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CONTENTS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS	3
SOME DO’S AND DON’TS ON THE
SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT	4
PROVIDED ACCESSORIES	5
HOW TO ATTACH THE LENS CAP	5
HOW TO ATTACH THE CORE FILTER	6
AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATION	6
GETTING STARTED
Power ............................................................	7 – 8
Grip Adjustment ......................................................	8
Viewfinder Adjustment .............................................	8
Shoulder Strap Attachment .........................................	9
Tripod Mounting ......................................................	9
Loading/Unloading A Cassette ...............................	9 – 10
Date/Time Settings .................................................	10
Recording Mode Setting ............................................	10
TAPE RECORDING & PLAYBACK
TAPE RECORDING ..................................	11 – 13
Basic Recording ...........................................	11 – 12
Zooming ..........................................................	12
Time Code ........................................................	13
TAPE PLAYBACK ....................................	13 – 15
Normal Playback .........................................	13 – 14
Blank Search .....................................................	14
Connections ......................................................	15
ADVANCED FEATURES
FOR RECORDING .....................................	16 – 20
Night-Scope ......................................................	16
Programme AE With Special Effects ...........................	16
Fade/Wipe Effects ..............................................	17

Snapshot (For Tape Recording) ................................		18
Auto Focus ........................................................		18
Manual Focus ....................................................		19
Exposure Control ................................................		19
Iris Lock ...........................................................		20
White Balance Adjustment .....................................		20
Manual White Balance Operation .............................		20
USING MENUS FOR DETAILED ADJUSTMENT ....	21 – 25
For Recording Menu ......................................		21 – 24
For Playback Menu .......................................		24 – 25
DUBBING ..............................................	26 – 27
Dubbing To Or From A VCR ....................................		26
Dubbing To Or From A Video Unit Equipped
With A DV Connector (Digital Dubbing) ....................		27
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT ..............	28 – 32
Slow-Motion Playback ..........................................		28
Frame-By-Frame Playback .....................................		28
Playback Special Effects ........................................		28
Playback Zoom ..................................................		28
Audio Dubbing ...................................................		29
Insert Editing .....................................................		29
Random Assemble Editing [R.A.Edit] ..................		30 – 32
For More Accurate Editing ......................................		32
SYSTEM CONNECTIONS ...................................		33
Connection To A Personal Computer ..........................		33
REFERENCES
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................	34 – 36
CAUTIONS ............................................	37 – 38
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................		39
INDEX .................................................	40 – 45
Controls, Connectors And Indicators ...................		40 – 41
Indications .................................................		42 – 44
Using The Optional RM-V717U Remote Control Unit		...... 45
TERMS .................................................	46 – 47

Refer to the diagrams on page 40 and 42 while reading the instruction manual as all the controls, connectors, indicators and indications are numbered on the diagrams and those corresponding numbers are used throughout this manual unless specified.

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