GETTING STARTED
16 EN
MasterPage: Left

The camcorder needs to be powered up to

load or eject a cassette.

1Slide 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.
2Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH”

to close the cassette holder.

●Be sure to press only the section labeled
“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.
●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.
3Close the cassette holder cover firmly until

it locks into place.

NOTES:
●If you wait a few seconds and the cassette
holder does not open, close the cassette holder
cover and try again. If the cassette holder still
does not open, turn the camcorder off then on
again.
●If the tape does not load properly, open the
cassette holder cover fully and remove the
cassette. A few minutes later, insert it again.
●When the camcorder is suddenly moved from a
cold place to a warm environment, wait a short
time before opening the cassette holder cover.
• Appears if a tape is loaded while the Power
Switch is set to “REC”.
• Blinks when no tape is loaded.
Appears if a tape is not loaded when the
Recording Start/Stop Button or SNAPSHOT
Button is pressed while the Power Switch is set to
“REC” and the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to
“VIDEO”.
Appears when the erase protection tab is set to
“SAVE” while the Power Switch is set to “REC”
and the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch is set to
“VIDEO”. ( pg. 18)
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
Make sure the window
side is facing out.
OPEN/
EJECT
PUSH
Cassette holder
Erase
protection
tab
Cassette
holder
cover TAPE!

CHECK TAPE’S ERASE PROTECTION TAB

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