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User Manual - Page 2
..., (i.e., marked with the limits set out in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating... Guide" (This manual) -
For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your nearest Sony service ... communication cable (USB, etc.) again. Should the fuse in the EMC Directive for using the supplied software (stored on use...
User Manual - Page 4
..., etc.
• TV color systems differ depending on the model DCR-HC38E. About the Carl Zeiss lens
Your camcorder is indicated on the bottom of your camcorder.
• Design and specifications of the LCD screen and the viewfinder used for Modulation Transfer Function. Read this manual for illustration purposes are captured using your camcorder if...
User Manual - Page 5
... to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders 41 Recording pictures from a TV or VCR, etc. (DCR-HC38E 44
Using a Computer
What you can do with Windows computer 46 Installing the "First Step Guide" and software 47 Viewing "First Step Guide 49
Continued , 5 WORLD TIME, etc. USB STREAM/LANGUAGE, etc. LCD B.L./LCD COLOR/VF B.L., etc TAPE SET menu 39 -
P EFFECT CAMERA...
User Manual - Page 7
...-HC45E) (p. 71)
CD-ROM "Handycam Application Software" (1) (p. 46)
21-pin adaptor (1) (DCR-HC45E) (p. 25)
Operating Guide (This manual) (1)
A button-type lithium battery is recommended. The number in the parentheses indicates the number of that you have following items supplied with the DCR-HC37E/HC38E models. If necessary, buy a USB 2.0 cable (Type A to Type B-mini.). A/V connecting cable...
User Manual - Page 25
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• You can display the time code on the TV screen by setting [DISP OUT] to your camcorder, depending on the VCR to another device via the S VIDEO jack, by using the A/V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable, pictures can be reproduced more faithfully than with DCR-HC37E/HC38E models.
If your TV/VCR has...
User Manual - Page 33
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33
LCD BRT (LCD bright)
See page 31. REC CTRL (Recording control) (DCR-HC38E)
See page 44.
To check the recorded sound
1 Play back the tape on which you have
recorded audio (p. 20).
2 Touch
t [PAGE1] t [MENU].
3 Select (PLAYER SET) for
the DCR-HC38E, then touch
/
to adjust the balance
of the original sound (ST1) and...
User Manual - Page 34
... operation will be retained during Easy Handycam operation.
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LCD/VF SET menu (p. 38)
LCD B.L. VF B.L.
z
z
BRT NORMAL
LCD COLOR
z
z
- SP
REC MODE (DCR-HC38E)
z
z
SP
AUDIO MODE
z
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12BIT
REMAIN
z
z
AUTO
SETUP MENU menu (p. 39)
USB STREAM
z
z
OFF
LANGUAGE
z
z
z
DEMO MODE
z
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z
- z
z
BRT NORMAL
WIDE DISP
z
z
- OFF
WIDE SEL
z
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4:3
STEADYSHOT...
User Manual - Page 35
MANUAL SET menu
- NEG.ART The color and brightness are not
output via the DV Interface (i.LINK). SEPIA Pictures appear in black and white.
b ... EFFECT (Picture effect)
You can be output. • For DCR-HC38E: You cannot add effects to a picture during playback.
B OFF Does not use [P EFFECT] setting. Only the original pictures can add special effects to externally input...
User Manual - Page 37
... record subjects in dark places, such as
night scenes or in moonlight, set [N.S.LIGHT] to [ON] (the default setting). AUDIO MIX
The PLAYER SET menu is for the DCR-HC38E.
z Tips • If you can make the image color deeper this way.
PLAYER SET/ VCR SET menu
- AUDIO MIX
See page 33.
Using the Menu
37 You...
User Manual - Page 52
...open (p. 13).
Adjust the focus manually (p. 27).
[STEADYSHOT] does not function. • Set [STEADYSHOT] to [AUTO] (p. 27). • The recording conditions are not recorded. Troubleshooting (Continued)
The picture in the... speed increases (compared with Cassette Memory.
• This camcorder does not support Cassette Memory, so the indicator does not appear. Dots in the viewfinder ...
User Manual - Page 55
... series). Press RESET (p. 69), and operate your camcorder again.
Inform
Continued , 55
Troubleshooting The following .
E:61:ss / E:62:ss • Contact your camcorder again....problem persists even after you have occurred.
Reconnect it and operate your Sony dealer or local
authorized Sony service facility. C:(or E:) ss:ss (Self-diagnosis display)
C:04:ss • The battery pack is set...
User Manual - Page 57
... system, so its picture can only be viewed on use mini DV format cassettes only. x For DCR-HC38E: When you record You cannot record software on the tape
Go to your camcorder for copyright protection of the clock by time difference
You can easily set the time difference (p. 40). Continued , 57
Additional Information
To prevent...
User Manual - Page 61
...Periodically turn off any liquid gets in your eyes, wash with the
DCR-HC45E and button-type battery out of the tape, or on the...• Keep the Remote Commander supplied with
plenty of the following problem occurs, clean the video heads for 1H.] appears. Eject the cassette...off your local authorized Sony service
facility. -
If moisture starts to the head drum and be ...
User Manual - Page 65
...less than 2.2 kΩ (kilohms)
USB jack (DCR-HC37E/HC38E) mini-B
DV input/output (DCR-HC38E) i.LINK Interface (IEEE1394, 4-pin connector S100)
DV output (DCR-HC37E) i.LINK Interface (IEEE1394, ...215; 4 1/2 in.) (w/h/d) including the projecting parts 63 × 85 × 115 mm (2 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.) (w/h/d) including the projecting parts with less than 2.2 kΩ (kilohms)
Continued...
User Manual - Page 70
Identifying parts and controls (Continued)
A POWER switch (12) B Viewfinder (13) C Eyecup (63) D Viewfinder lens adjustment lever (13) E For DCR-HC37E:
DV OUT interface (41) For DCR-HC38E:
DV interface (41, 44) F DC IN jack (8) G A/V OUT jack (24, 41) H CAMERA, PLAY/EDIT lamp (12) I REC START/STOP button (15, 17) J Tripod receptacle
Attach the ...
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