Sony DCRHC21 Support Question
Sony DCRHC21 Support Question
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Question posted by walkinthepark11 on September 2nd, 2011
Defective Part
I just purchased 8 Sony camcorders for customers and one of them has a defective charger cable. How do I replace it? Model# DCRHC21
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Operating Guide - Page 2
...cable (USB, etc.) again.
Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to rain or moisture. For more information regarding recycling of the FCC Rules. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of rechargeable batteries, call : Sony Customer... 15 of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DCR-HC21 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
This symbol is ...
Operating Guide - Page 3
... the equipment off and on use in your camcorder A mini DV cassette marked with (mini DV cassettes with two kinds of operations guides. - If this equipment. Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
DCR-HC21
Serial No.
Increase the separation between the...
Operating Guide - Page 4
... might cause your camcorder to a malfunction of the sun only in any problems.
• Compensation for effective use. Take pictures of the camcorder, storage media,...aim at dusk. It adopts the MTF* measurement system for video cameras and offers a quality typical of a Carl Zeiss lens.
... or green in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and produces superior images.
Unauthorized recording of light from a ...
Operating Guide - Page 6
...9 Step 2: Charging the battery pack 10 Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly ...........13 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder 14 Step 5:... and time 16 Step 7: Inserting a cassette 17
Recording/Playback
Recording/Playback with ease (Easy Handycam 18 Recording 20 Playback 21 Functions used for recording/playback, etc 22
Recording To use zoom To...
Operating Guide - Page 13
...switch up CAMERA: To record on a tape. LENS COVER switch
Getting Started
POWER switch
1 Slide the LENS COVER switch to
OPEN.
2 Slide the POWER switch
repeatedly in the direction of purchase, the ...To turn on the CAMERA lamp, the current date and time will be displayed on the screen for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen appears (p. 16).
3 Put your camcorder without any operation ...
Operating Guide - Page 18
..., most of the arrow to 17) before operation. The EASY lamp lights up in steps 1 to D 7 (p. 9 to turn on the
CAMERA lamp. To stop recording, press (or ) again.
Easy Handycam operation ON
The message appears.
3 Start recording. Press REC START/STOP (or ). Since only basic functions become available...
Operating Guide - Page 24
...finder during recording, but you can check them as [DATA CODE] during playback
The date/time data and the camera setting data will be recorded automatically. Indicators displayed during recording/playback
Recording
12 3
45
Viewing
1 27 4 5
6
... Function button (31)
Data code during playback (p. 35).
8
6
Tape transport indicator Video operation buttons (19, 21)
24
Operating Guide - Page 26
... recorded scenes (Rec review)
You can search for about 5 seconds, and the camcorder enters the standby mode at the point where
you can do this operation.
The ... manually (EDIT SEARCH)
You can view a few seconds of the scene recorded just before you stopped the tape.
1 Touch
[MENU].
[PAGE1]
2 Select
/
(CAMERA SET) with , then touch [EXEC].
3 Select [EDITSEARCH] with
/ ...
Operating Guide - Page 28
...8226; There may be recorded as a still image.
SEARCH M.*
*
Video control buttons (Rewind, Playback, Fast-forward, Pause, Stop, Slow) (p. 19, 21)
ZERO SET ...These buttons are not available during Easy Handycam operation.
• Point the Remote Commander towards the
28 remote sensor to operate your camcorder (p.
1 During playback, press ZERO
SET...
Operating Guide - Page 30
... TV or VCR.
• You can be connected. S VIDEO connection only will not output audio. Connect your camcorder to LINE. In this operation (p. 11).
When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to another device via the S VIDEO jack, by using the A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optional) When connecting to the wall outlet using...
Operating Guide - Page 32
... adjust and fix the exposure to adjust the zoom for details on selecting button items.
When the CAMERA lamp lights up
[PAGE1]
SPOT FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually.
The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are marked with .
The bar indicator appears.
Operation button items
Available operation buttons vary...
Operating Guide - Page 34
...
END SCH (END SEARCH)
See page 26. To cancel the count down during Easy Handycam operation. The recorded picture will not be set.
• If keeps flashing even...camcorder at a nearby white object for more than 5 minutes. Adjust the brightness with the Remote Commander (p. 28). DISP GUIDE (Display Guide)*
See page 15.
When the PLAY/EDIT lamp lights up
You can also use the video...
Operating Guide - Page 35
...in various modes while viewing movies.
Touch the following buttons during playback.
CAM DATA (below) Displays camera setting data.
60min
0:00:00:00
AUTO 100 AWB F1. 8 9dB
FN
1 2 3
654
... stored on the tape to a CD-R (Direct Access to Video CD Burn).
BURN DVD
When your camcorder is connected to a Sony VAIO series personal computer, you can easily burn the picture recorded...
Operating Guide - Page 39
Available menu items () vary depending on the position of lamp: CAMERA
PLAY/EDIT
×
Using the Menu
39 OTHERS menu (p. 46)
WORLD TIME BEEP* A.SHUT OFF COMMANDER DISP OUT REC LAMP
Position of the lamp. * These functions are available during Easy Handycam operation.
Operating Guide - Page 51
.... AUDIO DUB
4 Touch
(play) and start
playing back the audio you dub audio on a tape recorded on your camcorder.
appears while recording the new sound in about 5 minutes after the battery pack or other (DCR-HC21) camcorders). To dub on other scenes, repeat step 2 to 4, the recording stops automatically at the same time.
recorded...
Operating Guide - Page 70
...that your camcorder is connected to a computer.
2 Right-click [My Computer], then click [Properties].
An error message appears when you place the supplied CD-ROM in the [Sound, video and game..., and the camcorder from the computer.
• Disconnect the cable from the computer, turn on the camcorder, then connect it again.
• Slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA lamp, set ...
Operating Guide - Page 71
... anything other than [USB Composite Device], [USB Audio Device], [Composite USB Device], [? Sony DSC] may cause a malfunction of your computer.
Sony Handycam] and [? Sony DSC] may cause a malfunction of your computer.
For Windows 2000 Log on as Administrator. 1 Check that your camcorder is connected to install the USB driver again. 1 Double-click [My Computer...
Operating Guide - Page 72
...Device] in the [Sound, video and game controller] folder - [USB Device] in the [Other devices] folder 6 When the [Confirm Device Removal] screen appears, click [OK]. 7 Turn off the power of your camcorder, disconnect the USB cable, then restart the computer....-click [PICTUREPACKAGE] (Disc drive)*. * Drive names (such as (E:)) may cause a malfunction of your computer. Sony Handycam] and [?
Operating Guide - Page 78
...prevent accidental erasure Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to set it to SAVE.
Your camcorder is dirty or dusty, the remaining tape indicator may not be put a label along this ...use mini DV format cassettes only. Do not put in its case, and stored in another video camera connected to your camcorder.
When you cannot copy it to a tape in an upright position. ...
Operating Guide - Page 87
... 44
Continued 87
Additional Information Index
A
A/V connecting cable 30, 48, 52 Accessory shoe 52 AC Adaptor 9 AUDIO ...BURN VCD 35 B&W 40
C
CALIBRATION (Calibration 83 CAMERA SET menu .......... 42 CAM DATA 35 Cassette 17,...D ZOOM (Digital zoom) ..... 42
E
EASY button 18 Easy Handycam 18 EDITSEARCH 26, 42 END SCH (END SEARCH 26 EXPOSURE 33...camcorder......... 13
I
Icon ......
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