RCA CC-285 - Manual (Page 7)

Quick Operation Steps
Even if you’ve never used a video
camera or camcorder before, you can
probably get your camcorder up and
running quickly by following the steps
below.
5A) CAMERA/PLAYBACK Switch
4 ) EJECT Button
Lon* Cap on
Lena Cap Snap
I Attach 9.6-Volt Power Source Thumb Trigger
(Press to start
5(^ Eyepiece Focus Control
AUTO IRIS Control
and stop recording)
2A) AUTOFOCUS Switch
Attach power source to
camcorder (either adapter/charger
or battery).
A. Adapter/Charger:
1. Attach adapter/charger to
camcorder. (Instructions
are on page 14.)
2. Plug power cord into an
AC outlet.
B. Charged Battery:
1. Charge the battery as
described on page 15.
Charging takes about two
hours the first time,
2. Attach charged battery to
camcorder. Instructions are
on page 15.
Set controls to their automatic
positions.
A. Set the
autofocus
switch to
AUTO.
B. Set the AUTO IRIS control
AUTO
(top center "click”
position).
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Turn on camcorder.
Slide the
power
switch to the
“on” position. The indicator
labeled ON will light.
Insert a cassette tape.
1. Press EJECT to open door.
2. Insert cassette as shown on
page 17. Insert cassette only
one way with record-protect
tab facing up and the tape
windows facing out.
3. Gently close the cassette door
with your hand.
Prepare camcorder to record.
A. Put the CAMERA/PLAYBACK
switch in the
camera
position for recording.
B. Remove the lens cap and
snap it on the lens cap snap
on the hand strap,
C. If image in viewfinder is out
of focus, adjust the Eyepiece
Focus Control.
Start recording.
Press the thumb trigger record
button to start and stop
recording. You do not have to
hold the trigger to record.
3.
4.
Notes:
Move CAMERA/PLAYBACK
switch to PL.ty5.tCi: position.
Press
REW
button to rewind
tape.
Press PLAY and watch the
viewfinder to review what was
recorded.
7) Review what you recorded,
1. Press the thumb trigger record
button to stop recording.
To continue recording after your
review: press
stop , then move the
CAMERA/PLAYBACK switch to
CAMERA, and press the thumb
trigger record button.
Any material recorded on a cassette
tape will be automatically erased if
you record over it. So if you don’t
want to keep what you just
recorded, press REW to rewind the
tape and then record over the
unwanted material. (The
CAMERA/
PLAYBACK switch must be in the
PLAYBACK position to rewind the
tape.)
After using your camcorder for the
first time, be sure to read the rest
of the manual for full details of its
special features, connection
applications, accessories, and
proper care.