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Welcome to Video Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam" camcorder. With your Handycam you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. You 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 Handycam. read this manual thoroughly before you use your camcorder. If you want to shoot as soon as possible however, please read the chapters, Getting Started and Basic Operation. Once you are familiar with basic operations, you may want to proceed to the chapter, Advanced Operation. • When you are reading through this manual, buttons and settings on the camcorder are shown in capital letters, e.g. Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA. • Use "Identifying the Parts" on page 53 as a guide to find functions and operations printed on the camcorder itself. Note on TV Color Systems TV color systems are different depending on the countries. If you view the playback picture on a TV, you need an NTSC system based TV or a PALM system based TV with NTSC/PALM transcoder (as this is an NTSC system based camcorder). Please check the list on page 52 to see the TV color system of your country. Note on copyright Television programs, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to provisions of the copyright laws. Checking Supplied Accessories Check that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder. • Wireless Remote • Size AA (R6) battery for • Lithium battery • Battery pack Commander (1) Remote Commander (2) CR2025 (1) NP-55H(1) • AC power adaptor • AN connecting cable (1) with the connecting adaptor AC-V65N65A (1) • RFU adaptor RFU-90UC (1) - rjral • S video connecting cable (1) • Shoulder strap (1) • Lens cap (1) (attached to the camcorder) • Jack cover (1) (attached to the camcorder) Before You Start Before you can use your camcorder, you need to: 1 Check the BEEP switch. 2 Charge and install the battery pack. 3 Insert the lithium battery. 4 Set the date and time. 5 Insert a tape. 6 Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyes. Chapter 1 takes you through these procedures step by step. To use the camcorder Turn the viewfinder barrel backward. To store the camcorder Turn the viewfinder barrel to the front. 4 Before You Begin 5 Before You Begin

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Checking
Supplied
Accessories
Check
that
the
following
accessories
are
supplied
with
your
camcorder.
Welcome
to
Video
•
Wireless
Remote
•
Size
AA
(R6)
battery
for
•
Lithium
battery
•
Battery
pack
Commander
(1)
Remote
Commander
(2)
CR2025
(1)
NP
-55H(1)
Congratulations
on
your
purchase
of
this
Sony
Handycam"
camcorder.
With
your
Handycam
you
can
capture
life's
precious
moments
with
superior
picture
and
sound
quality.
Your
Handycam
is
loaded
with
advanced
features,
but
at
the
same
time
it is
very
easy
to
use.
You
will
soon
be
producing
home
video
that
you
can
enjoy
for
years
to
come.
•
AC
power
adaptor
•
AN
connecting
cable
(1)
•
RFU
adaptor
RFU-90UC
(1)
with
the
connecting
adaptor
AC-V65N65A
(1)
About
This
Manual
This
manual
shows
you
how
to
operate
your
camcorder.
To
get
the
most
out
of
the
features
of
Handycam.
read
this
manual
thoroughly
before
you
use
your
camcorder.
If
you
want
to
shoot
as
soon
as
possible
however,
please
read
the
chapters,
Getting
Started
and
Basic
Operation.
Once
you
are
familiar
with
basic
operations,
you
may
want
to
proceed
to
the
chapter,
Advanced
Operation.
•
When
you
are
reading
through
this
manual,
buttons
and
settings
on
the
camcorder
are
shown
in
capital
letters,
e.g.
Slide
the
POWER
switch
to
CAMERA.
•
Use
"Identifying
the
Parts"
on
page
53
as
a
guide
to
find
functions
and
operations
printed
on
the
camcorder
itself.
Note
on
TV
Color
Systems
TV
color
systems
are
different
depending
on
the
countries.
If
you
view
the
playback
picture
on
a
TV,
you
need
an
NTSC
system
based
TV
or
a
PALM
system
based
TV
with
NTSC/PALM
transcoder
(as
this
is
an
NTSC
system
based
camcorder).
Please
check
the
list
on
page
52
to
see
the
TV
color
system
of
your
country.
Note
on
copyright
Television
programs,
films,
video
tapes
and
other
materials
may
be
copyrighted.
Unauthorized
recording
of
such
materials
may
be
contrary
to
provisions
of
the
copyright
laws.
4
Before
You
Begin
•
Shoulder
strap
(1)
•
Lens
cap
(1)
(attached
to
the
camcorder)
—
rjral
•
S
video
connecting
cable
(1)
•
Jack
cover
(1)
(attached
to
the
camcorder)
Before
You
Start
Before
you
can
use
your
camcorder,
you
need
to:
1
Check
the
BEEP
switch.
2
Charge
and
install
the
battery
pack.
3
Insert
the
lithium
battery.
4
Set
the
date
and
time.
5
Insert
a
tape.
6
Adjust
the
viewfinder
lens
to
your
eyes.
Chapter
1
takes
you
through
these
procedures
step
by
step.
To
use
the
camcorder
Turn
the
viewfinder
barrel
backward.
To
store
the
camcorder
Turn
the
viewfinder
barrel
to
the
front.
Before
You
Begin
5