The b mark on the left of “TAKE TOTAL TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

10Turn the MENU knob until the desired setting of “TAKE TOTAL TIME” appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting of TAKE TOTAL TIME changes in the following sequence: 5M y 10M y 15M y 20M y 30M y 40M y 50M y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H y 5H y 7H y 10H y 15H y 20H y 30H y 40H y 50H y 70H y 100H.

Here M means minutes (5M is 5 minutes) and H means hours (1H is one hour).

11Press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of “TAKE TOTAL TIME” changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

12Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC TIME.”

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FUNCTION1

 

TURBO SW

TURBO

CACHE/INTVAL REC

A.INT

TAKE

TOTAL TIME

5M

REC

TIME

5SEC

PRE-LIGHTING

OFF

 

 

 

13Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “REC TIME” returns to a z mark and the z mark of the setting returns to a ? mark.

14Turn the MENU knob until the desired time to be recorded on the tape appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting of REC TIME changes in the following sequence:

5SEC y 10SEC y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC y 50SEC y 1MIN y 2MIN y

.......38MIN y 39MIN y 40MIN.

Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5 seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is one minute).

You cannot set a REC TIME that is more than one thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME.

For example: When TAKE TOTAL TIME is set to 1H, the maximum value of REC TIME is 2 MIN. (60 minutes divided by 30 gives 2 minutes.)

The time setting displayed when you turn the MENU knob changes within the available setting times.

Be sure to set REC TIME after setting TAKE TOTAL TIME.

15Press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of “REC TIME” returns to a b mark and the ? mark returns to a z mark.

16Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “PRE- LIGHTING.”

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FUNCTION1

 

TURBO SW

TURBO

CACHE/INTVAL REC

A.INT

TAKE

TOTAL TIME

5M

REC

TIME

5SEC

PRE-LIGHTING

OFF

 

 

 

17Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

18Turn the MENU knob until the desired time to turn on the light before starting to record appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the PRE-LIGHTING time changes in the following sequence: OFF y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.

Notes

•Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO to turn on the light before recording.

The light switch must also be set to ON. With these settings, the light turns on and off automatically. (However, the light remains on continuously if the off time is less than 5 seconds.)

•When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously.

19Press the MENU knob.

The z mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” returns to a b mark and the ? mark returns to a z mark.

20To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and the message AUTO INTERVAL **M**S indicating Auto Interval Rec mode appears along the bottom of the viewfinder.

**M**S indicates the shooting interval. For example, when TAKE TOTAL TIME is set to 1H and REC TIME is set to 30 SEC, the message AUTO INTERVAL 00M04S appears. The shooting interval is 4 seconds.

The display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the viewfinder.

Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

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