RCA Pro845 - Manual (Page 15)

AUTO
SCENE SEARCH
IR
DISPLAY
REC
EJECT
REW
PLAY
FF
PAUSE
STOP
FOCUS
ON/OFF
DATE
FADE
POWER
CAM OFF VCR
POWER SAVE ON
COUNTER RESET
AUTO
BATT
MEMO
REC
START/
STOP
First-Time Operation
(continued)
13
6. Set SCENE SELECT to AUTO.
7. Turn on camcorder and place
ON/POWER SAVE lever ON.
A. Press and hold the small button on the
POWER switch while placing it in CAM
(camera).
The position of the POWER switch tells the
camcorder whether you want to record
(CAM), play back tapes (VCR), or turn off
the camcorder’s power (OFF).
B. Place ON/POWER SAVE lever ON. This
lever must be ON for the camcorder to
record.
Place ON/POWER SAVE lever in POWER
SAVE position during recording breaks to
conserve battery power. The camcorder will
enter record pause.
* If the dew indicator appears in the
viewfinder, there is excessive moisture in the
camcorder. Remove the cassette from the
camcorder, and let it dry naturally.
8. Adjust viewfinder and eyepiece focus
control.
A. Pull the viewfinder out and raise into a
comfortable operating position.
B. If the viewfinder picture is blurry, adjust the
eyepiece focus control for your vision.
Details are on page 25.
9. Start and stop recording.
A. Press and release REC START/STOP (thumb
trigger) to start and stop recording. REC
appears in the viewfinder during recording.
If you do not record within five minutes, the
camcorder will automatically turn off.
The tally light flashes during record pause
and turns off when the camcorder is
recording or the ON/POWER SAVE lever is
in POWER SAVE.
Eyepiece Focus
Control
Tally Light
ON/POWER
SAVE Lever
POWER
(CAM/OFF/VCR)
Switch
SCENE SELECT
Control set to
AUTO
REC START/STOP Button
(Thumb Trigger)
Viewfinder in
Operating Position
(Pull Out Here)