5. Adjust the hand strap.
Adjust the hand strap so it is snug around your
hand when you place your thumb on the thumb
trigger and your middle and index fingers on the
power zoom buttons.
1.Unsnap the flap and open the adjustment strap
2. Put your hand in the hand strap.
3. Pull the adjustment strap to tighten.
4. Snap the flap closed.
6. Turn on the camcorder.
Because your camcorder is both a camera and a
VCR, it performs two completely separate groups
of functions. The position of the POWER
(CAM (camera) /OFF/PLAY) switch tells the
camcorder whether you want to record (CAM),
play back tapes (PLAY), or turn off the
camcorder’s power (OFF). Some of the controls
operate differently depending on the position of
the POWER switch.
• Press and hold the small button on the POWER
switch while sliding it to the CAM position.
7. Place the ON/POWER SAVE lever in
the ON position.
The camcorder also has an ON/POWER SAVE
lever to conserve battery power when recording.
• During recording, place the ON/POWER SAVE
lever in the ON position. The camcorder will
not record unless this lever is in the ON
position.
• Place the ON/POWER SAVE lever in the
POWER SAVE position during recording
breaks. The camcorder will enter the “standby
mode”.
Important Note: The dew indicator will appear in
the electronic viewfinder when there is excessive
moisture in the camcorder. Remove the cassette from
the camcorder and let it dry naturally.
First-Time Operation
(continued)
8. Insert a cassette in the camcorder.
1.Slide the OPEN button and completely open
the cassette compartment cover.
2. Press the EJECT button to open the cassette
compartment.
3. Insert a cassette only one way with the
record-protect (safety) tab facing up and the
tape window facing out.
4. Gently press on the side of the cassette
compartment where it is labeled PUSH (as
shown above) until it locks into place.
5. After the cassette compartment is fully
retracted, close the cassette compartment
cover.
Note: If the cassette you load into the cassette
compartment has been rewound in a different unit,
the cassette compartment may open again. Make
sure the cassette compartment is completely retracted
before closing the cassette compartment cover.
9. Set AUTO LOCK switch in the AUTO
LOCK position.
10. Pull out the electronic viewfinder and
adjust the eyepiece focus control for
your vision.
• Pull the electronic viewfinder out into the
operating position.
• If the image in the viewfinder is blurry, adjust
the eyepiece focus control for your vision.
Details are on page 23.
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OPEN Button
EJECT Button
Cassette
Compartment
Cover
Cassette
Compartment
