Basic operation of the camcorder

TURNING YOUR CAMCORDER ON/OFF

Home () button

LCD screen

1Turn on the camcorder by opening the LCD screen.•Your camcorder turns on automatically when you open the LCD screen.

•To turn the camcorder on when the LCD screen is already open, close the LCD screen and open it again.

2To turn off the camcorder, press and hold the Home () button or close the LCD screen.

•The camcorder operates the self-diagnosis function when you turn it on. ￿pages 93~97

•If the Quick On STBY function is set to 5 Min and you close the LCD

screen when the power is on, the power saving mode activates. ￿page 76

•The camcorder turns on automatically if connecting the AC power adaptor or inserting the battery to the camcorder with the LCD screen open.

When using this camcorder for the first time

When you use your camcorder for the first time or reset it, the time zone screen appears at start-up. Select your geographical location and then set the date and time. ￿page 28

If you do not set the date and time, the time zone screen appears every time you turn on the camcorder.

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