Preparations

Turning On/Off the Power

Turning On the Power

Preparation: Attach a charged battery or connect the AC adapter.

0To make use of a battery, refer to “Charging the Battery Pack” (A p. 24).

o When the AC adapter is connected1Connect the AC adapter to the [DC] terminal

AUDIOINN

OPE

MIC

[DC] Terminal

AC Adapter

To AC Outlet (110 V to 240 V)

2Set the [STANDBY/ON OFF] switch to [ON].

[STANDBY/ON OFF] switch

0The camera recorder starts up in Camera mode.

0The camera recorder always start up in Camera mode when the power is turned on.

o [CAM/MEDIA] operation mode and indicating lamp status

Use the [CAM/MEDIA] operation mode selection switch to switch to a different mode. The [CAM] indicating lamp and [MEDIA] indicating lamp change as below.

Mode[CAM] Indicating[MEDIA] Indicating

 

Lamp

Lamp

During Camera

Lights up in red

Light goes out

mode

 

 

During Media

Light goes out

Lights up in red

mode

 

 

[CAM/MEDIA] switch

.

0To switch to the Media mode, turn the [CAM/MEDIA] selection switch, or press the [CAM/MEDIA] button.

In other words, you can make a [CAM]/[MEDIA] selection at one of the two locations.

Turning Off the Power1Set the [STANDBY/ON OFF] switch to [OFF].

[STANDBY/ON OFF] switch

o Auto power off feature

If the unit is running using the battery only, and “AUTO POWER OFF” in the common menu is set to “ON”, the power will turn off automatically if the unit is not operated or does not operate for five minutes.

“ AUTO POWER OFF ” (A p. 64)

Memo :

0When both the battery and AC adapter are connected, power from the AC adapter connection will be used. As such, the “AUTO POWER OFF” function will not have any effect.

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