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Automatic recording With the PROGRAM AE switch set to the green position, all the camera functions are on automatic (i.e. auto iris, auto white balance, auto focus) and the shutter speed is set at normal (1/60 second). Note about covering the camcorder Do not use marine packs, sports packs, or rain jackets to cover the camcorder. The camcorder will focus on the front glass of the packs or transparent plate of the jacket. To stop recording momentarily Press START/STOP again. "STBY" appears in the viewfinder. The camcorder beeps twice when you have BEEP turned on. When you have finished recording Turn the STANDBY switch down and slide the POWER switch to OFF. Ejecting the tape Make sure that you have attached the battery pack or other power source to the camcorder. 1 Press the small blue button on the EJECT switch, and at the same time push EJECT in the direction of the arrow. 2 Take out the tape. 3 Close the cassette holder by pressing the area marked PUSH on the cassette compartment. Caution! Please remember that you can only use 8-mm format video tapes with this camcorder. You will be able to record tapes in SP (standard play) mode only and play back tapes in both SP and LP (long play) modes. Checking the time remaining on the tape Press TAPE/BATT CHECK. ii moo Op TAPE/BATT CHECK Tape length indicator After pressing TAPE/BATT CHECK, the time remaining may not be indicated for about 20 seconds. When the time remaining is less than about 5 minutes, the indicator displays the minutes remaining. S[ ]E ► S OmIn E-0-5mIn N. I/ - UMM- .01 e I 4mIn When "5 min" lights, the DI, • indicator appears in the viewfinder and blinks. Note on the tape length indicator • The camcorder must be in the recording or playback mode when the TAPE/BATT CHECK is pressed to find out the time remaining. In the playback mode, however, the indicator does not indicate the minutes remaining. • The tape length indicator does not change while using EDITSEARCH. 15 Basic Camera Operation

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Automatic
recording
With
the
PROGRAM
AE
switch
set
to
the
green
position,
all
the
camera
functions
are
on
automatic
(i.e.
auto
iris,
auto
white
balance,
auto
focus)
and
the
shutter
speed
is
set
at
normal
(1/60
second).
Note
about
covering
the
camcorder
Do
not
use
marine
packs,
sports
packs,
or
rain
jackets
to
cover
the
camcorder.
The
camcorder
will
focus
on
the
front
glass
of
the
packs
or
transparent
plate
of
the jacket.
To
stop
recording
momentarily
Press
START/STOP
again.
"STBY"
appears
in
the
viewfinder.
The
camcorder
beeps
twice
when
you
have
BEEP
turned
on.
When
you
have
finished
recording
Turn
the
STANDBY
switch
down
and
slide
the
POWER
switch
to
OFF.
Ejecting
the
tape
Make
sure
that
you
have
attached
the
battery
pack
or
other
power
source
to
the
camcorder.
1
Press
the
small
blue
button
on
the
EJECT
switch,
and
at
the
same
time
push
EJECT
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow.
2
Take
out
the
tape.
3
Close
the
cassette
holder
by
pressing
the
area
marked
PUSH
on
the
cassette
compartment.
Caution!
Please
remember
that
you
can
only
use
8
-mm
format
video
tapes
with
this
camcorder.
You
will
be
able
to
record
tapes
in
SP
(standard
play)
mode
only
and
play
back
tapes
in
both
SP
and
LP
(long
play)
modes.
Checking
the
time
remaining
on
the
tape
Press
TAPE/BATT
CHECK.
moo
Op
ii
Tape
length
indicator
TAPE/BATT
CHECK
After
pressing
TAPE/BATT
CHECK,
the
time
remaining
may
not
be
indicated
for
about
20
seconds.
When
the
time
remaining
is
less
than
about
5
minutes,
the
indicator
displays
the
minutes
remaining.
S[
]E
►
S
E-0-5mIn
When
"5
min"
lights,
the
DI,
•
OmIn
N.
I/
—
UMM
—
.01
e
I
indicator
appears
in
the
viewfinder
and
blinks.
4mIn
Note
on
the
tape
length
indicator
•
The
camcorder
must
be
in
the
recording
or
playback
mode
when
the
TAPE/BATT
CHECK
is
pressed
to
find
out
the
time
remaining.
In
the
playback
mode,
however,
the
indicator
does
not
indicate
the
minutes
remaining.
•
The
tape
length
indicator
does
not
change
while
using
EDITSEARCH.
Basic
Camera
Operation
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