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Changing the menu settings Icon/item OTHERS DATA CODE (On the Remote Commander) WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY REC LAMP VIDEO EDIT Mode Meaning z DATE/CAM To display date, time and various settings during playback when you press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander (p. 39) DATE To display date and time during playback when you press the DATA CODE button on the Remote Commander -- To set the clock to the local time. Press r/R to set a time difference. The clock changes by the time difference you set here. If you set the time difference to 0, the clock returns to the originally set time. z MELODY To output the melody when you start/stop recording or when an unusual condition occurs on your camcorder NORMAL To output the beep instead of the melody OFF To cancel melody, the beep sound and shutter sound z ON To activate the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder OFF To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote control misoperation caused by other VCR's remote control z LCD To show the display on the LCD screen and viewfinder V-OUT/LCD To show the display on the TV screen, LCD screen and viewfinder z ON To light up the camera recording lamp at the front of your camcorder OFF To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the person is not aware of the recording z RETURN To cancel video editing TAPE To make programs and perform video editing (p. 85) MEMORY To make programs and perform MPEG editing (p. 143) POWER switch VCR MEMORY CAMERA MEMORY VCR CAMERA MEMORY VCR CAMERA MEMORY VCR CAMERA MEMORY CAMERA MEMORY VCR 192 Note If you press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL with DISPLAY set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings, the picture from a TV or VCR will not appear on the LCD screen even when your camcorder is connected to the output jacks on the TV or VCR. When recording a close subject When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera recording lamp on the front of your camcorder may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set REC LAMP to OFF. In more than five minutes after removing the power source The PROGRAM AE, FLASH LVL, AUDIO MIX, WHT BAL, HiFi SOUND and COMMANDER items are returned to their default settings. Other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.

Section	Page
Checking supplied accessories	3
Main Features	4
Table of contents	6
Quick Start Guide	8
– Recording on a tape	8
– Recording on a “Memory Stick”	10
Getting started	12
Using this manual	12
Step 1 Preparing the power supply	14
Installing the battery pack	14
Charging the battery pack	15
Connecting to a wall outlet	18
Step 2 Setting the date and time	19
Step 3 Inserting a cassette	21
Step 4 Using the touch panel	22
Recording – Basics	24
Recording a picture	24
Shooting a backlit subject – BACK LIGHT	32
Shooting in the dark – NightShot/Super NightShot/Color Slow Shutter	32
Self-timer recording	35
Checking the recording – END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review	36
Playback – Basics	38
Playing back a tape	38
To display the screen indicators – Display function	39
Viewing the recording on TV	43
Advanced Recording Operations	44
Recording still images on a “Memory Stick” during recording on a tape	44
Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording	47
Adjusting the white balance manually	49
Using the wide mode	51
Using the fader function	53
Using special effects – Picture effect	56
Using special effects – Digital effect	57
Using the PROGRAM AE	60
Adjusting the exposure manually	63
Using the spot light-metering function – Flexible Spot Meter	64
Focusing manually	65
Using the spot focus function – Spot Focus	66
Interval recording	67
Frame by frame recording – Frame recording	69
Using the viewfinder	70
Advanced Playback Operations	72
Playing back a tape with picture effect	72
Playing back a tape with digital effect	73
Enlarging images recorded on tapes – Tape PB ZOOM	74
Quickly locating a scene – ZERO SET MEMORY	76
Searching the boundaries of recorded tape by title – TITLE SEARCH	77
Searching a recording by date – DATE SEARCH	78
Searching for a photo – PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN	80
Editing	83
Dubbing a tape	83
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)	85
Recording video or TV programs	97
Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert editing	100
Audio dubbing	102
Superimposing a title	106
Making your own titles	109
Labeling a cassette	111
“Memory Stick” Operations	113
Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction	113
Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s – Memory photo recording	122
Recording an image from a tape as a still image	127
Superimposing a still image in the “Memory Stick” on an image – MEMORY MIX	131
Recording moving pictures on “Memory Stick”s – MPEG movie recording	136
Recording a picture from a tape as a moving picture	139
Recording edited pictures from a tape as a moving picture – Digital program editing (on “Memory Stick”s)	143
Copying still images from a tape – PHOTO SAVE	146
Viewing a still image – Memory photo playback	148
Viewing a moving picture – MPEG movie playback	151
Enlarging still images recorded on “Memory Stick”s – Memory PB ZOOM	154
Playing back images in a continuous loop – SLIDE SHOW	155
Preventing accidental erasure – Image protection	156
Deleting images – DELETE	157
Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK	160
Using the optional printer	161
Viewing images with your computer	163
Viewing images with your computer – Introduction	163
Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Windows users	166
Viewing images recorded on a tape on your computer – For Windows users	174
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” on your computer – For Windows users	178
Connecting to your computer with USB port – For Macintosh users	180
Viewing images recorded on a “Memory Stick” on your computer – For Macintosh users	182
Capturing images from an analog video unit on your computer – Signal convert function	183
Customizing Your Camcorder	184
Changing the menu settings	184
Troubleshooting	193
Types of trouble and how to correct trouble	193
Self-diagnosis display	200
Warning indicators and messages	201
Additional Information	203
Usable cassettes	203
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack	205
About i.LINK	206
Using your camcorder abroad	208
Maintenance information and precautions	209
Specifications	214
Quick Reference	216
Identifying the parts and controls	216

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Icon/item

OTHERS

DATA CODE

(On the Remote

Commander)

WORLD TIME

BEEP

COMMANDER

DISPLAY

REC LAMP

VIDEO EDIT

Meaning

To display date, time and various settings during

playback when you press the DATA CODE

button on the Remote Commander (p. 39)

To display date and time during playback when

you press the DATA CODE button on the Remote

Commander

To set the clock to the local time. Press

to set a

time difference. The clock changes by the time

difference you set here. If you set the time

difference to 0, the clock returns to the originally

set time.

To output the melody when you start/stop

recording or when an unusual condition occurs

on your camcorder

To output the beep instead of the melody

To cancel melody, the beep sound and shutter sound

To activate the Remote Commander supplied

with your camcorder

To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid

remote control misoperation caused by other

VCR

’

s remote control

To show the display on the LCD screen and

viewfinder

To show the display on the TV screen, LCD screen

and viewfinder

To light up the camera recording lamp at the front

of your camcorder

To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the

person is not aware of the recording

To cancel video editing

To make programs and perform video editing

(p. 85)

To make programs and perform MPEG editing

(p. 143)

POWER

switch

VCR

MEMORY

CAMERA

MEMORY

VCR

CAMERA

MEMORY

VCR

CAMERA

MEMORY

VCR

CAMERA

MEMORY

CAMERA

MEMORY

VCR

Mode

DATE/CAM

DATE

——

MELODY

NORMAL

OFF

LCD

V-OUT/LCD

OFF

RETURN

TAPE

MEMORY

Changing the menu settings

Note

If you press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL with DISPLAY set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu

settings, the picture from a TV or VCR will not appear on the LCD screen even when

your camcorder is connected to the output jacks on the TV or VCR.

When recording a close subject

When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera recording lamp on the front of your

camcorder may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set

REC LAMP to OFF.

In more than five minutes after removing the power source

The PROGRAM AE, FLASH LVL, AUDIO MIX, WHT BAL, HiFi SOUND and

COMMANDER items are returned to their default settings.

Other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.