Sony DCR-HC21 Manual

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Getting Started
DCR-HC21 2-584-905-11(1)
Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your 
camcorder firmly 
To record or play back, slide the POWER 
switch repeatedly to turn on the respective 
lamp.
When using it for the first time, the 
CLOCK SET screen appears (p. 16).
LENS COVER switch
POWER switch
1
  Slide the LENS COVER switch to 
OPEN.
2
  Slide the POWER switch 
repeatedly in the direction of the 
arrow to turn on the respective 
lamp.
If the POWER switch is set to OFF 
(CHG), slide it down while pressing the 
green button.
Lamps that light up
CAMERA: To record on a tape.
PLAY/EDIT: To play or edit pictures.
•  When you slide the POWER switch to turn on 
the CAMERA lamp, the current date and time 
will be displayed on the screen for about 5 
seconds.
3
  Put your wrist through the Strap 
Belt.
The length of the Strap Belt is 
adjustable.
4
  Hold the camcorder as illustrated 
below.
To turn off the power
Slide the POWER switch up to OFF 
(CHG).
•  At the time of purchase, the power will be 
set to turn off automatically if you leave your 
camcorder without any operation attempted for 
approximately 5 minutes, to save battery power. 
([A.SHUT OFF], p. 46).