Loading/Unloading a Cassette
Use only video cassettes marked with the D logo.
1.Slide 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.
•Unload the cassette by pulling it straight out.
3.Press the P mark on the cassette compartment until it clicks.4.Wait for the cassette compartment to retract automatically and close the cassette compartment cover.
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❍Do not interfere with the cassette compartment while it is opening or closing automatically, or attempt to close the cover before 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.
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