GETTING STARTED
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1Set the Power Switch to “M”
or “PLAY” while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the
switch.
2Open the LCD monitor fully.
(墌pg. 17)
●To adjust the brightness of the
viewfinder, pull out the
viewfinder fully and set
“PRIORITY” to “FINDER”
(墌pg. 29, 31).
3Press MENU. The Menu
Screen appears.
4Press r or t to select “n”,
and press SET. The CAMERA
DISPLAY Menu appears.
5Press r or t to select “BRIGHT”, and press SET.
The Menu Screen closes and the brightness control
indicator appears.
6Press w or e until the appropriate brightness is
reached.
7Press SET to clear the brightness control indicator
form the display.
To attach the camcorder to a
tripod, align screw to the
mounting socket on the
camcorder. Then tighten the
screw clockwise.
The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a
cassette.
1Slide 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.
2Insert 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.
3Close 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.
Brightness Adjustment Of The Display
Tripod Mounting
BRIGHT
MENU
r (Up)
e (Right)
t (Down)
SET
w (Left)
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
Make sure the window side
is facing out.
Cassette holder cover
Cassette holder
PUSH HERE
OPEN/EJECT
Erase
protection tab
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