Sony DCR-VX9000 - Manual (Page 12)

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Make sure that the power source is installed and a cassette is inserted and that AUTO
LOCK is set to ON. When AUTO LOCK is set to ON, all settings are automatically
adjusted to best suit your shooting environment. Before you record one-time events,
you may want to make a trial recording to make sure that the digital camcorder is
working correctly.
When you use the digital camcorder for the first time, power on it and reset the date
and time to your time before you start recording (p. 69).
(1) Remove the lens hood cap, and attach it to the grip strap.
(2) Set the POWER switch to ON.
(3) Set CAMERA/VTR to CAMERA.
(4) Turn STANDBY up to STANDBY.
(5) Press START/STOP.
The digital camcorder starts recording. The “REC” indicator appears and the red
lamp lights up in the viewfinder. The tally lamps located on the front and rear also
light up.
Basic operations
Camera recording
STBY
0 : 00 : 00
120 min
REC
0 : 00 : 01
120 min
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2 3
4
5
START/STOP
LOCK
STANDBY
PHOTO
STANDBY
START/STOP
LOCK
STANDBY
PHOTO
STANDBY
POWER
OFF ON
POWER
VTR
CAMERA