Sony DCR-HC17E, DCR-HC19E, DCR-HC21E, DCR-HC22E Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly

Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly

To record or play back, slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp.

When using it for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen appears (p. 16).

LENS COVER switch

POWER switch

1Slide the LENS COVER switch to OPEN.

2Slide the POWER switch repeatedly in the direction of the arrow to turn on the respective lamp.

If the POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG), slide it down while pressing the green button.

Lamps that light up

CAMERA: To record on a tape.

PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.

•When you slide the POWER switch to turn on the CAMERA lamp, the current date and time will be displayed on the screen for about 5 seconds.

3Put your wrist through the Strap Belt.

The length of the Strap Belt is adjustable.

4Hold the camcorder as illustrated below.

To turn off the power

Slide the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG).

Set the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE.

•At the time of purchase, the power will be set to turn off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation attempted for approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power. ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 46).

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