Inserting/removing a card

Before using

3Push the [PUSH] mark 1 in order to close the cassette holder.

PUSH

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. (-52-)

≥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. (-50-)

ªWhen 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.

ªWhen the cassette holder cannot be

housed

≥Set the [OFF/ON] switch to [OFF], then to [ON] again.

≥Check if the battery has run down.

ªInserting/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.

ªAccidental erasure prevention

If the accidental erasure prevention slider 1 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).

R E C

SAVE

Before inserting/removing a card, be sure to turn the power [OFF].

≥If the card is inserted or removed with the power turned on, this camera may malfunction or the

data recorded on the card may be lost.

1Open the LCD monitor and then open the card slot cover.

2Insert/remove the card into/from the card slot.

≥When inserting a card, face the label side 1 towards you and push it straight in with one stroke as far as it goes.

≥When removing the card, open the card slot cover and press the centre of the card and then pull it straight out.

3Securely close the card slot cover.

ªConcerning the card

≥Do not touch the terminals on the back of the card.

≥Do not format the card with another movie camera or any personal computer. This operation may make the card unusable.

≥Electrical noise, static electricity, or failure of the movie camera or the card may damage or erase the data stored on the card. We recommend saving important data on a personal computer by using a USB cable, PC card adaptor, and USB reader/writer.

ªCard access lamp

≥When the camera accesses the card (reading, recording, playback, erasing, etc.), the access lamp lights up.

≥If the following operations are performed when the access lamp is lit, then the card or the recorded data may be damaged or the camera may malfunction.

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