7. Tiirn on the camcorder and place the ON/POWER SAVE lever ON*.
POWER (CAM/OFF/PLAY) Switch
First-Time Operation (continued) r : ?
A. Press and hold the small button on the POWER switch
while placing it in CAM (camera).
The position of the POWER switch tells the camcorder
whether you want to record {CAM), play back tapes
{PLAY), or turn off the camcorder’s power {OFF).
B. Place the ON/POWER SAVE lever ON. This lever must
be ON for the camcorder to record.
Place the ON/POWER SAVE lever in the POWER SAVE
position during recording breaks to conserve battery
power. The camcorder will enter record-pause.
* If the dew indicator appears in the viewfinder, there is excessive moisture in the camcorder.
Remove the cassette from the camcorder, and let it dry naturally.
Viewfinder in Operating
Position {PULL out here.)
Button (Thumb Trigger)
8. Set A UTO LOCK switch to A UTO
LOCK.
9. Adjust viewfinder and eyepiece focus
control.
A. Pull the viewfinder into operating position.
B. If the viewfinder picture is blurry, adjust the
eyepiece focus control for your vision.
Details are on page 23.
10. start and stop recording.
A. Press and release the REC START/STOP
button (thumb trigger) to start and stop
recording. REC appears in the viewfinder
during recording.
B. To monitor the audio being recorded, attach
an optional earphone to the earphone jack.
If you do not record within five minutes, the
camcorder will automatically turn off.
The tally light flashes during record-pause
and turns off when the camcorder is
recording or the ON/POWER SAVE lever is
in POWER SAVE.
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