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Camera Recording Note on Standby mode If you leave the camcorder in Standby mode for 5 minutes while the cassette is inserted, the camcorder turns off automatically. This prevents wearing down the battery and wearing out the tape. To resume Standby mode, turn STANDBY down once and turn it to up again. To start recording. press START/STOP. Note on recording When you record from the beginning of a tape, run the tape for about 15 seconds before starting the actual recording. This will ensure that you won't miss any start-up scenes when you play back the tape. You can record tapes in SP (standard play) mode only. Note on the tape counter The tape counter indicates the recording or playback time. Use it as a guide. There will be a time lag of several seconds from the actual time. To set the counter to zero, press COUNTER RESET. Note on beep sound As indicated with ft in the illustrations, a beep sounds when you turn the power on or when you start recording and two beeps sound when you stop recording, confirming the operation. Several beeps also sound as a warning of any unusual condition of the camcorder (p. 55). Note that the beep sound is not recorded on the tape. If you do not want to hear the beep sound. select "OFF" in the menu system. Note on the AUTO DATE feature The dock is set to the East Coast Standard Time at the factory, but you can reset the clock in the menu system (p. 35). You can change the AUTO DATE settings by selecting ON or OFF in the menu system. • The AUTO DATE feature works once a day. However, the date may automatically appear more than once a day when: - you reset the date and time. - you eject and insert the tape again. - you stop recording within ICI seconds. - you set AUTO DATE to OFF once and set to ON again in the menu system. • Once the AUTO DATE feature turns off the date display 10 seconds after the start of recording, the date and time are displayed as follows: - If the date display setting has been made, the date is displayed. - If the time display setting has been made, the time is displayed. - If neither display setting has been made, nothing is displayed. When moving from indoors to outdoors (or vice versa) Turn STANDBY up and point the camcorder at a white object for about 15 seconds so that the white balance is properly adjusted. 12

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Camera
Recording
Note
on
Standby
mode
If
you
leave
the
camcorder
in
Standby
mode
for
5
minutes
while
the
cassette
is
inserted,
the
camcorder
turns
off
automatically.
This
prevents
wearing
down
the
battery
and
wearing
out
the
tape.
To
resume
Standby
mode,
turn
STANDBY
down
once
and
turn
it
to
up
again.
To
start
recording.
press
START/STOP.
Note
on
recording
When
you
record
from
the
beginning
of
a
tape,
run
the
tape
for
about
15
seconds
before
starting
the
actual
recording.
Th
is
will
ensure
that
you
won't
miss
any
start-up
scenes
when
you
play
back
the
tape.
You
can
record
tapes
in
SP
(standard
play)
mode
only.
Note
on
the
tape
counter
The
tape
counter
indicates
the
recording
or
playback
time.
Use
it
as
a
guide.
There
will
be
a
time
lag
of
several
seconds
from
the
actual
time.
To
set
the
counter
to
zero,
press
COUNTER
RESET.
Note
on
beep
sound
As
indicated
with
ft
in
the
illustrations,
a
beep
sounds
when
you
turn
the
power
on
or
when
you
start
recording
and
two
beeps
sound
when
you
stop
recording,
confirming
the
operation.
Several
beeps
also
sound
as
a
warning
of
any
unusual
condition
of
the
camcorder
(p.
55).
Note
that
the
beep
sound
is
not
recorded
on
the
tape.
If
you
do
not
want
to
hear
the
beep
sound.
select
"OFF"
in
the
menu
system.
Note
on
the
AUTO
DATE
feature
The
dock
is
set
to
the
East
Coast
Standard
Time
at
the
factory,
but
you
can
reset
the
clock
in
the
menu
system
(p.
35).
You
can
change
the
AUTO
DATE
settings
by
selecting
ON
or
OFF
in
the
menu
system.
•
The
AUTO
DATE
feature
works
once
a
day.
However,
the
date
may
automatically
appear
more
than
once
a
day
when:
-
you
reset
the
date
and
time.
-
you
eject
and
insert
the
tape
again.
-
you
stop
recording
within
ICI
seconds.
—
you
set
AUTO
DATE
to
OFF
once
and
set
to
ON
again
in
the
menu
system.
•
Once
the
AUTO
DATE
feature
turns
off
the
date
display
10
seconds
after
the
start
of
recording,
the
date
and
time
are
displayed
as
follows:
-
If
the
date
display
setting
has
been
made,
the
date
is
displayed.
—
If
the
time
display
setting
has
been
made,
the
time
is
displayed.
—
If
neither
display
setting
has
been
made,
nothing
is
displayed.
When
moving
from
indoors
to
outdoors
(or
vice
versa)
Turn
STANDBY
up
and
point
the
camcorder
at
a
white
object
for
about
15
seconds
so
that
the
white
balance
is
properly
adjusted.
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