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Monitor Open
Button
Cassette cover
Cassette holder
PUSH HERE
GETTING
STARTED
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Loading/Unloading A Cassette
The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette.
OPEN/EJECT Switch
| OPEN LCD MONITOR |
| 1 Press the Monitor Open Button and open the LCD |
| monitor to an angle over 45 degrees. |
| OPEN CASSETTE COVER |
| 2 Press OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow then |
| swing the cover open until it locks. The holder opens |
| automatically. |
| •Do not touch internal components. |
| INSERT/REMOVE TAPE |
Make sure the | 3 Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to |
window side is | close the cassette holder. |
facing out. |
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•Once the cassette holder is closed, it recedes
Erase protection switch**automatically. Wait until it recedes completely before closing the cassette cover.
•When the battery’s charge is low, you may not be able to close the cover. Do not apply force. Replace the battery with a fully charged one before continuing.
4 CLOSE LCD MONITOR
**To protect valuable recordings . . .
.... slide the erase protection switch on the back of the tape in the direction of “SAVE”. This prevents this tape from being recorded over. If you decide later that you do want to record on this tape, slide the switch back to “REC” before loading the tape.
Approximate recording time
Tape | Recording mode |
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| SP |
| LP |
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30 min. |
| 45 min. | |
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60 min. |
| 90 min. | |
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NOTES:
●It takes a few seconds for the cassette holder to open. Do not apply force.
●If you wait a few seconds and the cassette holder does not open, close the cassette cover and try again. If the cassette holder still does not open, turn the camcorder off then on again.
●When the camcorder is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm environment, wait a short time before opening the cover.
●Closing the cassette cover before the cassette holder comes out may cause damage to the camcorder.
●Even when the camcorder is switched off, a cassette can be loaded or unloaded. After the cassette holder is closed with the camcorder switched off, however, it may not recede. It is recommended to turn the power on before loading or unloading.
●When resuming recording, once you open the cassette cover a blank portion will be recorded on the tape or a previously recorded scene will be erased (recorded over) regardless of whether the cassette holder came out or not. See page 22 for information about recording from the middle of a tape.
