18EMasteringthe BasicsRecording Movies onto a TapeHave you completed the following steps?• Attaching a power source ( 12).• Removing the lens cap ( 150).• Fastening the grip belt ( 150).• Choosing the display: viewfinder ( 150) or LCD screen ( 25).Note:• When you’re using the viewfinder, fully close the LCD or rotate the LCD so thatit faces the same direction as the lens ( 25).You may also want to install the backup battery ( 153) in order to set the dateand time display ( 51).4, 513Before you start recordingRecording1. Press and hold the small button on the POWER switch and turnthe POWER switch to CAMERA. ( : Make sure theTAPE/CARD switch is set to TAPE.)• The camcorder automatically sets to record pause mode. PAUSE appears inthe display.• If you haven’t set the date and time display, SET THE TIME ZONE, DATEAND TIME appears in the display. For setting the time zone, see p. 51. Forsetting the date and time, see p. 53.• The camcorder power indicator lights up.• The confirmation beep sounds.• The camcorder will turn itself off if you leave it in record pause mode formore than about 5 minutes. To return to record pause mode, turn thePOWER switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA.• Recording still images onto a memory card ( 112), recordingmovies onto a memory card ( 117).MV5i MCMV5i MC
