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VIDEO RECORDING
NOTE:
Before continuing, perform the procedures listed
below:
●Power (墌pg. 13)
●Loading A Cassette (墌pg.16)
1Remove the lens cap. (墌pg.11)
2Open the LCD monitor fully. (墌pg.12)
3Set the VIDEO/MEMORY switch to “VIDEO”.
4Set the power switch to “A” or “M” while
pressing down the lock button located on the
switch.
●The POWER/CHARGE lamp lights and the
camcorder enters the record-standby mode.
“PAUSE” is displayed.
●To record in LP (Long Play) mode, 墌pg.34.
5To start recording, press the recording start/
stop button. The tally lamp lights and “TREC”
appears on the display while recording is in
progress.
6To stop recording, press the recording start/
stop button again. The camcorder re-enters the
record-standby mode.
Approximate recording time
NOTES:
●If the record-standby mode continues for
5minutes, the camcorder’s power shuts off
automatically. To turn the camcorder on again,
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” (墌pg.20).
●To turn the tally lamp or beep sounds off,
墌pg.33, 35.
●During recording, sound is not heard from the
speaker. To hear the sound, connect optional
headphone to the headphone connector.

Tape R ema ini ng T ime

Approximate tape remaining
time appears on the display.
“–h––m” means the
camcorder is calculating the
remaining time. When the
remaining time reaches 2minutes, the indication
starts blinking.
●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.
Basic Recording
Tape Recording mode
SP LP
30min. 30min. 45min.
60min. 60min. 90min.
80min. 80min. 120min.
A
POWER/CHARGE Lamp
VIDEO/MEMORY
Recording Start/Stop
Button
Power Switch
Lock Button
Power Zoom Lever
Tally L amp
(Lights while recording is in
progress.)
VIDEO RECORDING & PLAYBACK
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