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Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your
camcorder firmly
To record or play back, slide the POWER
switch repeatedly to turn on the respective
lamp.
When using it for the first time, the
[CLOCK SET] screen appears (p. 17).
POWER switch
1 Slide the POWER switch
repeatedly in the direction of the
arrow to turn on the respective
lamp.
The lens cover opens automatically
when the POWER switch is set to
CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA-MEM.
If the POWER switch is
set to OFF, slide it down
while pressing the green
button.
Lamps that light up
CAMERA-TAPE: To record on a tape.
CAMERA-MEM: To record on a “Memory
Stick Duo.”
PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.
• When you slide the POWER switch from OFF
(CHG) to CAMERA-TAPE or CAMERA-
MEM, the current date and time will be
displayed on the LCD screen for about 5
seconds.
2 Hold the camcorder correctly.
To turn off the power
Slide the POWER switch up to OFF (CHG)
while pressing the green button.
• At the time of purchase, the power will be
set to turn off automatically if you leave your
camcorder without any operation attempted for
approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power.
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 53).