Recording
Making a Recording
The steps below tell you how to make a recording and suggest using some of the recording features. Each feature is described in detail on the following pages.
REW Button
DISPLAY BLANK REC
REW PLAY F FWD
STOP PAUSE
EJECT
Eyepiece
Focus Control
Zoom Control
CAM (Camera) Indicator
POWER Switch
Thumb Trigger
EJECT Button
To Make a Recording:
1. Attach a power supply.
Attach the adapter, charged battery, or install optional “AA” alkaline batteries.
2.Remove the lens cap and attach it to the handstrap.
3.Slide the POWER switch upward to turn on the camcorder.
The CAM indicator will light and the camcorder will enter the record pause mode. PAUSE appears in the viewfinder
4.Insert a video tape.
•Press EJECT.
•Insert the cassette with safety tab facing up and the tape window facing out.
5.Adjust the viewfinder and eyepiece focus control for your vision.
6.Start and stop recording.
•Press and release the thumb trigger (REC START/STOP button) to start recording. REC appears in the viewfinder.
•Press and release the the thumb trigger again to stop recording. The camcorder is now in record pause. PAUSE appears in the viewfinder.
•The camcorder will automatically turn off if it remains in record pause for three minutes. Slide the POWER switch upward to turn the camcorder back on.
7.Use the zoom feature.
•Zoom in and out using the zoom control.
8.Review what you have recorded.
•Press and release REW to review the last few seconds of the recording.
•Press and hold REW or FFWD to visually see what you have recorded. Release the button to begin recording at that point.
9.When you are finished, slide the POWER switch upward to turn off the camcorder. Replace the lens cap.
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