VIDEO RECORDING EN 17

Basic Recording

Tape Remaining Time

Approximate tape remaining

NOTE:

time appears on the display.

Before continuing, perform the procedures listed

“– h – – m” means the

below:

camcorder is calculating the

● Power ( pg. 11)

remaining time. When the

● Loading A Cassette ( pg. 16)

remaining time reaches 2 minutes, the indication

Power Zoom Lever

starts blinking.

● The time required to calculate and display the

 

Power Switch

remaining tape length, and the accuracy of the

calculation, may vary according to the type of tape

 

Lock Button

used.

 

POWER/CHARGE Lamp

 

Recording Start/Stop Button

 

1 Remove the lens cap. ( pg. 10)

2 Open the LCD monitor fully.

3 Set 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,  pg. 23.

4 To start recording, press the Recording Start/ Stop Button. “T REC” appears on the display while recording is in progress.

5 To stop recording, press the Recording Start/ Stop Button again. The camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

Approximate recording time

Tape

Recording mode

 

 

 

SP

LP

 

 

 

30 min.

30 min.

45 min.

 

 

 

60 min.

60 min.

90 min.

 

 

 

80 min.

80 min.

120 min.

 

 

 

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. 19).

●To turn the beep sounds off,  pg. 22, 25.