Before using
≥The recordable time will become shorter in the following cases:
≥When you use both the viewfinder and the LCD monitor simultaneously while rotating the LCD monitor frontward to record yourself, using the 0 lux night view function, etc.
≥When you use this camera with the LCD monitor lit up by pressing the [POWER LCD] button.
≥The batteries heat up after use or charging. The main unit of the movie camera being used will also heat up. This is normal.
≥Along with the reduction of the battery capacity, the display will change: r# s# t# u# v. If the battery discharges, then u(v) will flash.
Inserting/removing a cassette
1Slide the [OPEN/EJECT] lever and open the cassette cover.
OPEN/
EJECT
≥When the cover is fully opened, the cassette holder will come out.
2After the cassette holder is opened, insert/ remove the cassette.
≥When inserting a cassette, orient it as shown in the figure, and then securely insert it as far as it goes.
≥When removing, pull it straight out.
3Push the [PUSH] mark 1 in order to close the cassette holder.
1
PUSH
4Only after the cassette holder is completely housed, close the cassette cover.
≥After using, make sure to rewind the cassette completely, remove it, and put it in a case. Store
the case in an upright position.
≥When condensation is formed on the lens or the main unit of the movie camera, even if no condensation alarm is indicated, condensation may have formed on the heads or the cassette tape. Do not open the cassette cover.
ªWhen the cassette holder does not
come out
≥Close the cassette cover completely, and then open it again completely.
≥Check if the battery has run down.
ªWhen the cassette holder cannot be
housed
≥Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF], then to [ON] again.
≥Check if the battery has run down.
ªInserting/removing the cassette
≥When the cassette holder is in action, do not touch anything except the [PUSH] mark.
≥When inserting a previously recorded cassette, use the blank search function to find the position where you want to continue recording. If you
≥Close the cassette cover tightly.
≥When closing the cassette cover, do not get anything, such as a cable, caught in the cover.
ªAccidental erasure prevention
If the accidental erasure prevention slider 1 of a cassette is opened (slide in the direction of the [SAVE] arrow), the cassette cannot be recorded. When recording, close the accidental erasure prevention slider of the cassette (slide in the direction of the [REC] arrow).
1
R E C
SAVE
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