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Loading/Unloading A Cassette

Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes

automatically. Wait until it recedes completely

The camcorder needs to be powered up to load

before closing the cassette holder cover.

When the battery pack’s charge is low, you may

or eject a cassette.

 

 

 

 

not be able to close the cassette holder cover. Do

 

 

 

 

Cassette holder

not apply force. Replace the battery pack with a

PUSH

cover

 

fully charged one or use AC power before

 

 

continuing.

OPEN/EJECT

 

 

 

 

3 Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it

 

 

 

 

 

 

locks into place.

 

 

 

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

Cassette holder

 

Erase

it.

 

NOTES:

 

protection tab

Make sure the window side

 

If you wait a few seconds and the cassette holder

is facing out.

 

 

does not open, close the cassette holder cover

 

 

 

1 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction

and try again. If the cassette holder still does not

open, turn the camcorder off then on again.

of the arrow, then pull the cassette holder cover

If the tape does not load properly, open the

open until it locks. The cassette holder opens

cassette holder cover fully and remove the

automatically.

 

 

cassette. A few minutes later, insert it again.

Do not touch internal components.

 

When the camcorder is suddenly moved from a

2 Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH” to

cold place to a warm environment, wait a short

 

close the cassette holder.

time before opening the cassette holder cover.

 

Be sure to press only the section labelled “PUSH” 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.

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