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Loading a Cassette
Use only videocassettes marked with the D logo.
Loading and UnloadingMastering the Basics
1.Slide and hold the OPEN/EJECT switch and open the cassette compartment cover.
The cassette compartment opens automatically.
2.Load/unload the cassette.•Load the cassette with the window facing the grip belt and the REC/SAVE tab facing upward.
•Unload the cassette by pulling it straight out.
3.Press the P mark on the cassette compartment until it clicks.
Wait for the cassette compartment to retract automatically.
4.Close the cassette compartment cover.
Tapew protection tab
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❍Do not interfere with the cassette compartment while it is opening or closing automatically or attempt to close the cover until the cassette compartment has fully retracted.
❍Be careful not to get your fingers caught in the cassette compartment cover.
❍If the camcorder is connected to a power source, cassettes can be loaded/unloaded even if the POWER switch is set to OFF.
❍v flashes if no cassette is inserted when turning on the power (in CAMERA and PLAY (VCR) mode).
❍With some types of tapes, the remaining tape display may not be accurate.
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