GETTING STARTED (Cont.)
12 EN
Loading/Unloading A Cassette
The camcorder needs to be powered up to load or eject a cassette.
OPEN/EJECT
switch
Cassette holder
PUSH HERE
Make sure the window
side is facing out.Cassette cover
Erase protection switch**
OPEN CASSETTE COVERNOTES:
1Turn on the power, then slide the OPEN/EJECTcIt takes a few seconds for the cassette holder to
switch in the direction of the arrow. Theopen. Do not apply force.
cassette cover releases. Open the cover in thecIf you wait a few seconds and the cassette holder
direction of the arrow until it locks. The holderdoes not open, close the cassette cover and try
opens automatically.again.
cBe careful not to get your fingers caught in the
YDo not touch internal components.holder when itOs closing. If this happens, the
holder will open automatically after a few
INSERT/REMOVE TAPE
seconds.
2Insert or remove a tape and press OPUSHcWhen the camcorder is suddenly moved from a
HERE� to close the cassette holder.
cold place to a warm environment, wait a short
time before opening the cover.
YOnce the cassette holder is closed, it recedes
cClosing the cassette cover before the cassette
automatically. Wait until it recedes
holder comes out may cause damage to the
completely before closing the cassette cover.
camcorder.
YWhen the batteryOs charge is low, you may
cWhen shooting again after already shooting a
not be able to close the cover. Do not apply
scene, a blank portion is recorded on the tape or
force. Replace the battery with a fully
a previously recorded scene is erased (recorded
charged one before continuing.
over) if you open the cassette cover, regardless of
whether the cassette holder comes out or not. See
RECORDING TIME
page 20 for information about recording from the
TAPERECORDING MODE
middle of a tape.
SPLP
** To protect valuable recordings . . .
DVM-30Approx. 30 min.Approx. 45 min.
..... slide the erase protection switch on the back of
DVM-60Approx. 60 min.Approx. 90 min.
the tape in the direction of OSAVE�. This prevents
this tape from being recorded over. If you decide
later that you do want to record on this tape, slide
the switch back to OREC� before loading the tape. |