First-Time Operation
5. Insert a tape.
PUSH/OPEN Button
Caution: Open monitor at
least 60° before opening
cassette compartment.
PUSH
Button
Tape Wheel
-'-<-_ Tape Window
EJECT Button
• Press PUSH/OPEN to open the LCD
monitor. Open the monitor at least
60 ° before opening the cassette
compartment.
• Press EJECT to open the cassette
compartment.
• Turn the tape wheel on the cassette
to remove any slack from the tape.
• Insert the cassette with the tape
wheel facing up and the tape window
facing out.
• Press on the PUSH button to lock the
cassette compartment closed.
6. Place POWER (CAMERA/OFF/VCR) switch in CAMERA.
Switch and
Indicator
• The power indicator will light and
the camcorder will enter record
pause. - PAUSE----appears in the
viewfinder or LCD monitor when
the camcorder is in record pause.
• The position of this switch tells the
camcorder whether you want to
record (CAMERA), turn the power
off (OFF), or play back tapes (VCR).
The camcorder will automatically
turn off if it remains in record pause
for five minutes. Place POWER in
OFF and then back in CAMERA.
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