GETTING STARTED EN 9

Brightness Adjustment Of The Display

Loading/Unloading A Cassette

1 Set the Power Switch to “M” or “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 11)

3 Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in. The Menu Screen appears.

4 Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel to select “n”, and press it. The CAMERA DISPLAY Menu appears.

MMENU/VOL.

BRIGHT

The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette.

OPEN/EJECT

Cassette

holder cover

PUSH HERE

STARTED

5 Rotate the MMENU/VOL.

Wheel to select “BRIGHT”, and press it. The Menu Screen closes and the brightness control indicator appears.

6 Rotate the MMENU/VOL. Wheel until the appropriate brightness is reached.

7 Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in.

●It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the viewfinder by pulling out the viewfinder, setting “PRIORITY” in the SYSTEM Menu to “FINDER” ( pg. 15, 17) and adjusting as described above.

Tripod Mounting

To attach the camcorder to a tripod, align the direction stud and screw to the mounting socket and stud hole on the camcorder. Then tighten the screw clockwise.

● Some tripods are not equipped with studs.

CAUTION:

When attaching the camcorder to a tripod, extend its legs to

stabilize the camcorder. It is not advised to use small sized tripods. This may cause damage to the unit by falling over.

 

Make sure the

GETTING

 

window side is

Cassette holder

facing out.

 

Erase protection tab

1 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow, then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. The cassette holder opens automatically.

●Do not touch internal components.

2 Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder.

●Be sure to press only the section labeled “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder; touching other parts may cause your finger to get caught in the cassette holder, resulting in injury or product damage.

●Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes automatically. Wait until it recedes completely before closing the cassette holder cover.

●When the battery pack’s charge is low, you may not be able to close the cassette holder cover. Do not apply force. Replace the battery pack with a fully charged one or use AC power before continuing.

3 Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it locks into place.

Approximate recording time

Tape

 

Recording mode

 

 

 

 

SP

 

LP

 

 

 

 

30 min.

30 min.

 

45 min.

 

 

 

 

60 min.

60 min.

 

90 min.

 

 

 

 

80 min.

80 min.

 

120 min.

 

 

 

 

To switch the recording mode, refer to pages 15 and 16.

To protect valuable recordings

Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of “SAVE”. This prevents the tape from being recorded over. To record on this tape, slide the tab back to “REC” before loading it.

For other notes,  pg. 27.