Basic Recording

Perform the procedures listed below before continuing.

Power ( pg. 7)

Grip Adjustment ( pg. 8)

Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 8)

Load A Cassette ( pg. 9)

Recording Mode Setting ( pg. 10)

1 Remove the lens cap.

Pull on bottom end Q of LCD monitor to open and set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch t to “VIDEO”.

2 Set the Power Switch @ to “ ” or “” while pressing down the Lock Button $ located on the switch.

Shooting while using the LCD monitor: Open the

LCD monitor fully.

Shooting while using the viewfinder: Pull out the

viewfinder fully.

The Power lamp 0 lights and the camcorder enters the Record-Standby mode. “PAUSE” 8is displayed.

The image will not appear simultaneously on the LCD

monitor and the viewfinder. See “PRIORITY” in the SYSTEM Menu ( pg. 34).

3 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button !. “

4, 8 appears and the tally lamp ^ lights while

 

recording is in progress.

 

To Stop Recording, press the Recording Start/Stop Button !. The camcorder re-enters the Record- Standby mode.

To Adjust The Brightness Of The Display

..... press MONITOR BRIGHT + or 5 until the bright

level indicator o on the display moves and the appropriate brightness is reached.

It is also possible to adjust the brightness of the

viewfinder. Pull out the viewfinder, set “PRIORITY” in the SYSTEM Menu to “FINDER” ( pg. 34) and adjust as described above.

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NOTES:

If the Record-Standby mode continues for 5 minutes, the camcorder’s power shuts off automatically. To turn the camcorder on again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD monitor.

When a blank portion is left between recorded scenes on the tape, the time code is interrupted and errors may occur when editing the tape. To avoid this, refer to

“RECORDING FROM THE MIDDLE OF A TAPE” (pg. 14).

To turn the tally lamp ^ or beep sounds off,  pg. 34.

When you use the LCD monitor outdoors in direct sunlight, the LCD monitor may be difficult to see. If this happens, use the viewfinder instead.

Black spots or bright spots of light (red, green or blue)

may appear constantly on the LCD monitor or the viewfinder ( pg. 47).

When the Recording Start/Stop button ! is pressed, it

may take a few seconds before actual recording starts. “4 starts rotating when the camcorder actually starts recording.

The time required to calculate and display the remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the calculation, may vary according to the type of tape used.

“TAPE END” appears when the tape reaches its end, and the power goes off automatically if left in this condition for 5 minutes. “TAPE END” also appears when a cassette at

its end is loaded.

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