bNote

•While recording movies on a “Memory Stick,” the only menu items available will be those with short cuts on the Personal Menu. In order to use other menu items, add them to the Personal Menu.

zTip

•If you do not use your camcorder for a long time, remove the cassette and store it.

Indicators displayed during recording on a tape

The indicators will not be recorded on the tape. Date/time and the camera settings data (p. 55) will not be displayed during recording.

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P-MENU

ARemaining battery

The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use. When you opened or closed the LCD panel, it takes about 1 minute to display the correct remaining battery time.

BRecording mode (SP or LP)

CFormat indicator

DRecording status ([STBY] (standby) or [REC] (recording))

ETime code or tape counter (hour: minute: second)

FRecording capacity of the tape Displayed after you run the tape for a while.

GPersonal Menu button (p. 60)

HEND SEARCH/EDIT SEARCH/Rec review display switch button (p. 45)

Indicators displayed during recording on a “Memory Stick”

The indicators will not be recorded on the “Memory Stick.”

Date/time (p. 55) will not be displayed during recording.

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P-MENU

Recording

ARecording folder

BRemaining battery

The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use. When you opened or closed the LCD panel, it takes about 1 minute to display the correct remaining battery time.

CRecording status ([REC] (recording))

DMovie size

ERecorded time (hour: minute: second)

FRecording capacity of the “Memory Stick”

G“Memory Stick” recording start indicator (appears for about 5 seconds)

HPersonal Menu button (p. 60)

IReview button (p. 24)

bNotes

•Before changing the battery pack, slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF.

•In the default setting, when you do not operate the camcorder for more than about 5 minutes, the power will automatically turn off to prevent battery loss ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 82). To restart recording, slide the POWER switch down to select CAMERA- TAPE or CAMERA-MEMORY, and then press

REC START/STOP.

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