WARNINGS ...........................................................................................................................................

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PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................................................................

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PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................................................................

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FEATURES................................................................................................................................................

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ACCESSORIES........................................................................................................................................

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ..............................................................................................................

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR AC ADAPTER/CHARGER ..................................

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ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER ............................................................................................................

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POWER SOURCES..............................................................................................................................

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￿ WHEN USING WITH THE BATTERY (Provided) .........................................................................

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￿ WHEN USING WITH THE AC ADAPTER/CHARGER (Provided).............................................

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￿ WHEN USING WITH THE CAR BATTERY (By using optional car battery cord Hitachi VM-

CC70A).....................................................................................................................................................

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CHECKING THE BATTERY..............................................................................................................

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CHARGING A BATTERY ..................................................................................................................

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MAKING A SAMPLE RECORDING .................................................................................................

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IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION OF CONTROLS .................................................................

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DATE/TIME Setting.............................................................................................................................

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￿ To correct date/time information after starting the date/time.......................................................

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￿ To correct date/time information during programming .................................................................

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AUTOMATIC DATE RECORDING...................................................................................................

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AUTO FOCUS......................................................................................................................................

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￿ The auto focus will not work under the following conditions. ......................................................

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POWER ZOOM ....................................................................................................................................

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MACRO ................................................................................................................................................

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PROGRAM AE (Auto Exposure).........................................................................................................

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INDEX SIGNAL RECORDING ..........................................................................................................

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QUICK EDIT (Edit Search)..................................................................................................................

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INSTANT REVIEW .............................................................................................................................

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DISPLAY BUTTON.............................................................................................................................

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LINEAR TIME COUNTER..................................................................................................................

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REMAINING TAPE.............................................................................................................................

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TITLE RECORDING ...........................................................................................................................

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￿ Creating a title.....................................................................................................................................

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￿ Correcting errors during title storage...............................................................................................

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￿ Recording titles on a tape in the camera/recorder........................................................................

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￿Recording titles on another VCR while playing a tape back with the camcorder......................

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￿ Chart of characters available in the titler ........................................................................................

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VIEWING THE PICTURE PLAYED BACK ON YOUR TV ............................................................

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STILL....................................................................................................................................................

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FORWARD AND REVERSE SEARCH..............................................................................................

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MEMORY.............................................................................................................................................

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