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... instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - For customers in accordance with the limits for help. Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is connected. - These limits are designed to correct the interference by one or more of the FCC Rules.
... instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - For customers in accordance with the limits for help. Connect the equipment into an outlet on , the user is connected. - These limits are designed to correct the interference by one or more of the FCC Rules.
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... mode Photo scan (p. 62) •Playing back on monaural sound or sub sound HiFi SOUND [MENU] (p. 81) •Playing back the picture on a TV without connecting a cord SUPER LASER LINK (p. 32) 4
... mode Photo scan (p. 62) •Playing back on monaural sound or sub sound HiFi SOUND [MENU] (p. 81) •Playing back the picture on a TV without connecting a cord SUPER LASER LINK (p. 32) 4
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... this manual 8 Checking supplied accessories 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 11 Installing the battery pack 11 Charging the battery pack 12 Connecting to a wall outlet 15 Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 16 Step 3 Inserting a cassette 17 Recording - END SEARCH 26 ... on tapes - Digital effect ... 41 Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 44 Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 46 Using your camcorder abroad 96 Maintenance information and precautions 97 Specifications 102 Focusing manually 47 Superimposing a title 48 Quick Reference Making your own titles ...
... this manual 8 Checking supplied accessories 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supply ... 11 Installing the battery pack 11 Charging the battery pack 12 Connecting to a wall outlet 15 Step 2 Setting the date and time ........ 16 Step 3 Inserting a cassette 17 Recording - END SEARCH 26 ... on tapes - Digital effect ... 41 Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 44 Adjusting the exposure manually ...... 46 Using your camcorder abroad 96 Maintenance information and precautions 97 Specifications 102 Focusing manually 47 Superimposing a title 48 Quick Reference Making your own titles ...
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... press EJECT. See the page in parentheses "( )" for more information. Quick Start Guide This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your camcorder outdoors (p. 11). The cassette compartment automatically goes down. Connect the plug with its v mark facing up . 3 Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette up...
... press EJECT. See the page in parentheses "( )" for more information. Quick Start Guide This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your camcorder outdoors (p. 11). The cassette compartment automatically goes down. Connect the plug with its v mark facing up . 3 Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette up...
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Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 108) 2 AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC power adaptor (1), Power cord (1) (p. 12) 3 NP-F330 battery pack (1) (p. 11, 12) 4 Size AA (R6) battery for Remote Commander (2) (p. 108) 5 A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 31) 6 Shoulder strap (1) (p. 105) 7 Lens cap (1) (p. 18, 104) Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder, storage media, etc. 10
Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Wireless Remote Commander (1) (p. 108) 2 AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC power adaptor (1), Power cord (1) (p. 12) 3 NP-F330 battery pack (1) (p. 11, 12) 4 Size AA (R6) battery for Remote Commander (2) (p. 108) 5 A/V connecting cable (1) (p. 31) 6 Shoulder strap (1) (p. 105) 7 Lens cap (1) (p. 18, 104) Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder, storage media, etc. 10
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See page 93 for your camcorder. Do this once a year. Charging begins, and the CHG lamp lights up . (2) Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor. (3) Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. (4) Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHARGE). This may cause a short-circuit, damaging the AC power adaptor. • Keep ... pack after charging it fully discharges again. When the CHG lamp goes out, the charging is charged fully The CHG lamp goes out. 12 Your camcorder operates only with the plug's v mark facing up . Notes • Prevent metallic objects from the DC IN jack on your...
See page 93 for your camcorder. Do this once a year. Charging begins, and the CHG lamp lights up . (2) Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor. (3) Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. (4) Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHARGE). This may cause a short-circuit, damaging the AC power adaptor. • Keep ... pack after charging it fully discharges again. When the CHG lamp goes out, the charging is charged fully The CHG lamp goes out. 12 Your camcorder operates only with the plug's v mark facing up . Notes • Prevent metallic objects from the DC IN jack on your...
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... a wall outlet. •Place the AC power adaptor near a wall outlet. Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor/Charger (optional). 15 Getting started Step 1 Preparing the power supply Connecting to a wall outlet When you use your camcorder for a long time, we recommend that the battery pack cannot supply any trouble occurs with the...
... a wall outlet. •Place the AC power adaptor near a wall outlet. Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor/Charger (optional). 15 Getting started Step 1 Preparing the power supply Connecting to a wall outlet When you use your camcorder for a long time, we recommend that the battery pack cannot supply any trouble occurs with the...
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...data code function, bars and --:--:--) appear if: - The indicator may not be displayed. 29 When you connect your camcorder's information when you are playing back. Basics Playing back a tape Recording data Recording data is your camcorder to be correct, depending on the TV screen. When you close the LCD panel and open it... remaining battery time to the TV, the data code appears on the conditions in which you have recorded. Playback - The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set. In the recording mode, the recording data will not be displayed.
...data code function, bars and --:--:--) appear if: - The indicator may not be displayed. 29 When you connect your camcorder's information when you are playing back. Basics Playing back a tape Recording data Recording data is your camcorder to be correct, depending on the TV screen. When you close the LCD panel and open it... remaining battery time to the TV, the data code appears on the conditions in which you have recorded. Playback - The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set. In the recording mode, the recording data will not be displayed.
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... is L (left) signal. Basics Viewing the recording on TV Connect your camcorder to your TV with the A/V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder to obtain high-quality pictures. If your TV is already connected to a VCR Connect your TV is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable. Open the jack cover. Set the input selector...
... is L (left) signal. Basics Viewing the recording on TV Connect your camcorder to your TV with the A/V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder to obtain high-quality pictures. If your TV is already connected to a VCR Connect your TV is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable. Open the jack cover. Set the input selector...
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SUPER LASER LINK Super laser link emitter Before operation Attach the power supply such as the AC power adaptor to your camcorder, and insert the recorded tape. (1) After connecting your TV and AV cordless IR receiver, set the POWER switch on the AV cordless IR receiver to ON. (2) Turn the TV on and... N on your TV. Viewing the recording on TV Using the AV cordless IR receiver Once you connect the AV cordless IR receiver (optional) to your TV or VCR, you can easily view the picture on your camcorder to start playback. (6) Point the super laser link emitter at the AV cordless IR receiver.
SUPER LASER LINK Super laser link emitter Before operation Attach the power supply such as the AC power adaptor to your camcorder, and insert the recorded tape. (1) After connecting your TV and AV cordless IR receiver, set the POWER switch on the AV cordless IR receiver to ON. (2) Turn the TV on and... N on your TV. Viewing the recording on TV Using the AV cordless IR receiver Once you connect the AV cordless IR receiver (optional) to your TV or VCR, you can easily view the picture on your camcorder to start playback. (6) Point the super laser link emitter at the AV cordless IR receiver.
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Playback - To do so, do so, set AUTO TV ON to ON and TV INPUT to the one which the AV cordless IR receiver is connected. When the super laser link function is activated (the SUPER LASER LINK button is switched. •The above feature may be interrupted momentarily when the ... of the TV automatically to the same video input (1, 2, 3) in advance: - Point the super laser link emitter of your camcorder. If you use a Sony TV •You can switch the video input of Sony Corporation. 33 is not needed. With some models, however, the picture and sound may not work on some TV...
Playback - To do so, do so, set AUTO TV ON to ON and TV INPUT to the one which the AV cordless IR receiver is connected. When the super laser link function is activated (the SUPER LASER LINK button is switched. •The above feature may be interrupted momentarily when the ... of the TV automatically to the same video input (1, 2, 3) in advance: - Point the super laser link emitter of your camcorder. If you use a Sony TV •You can switch the video input of Sony Corporation. 33 is not needed. With some models, however, the picture and sound may not work on some TV...
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... by using the A/V connecting cable supplied with the S video input Use the S video connecting cable (optional). S VIDEO OUT Yellow White A / V OUT Video printer LINE IN VIDEO S VIDEO Red : Signal flow If the video printer is equipped with your camcorder. Connect the video printer using the... video printer (optional). Connect it to the video input of the video printer as well. Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a...
... by using the A/V connecting cable supplied with the S video input Use the S video connecting cable (optional). S VIDEO OUT Yellow White A / V OUT Video printer LINE IN VIDEO S VIDEO Red : Signal flow If the video printer is equipped with your camcorder. Connect the video printer using the... video printer (optional). Connect it to the video input of the video printer as well. Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a...
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..., you set 16:9WIDE to ON in the menu settings when the SteadyShot function is compatible with ID-1 signals inserted between video signals when you connect your camcorder to the standby mode and then set to OFF in the menu settings. The pictures during playing back on a normal TV [b] or a wide-...function does 36 not function. Using the wide mode You can watch on the TV. When you connect your camcorder to ON in in the menu settings (p. 80). you cancel the wide mode, set your camcorder to OFF in 16:9 WIDE mode [a]. MENU To cancel the wide mode Set 16:9WIDE to other...
..., you set 16:9WIDE to ON in the menu settings when the SteadyShot function is compatible with ID-1 signals inserted between video signals when you connect your camcorder to the standby mode and then set to OFF in the menu settings. The pictures during playing back on a normal TV [b] or a wide-...function does 36 not function. Using the wide mode You can watch on the TV. When you connect your camcorder to ON in in the menu settings (p. 80). you cancel the wide mode, set your camcorder to OFF in 16:9 WIDE mode [a]. MENU To cancel the wide mode Set 16:9WIDE to other...
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...the title is not recorded on the screen. You can superimpose a title. Then select the desired language and return to the VCR with the A/V connecting cable. When you select the title size LARGE, you cannot record the title. 49 LINK cable instead of a preset title If you want to ... a title while you are playing back You can record a title when you dub a tape connecting your camcorder to step 2. If you are recording The beep does not sound. To select the language of the A/V connecting cable, you cannot choose position 9. When you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial at step 5,...
...the title is not recorded on the screen. You can superimpose a title. Then select the desired language and return to the VCR with the A/V connecting cable. When you select the title size LARGE, you cannot record the title. 49 LINK cable instead of a preset title If you want to ... a title while you are playing back You can record a title when you dub a tape connecting your camcorder to step 2. If you are recording The beep does not sound. To select the language of the A/V connecting cable, you cannot choose position 9. When you press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial at step 5,...
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...VHS, VHSC, S-VHSC, Betamax, ED Betamax, mini DV, DV or Digital8 If your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on the VCR. Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information. When the white plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and when the red plug is... OUT A / V OUT Yellow White IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO Red When you want to the operating instructions of the A/V connecting cable. If your camcorder and the VCR. With this connection, you do not make the indicators disappear, they are recorded on tapes. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you ...
...VHS, VHSC, S-VHSC, Betamax, ED Betamax, mini DV, DV or Digital8 If your camcorder. (2) Set the input selector on the VCR. Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information. When the white plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and when the red plug is... OUT A / V OUT Yellow White IN S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO Red When you want to the operating instructions of the A/V connecting cable. If your camcorder and the VCR. With this connection, you do not make the indicators disappear, they are recorded on tapes. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you ...
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...effect - Tape PB ZOOM If you play back the recorded pictures on the VCR. Dubbing a tape Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) Simply connect the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional) to DV IN/OUT and to DV IN if it is available. Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR... a playback pause picture via the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. With digital-to VCR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder and the VCR. You cannot dub the screen indicators. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you have finished dubbing a tape Press x on the VCR ...
...effect - Tape PB ZOOM If you play back the recorded pictures on the VCR. Dubbing a tape Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) Simply connect the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional) to DV IN/OUT and to DV IN if it is available. Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR... a playback pause picture via the DV IN/OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough. With digital-to VCR. (4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder and the VCR. You cannot dub the screen indicators. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you have finished dubbing a tape Press x on the VCR ...
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.... Unwanted scene Unwanted scene Switch the order Before operating the Digital program editing function Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 65). Step 1: Connecting the VCR You can duplicate selected scenes (programs) for editing onto a tape without operating the... VCR. Digital program editing You can connect both an A/V connecting cable and an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable). Operation 2 PerformingDigitalprogramediting(dubbingatape)(p.74). When you use the A/V connecting cable, connect the devices as illustrated in page 63. Step 2 SettingtheVCRforoperation...
.... Unwanted scene Unwanted scene Switch the order Before operating the Digital program editing function Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 65). Step 1: Connecting the VCR You can duplicate selected scenes (programs) for editing onto a tape without operating the... VCR. Digital program editing You can connect both an A/V connecting cable and an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable). Operation 2 PerformingDigitalprogramediting(dubbingatape)(p.74). When you use the A/V connecting cable, connect the devices as illustrated in page 63. Step 2 SettingtheVCRforoperation...
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...ED I T ED I T SET I ND I CATOR RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END Dubbing only desired scenes - When you connect a video camera recorder, set the input selector to LINE. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP 3 P AUS EMODE I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I T SET... (1)~(4), to send the control signal correctly. (1) Set the IR SETUP code 1 Set the POWER switch to select the IR SETUP code of your camcorder. 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on the VCR. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE I R ADJ TEST " CUT- I N " " CUT-OUT ...
...ED I T ED I T SET I ND I CATOR RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END Dubbing only desired scenes - When you connect a video camera recorder, set the input selector to LINE. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP 3 P AUS EMODE I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END OTHERS ED I T SET... (1)~(4), to send the control signal correctly. (1) Set the IR SETUP code 1 Set the POWER switch to select the IR SETUP code of your camcorder. 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on the VCR. I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE I R ADJ TEST " CUT- I N " " CUT-OUT ...
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...the dial. 1 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- To cancel recording pause: - Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is N. (3) Setting your camcorder and the VCR to cancel recording pause is X. - I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE P AUS E I R TEST REC RETURN PB [... MENU ] : END 2 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Infrared rays emitter Remote sensor A/V connecting cable (optional) 68 Select REC if the button to face each other Locate the infrared rays emitter of your VCR. Dubbing only desired scenes -
...the dial. 1 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- To cancel recording pause: - Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is N. (3) Setting your camcorder and the VCR to cancel recording pause is X. - I N " " CUT-OUT " I R SETUP P AUS EMODE P AUS E I R TEST REC RETURN PB [... MENU ] : END 2 OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Infrared rays emitter Remote sensor A/V connecting cable (optional) 68 Select REC if the button to face each other Locate the infrared rays emitter of your VCR. Dubbing only desired scenes -
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...I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END IR i . Dubbing only desired scenes - When you connect using an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional), follow the procedure below. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder . (2) Turn the power of the connected VCR on, then set its POWER switch to VCR/VTR. (3) Press MENU to...- L I NK OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) When you connect a digital video camera recorder, set the input selector to select i.LINK, then press the dial.
...I R TEST RETURN [ MENU ] : END IR i . Dubbing only desired scenes - When you connect using an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) (optional), follow the procedure below. (1) Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder . (2) Turn the power of the connected VCR on, then set its POWER switch to VCR/VTR. (3) Press MENU to...- L I NK OTHERS ED I T SET CONTROL ADJ TEST " CUT- Digital program editing Step 2: Setting the VCR to operate with the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable) When you connect a digital video camera recorder, set the input selector to select i.LINK, then press the dial.