Functions used for recording/playback, etc. (continued)

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qa

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qs

qd

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Recording/playback

To check the remaining battery

(Battery Info) ..........................

Set the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG), then press DISP/BATT INFO . The battery information appears for about 7 seconds. Keep the button pressed to view it for about 20 seconds.

Remaining battery (approx.)

To turn off the operation confirmation

beep ....................................

See [BEEP] (p. 56) to set the operation beep.

To use special effects ................

See (PICT.APPLI.) menu (p. 48).

To initialize the settings .............

Press RESET to initialize all the settings, including the setting of the date and time.

(Menu items customized on Personal Menu are not initialized.)

Other part names and functions

Speaker

Sounds come out from the speaker.

• For how to adjust the volume, see page 23.

REC lamp

The REC lamp lights up in red during recording (p. 55).

Remote sensor

Point the Remote Commander (p. 32) towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder.

Internal stereo microphone For DCR-HC42:

When an external microphone is connected, the audio input from the external microphone takes precedence over others.

Recording capacity (approx.)

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