MAKING A SAMPLE RECORDING

4.Press and hold the small button on "POWER" switch, and then slide it to the "CAM" position. The "POWER" indicator will light and the camcorder will enter record/pause mode automatically.

NOTES:

￿If the erase prevention tab on the cassette is removed, the "TAPE" indication in the viewfinder flasher for several seconds and the camcorder will not enter record/pause mode.

￿See page 43 for "EYEPIECE ADJUSTMENT".

5.Now, press "REC/PAUSE" button to start shooting the picture. The "REC" indication appears in the viewfinder and you are now recording the picture you see through the viewfinder.

6.Press "REC/PAUSE" button to stop recording. Press the button again to resume

recording. The "" indication will appear in the viewfinder instead of "REC" while the camcorder is in the record/pause (stand-by) mode.

NOTES:

￿The "TAPE END" indication starts flashing in the viewfinder when there is about five minutes recording time left on the cassette.

￿If the record/pause mode continues for more than 5 minutes, the camcorder's power is automatically turned off. To turn on again, press "REC/PAUSE" button. The camcorder enters record/pause (stand-by) mode.

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