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. 17).

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, slide it down while pressing the green button.

•When you slide the POWER switch to turn on the CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA- MEMORY lamp, the current date and time will be displayed on the LCD 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.

To turn off the power

Slide the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG) while pressing the green button.

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. 56).

Lamps that light up CAMERA-TAPE: To record on a tape. CAMERA-MEMORY: To record on a

“Memory Stick Duo.”

PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.

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