RECORDING

Set REC MODE, TAPE LENGTH and DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU.

(Z pg. 18 – 22, “MENU SETTINGS”)

1 Remove the lens cap. Set the Power Switch ! to ” or ” while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch.

The camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode and “PAUSE” j is displayed.

2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button 9.

Yappears while recording is in progress.

•To stop recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button 9. The camcorder re-enters the Record- Standby mode.

PLAYBACK

1 Load a tape (Z pg. 8, “Loading/Unloading A Cassette”).

2 Set the Power Switch ! to “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button 0 located on the switch. To start playback, press 4/6%.

To stop playback temporarily (Still Playback), press 4/6%. To stop playback, press 5w. Press 2

qto rewind, or 3^ to fast-forward the tape. High-speed picture search (Shuttle Search) is possible by pressing 2q or 3^ during playback (holding 2q or 3^ down during playback continues search until released). To resume normal playback, press 4/6%.

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 “PLAY”.

•The playback picture can be viewed in the viewfinder or on a connected TV (Z pg. 15, “Connections To A TV/VCR”).

•To remove the indications, Z pg. 20, 21, DISPLAY or OSD OUTPUT in SYSTEM MENU.

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