Canon DC210, DC201, DC211 About the Power Switch, About the Operating Modes, Operation

10About this Manual

The functions assigned to the joystick change according to the operation mode and the camcorder’s settings. Press ( ) to display/hide the joystick guide.

In the illustrations of the manual,		When the joystick guide contains
positions other than those relevant to the		multiple ‘pages’, [NEXT] and the page
function explained are marked with a		number icon ( ) will appear at the
striped pattern. Depending on the model		bottom position. Push the joystick ( )
and the operation mode, these positions	NEXT	toward [NEXT] to display the next ‘page’
may be empty or show a different icon		of the guide.

than the one on the illustration.

About the Power Switch

In addition to turning the camcorder on and off, the power switch

also toggles the camcorder’s operating mode.

To turn on the camcorder: Hold the lock button pressed down and

move the power switch down to ON.

To change the operating mode: From the ON position, slide down the power switch momentarily toward MODE and release it. This action will toggle the operating mode between recording (CAMERA - red indicator) and playback (PLAY - green indicator).

Lock

button

About the Operating Modes

The camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the positions of the power switch and the

/ switch. In the manual, indicates that a function is available in the operating

mode shown and indicates that the function is not available. When no operating mode icons are given, the function is available in all operating modes.

Operating Mode	Operating	/	Icon Display	Operation
	Mode Indicator	Switch
	CAMERA			Recording movies	25
	(Red)			on the disc
	PLAY	(Movies)		Playing movies	29
	(Green)			from the disc
	CAMERA			Recording still images on	27
	(Red)			the disc
		(Still
	PLAY			Viewing still images from
		images)			30
	(Green)			the disc