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3 Open the LCD Monitor or the Viewfi nder.
• The Red Lamp lights up and the camera will be
put into recording pause approx. 1.7 seconds
after it is turned on.
To Cancel the Quick Start
Set [ SETUP] >> [ QUICK START] >> [OFF].
• If the standby continues for approx. 30 minutes,
then the Lamp (Green) will go off and the
Camcorder will be completely turned off.
Quick Start
2 While the [OFF/ON] Switch is still set to
[ON], close the LCD Monitor and retract
the Viewfi nder.
• The Green Lamp
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lights up and the unit goes
into Quick Start Standby mode.
• Please note in Quick Start Mode approximately
half the pause recording power is being consumed.
Using Quick Start Mode will reduce the battery
recording/playback time.
• This function is only activated in the following
cases:
- A tape or a card is inserted while the Tape
Recording Mode is set.
- A card is inserted while the Card Recording Mode
is set.
• Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1 Set [ SETUP] >> [ QUICK START] >>
[ON].
Notes:
• When you set [ POWER SAVE] to [5 MINUTES]
and the Camcorder is left in the Recording Pause
Mode for 5 minutes, the unit will turn off. (Green
LED will lit up.) Close the LCD Monitor and retract
the Viewfinder. To turn the Camcorder on open the
LCD Monitor and/or the Viewfinder.
• If the Mode Dial is moved or the battery is removed
in Quick Start standby mode, Quick Start is
canceled and the power turns off even if the [OFF/
ON] Switch is set to [OFF]. (However, changing the
mode between Tape Recording Mode and Card
Recording Mode will not cancel Quick Start.)
• When the Camcorder is Quick-Started with the
White Balance on automatic, it may take some time
until the White Balance is adjusted if the scene
being recorded has a light source different from the
scene last recorded. (When the MagicPix Function
is used, however, the White Balance of the scene
last recorded is retained.)
• If the power is turned on in Quick Start standby, the
zoom magnification becomes 5× and the picture
size may differ from what it was before Quick Start
standby.
• When using the AC Adaptor, Quick Start can be
used even if a tape is not inserted.