GETTING STARTED EN 15
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
1 Set the Power Switch to “M” or “PLAY” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 17)
●To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, pull out the viewfinder fully and set “PRIORITY” to “FINDER” ( pg. 29, 31).
3 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
4 Press r or t to select “n”, and press SET. The CAMERA DISPLAY Menu appears.
SET | MENU | |
r (Up) | ||
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w (Left) |
e (Right)
t(Down)
BRIGHT
The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette.
PUSH HERE | Cassette holder cover |
OPEN/EJECT |
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| Erase |
| protection tab |
| STARTED |
Cassette holder | GETTING |
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Make sure the window side
5 Press r or t to select “BRIGHT”, and press SET. The Menu Screen closes and the brightness control indicator appears.
6 Press w or e until the appropriate brightness is reached.
7 Press SET to clear the brightness control indicator form the display.
Tripod Mounting
To attach the camcorder to a tripod, align screw to the mounting socket on the camcorder. Then tighten the screw clockwise.
is facing out.
1 Slide and hold OPEN/EJECT in the direction of the arrow, then pull the cassette holder cover open until it locks. The cassette holder opens automatically.
●Do not touch internal components.
2 Insert or remove a tape and press “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder.
●Be sure to press only the section labelled “PUSH HERE” to close the cassette holder; touching other parts may cause your finger 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.
3 Close the cassette holder cover firmly until it locks into place.
To protect valuable recordings
Slide the erase protection tab on the back of the tape in the direction of “SAVE”. This prevents the tape from being recorded over. To record on this tape, slide the tab back to “REC” before loading it.
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.
