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Basic Operations
Power Standby Mode
Power Standby mode allows you to prevent
accidental recording by locking all
operations except canceling the mode.
Hold down the STANDBY button for more
than 2 seconds when you pause record-
ing.
•The screen turns off and the STANDBY
indicator lights up.
To resume operation
Turning on/off the
Backlight
You can see the on-screen display outdoors
on a sunny day or in a location with bright
lighting even when the backlight turns off.
Also, this function is useful when watching
playback on a TV.
Hold down the LCD LAMP button for
more than 2 seconds to turn off the
backlight.
•“BACKLIGHT OFF” will flash for two seconds,
then H appears on the LCD screen.
To turn on the backlight
Press the LCD LAMP button.
Note:
•The BACKLIGHT OFF mode will cancel when
you close the LCD monitor.
Press the STANDBY button again to
return to the Recording Standby mode.
•It takes about 2 seconds to be able to start
recording.
Notes:
•Power Standby will cancel and the STANDBY
indicator will turn off in these situations below:
—When the camcorder remains in Power
Standby mode more than 5 minutes
—When the camcorder is set to Playback
mode
—When removing the battery pack
—When removing a cassette
•The camcorder will turn off automatically in 5
minutes after setting Power Standby mode if
it remains in Recording Standby mode after
canceling Power Standby mode.
—When Power Standby mode, for example,
is canceled after 3 minutes, the camcorder
will turn off if recording is not started within
2 minutes.
STANDBY indicator
STANDBY button
LCD LAMP button