Before using
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parentheses indicate the recordable times when
the LCD monitor is used.
$We recommend the Battery Pack CGA-DU12,
CGA-DU14 and CGA-DU21 for long time
recording (2 hours or more for continuous
recording, 1 hour or more for actual recording).
$The actual time may become shorter than this.
The recordable time shown in the table are
approximations. The recordable time will
become shorter in the following cases:
$When you use both the viewfinder and the
LCD monitor simultaneously while rotating
the LCD monitor frontward to record yourself,
using the 0 lux night view function, etc.
$When you use this camera with the LCD
monitor lit up by pressing the [POWER LCD]
button.
$The batteries heat up after use or charging. The
main unit of the movie camera being used will
also heat up. This is normal.
$Along with the reduction of the battery capacity,
the display will change: !"!"#"!"
$"!"%"!"&. If the battery
discharges, then % (&) will flash.
Inserting/removing a cassette
1Slide the [OPEN/EJECT] lever and open the
cassette cover.
$When the cover is fully opened, the cassette
holder will come out.
2After the cassette holder is opened, insert/
remove the cassette.
$When inserting a cassette, orient it as shown
in the figure, and then securely insert it as far
as it goes.
$When removing, pull it straight out.
3Push the [PUSH] mark ! in order to close
the cassette holder.
4Only after the cassette holder is completely
housed, close the cassette cover.
$After using, make sure to rewind the cassette
completely, remove it, and put it in a case. Store
the case in an upright position. (-56-)
$When condensation is formed on the lens or the
main unit of the movie camera, even if no
condensation alarm is indicated, condensation
may have formed on the heads or the cassette
tape. Do not open the cassette cover. (-54-)
%When the cassette holder does not

come out

$Close the cassette cover completely, and then
open it again completely.
$Check if the battery has run down.
%When the cassette holder cannot be

housed

$Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF], then to [ON]
again.
$Check if the battery has run down.
%Inserting/removing the cassette
$When the cassette holder is in action, do not
touch anything except the [PUSH] mark.
$When inserting a previously recorded cassette,
use the blank search function to find the position
where you want to continue recording. If you
overwrite-record on a previously recorded
cassette, be sure to find the position where you
continue recording.
$Close the cassette cover tightly.
$When closing the cassette cover, do not get
anything, such as a cable, caught in the cover.
%Accidental erasure prevention
If the accidental erasure prevention slider !$of a
cassette is opened (slide in the direction of the
[SAVE] arrow), the cassette cannot be recorded.
When recording, close the accidental erasure
prevention slider of the cassette (slide in the
direction of the [REC] arrow).
OPEN/
EJECT
PUSH
1
R E C
SAVE
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