Brightness Adjustment Of

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Make sure the windowside is facing out.
The Display

Erase protection tab

OPEN/EJECT
1Select

2SET

Perform steps 1 – 2 in “Language Settings” ( 12).

1 Select “DISPLAY”, press SET or ¤. 2 Select “BRIGHT”, press SET or ¤.

3Select the appropriate brightness, press SET or ¤.

4Press MENU.

Press £ whenever you want to return to the previous menu screen.

Loading/Unloading A Cassette

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.

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

•Be sure to press only the section labeled “PUSH” to close the cassette holder; touching other parts may cause your

fi nger 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.

Cassette holder Cassetteholder cover

3Close the cassette holder cover fi rmly 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.

16:9 Wide Mode

You can record videos at 4:3 size and 16:9 size. By default, the camera is set to record videos at the 4:3 size.

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC” ( 9).

2Each press 16:9 switches the screen size.

16:9
4 : 3

16 : 9

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Note:

If you record videos in 16:9 size, the image may appear to be slightly horizontally stretched when playing back on TV with the 4:3 screen.

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