Sony DCR HC21E Support Question
Sony DCR HC21E Support Question
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Question posted by Kojakcutter on September 14th, 2011
How Can I Charge It And Where To Charge It?
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Operation Guide - Page 3
... THE VIEWlNDER USED IN THIS MANUAL FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ARE CAPTURED USING A DIGITAL STILL CAMERA AND THEREFORE MAY
APPEAR DIFFERENT s 4HE ON SCREEN DISPLAYS IN EACH LOCAL... 9OUR CAMCORDER IS EQUIPPED WITH A #ARL :EISS LENS WHICH WAS DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY #ARL :EISS IN 'ERMANY AND 3ONY #ORPORATION AND PRODUCES SUPERIOR IMAGES )T ADOPTS THE -4&
MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR VIDEO CAMERAS AND ...
Operation Guide - Page 9
...; MARK FACING DOWN
#ONTINUED < JACK
$# PLUG
#ONNECT THE !# !DAPTOR TO THE
$# ). 'ETTING 3TARTED
3TEP #HARGING THE BATTERY PACK
9OU CAN CHARGE THE h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK 0 SERIES P AFTER ATTACHING IT TO YOUR CAMCORDER
&OR $#2 (#%
IT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW UNTIL IT CLICKS
0/7%2 SWITCH
$# PLUG
(ANDYCAM $# ). JACK 3TATION
3LIDE THE 0/7%2 SWITCH UP...
Operation Guide - Page 10
...
4O REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK 4URN OFF THE POWER THEN PRESS 053( BUTTON AND REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK
053( BUTTON 0/7%2 SWITCH
4HE #(' CHARGE LAMP LIGHTS UP AND CHARGING STARTS s 7HEN INSERTING THE CAMCORDER INTO THE
(ANDYCAM 3TATION CLOSE THE $# ). &OR $#2 (#%
#ONNECT THE MAINS LEAD TO THE !# !DAPTOR AND THE WALL SOCKET )NSERT THE...
Operation Guide - Page 11
... 3TATION
&OR $#2 4O USE AN OUTSIDE POWER SOURCE
9OU CAN OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER USING THE POWER FROM THE WALL SOCKET BY MAKING THE SAME CONNECTIONS AS YOU DO WHEN CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK 4HE BATTERY PACK WILL NOT LOSE ITS CHARGE IN THIS CASE
#HARGING TIME
!PPROXIMATE TIME MIN REQUIRED WHEN YOU FULLY...
Operation Guide - Page 12
... (ANDYCAM 3TATION SUPPLIED WITH THE $#2 (#% EVEN WHEN THE MAINS LEAD IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE WALL SOCKET
/N THE CHARGINGRECORDINGPLAYBACK TIME s 4HE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK TIME WILL BE
SHORTER WHEN YOU USE YOUR CAMCORDER IN LOW TEMPERATURES s 4HE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK TIME WILL BE SHORTER DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU...
Operation Guide - Page 16
... TIME THE #,/#+ 3%4 SCREEN APPEARS EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON YOUR CAMCORDER
s )F YOU DO NOT USE YOUR CAMCORDER FOR ABOUT MONTHS THE BUILT IN RECHARGEABLE BATTERY GETS DISCHARGED AND THE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS MAY BE CLEARED FROM THE MEMORY )N THAT CASE CHARGE THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND THEN SET THE DATE AND TIME AGAIN...
Operation Guide - Page 30
...RIGHT AUDIO AND 3 6)$%/ PLUG 3 6)$%/ CHANNEL OF AN !6 CONNECTING CABLE OPTIONAL )N THIS CASE THE YELLOW STANDARD VIDEO PLUG CONNECTION IS NOT NECESSARY 3 6)$%/ CONNECTION ONLY WILL NOT OUTPUT AUDIO
7HEN YOUR 46 IS CONNECTED TO A 6#2
#ONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO THE ,).% ). INPUT ON THE 6#2 3ET THE INPUT SELECTOR ON
THE 6#2 TO ,).%
7HEN YOUR 46 IS...
Operation Guide - Page 35
...
s 4HE SETTING RETURNS TO ; !54/= WHEN YOU HAVE THE POWER SOURCE DISCONNECTED FROM YOUR CAMCORDER FOR MORE THAN MINUTES
3%,& 4)-%2
4HE SELF TIMER STARTS RECORDING AFTER ABOUT SECONDS
&#...BY THIS OPERATION
!DJUST THE BRIGHTNESS WITH
7HEN THE 0,!9%$)4 LAMP LIGHTS UP
9OU CAN USE THE VIDEO OPERATION BUTTONS ON EVERY 0!'%
;0!'%= -%.5
3EE PAGE
6/,
6OLUME
3EE PAGE ...
Operation Guide - Page 47
...OF THE CONNECTION AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATION #ONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO THE WALL SOCKET USING THE SUPPLIED !# !DAPTOR FOR THIS OPERATION... COMPLIANT DEVICE
Ȥ I,).+ CABLE OPTIONAL 5SE AN I,).+ CABLE TO CONNECT YOUR CAMCORDER TO ANOTHER DEVICE 4HE VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS ARE TRANSMITTED DIGITALLY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PICTURES
.OTE THAT YOU CANNOT OUTPUT THE PICTURE AND SOUND ...
Operation Guide - Page 48
... YOUR CAMCORDER IS
DESIGNED FOR INPUTOUTPUT USE
7HEN YOUR 46 IS MONAURAL 7HEN YOUR 46 HAS ONLY ONE AUDIO INPUT JACK
#ONNECT THE YELLOW PLUG OF THE !6 CONNECTING CABLE TO THE VIDEO INPUT ... CONNECT THE !6 CONNECTING CABLE TO THE !6 /54 JACK OF YOUR CAMCORDER P BUT DO NOT CONNECT THE !6 CONNECTING CABLES TO BOTH YOUR CAMCORDER AND THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION AT THE SAME TIME 4HE IMAGE MIGHT BE...
Operation Guide - Page 63
...CAMCORDER s !TTACH A CHARGED BATTERY PACK TO THE CAMCORDER s 5SE THE !# !DAPTOR TO CONNECT TO A WALL SOCKET P s &OR $#2 (#% )NSERT YOUR CAMCORDER INTO THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION CORRECTLY P
4HE CAMCORDER... OFF s 7HEN APPROXIMATELY MINUTES HAVE ELAPSED WHILE YOU DO NOT OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER THE CAMCORDER IS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF !3(54 /&& #HANGE THE SETTING OF ;!3(54 /&&= ...
Operation Guide - Page 64
... CORRECTLY P s .O POWER IS SUPPLIED FROM THE WALL SOCKET P s &OR $#2 (#% )NSERT YOUR CAMCORDER INTO THE (ANDYCAM 3TATION CORRECTLY P s 4HE BATTERY CHARGE IS COMPLETED P
4HE #(' CHARGE LAMP mASHES WHILE THE BATTERY PACK IS BEING CHARGED s !TTACH THE BATTERY PACK TO THE CAMCORDER CORRECTLY )F THE PROBLEM PERSISTS DISCONNECT THE !# !DAPTOR FROM THE WALL SOCKET AND...
Operation Guide - Page 65
... BE EJECTED FROM THE COMPARTMENT s -AKE SURE THE POWER SOURCE BATTERY PACK OR !# !DAPTOR IS CONNECTED CORRECTLY P s 2EMOVE THE BATTERY PACK FROM THE CAMCORDER THEN ATTACH IT AGAIN P s !TTACH A CHARGED BATTERY PACK TO THE CAMCORDER P
4HE CASSETTE IS NOT EJECTED EVEN WHEN THE CASSETTE LID IS OPEN s -OISTURE CONDENSATION IS STARTING IN YOUR...
Operation Guide - Page 74
... OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER AGAIN s #HANGE THE CASSETTE 0RESS 2%3%4 P AND OPERATE YOUR CAMCORDER AGAIN
s #ONTACT YOUR 3ONY DEALER OR LOCAL
AUTHORIZED 3ONY SERVICE FACILITY )NFORM THEM OF THE DIGIT CODE WHICH...INDICATOR PERTAINING TO THE EXTERNAL mASH
3LOW mASHING s 3TILL CHARGING
&AST mASHING s 4HE SELF DIAGNOSIS DISPLAY CODE IS
DISPLAYED P
s 4HERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE
...
Operation Guide - Page 75
...; &LASH
#HARGINGx #ANNOT RECORD STILL IMAGES
s 9OU ARE TRYING TO RECORD A STILL IMAGE WHILE CHARGING THE mASH OPTIONAL
ý /THERS
#ANNOT RECORD DUE TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION P
#ANNOT ...#ANNOT ADD AUDIO ON THE BLANK PORTION OF A TAPE P
³ $IRTY VIDEO HEAD 5SE A CLEANING CASSETTE P
#ANNOT START %ASY (ANDYCAM #ANNOT CANCEL %ASY (ANDYCAM P
#ANNOT START...
Operation Guide - Page 77
...
ý 7HEN YOU PLAY BACK )F THE CASSETTE YOU PLAY BACK ON YOUR CAMCORDER CONTAINS COPYRIGHT SIGNALS YOU CANNOT COPY IT TO A TAPE IN ANOTHER VIDEO CAMERA CONNECTED TO YOUR CAMCORDER
ý &OR $#2 7HEN YOU RECORD 9OU CANNOT RECORD SOFTWARE ON YOUR CAMCORDER THAT CONTAINS COPYRIGHT CONTROL SIGNALS FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF SOFTWARE ;#ANNOT RECORD DUE...
Operation Guide - Page 78
... DISPLAYS THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME IN MINUTES 7ITH AN !# !DAPTORCHARGER OPTIONAL THE REMAINING BATTERY TIME AND CHARGING TIME APPEAR
4O CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK
s "E SURE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK BEFORE YOU START USING YOUR CAMCORDER
s 7E RECOMMEND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK IN AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN —# TO TO —& UNTIL THE...
Operation Guide - Page 79
... THE 0/7%2 SWITCH TO /&& #(' WHEN NOT RECORDING OR PLAYING BACK ON YOUR CAMCORDER 4HE BATTERY PACK IS ALSO CONSUMED WHEN YOUR CAMCORDER IS IN RECORDING STANDBY OR PLAYBACK PAUSE
s (AVE SPARE BATTERY PACKS READY ... LONG TIME FULLY CHARGE THE BATTERY PACK AND USE IT UP ON YOUR CAMCORDER ONCE A YEAR TO MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTION 4O STORE THE BATTERY PACK REMOVE IT FROM YOUR CAMCORDER AND PUT IT IN...
Operation Guide - Page 83
... AND OTHER SETTINGS EVEN WHEN THE 0/7%2 SWITCH IS SET TO /&& #(' 4HE PRE INSTALLED RECHARGEABLE BATTERY IS ALWAYS CHARGED WHILE YOU ARE USING YOUR CAMCORDER BUT IT WILL GET DISCHARGED GRADUALLY IF YOU DO NOT USE YOUR CAMCORDER 4HE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WILL BE FULLY DISCHARGED IN ABOUT MONTHS IF YOU DO NOT USE YOUR...
Operation Guide - Page 87
...&!$%2 IRST 3TEP 'UIDE
&IXING THE EXPOSURE 3( ,6, &LASH LEVEL &,!3 UNCTION BUTTON 53 RAME BY FRAME PLAYBACK &ULL CHARGE
'
'ETTING STARTED
(
(ANDYCAM 3TATION AND PAD ELP Il 3/5 OLDING THE CAMCORDER
)
)CON 3EE $ISPLAY INDICATORS ).$//2 h)NFO,)4()5-v BATTERY PACK NFRARED PORT NITIALIZE 2ESET NSTALL NSULATION SHEET NTERNAL MICROPHONE I
*
*ACK...
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