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Basic Shooting
Making the First Recording
Please check the following before recording. ■ Have you connected a power source?
(Battery Pack or AC Power Adapter)
BATTERY
■ Have you set the power switch to the CAMERA position?
CAMERA
■Have you inserted a cassette? (see page 22)
■Make sure that STANDBY is displayed in the OSD (if the red tab of the cassette is covering the hole, STANDBY will not be displayed)
■Have you removed the LENS CAP?
■Make sure that the image you want to record is visable in the Viewfinder.
■Make sure that there is enough remaining power for the expected recording time. (see page 21)
■We recommend that beginners, who are using the camcorder for the first time, switch the EASY mode on.
a.To start recording, press the red START/STOP button.
Recording starts and REC is displayed in the Viewfinder.
REC 
X:XX:XX
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