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>After about 5 minutes the camcorder shuts itself off.The red power light
>goes off. I can get it to work again by turning the large knob
>(sports,portrait,closeup,etc) on top....then the on...light lights up
>again. 5 minutes later its off.....turn knob slightly....its lights up
>again.
>This takes place while the cam is ...plugged..in.
This is normal, if there is tape in the camera (it is a protection mode
to reduce head/tape wear) - do NOT start it up again (remove the tape).
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