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RECORDING

Set REC MODE, S-VHS (S-VHS ET), TAPE
LENGTH and DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU.
( pg. 18 – 21, “MENU SETTINGS”)
1Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch
to “ ” or “ ”.
Shooting while using the viewfinder: Make sure
the LCD monitor* is closed and locked.
Shooting while using the LCD monitor*: Make
sure the LCD monitor* is fully open.
The camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode
and “PAUSE” is displayed.
•If you tilt the LCD monitor* upward to 180
degrees, the viewfinder switches back on and the
monitored image can be viewed both on the LCD
monitor* and in the viewfinder, so the personyou
shoot can view himself/herself.
2Press the Recording Start/Stop Button .
appears while recording is in progress.
•To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop
Button . The camcorder re-enters the Record-
Standby mode.
To Adjust The Brightness Of The LCD Monitor*,
rotate the BRIGHT Wheel until the bright level
indiator on the display moves and the
appropriate brightness is reached.
*Applicable models only.

PLAYBACK

1Load a tape ( pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A
Cassette”).
2Set the Power Switch to “ ”. To start
playback, press
4
/6 or .
To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press
4
/6 or . To stop playback, press 5 . Press
2
to rewind, or
3
to fast-forward the tape.
High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is
possible by pressing
2
or
3
during
playback (holding
2
or
3
down during
playback continues search until released). To
resume normal playback, press
4
/6 or .
For VIDEO RECORDING/VIDEO PLAYBACK
•The camcorder shuts off automatically after about
5 minutes in the Record-Standby or Stop mode.
To turn on again, set the Power Switch to
“OFF”, then to “”, “ ” or “ ”.
•When the Power Switch is set to “ ”, “ ” or
“” and the LCD monitor* is opened at an
angle of 60 degrees or more, the LCD monitor*
switches on and the viewfinder switches off
automatically to save power.
•The playback picture can be viewed in the
viewfinder (with the LCD monitor* shut), on the
LCD monitor* or on a connected TV ( pg. 15,
“Connections To A TV/VCR”).
•To remove the indications, pg. 21, DISPLAY or
OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.
•To control the speaker volume*, slide VOL.
towards “+” to turn up, or towards “–” to turn
down. While shooting, sound is not heard from
the speaker*.
•If TBC ( pg. 14) is engaged during Still
Playback, noise bars will not appear
(GR-SXM78EA/SXM48EA/SXM780A/SXM480A/
SXM280A only).
* Applicable models only.