6
First-Time Operation
7.
Select a recording speed.
6.
Insert a tape.
• Open the LCD monitor at least 60˚
before opening the cassette holder.
• Slide the
EJECT
switch.
The cassette holder opens
automatically.
• Turn the tape wheel on the cassette
to remove any slack from the tape.
Select SP or SLP recording speed.
Press
and hold
the
SP/SLP
button to
select a recording speed. The tape
speed you select (
SP
or
SLP
)
appears
in the viewfinder or on the LCD
monitor.
• SP – Standard play provides the
best picture, but the shortest
recording time (20 minutes with a
TC-20 tape).
• SLP – Extended play provides
three times the recording time as
SP (60 minutes with a TC-20
tape). SLP has slightly more
picture noise in normal playback.
• Insert the cassette with the tape
wheel facing up and the tape
window facing out.
• Press on the button on the cassette
holder until it locks into place.
•
P AUSE
appears when a
recordable tape is inserted in the
camcorder and the camcorder
enters record-pause mode.
Press here to close the
cassette compartment.
Tape Wheel
Tape
Window
EJECT
Switch
SP/SLP
Button
WARNING
:
Never try to
open the
door by
prying as
you could
damage the
camcorder.
