-- Getting started --
Using this manual
As you read through this manual, buttons and settings oil your camcorder are shown in
capital letters.
e.g. Set tile POWER switch to CAMERA.
When you canT out an operation, you can hear a beep sound to indicate that the
operation is being carried out.
Your camcorder is based on the DV fl)rmat. You can only use mini DV cassettes with
your camcorder. We recommend that you use a tape with cassette memory (Iq.
The functions which require different operations depending on whetber the tape has
the cassette ITleIl-lOl'y OF not are:
End search (p. 23, 26)
Date search (p. 52)
Photo search (i7. 54).
The f\mctions you can operate only with the cassette memo_T are:
Title search (i7.51)
Sui)erimposing a title (i7.77)
Making your own titles (p. 80)
Labeling a cassette (i7.82).
For details, see page 138.
You see this mark in the introduction of tbe fFatm'es that are operated only witb
cassette iTlelTlory.
Tapes witb cassette memory are marked by (ll! (Cassette Memory).
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