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Getting Started Basic Operation Special Features For Your Information
Camcorder
Operating Instructions
Models No. PV-L452
PV-L652
(PV-L652 shown)
Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to operate this product.
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Getting Started Things You Should Know Safety Precautions WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Your Compact VHS Camcorder is designed to record and play back in Standard Play (SP) and Super Long Play (SLP) modes. You can also play a Compact VHS Camcorder recording on your VHS VCR using the supplied VHS PlayPak. This Camcorder is equipped with the HQ System to provide excellent video pictures, and is compatible with standard VHS equipment. It
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Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and 11. Grounding or Polarization – This video unit operating instructions should be read before may be equipped with either a polarized the unit is operated. 2-wire AC (Alternating Current) line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other) 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and or 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a operating instructions should be retained for third (grounding) pin. future reference. The 2-wire polarize
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Getting Started Important Safeguards 15. Power Lines – An outside antenna system b. If any liquid has been spilled into, or should not be located in the vicinity of overhead objects have fallen onto, the video unit. power lines or other electric light or power c. If the video unit has been exposed to rain circuits, or where it can fall into such power or water. lines or circuits. When installing an outside d. If the video unit does not operate normally antenna system, extreme care should be take
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Getting Started Basic Operation Special Features For Your Information Table of Contents Things You Should Know .............................................................................2~3 Important Safeguards ...................................................................................4~5 Precautions........................................................................................................5 Self Demo Mode ....................................................................
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Quick Operation Guide Charging the Battery Pack Insert Cassette Attach fully Charge Battery Pack fully before 1 charged Battery operation (page 9). (page 9). Plug in AC 1 Slide TAPE 2 Adaptor. EJECT to open door. Insert cassette 3 (page 11). Press here to 4 Insert Battery. CHARGE Lamp 2 Protection Film close door. flashes, then stays lit when Note: charging is complete. Remove the Protection Film before use. Camera Recording When the LCD monitor is open, the EVF automatically turns OFF (Color
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Getting Started Supplying Power Charging the Battery Pack 1 Plug in AC Adaptor. Charge Battery Pack fully before use. POWER Lamp lights. 3 2 Insert Battery. 2 A Align left side of Battery with left edge of AC Adaptor. B Press Battery down and slide in direction of arrow. POWER The CHARGE Lamp flashes, then stays lit 1 Lamp when charging is complete. 3 Remove Battery. Slide Battery to the left and lift off. CHARGE Note: Charging takes about 1 and 1/2 hours. Lamp While the DC Power Cable (supp
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Supplying Power Battery Care Caution: To avoid Battery damage: Charge only with specified charger. Do not drop or jar Battery. Battery can be charged within a temperature range of Use Battery with specified units only. 10 °C (50 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F). If Battery is used in extremely high Battery is normally warm after charging or just after use. temperatures, a safety device will Do not use an insufficiently charged or worn-out Battery. automatically prevent operation. Safety preca
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Getting Started Cassette Information Cassette Insertion/Removal 1 Turn Tape Wheel in direction of arrow until there is no slack. 1 2 Attach Battery (page 9). 2 3 3 Slide TAPE EJECT to open door. 4 Insert cassette as shown. 5 Press here to close door. 4 To remove the cassette, slide the TAPE 5 EJECT switch. Record/Playback Time Use tapes with the mark in this unit. Cassette type Tape Speed Selector Position TC-20 TC-30 TC-40 SP 20 minutes 30 minutes 40 minutes (Standard Play) SLP 1 hour 1 hour
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Setting the Clock Set the following items in order: Time Before you begin... Zone, Daylight Saving Time, Date, Connect Camcorder to power source. and Time. Set POWER to CAMERA or VCR. 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select CLOCK SET . [ CAMERA MODE ] [ VCR MODE ] 2 Press DISPLAY for CLOCK SET menu. Press UP or DOWN to select TIME ZONE, DST, or DATE/TIME. 1, 2, 3, 4 3 Press DISPLAY for menu of item selected in step 2. To change the setting: TIME ZONE ➔ Go to step 3a on page
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Built-in Auto Light Before you begin... Using the Light • Connect Camcorder to power source. For recording in dim lighting. • Set POWER to CAMERA. 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select LIGHT MODE . 2 Press DISPLAY to set OFF/ON or LIGHT OFF/ON/AUTO. Press MENU to exit. 1, 2, 3 3 Press LIGHT repeatedly for Light ON, CAUTION: OFF, or AUTO. Light becomes hot. • In AUTO, light turns itself on/off Never cover Light while on. according to lighting conditions. Note: EVF or LCD Monitor
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Basic Operation Camera Recording Before you begin... Recording via EVF or LCD Connect Camcorder to power source. Monitor Insert cassette with record tab (page 11). View recording scene on EVF (Electronic Viewer Finder) or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor. 1 Press LCD-OPEN to unlock the LCD monitor. Swing LCD monitor fully open and adjust viewing angle. If you want to record using EVF, close and lock LCD monitor. 1 2 Set POWER to CAMERA. 3 3 Be sure POWER BRIGHT VISION is fully turned
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Basic Operation Camera Recording Before you begin... Programmed Recording Connect Camcorder to power source. Set a recording start and stop time. Or, Use AC Adaptor for longer recordings. set a 5 or 10 second interval recording Insert cassette with record tab (page 11). Set POWER to CAMERA. to be done each minute. 1, 2, 3 1 Press MENU for MENU mode. Press UP or DOWN to select PROGRAMMED REC . 2 Press DISPLAY. (Current time is displayed.) Each additional press of DISPLAY increases start tim
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