Speaker Volume Control
You can adjust the speaker volume by pushing the Power Zoom Lever.
1 ADJUST VOLUME
If you want to turn up the volume . . .
.... push the Power Zoom Lever towards “+”.
If you want to turn down the volume . . .
.... push the Power Zoom Lever towards