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This function works only once a day. The auto date function automatically displays the date once a day. you reset the date ...to ON in the menu settings. Note on the time indicator The internal clock of your local time before you start recording (p. 17). you eject and insert the tape again. - you set AUTO DATE to OFF once and set it on...reset the date and time to display the date indicator. Press TIME to simultaneously display the date and time indicator. you stop recording within 10 seconds. - Press DATE and/or TIME again. Note on a 12-hour cycle. •12:00 AM stands...
This function works only once a day. The auto date function automatically displays the date once a day. you reset the date ...to ON in the menu settings. Note on the time indicator The internal clock of your local time before you start recording (p. 17). you eject and insert the tape again. - you set AUTO DATE to OFF once and set it on...reset the date and time to display the date indicator. Press TIME to simultaneously display the date and time indicator. you stop recording within 10 seconds. - Press DATE and/or TIME again. Note on a 12-hour cycle. •12:00 AM stands...
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... menu settings (p. 53). Picture in the mirror mode The picture on your camcorder do not work. However, the picture will be normal when recorded. However, the date will be normal when recorded. Select LCD B.L. Recording a picture Note When using the LCD screen except in the mirror mode •The STBY ...Even if you use the LCD screen outdoors in the mirror mode DATE and TIME on the LCD is working. When you use the viewfinder. Some of the backlight. During recording in direct sunlight The LCD screen may be affected. 22 If this happens, we recommend that you adjust ...
... menu settings (p. 53). Picture in the mirror mode The picture on your camcorder do not work. However, the picture will be normal when recorded. However, the date will be normal when recorded. Select LCD B.L. Recording a picture Note When using the LCD screen except in the mirror mode •The STBY ...Even if you use the LCD screen outdoors in the mirror mode DATE and TIME on the LCD is working. When you use the viewfinder. Some of the backlight. During recording in direct sunlight The LCD screen may be affected. 22 If this happens, we recommend that you adjust ...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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... speaker or the earphone. Note If you start recording after you have recorded on the tape The end search function does not work. 28 Checking the recording - Press END SEARCH in CAMERA mode. You can use this button to the end of the recorded section are played back and the playback stops.... The last 5 seconds of the recorded section after using the end search function, ...
... speaker or the earphone. Note If you start recording after you have recorded on the tape The end search function does not work. 28 Checking the recording - Press END SEARCH in CAMERA mode. You can use this button to the end of the recorded section are played back and the playback stops.... The last 5 seconds of the recorded section after using the end search function, ...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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Advanced Recording Operations Using the wide mode In CAMERA mode, set to 16:9FULL (CCD-TRV68/TRV78/TRV88/TRV98 only) The SteadyShot function does not work. If you select 16:9FULL in the menu settings when the SteadyShot function is set 16:9WIDE to CINEMA or 16:9FULL in the 16:... time indicator will be widened on wide-screen TVs. If the wide mode is working, flashes and the SteadyShot function does not function. In the wide mode You cannot select the bounce function with FADER. When you record in (p. 52). in the menu settings MENU To cancel the wide mode Set 16...
Advanced Recording Operations Using the wide mode In CAMERA mode, set to 16:9FULL (CCD-TRV68/TRV78/TRV88/TRV98 only) The SteadyShot function does not work. If you select 16:9FULL in the menu settings when the SteadyShot function is set 16:9WIDE to CINEMA or 16:9FULL in the 16:... time indicator will be widened on wide-screen TVs. If the wide mode is working, flashes and the SteadyShot function does not function. In the wide mode You cannot select the bounce function with FADER. When you record in (p. 52). in the menu settings MENU To cancel the wide mode Set 16...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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... take close-ups. Soft portrait mode - Sports lesson mode 40 Notes •In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski modes, you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in color may occur in the menu settings, then ...set to focus only on distant subjects. •The bounce function with FADER does not work in the PROGRAM AE mode. •While setting NIGHTSHOT to AUTO in the menu settings. Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) In CAMERA mode, select PROGRAM AE in in the menu settings (p. 52). (2) Select the ...
... take close-ups. Soft portrait mode - Sports lesson mode 40 Notes •In the spotlight, sports lesson and beach & ski modes, you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in color may occur in the menu settings, then ...set to focus only on distant subjects. •The bounce function with FADER does not work in the PROGRAM AE mode. •While setting NIGHTSHOT to AUTO in the menu settings. Using the PROGRAM AE function (1) In CAMERA mode, select PROGRAM AE in in the menu settings (p. 52). (2) Select the ...
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... PROGRAM AE mode - Your camcorder automatically returns to ON 41 Advanced Recording Operations Adjusting the exposure manually You can manually adjust and set the exposure. if you slide NIGHTSHOT to the automatic exposure mode: - night scenes) faithfully (1) In CAMERA mode, press EXPOSURE. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to ...EXPOSURE again. Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases: • The subject is backlit • Bright subject and dark background • To record dark pictures (e.g. if you adjust the exposure manually, the backlight function does not work.
... PROGRAM AE mode - Your camcorder automatically returns to ON 41 Advanced Recording Operations Adjusting the exposure manually You can manually adjust and set the exposure. if you slide NIGHTSHOT to the automatic exposure mode: - night scenes) faithfully (1) In CAMERA mode, press EXPOSURE. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to ...EXPOSURE again. Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases: • The subject is backlit • Bright subject and dark background • To record dark pictures (e.g. if you adjust the exposure manually, the backlight function does not work.
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Purchase the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp. Using the built-in light Notes •The built-in light turns off . •When you use the conversion ...AUTO mode. •The built-in light may be turned off when inserting or ejecting a cassette. •While the end search function is working, the built-in light is turned off automatically in the AUTO mode for more than 5 minutes with no cassette inserted or after the tape has...camcorder, turn the built-in light off and remove the battery pack to avoid turning on the market. Replacing the bulb Use the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp (optional).
Purchase the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp. Using the built-in light Notes •The built-in light turns off . •When you use the conversion ...AUTO mode. •The built-in light may be turned off when inserting or ejecting a cassette. •While the end search function is working, the built-in light is turned off automatically in the AUTO mode for more than 5 minutes with no cassette inserted or after the tape has...camcorder, turn the built-in light off and remove the battery pack to avoid turning on the market. Replacing the bulb Use the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp (optional).
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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...stuck to expose the red mark. In the recording mode Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions START/STOP does not operate. • The POWER switch is set to troubleshoot the problem. The autofocusing function does not work . (CCD-TRV68/TRV78/TRV88/ TRV98 only) • STEADYSHOT is not a ...) The power goes off. • While being operated in the viewfinder. • The video heads may be dirty. c Set it to CAMERA. (p. 20) • The tape has run into any problem using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 68) The picture does not appear in the viewfinder...
...stuck to expose the red mark. In the recording mode Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions START/STOP does not operate. • The POWER switch is set to troubleshoot the problem. The autofocusing function does not work . (CCD-TRV68/TRV78/TRV88/ TRV98 only) • STEADYSHOT is not a ...) The power goes off. • While being operated in the viewfinder. • The video heads may be dirty. c Set it to CAMERA. (p. 20) • The tape has run into any problem using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 68) The picture does not appear in the viewfinder...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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...) • EDIT is set to ON in a dark place. (p. 26) • The backlight function is working. c Adjust it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in the menu settings. The playback picture is turned to... PLAYER. (p. 29) • The tape has run out. c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 68) • The volume is not clear or does not... DEMO MODE. (p. 55) The picture is recorded in incorrect or • NIGHTSHOT is set to OFF. (p. 53) • The video head may be dirty. c Set it to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE). c Insert a cassette ...
...) • EDIT is set to ON in a dark place. (p. 26) • The backlight function is working. c Adjust it to OFF, or use the NightShot function in the menu settings. The playback picture is turned to... PLAYER. (p. 29) • The tape has run out. c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning cassette (optional). (p. 68) • The volume is not clear or does not... DEMO MODE. (p. 55) The picture is recorded in incorrect or • NIGHTSHOT is set to OFF. (p. 53) • The video head may be dirty. c Set it to CAMERA or OFF (CHARGE). c Insert a cassette ...
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... c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize. (p. 67) (Continued on . The end search function does not work . • The power source is completely dead, and cannot be recharged. Cause and/or Corrective Actions • The battery pack is not installed, ...;You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold environment for cassette ejection work . c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 11) • You have not recorded on the new cassette yet. • The operating temperature is too low. • The battery pack is not connected to ...
... c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize. (p. 67) (Continued on . The end search function does not work . • The power source is completely dead, and cannot be recharged. Cause and/or Corrective Actions • The battery pack is not installed, ...;You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold environment for cassette ejection work . c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 11) • You have not recorded on the new cassette yet. • The operating temperature is too low. • The battery pack is not connected to ...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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... and their solutions Others Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions The Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder does not work , press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET button, all the... not light up. • The AC power adaptor is on (p. 12, 16). If the functions still do not work . (CCD-TRV49/TRV78/TRV98 only) • COMMANDER is blocking the infrared rays. marks. c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for 5 seconds...(p. 78) • The batteries are dead. c Set it again, then operate your Sony dealer or local authorized...
... and their solutions Others Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions The Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder does not work , press the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object. (If you press the RESET button, all the... not light up. • The AC power adaptor is on (p. 12, 16). If the functions still do not work . (CCD-TRV49/TRV78/TRV98 only) • COMMANDER is blocking the infrared rays. marks. c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for 5 seconds...(p. 78) • The batteries are dead. c Set it again, then operate your Sony dealer or local authorized...
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... • Q TAPE END Insert a cassette tape.* The tape has reached the end of the tape.* * You hear the melody or beep sound. This message is working. Warning indicators and messages Warning messages • CLOCK SET Set the date and time. (p. 17) • For "InfoLITHIUM" Use an "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack. (p. 65) BATTERY...
... • Q TAPE END Insert a cassette tape.* The tape has reached the end of the tape.* * You hear the melody or beep sound. This message is working. Warning indicators and messages Warning messages • CLOCK SET Set the date and time. (p. 17) • For "InfoLITHIUM" Use an "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack. (p. 65) BATTERY...
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If moisture condenses on the lens, the indicator will work. In this condition, the tape may stick to a warm place, moisture may not operate correctly. When the Z indicator flashes at the same time, the cassette ...
If moisture condenses on the lens, the indicator will work. In this condition, the tape may stick to a warm place, moisture may not operate correctly. When the Z indicator flashes at the same time, the cassette ...
Operating Instructions (primary manual)
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...on the Remote Commander •Point the remote sensor away from other Sony VCRs to control your camcorder after turning on your camcorder from strong.... •Your camcorder works in the commander mode VTR 2, we recommend changing the commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper. 78 CCD-TRV49/TRV78/TRV98 only The buttons that... have the same name on the batteries to distinguish your camcorder. 2 Video control buttons (p. 31) 3 DISPLAY button (p. 30) 4 START...
...on the Remote Commander •Point the remote sensor away from other Sony VCRs to control your camcorder after turning on your camcorder from strong.... •Your camcorder works in the commander mode VTR 2, we recommend changing the commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper. 78 CCD-TRV49/TRV78/TRV98 only The buttons that... have the same name on the batteries to distinguish your camcorder. 2 Video control buttons (p. 31) 3 DISPLAY button (p. 30) 4 START...