Samsung SC-D381 Basic Minidv Camcorder Operation, Turning the miniDV camcorder on and off

preparation

BASIC MINIDV CAMCORDER OPERATION

Turning the miniDV camcorder on and off
	Mode indicator
You can turn the camcorder on or off by sliding the POWER switch downward.

•Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to toggle the power on or off.

Setting the operating modes
• Set the operation mode by adjusting the MODE button and Select switch	AV	DV
(SC-D383/D385 only) before operating any functions.

1. Press the MODE button to set Camera( ) or Player( ).			POWER
			MODE
Each press of the MODE button toggles between the Camera ( ) mode
and Player ( ) mode.			CHG
2. Set the Select switch to CARD or TAPE. (SC-D383/D385 only)
-	Camera mode (	): To record movie or photo images on a tape. ➥page 19	DC IN
-	Player mode (	): To play movie or photo images on a tape. ➥page 19	MODE button
-	M.Cam mode (	): To record movie or photo images on a memory card.
-	M.Player mode (	➥pages 20, 76 and 82	POWER switch
		): To play movie or photo images on a memory card.
		➥pages 20, 77 and 84

• The operating modes are determined by the position of he MODE button and Select switch (SC-D383/D385 only).

Mode Name	Camera Mode	Player Mode	M.Cam Mode	M.Player Mode
MODE button
Select switch
(SC-D383/D385
only)
	tvkl	tvkl	tvkl	tvkl

•M.Cam Mode : Memory Camera Mode

M.Player Mode : Memory Player Mode

•The M.Cam Mode and the M.Player Mode are only available on models SC-D383/D385.

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