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HD Camcorder

Charging the Battery Pack

Charge the supplied battery pack in advance. Fully charging the 
supplied battery pack will take about 5 hours 35 minutes.

1.  Plug the compact power adapter 

into a power outlet and connect 
it to the camcorder’s DC IN 
terminal.

•  Connect the power cord to the 

compact power adapter before 
plugging the power cord into the 
power outlet.

2.  Attach the battery pack to the 

camcorder.

•  Press the battery pack softly into 

the battery attachment unit and 
slide it up until it clicks in place.

3.  Charging will start when the 

camcorder is turned off.

•  The POWER/CHG indicator will turn on 

in red (battery pack charging). When 
the red POWER/CHG indicator goes 
out, the battery pack is fully charged.

4.  When the battery pack is fully 

charged, disconnect the compact 
power adapter from the camcorder 
and then from the power outlet.

DC IN terminal

POWER/CHG (charge) indicator

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HD Camcorder 
LEGRIA HF R56 / LEGRIA HF R57 / LEGRIA HF R506

   

BP-718 Battery Pack [

]

   

CA-110E Compact Power Adapter
(including power cord) [

]

   

IFC-300PCU/S USB Cable [

]

   

HTC-100/S High Speed HDMI Cable [

]

   

Transfer Utility LE Startup Guide

Package Contents

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Basic Setup

The first time you turn on the camcorder, you will be guided by the camcorder’s basic 
setup screens to select the camcorder’s initial settings, such as the language, date and 
time, movie format, etc.

1.  Turn on the camcorder.

•  Open the LCD panel or press 

[

.

2.  Touch the desired language for onscreen displays and then touch [

æ

].

3.  Touch the desired date/time format and then touch [

æ

].

4.  Set the date and time.

•  Touch a field you want to change and touch [

Í

] or [

Î

] to 

change. Repeat as necessary. 

•  Touch [24H] to use 24-hour clock or leave untouched to use 

AM/PM.

5  Touch [OK] and then touch [

æ

].

6 Touch 

[

·

] or [

¸

] to select the movie format and then 

touch [

æ

].

• 

C

 After you select the movie format, you need to 

select the memory to be used for recording movies (step 7) 
and photos (step 8).

• 

A

 No further settings are necessary. Skip to step 9.

7 Touch 

[

&

] (built-in memory) or [

8

] (memory card) and then touch [

æ

].

8 Touch 

[

&

] (built-in memory) or [

8

] (memory card) and then touch [

æ

].

9.  Touch [OK] to complete the basic setup and close the setup screen.

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Inserting a Memory Card

You can use commercially available SD, SDHC and 
SDXC cards with this camcorder. We recommend using 
memory cards rated SD Speed Class 4, 6 or 10. Initialize 
a memory card before using it with the camcorder for the 
first time (

;

 

Initializing the Memory

).

1.  Open the LCD panel.

•  The camcorder will turn on and the first screen of the 

initial setup will appear.

2. Press 

[

 to turn off the camcorder.

•  Make sure the POWER/CHG indicator is off.

3.  Open the memory card slot cover and insert the 

memory card.

•  Insert the memory card at a slight angle, with the label 

facing toward the lens.

4.  Close the memory card slot cover.

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1.  Turn on the camcorder and open the lens cover.

•  Open the LCD panel or press 

[

 and then slide 

down the lens cover switch.

2. 

Video:  

Press 

Y

 to start recording video. 

Press again to stop recording.

 

Photos:

 Touch [PHOTO] to record a 

photo.

3.  When you finish recording, close the lens cover and 

turn off the camcorder.

Shooting Video and Taking Photos

Playing Back Video and Viewing Photos

1. Press the 

^

 button.

• The [

y

] index screen will open. To play back different content, change the index screen.

[

0

>

 [

}

 Photo Playback] for the [

}

] (photos) index screen.

[

0

>

 [

9

 Baby Album] for the [

9

] index screen (only scenes recorded in Baby mode).

[

0

>

 [

 

 Video Snapshot] for the [

¦

] index screen (only AVCHD video snapshot scenes).

To change the memory

or video format

From the index screen:

1.  Touch the index screen button (next to 

the 

0

 (Home) button).

2.  Select the memory* (

&

 or 

8

) and/

or movie format (

·

 or 

¸

) of the 

recordings you wish to play back and 
then touch [OK].

*

C

only.

To delete recordings

From the index screen:

1. Touch [Edit] 

>

 [Delete].

2.  Select whether to delete all the scenes/

photos in the same folder, selected 
scenes/photos, or all scenes/photos.

•  To select individual recordings: touch all 

the scenes/photos you wish to delete to 
mark them with a 

"

, then touch [OK].

3. Touch [Yes] 

>

 [OK].

2.  Touch the thumbnail of the scene or photo you want to play back.

•  During playback, touch the screen to display the playback controls.

Installing the Camcorder’s 
Instruction Manual (PDF File)

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Getting Started 

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Index screen button

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This guide only introduces the most basic 
functions of the camcorder to get you started. 
To learn more about your camcorder, to read 
important handling precautions and to consult 
the troubleshooting section if an error message 
is displayed, be sure to read the full-version 
Instruction Manual (PDF file*). Access the 
following Web site. Click on your country/region 
and follow the onscreen instructions to download 
the PDF file.

*  Adobe

®

 Reader

®

 6 or later is required to view the PDF 

file.

http://www.canon.com/icpd/

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Memory Card

Lens

POWER/CHG 
indicator is off

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