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Chapter 2
Fitting and Connections
VF connector
Retaining catch
Viewfinder left-to-right
position fixing ring
Viewfinger front-to-back
position locking knob
Viewfinder left-to-right
position fixing ring
Using Accessories
Using the Viewfinder
Removing the Viewfinder
Remove any microphone from the viewfinder before
beginning.
1
Pull the viewfinder connector
out of the VF connector on the
front.
2
Loosen the viewfinder left-to-
right position fixing ring, then
pulling up the retaining catch,
slide the viewfinder out.
To fit the viewfinder
Reverse the removal procedure. (You need not hold
the viewfinder stopper up.)
Left eye adaptor
By fitting a left eye adaptor, you can use the
camcorder with your left eye to the viewfinder.
Note
You cannot stow the camcorder attached with a left
eye adaptor in the LC-421 Carrying Case.
For details, consult your Sony dealer.
Adjusting the viewfinder position
To adjust the viewfinder left-to-right position, loosen
the left-to-right fixing ring, and to adjust the front-to-
back position loosen the front-to-back position locking
knob.
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Screws removed from the
camcorder
CAC-12
Microphone
holder
M4
×
6 screws
Microphone adaptor
Using an Optional Microphone
To use a long microphone such as the optional ECM-
670/672, remove the supplied microphone holder, and
fit an optional CAC-12 Microphone Holder to the
camcorder, then mount the microphone in this holder.
Removing the supplied microphone
holder
Remove the two microphone holder retaining screws
(M4
×
6) from the viewfinder, remove the microphone
holder, then replace the screws in their original
positions.
Fitting the optional CAC-12 Microphone
Holder
Remove the two retaining screws (M3
×
8) for the
optional microphone holder, then use these screws to
attach the CAC-12 Microphone Holder.
Fitting an optional microphone
Use the following procedure to attach an optional
ECM-670 Microphone.
1
Loosen the screw of the CAC-
12 Microphone Holder, then
open the holder and replace the
microphone adaptor with the
one supplied with the ECM-
670 Microphone.
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