Sony CCD-FX310 Primary User Manual - Page 3

Welcome to Video 8 Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycarn ...camcorder. With your Handymen you can capture lee's precious memento with superior picture and sound quality Your 1-landycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the saute haw II is very easy le see. Tou will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come About This Manual This manual shows you how to operate your camcorder To get the most out of the features of your Handycam. we recommend you reed this manual thoroughly before using. But if you want to shoot as soon as possible. please read the chapters, Getting Started and Basic Camera Operation. Once you are familiar with basic operations, you may want to proceed to the chapter. Advanced Camera Operation. • When you are reading through this manual. please remember that buttons and settings on the camcorder are shown in capital letters. e.g. Set the POWER switch to CAMERA. • Use "Identifying the Pads- as an index to look tor a function and operation acosnileg to the Indication printed on the camcorder itself Note on TV Color Systems TV color systems are different depending on the countries II you want to view the playback picture on a TV. you need an NTSC system based TV or a PAL-M system based TV with NTSCiPAL-M transcoder lee phis is an NTSC system based camcorder). Please check the list on page 42 to see the TV color system of your country Note on the Supplied RFU adaptor You can use the supplied RED adaptor only in the country where you bought this camcorder Since each country has its own electricity and TV color system. you may not be able to use the RFU adaptor when you use the camcorder abroad. Note on Copyright Television programs, films video tapes. and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws. 4 Belpre You eeggr Checking Supplied Accessories Check that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder • Wireless Remote Commander Ill • Sias AA (Re) battery for •Beery pack NP-55 Remo,. Commander (21 • AC pow. adaptor AC-V35N35A • Lithium bonny CR2025 (I) Change to plus side riles • RFU adaptor RFU 90UC (I ) • Shoulder strap III • Lens cap 0) (attached to • Jack cover (1) (attached to the camcorder) the camcorder) Before You Start Before you can use your camcorder, you need to 1 Charge and install the battery pack. 2 Insert a tape 3 Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyes. 4 Install the lithium battery. 5 Set the date and time This chapter takes you through these procedures step by step. You also need to set the BEEP switch • The BEEP switch is preset to ON: the camcorder will beep when you start and stop recording and as a warning of unusual conditions (see page 501 These beeps will not be recorded on the tape. • Set the BEEP switch to OFF, to deactivate the beep. BE I o• • 5 Before You Begin