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Basic Operations Camera Recording Make sure that the power source is installed and a cassette is inserted. When you start recording, the date is automatically recorded for 10 seconds (AUTO DATE feature). This feature works only once a day. You can use the Remote Commander to record yourself with your friends or family. When you use the Remote Commander, make sure that the REMOTE COMMANDER switch on the camcorder is set to ON (p. 42). Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial recording to make sure that the camcorder is working perfectly. (1) Pull out the viewfinder until it clicks. (2) Slide the LENS COVER switch to OPEN. (3) While pressing the small green button on the POWER switch, slide it to CAMERA. (4) Set the white mark of the PROGRAM AE dial to the green position. (5) Turn STANDBY up. Adjust the viewfinder lens so that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp focus (p. 11). (6) Press START/STOP. The camcorder starts recording and the red lamp lights up in the viewfinder. 2 LENS COVER OPEN CLOSE 3 POWER OFF netts for Better Shooting / Camera Recording 5 • NO STBY 0:00:00 Si E AUTO DATE 6 REC 0:00:01 S( J E JUL.4 1994 341 * To Stop Recording Momentarily Press START/STOP again. The "STBY" indicator appears in the viewfinder (Standby mode). To Finish Recording Turn STANDBY down and slide the POWER switch to OFF. Slide the LENS COVER switch to CLOSE and eject the tape (p. II). Notes on Standby mode If you leave the camcorder in Standby mode for 5 minutes, the camcorder goes off automatically. This prevents wearing down the battery and wearing out the tape. To resume Standby mode, turn STANDBY down once and turn it up again. To start recording. press START/STOP. 13

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Basic
Operations
Camera
Recording
Make
sure
that
the
power
source
is
installed
and
a
cassette
is
inserted.
When
you
start
recording,
the
date
is
automatically
recorded
for
10
seconds
(AUTO
DATE
feature).
This
feature
works
only
once
a
day.
You
can
use
the
Remote
Commander
to
record
yourself
with
your
friends
or
family.
When
you
use
the
Remote
Commander,
make
sure
that
the
REMOTE
COMMANDER
switch
on
the
camcorder
is
set
to
ON
(p.
42).
Before
you
record
one-time
events,
you
may
want
to
make
a
trial
recording
to
make
sure
that
the
camcorder
is
working
perfectly.
(1)
Pull
out
the
viewfinder
until
it
clicks.
(2)
Slide
the
LENS
COVER
switch
to
OPEN.
(3)
While
pressing
the
small
green
button
on
the
POWER
switch,
slide
it
to
CAMERA.
(4)
Set
the
white
mark
of
the
PROGRAM
AE
dial
to
the
green
position.
(5)
Turn
STANDBY
up.
Adjust
the
viewfinder
lens
so
that
the
indicators
in
the
viewfinder
come
into
sharp
focus
(p.
11).
(6)
Press
START/STOP.
The
camcorder
starts
recording
and
the
red
lamp
lights
up
in
the
viewfinder.
2
LENS
COVER
OPEN
CLOSE
••••••••,,,
3
POWER
OFF
5
•
NO
STBY
0:00:00
Si
E
AUTO
DATE
6
31
4
REC
0:00:01
S(
J
E
JUL.4
1994
*
To
Stop
Recording
Momentarily
Press
START/STOP
again.
The
"STBY"
indicator
appears
in
the
viewfinder
(Standby
mode).
To
Finish
Recording
Turn
STANDBY
down
and
slide
the
POWER
switch
to
OFF.
Slide
the
LENS
COVER
switch
to
CLOSE
and
eject
the
tape
(p.
II).
Notes
on
Standby
mode
If
you
leave
the
camcorder
in
Standby
mode
for
5
minutes,
the
camcorder
goes
off
automatically.
This
prevents
wearing
down
the
battery
and
wearing
out
the
tape.
To
resume
Standby
mode,
turn
STANDBY
down
once
and
turn
it
up
again.
To
start
recording.
press
START/STOP.
netts
for
Better
Shooting
/
Camera
Recording
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