The AA-V40U AC Power Adapter/Charger should be used with: AC 120 V`, 60 Hz in the USA and Canada, AC 110 V 240 V`, 50 Hz/60 Hz in other countries. CAUTION (applies to the AA-V40U) TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. ATTENTION (sapplique lAA-V40U) POUR VITER LES CHOCS LECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQUAU FOND.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Caution: (applies to Jack Box)
To reduce the risk of fire, do not remove cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service person.
IMPORTANT PRODUCT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards. This product has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. In order not to defeat the built-in safeguards, observe the following basic rules for its installation, use and servicing.

ATTENTION:

Follow and obey all warnings and instructions marked on your product and its operating instructions. For your safety, please read all the safety and operating instructions before you operate this product and keep this manual for future reference.
INSTALLATION 1. Grounding or Polarization
A) Your product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug. B) Your product may be equipped with a 3-wire grounding-type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug.

EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, ANSI/NFPA 70
ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART H) NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

5. Ventilation

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. Do not block the openings by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. Do not place the product in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturers instructions have been adhered to.
ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT
6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting
The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

USE 1. Accessories

To avoid personal injury:
Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table. It may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. Use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer and follow the manufacturers instructions for any mounting of the product. Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across thresholds or deep-pile carpets.

SERVICING 1. Servicing

If your product is not operating correctly or exhibits a marked change in performance and you are unable to restore normal operation by following the detailed procedure in its operating instructions, do not attempt to service it yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
2. Damage Requiring Service
Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged. b.If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. d.If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation. e. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. f. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performancethis indicates a need for service.

2. Product and Cart Combination
A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.
PORTABLE CART WARNING (Symbol provided by RETAC)

3. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product near waterfor example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool and the like.
4. Object and Liquid Entry
Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

3. Replacement Parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards.

5. Attachments

Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer of this product as they may cause hazards.

4. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in safe operating condition.

6. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

7. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not point the lens or the viewfinder directly into the sun. This can cause eye injuries, as well as lead to the malfunctioning of internal circuitry. There is also a risk of fire or electric shock.

CAUTION!

The following notes concern possible physical damage to the camcorder and to the user. When carrying, be sure to always securely attach and use the provided shoulder strap. Carrying or holding the camcorder by the viewfinder and/or the LCD monitor can result in dropping the unit, or in a malfunction. Take care not to get your finger caught in the cassette holder cover. Do not let children operate the camcorder, as they are particularly susceptible to this type of injury. Do not use a tripod on unsteady or unlevel surfaces. It could tip over, causing serious damage to the camcorder.

Attaching the Jack Box to the camcorder with cables (S-Video, Editing, DC, etc.) connected, then leaving it on top of the TV is not recommended, as tripping on the cables will cause the camcorder to fall, resulting in damage. Attach only the optional JVC VL-V3U Video Light, VL-F3U Video Flash or MZ-V3U Stereo Zoom Microphone to the camcorders Info-Shoe.
This camcorder is designed exclusively for the digital video cassette, SD Memory Card and and memory cards marked or MultiMediaCard. Only cassettes marked can be used with this unit. Before recording an important scene.
. make sure you only use cassettes with the Mini DV mark. make sure you only use memory cards with the mark or. remember that this camcorder is not compatible with other digital video formats. remember that this camcorder is intended for private consumer use only. Any commercial use without proper permission is prohibited. (Even if you record an event such as a show, performance or exhibition for personal enjoyment, it is strongly recommended that you obtain permission beforehand.)

PROVIDED ACCESSORIES

AC Power Adapter/ Charger AA-V40U
Remote Control Unit RM-V717U

Jack Box CU-V504U

Battery Pack BN-V408U

S-Video cable

DC Cord

Editing Cable

Audio/Video Cable (3.5 mini-plug to RCA plug)
Audio Cable (for connection of optional headphones)
Lens Hood (Already attached to the camcorder pg. 7)
Lens Cap (See below for attachment)

USB Cable

Shoulder Strap

CD-ROM

AAA (R03) Battery x 2 (for remote control unit)
Memory Card (16 MB) (Already inserted in the camcorder)
In order to maintain optimum performance of the camcorder, provided cables may be equipped with one or more core filter. If a cable has only one core filter, the end that is closest to the filter should be connected to the camcorder.
How To Attach The Lens Cap
To protect the lens, attach the provided lens cap to the camcorder as shown in the illustration.
To confirm the lens cap is on correctly make sure the cap is flush to the camera.

Normal Playback

1 Load a memory card ( pg. 13). 2 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to MEMORY,
then set the Power Switch to while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. A stored file is displayed. If you want to select another type of file, go to step 3. If not, go to step 4.
3 Press SELECT. The MEMORY SELECT Screen
appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select the type of file: IMAGE, E-MAIL CLIP ( pg. 46), SOUND ( pg. 45) or TITLE ( pg. 48). Then press the MENU wheel in. The selected type of file is displayed.
4 If you are viewing an IMAGE file.
SELECT Button MENU Wheel Lock Button
Press 3 to display the next image, or press 2 to display the previous image. If you are viewing an E-MAIL CLIP file. Press 4/6 to play back the displayed video clip. To stop video clip playback, press 5. If you are listening to a SOUND file. Press D.SOUND to play back the displayed sound effect. Pressing INFO gives you details on the displayed file ( pg. 27, Viewing File Information). You can also overview several files at a time ( pg. 27, Index Playback). You can turn off the on-screen playback display ( pg. 27, Removing On-Screen Display).
[For Normal Playback: IMAGE] To display the next image
To display the previous image

Auto Playback

You can run through all the files stored on the memory card automatically.
Auto Playback does not work with video clips.
[For Auto Playback: IMAGE]
1 Perform steps 1 and 2 above. 2 Press 4/6.
Normal Playback: E-MAIL CLIP

E-MAIL CLIP

If you press 2 during Auto Playback, files are displayed in descending order. If you press 3 during Auto Playback, files are displayed in ascending order.
3 To end Auto Playback, press 5.
Even if you shoot a new image after playing back a lownumbered one, this will not overwrite an existing image, because new images are automatically stored after the last-recorded one.

Normal Playback: SOUND

SELECT Button

Index Playback

You can view several different files stored on the memory card at a time. This browsing capability makes it easy to locate a particular file you want.
1 Perform steps 1 through 3 of Normal Playback. 2 Press INDEX. The Index Screen appears. 3 Rotate the MENU wheel to move the frame to the
MENU Wheel INDEX Button INFO Button Selected file Index number

NAVIGATION SOUND IN E- CLIP REC CAM RESET ON SCREEN CANCEL EXECUTE LCD LCD/TV DATE/ TIME OFF AUTO

DISPLAY

ON TIME CODE OFF ON
CLOCK ADJ. QUALITY IMAGE SIZE
SYSTEM and DISPLAY functions which are set when the Power Switch is set to are also applied when ( pg. 32). CLOCK ADJ. only appears when the Power Switch is set to . the Power Switch is set to Settings made in the DISPLAY Menu remain effective even when the Power Switch is set to . However, the menu settings can be changed only when the Power Switch is set to . The date indication can also be turned on/off by pressing the DISPLAY Button on the remote control (provided) ( pg. 55, 58, 67).

REC SELECT

For Playback Menu
The following procedure applies to all except Synchro Comp ( pg. 70). Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO, then set the Power Switch to while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Lock Button MENU Wheel Recording Start/Stop Button Display
V I DEO SYSTEM D I SPL AY SOUND MODE 12B I T MODE SYNCHRO REC MODE BLANK S RCH COPY NAV I. DE L. S / AV I N P UT
2 Press the MENU wheel in. The Menu Screen appears. 3 Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired
and press it twice to close the Menu Screen.
4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function, and press it to display the Sub Menu. 5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired parameter and press it. Selection is complete. 6 Rotate the MENU wheel to select RETURN
Menu Screen Explanations SOUND MODE pg. 33. 12BIT MODE pg. 33. SYNCHRO pg. 70.
REC MODE Allows you to set the tape recording mode (SP or LP) depending on your preference ( pg. 15). It is recommended you use REC MODE in the VIDEO Menu when using this camcorder as a recorder during dubbing ( pg. 59, 60). Helps find a blank portion of tape when you want to record from the middle of a tape ( pg. 44).
SOUND MOD E 12B I T MOD E SYNCHRO REC MODE BLANK S RCH COPY NAV I. DE L. S / AV I N P UT RETURN

it. The Sub Menu appears.
5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select 5S, and press
it. Selection is complete. Rotate the MENU wheel to select RETURN, and press it twice to close the Menu Screen. 5S appears.
6 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button. The tally
lamp lights and beep sounds to indicate the start of recording, and after 5 seconds the camcorder enters Record-Standby mode. Even if you press the Recording Start/Stop Button again within 5 seconds after recording starts, Record-Standby mode is not engaged.
7 To exit the 5S mode, select OFF in step 5.

Display Menu Screen

5S OF F 5S An i m.
To Take A Snapshot In The 5-Second Recording Mode.. instead of pressing the Recording Start/Stop Button in step 6, select the desired Snapshot mode in the Menu Screen, then press SNAPSHOT. The camcorder records a 5-second still ( pg. 20). When 5S is set to Anim. ( pg. 29) this function is not available.
When 5S is set to Anim. in the Menu Screen the 5-second recording mode is not available. Animation recording of a few frames only is taken instead ( pg. 29).

IMPORTANT

Some Fade/Wipe Effects cannot be used with certain modes of Program AE with special effects ( pg. 38, 39). If an unusable Fade/Wipe Effect is selected, its indicator blinks or goes out.
ADVANCED FEATURES (cont.)

Fade/Wipe Effects

These effects let you make pro-style scene transitions. Use them to spice up the transition from one scene to the next.
Fade or Wipe works when tape recording is started or when you stop recording.
1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to VIDEO and
Recording Start/ Stop Button
Rotate the MENU wheel to select FADER/ WIPE, then press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired function, then press it. Selection is complete.
4 Press the MENU wheel in again. The Menu

Screen closes.

5 To activate the Fade-in or Wipe-in.
.. Press FADE/WIPE during Record-Standby mode so that the selected effect indicator appears. To activate the Fade-out or Wipe-out.. Press FADE/WIPE during recording so that the selected effect indicator appears.
6 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to activate
the Fade-in/out or Wipe-in/out.
MENU Wheel FADE/WIPE Button
You can extend the length of a Fade or Wipe by pressing and holding the Recording Start/Stop Button. The sound at the end of the last recorded scene is not stored.

1 Load a memory card ( pg. 13). Set the VIDEO/ 2 Press the MENU wheel in. The Menu Screen
appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select VIDEO and press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select NAVI.DEL. and press it. The Sub Menu appears.
SOUND MOD E 12B I T MOD E SYNCHRO REC MODE BLANK S RCH COPY NAV I. DE L. S / AV I N P UT RETURN STEREO SOUND 1 O.O SP OF F OF F
3 By rotating the MENU wheel.

NAVIGATION Screen

NAV I GA T I ON DEL ETE CURRENT ?
MA Y 3 : AM EXECUTE RETURN
When IMAGE SEL. is selected.
.. select IMAGE SEL. to delete the currently displayed thumbnail image.. select TAPE SEL. to delete all thumbnail images for the tape which contains the currently displayed image.. select ALL. to delete all thumbnail images stored on the memory card at once. Then, press the MENU wheel in. The NAVIGATION screen appears.
4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select EXECUTE,
then press it. To cancel deletion, select RETURN. Press 3 to display the next image, or 2 to display the previous image. Thumbnail images cannot be deleted during tape playback.
Once images are deleted, they cannot be restored. Check images before deleting.

Blank Search

Helps you find where you should start recording in the middle of a tape to avoid time code interruption ( pg. 23). Load a tape ( pg. 12). Set the VIDEO/ MEMORY Switch to VIDEO and set the Power Switch to while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Lock Button Stop Button (5)
Rotate the MENU wheel to select then press it. The VIDEO menu appears.

VIDEO,

Rotate the MENU wheel to select BLANK SRCH, then press it. The Sub Menu appears.
5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select EXECUTE,
then press it. BLANK SEARCH appears blinking and the camcorder automatically starts reverse or forward shuttle search, then stops at the spot which is about 3 seconds of tape before the beginning of the detected blank portion. To cancel Blank Search midway.. press 5.
MENU Wheel VIDEO/MEMORY Switch (Open the LCD monitor to access this switch.) Display
BLANK SRCH CANCEL EXECUTE
In step 5, if the current position is at a blank portion the camcorder searches in the reverse direction, and if the current position is at a recorded portion the camcorder searches in the forward direction. Blank Search does not work if HEAD CLEANING REQUIRED. USE CLEANING CASSETTE has appeared with the tape. If the beginning or end of the tape is reached during Blank Search, the camcorder stops automatically. A blank portion which is shorter than 5 seconds of tape cannot be detected. The detected blank portion may be located between recorded scenes. Before you start recording, make sure there is no recorded scene after the blank portion.

To Remote PAUSE or R.A.EDIT

To PAUSE IN

* Connect when an S-Video cable is not used. ** When connecting cables, open this cover.

Program

IN 1 : 8 T I ME CODE TOTAL OUT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : : 00 MODE

SELECT SCENES

Random Assemble Editing Menu
4 Point the remote control at the camcorders
remote sensor. Press PLAY (4) and then press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control. The Random Assemble Editing Menu appears.
5 If using a Fade/Wipe at the beginning of the
scene, press FADE/WIPE on the remote control. Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed. You cannot use a Picture Wipe/Dissolve at the beginning of Program 1.
6 At the beginning of the scene, press EDIT IN/
OUT on the remote control. The Edit-In position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.
7 At the end of the scene, press EDIT IN/OUT. The
Edit-Out position appears in the Random Assemble Editing Menu.
8 If using a Fade/Wipe at the end of the scene,
FADE/WIPE EFFECT EDIT IN/OUT CANCEL PLAY

R.A.EDIT ON/OFF

press FADE/WIPE. Cycle through the effects by pressing repeatedly, and stop when the one you want is displayed. If you select a Fade/Wipe effect for an Edit-Out point, the effect is automatically applied to the following Edit-In point. You cannot use a Picture Wipe/Dissolve at the end of the last scene. When you use Fade/Wipe effects, that time is included in the total time (this does not apply to Picture Wipe/Dissolve).
Fader And Wipe Menu (available only for Random Assemble Editing)
You can also use the fade/wipe effects on page 37. DISSOLVE The new scene gradually appears as the old one gradually disappears. WIPE CORNER The new scene wipes in over the previous one from the upper right corner to the lower left corner. WIPE WINDOW The next scene gradually wipes in from the center of the screen toward the corners, covering the previous scene. WIPE SLIDE The next scene gradually wipes in over the previous one from right to left. WIPE DOOR The previous scene wipes out from the center to the right and left, like a door being pushed open to reveal the next scene. WIPE SCROLL The new scene wipes in over the last one from the bottom of the screen to the top. WIPE SHUTTER The new scene wipes in over the previous one from the center toward the top and bottom of the screen.

9 If using Playback Special Effects, press EFFECT ( pg. 65). 10 Repeat steps 6 through 9 to register additional
scenes. To change previously registered points, press CANCEL on the remote control. The registered points disappear, one at a time, from the most recently registered point. If you are not using Fade/Wipe or Program AE with special effects, repeat steps 6 and 7 only.
When choosing a scene, set Edit-In and Edit-Out points so that there is a relatively large difference between them. If the search time for an in-point exceeds 5 minutes, the recording decks Record-Standby mode will be canceled and editing will not take place. If there are blank portions before or after the Edit-In and Edit-Out points, a blue screen may be included in the edited version. Since time codes register time only as accurately as seconds, the time code total time may not match the total program time exactly. Turning off the camcorders power erases all registered EditIn and Edit-Out points. If you select Sepia or Monotone mode from Program AE with special effects, you cannot use the Dissolve or Black & White Fader. In this case the Dissolve or Black & White indicator begins blinking. Once the next Edit-In point is registered, the effect is turned off. To combine these effects, use Sepia or Monotone during recording, then use the Dissolve or Black & White Fader during Random Assemble Editing. It is not possible to use Fade/Wipe effects and Program AE with special effects during Random Assemble Editing using a DV cable.

AUTOMATIC EDITING TO VCR

11 Rewind the tape in the camcorder to the
beginning of the scene you want to edit and press PAUSE (6). Point the remote control towards the VCRs remote sensor and press VCR REC STBY (q6), or manually engage the VCRs Record-Pause mode.
13 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button on the
Recording Start/Stop Button
IN 00 : 07 : : : : : T I ME CODE TOTAL

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

OUT 02 : : : : : 29

MODE

camcorder. Editing proceeds as programed, right through to the end of the last registered scene. When dubbing is complete, the camcorder enters the Pause mode, and the VCR enters its RecordPause mode. If you do not register an Edit-Out point, the tape will be dubbed all the way to the end automatically. If you operate the camcorder during automatic editing, the VCR will enter its Record-Pause mode and automatic editing will stop.
14 Engage the Stop modes for the camcorder and
the VCR. To make the R.A.Edit counter display disappear, press R.A.EDIT ON/OFF on the remote control.

16 : : 39

Remote sensor Stereo microphone
DISPLAY PLAY A.DUB PAUSE STOP
Sound is not heard from the speaker during Audio Dubbing. To hear sound, connect optional headphones to the PHONE connector. When editing onto a tape that was recorded at 12-bit, the old and new soundtracks are recorded separately. If you dub onto a blank space on the tape, the sound may be disrupted. Make sure you only edit recorded areas. If feedback or howling occurs during TV playback, move the camcorders microphone away from the TV, or turn down the TVs volume. If you change from 12-bit to 16-bit in mid-recording and then use the tape for Audio Dubbing, it is not effective from the point where 16-bit recording began. During Audio Dubbing, when the tape moves to scenes recorded in the LP mode, scenes recorded in 16-bit audio or a blank portion, Audio Dubbing stops ( pg. 87). To perform Audio Dubbing with a video unit connected to the camcorders AV connector, first set S/AV INPUT to ON, then SOUND IN to MIC/AUX in the Menu Screen ( pg. 32). You can hear sound from the video unit using optional headphones. If SOUND IN is set to D.SOUND in the Menu Screen, Digital Sound Effect will be dubbed instead of the microphone input ( pg. 73).
* Located beneath the cover.

D. SOUND

Audio Dubbing Using Digital Sound Effects
Load the provided memory card ( pg. 13) and perform step 1 and 2 of page 72.

EXP LOS I ON

appears. Rotate the MENU wheel to select and press it. SYSTEM, Rotate the MENU wheel to select SOUND IN, and press it. Rotate the MENU wheel to select D.SOUND and press it.
5 Press the MENU wheel in twice. 6 Press INDEX to display the SOUND Index Screen
( pg. 27, 45), then use the MENU wheel to select the desired sound effect. Press PLAY (4) to begin Audio Dubbing, then press D.SOUND where you want to use the sound effect. The displayed sound effect blinks while it is being dubbed. To stop dubbing the sound effect midway, press D. SOUND again.
Lock Button D. SOUND Button
8 Press STOP (5) to end Audio Dubbing.
Be sure to set SOUND IN back to MIC after Audio Dubbing. The dubbed sound effect is recorded on SOUND 2 ( pg. 33). If you press PAUSE (6) to pause dubbing in step 7 the selected sound effect indication remains displayed. If you press STOP (5) to end Audio Dubbing in step 8 the selected sound effect continues to be heard from the connected headphones (optional); press D. SOUND to stop the sound effect.
PLAY PAUSE EDIT IN/OUT STOP

TROUBLESHOOTING

[VIDEO, MEMORY]..

pg. 54, 59, 67
To connect a cable to the connector u, open the LCD monitor.
u Digital Video Connector
[DV IN/OUT] (i.Link*).. pg. 56, 58, 60 * i.Link refers to the IEEE1394-1995 industry specification and extensions thereof. The logo is used for products compliant with the i.Link standard. When attaching the Jack Box to the camcorder, this part is connected.

i Multi Connector

Indicators
o Power Lamp.. pg. 18 p Tally Lamp.. pg. 18
! VIDEO/MEMORY Switch @ # $ % ^ & * ( )
q w Battery Release Switch
pg. 14 TITLE Button... pg. 48 INDEX Button.. pg. 27, 45, 48 NAVI Button... pg. 42 SELECT Button. pg. 26, E-MAIL Button.. pg. 46 INFO Button... pg. 27 D. SOUND Button.. pg. 45 Monitor Open Button [PUSH OPEN].. pg. 18 FOCUS Button.. pg. 24 EXPOSURE Button. pg. 40 MENU Wheel [v, w, PUSH]. pg. 28 LCD Monitor Brightness Control.. pg. 18 Manual Focus Ring.. pg. 24

Other Parts

Q W E R T Y U I
pg. 42 pg. 10 Shoulder Strap Eyelets. pg. 10 Viewfinder Cleaning Hatch.. pg. 80 Battery Pack Mount.. pg. 9 LCD Monitor. pg. 18, 19 Lens Hood.. pg. 6
Speaker.. Grip Strap... Info-Shoe Attach the optional video light/flash/zoom microphone. Be careful not to cover this area, a sensor necessary for shooting is built-in here.
O Camera Sensor P a s d f g
pg. 9 e OPEN/EJECT Switch.. pg. 12

[BATT. RELEASE].

Connectors
The connectors r to y are located beneath a cover.
r Headphone Connector [PHONE]. pg. 72
No sound is output from the speaker when headphones are connected to this connector.
pg. 10 pg. 62 Stereo Microphone.. pg. 72 Stud Hole.. pg. 10 Tripod Mounting Socket.. pg. 10 MEMORY CARD Cover.. pg. 13
Viewfinder... Remote Sensor..
LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Indications During Tape Recording Only

INDEX Indications

Appears when NAVIGATION is set to ON. ( pg. 42) Displays the selected Fade/Wipe effect. ( pg. 36, 37) Appears when in the Squeeze or Cinema mode. ( pg. 30) Rotates while the tape is running. ( pg. 18) Appears while the captured image is being stored as a thumbnail image in the memory card. ( pg. 42) Displays the recording mode (SP or LP). ( pg. 15) Displays the tape remaining time. ( pg. 18) REC appears during recording. PAUSE appears during Record-Standby mode. ( pg. 18) Appears when the wind cut mode is engaged to cut down on noise created by wind. ( pg. 30) 5S/Anim.: Displays the 5 second recording mode or Animation recording mode. ( pg. 29, 35) Appears when the Insert Editing (w) or Insert Editing Pause (6w) mode is engaged. ( pg. 71) Displays the sound mode for approx. 5 seconds after turning on the camcorder. ( pg. 29) Displays the Time Code.

L P 0min REC 6w Anim.

SOUND B I T 115 : 55

0 ! @ #

j The memory card cannot

be removed from the camcorder.
Push in the memory card a few more times ( pg. 13).
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