User Guide

Getting Started
20
Inserting and Removing a Tape
Use only videocassettes marked with the
logo. To record in HDV standard we
recommend using tapes specifically
designed for high definition.
1 Slide fully in the
direction of the arrow and open the
cassette compartment cover.
The cassette compartment opens
automatically.
2 Insert the cassette.
• Insert the cassette with the window
facing the grip belt.
• To remove the cassette pull it straight
out.
3 Press the mark on the
cassette compartment until it clicks.
4 Wait for the cassette compartment
to retract automatically and close
the cassette compartment cover.
IMPORTANT
Do not interfere with the cassette
compartment while it is opening or closing
automatically, or attempt to close the cover
before the cassette compartment has fully
retracted.
Be careful not to get your fingers caught in
the cassette compartment cover.
NOTES
If the camcorder is connected to a power
source, cassettes can be inserted/removed
even if the switch is set to
.
Inserting and Removing a Memory Card
Use only commercially available miniSD
cards.
1 Turn off the camcorder.
2 Open the LCD panel.
3 Open the memory card slot cover.
4 Insert the memory card straight with
the “miniSD” label facing up, all the
way into the memory card slot until
it clicks.
5 Close the cover.
Do not force the cover closed if the
memory card is not correctly inserted.
T O REMOVE THE MEMORY CARD
First push the memory card once to
release it, and then pull the card out.
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