Usable cassettes and playback modes

Notes on the mini DV cassette

To prevent accidental erasure

Slide out the protect tab on the cassette so that the red portion is visible. [a]

When affixing a label on the mini DV cassette

Be sure to affix a label on only the location as illustrated below so as not to cause malfunction of the camcorder. [b]

After using the mini DV cassette

Rewind the tape to the beginning, put the cassette in its case, and store it in an upright position.

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To record

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slide out to prevent accidental erasure.

Note on gold-plated connector

If the gold-plated connector of mini DV cassettes is dirty or dusty, you may not operate the function using cassette memory. Clean up the gold-plated connector with cotton-wool swab, about every 10 times ejection of a cassettes. [c]

Charging the vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder

Your camcorder is supplied with a vanadium-lithium battery installed so as to retain the date and time, etc., regardless of the setting of the POWER switch. The vanadium-lithium battery is always charged as long as you are using the camcorder. The battery, however, will get discharged gradually if you do not use the camcorder. It will be completely discharged in about six months if you do not use the camcorder at all. Even if the vanadium-lithium battery is not charged, it will not affect the camcorder operation. To retain the date and time, etc., charge the battery if the battery is discharged. The following are charging methods:

•Connect the camcorder to house current using the supplied AC power adaptor, and leave the camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours.

•Or install the fully charged battery pack in the camcorder, and leave the camcorder with

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the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours.