Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................

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For Your Safety...........................................................................................................................................

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Important Safeguards ..................................................................................................................................

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

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Read This First ..........................................................................................................................................

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Before You Begin......................................................................................................................................

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Features...............................................................................................................................................

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Components and Accessories..........................................................................................................

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Optional RF Adapter ..........................................................................................................................

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Lens Cap..............................................................................................................................................

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Using the lens cap string:..................................................................................................................

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Removing the lens cap ......................................................................................................................

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Getting Started...........................................................................................................................................

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Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................

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Additional Information ........................................................................................................................

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Adjusting the Electronic Viewfinder .................................................................................................

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Eyepiece Adjustment .........................................................................................................................

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Adjustment the Hand Strap...............................................................................................................

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Loading Batteries................................................................................................................................

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Clock Battery.......................................................................................................................................

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Remote Control Batteries..................................................................................................................

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Camcorder Batteries Using Battery Pack.......................................................................................

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Removing the Battery Pack ..............................................................................................................

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Checking the Battery's Charge.........................................................................................................

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Using Alkaline Dry-Cell Batteries.....................................................................................................

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Using Alternative Power Sources ....................................................................................................

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Using the AC Adapter/Charger.........................................................................................................

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Using a Car Battery............................................................................................................................

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Inserting and Removing Cassettes..................................................................................................

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Inserting a Cassette ...........................................................................................................................

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Removing a Cassette.........................................................................................................................

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Protecting Recorded Material...........................................................................................................

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Using the Linear Time Counter ........................................................................................................

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Remaining Tape .................................................................................................................................

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Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................................

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Correcting the Date and Time ..........................................................................................................

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Getting Started, Identifying Controls........................................................................................................

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Basic Techniques.......................................................................................................................................

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Making a Basic Recording ................................................................................................................

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Playing Back Your Recording...........................................................................................................

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Connecting to a Television with a VCR Attached..........................................................................

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Connecting to a Television with Audio In and Video In Jacks.....................................................

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Connecting to a Television without Audio In and Video In Jacks ...............................................

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Simple Playback (Using the Electronic Viewfinder) ......................................................................

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Using Still .............................................................................................................................................

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