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Customizing Personal Menu, Adding a menu item

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Customizing Personal Menu You can add desired menu items to Personal Menu, and customize Personal Menu settings for each POWER lamp position. This is convenient if you add frequently used menu items to Personal Menu. Adding a menu item You can add up to 28 menu items for each POWER switch position. Delete a less important menu item, if you want to add more. 1 Touch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [ADD]. If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch / . 6 0 min STBY Select the category. 0:00:00 END CAMERA SET PICT. APPLI. EDIT/PLAY STANDARD SET TIME/LANGU. OK 2 Touch / to select a menu category, then touch . 6 0 min STBY Select the item. PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL. SHARPNESS 0:00:00 END OK 3 Touch / to select a menu item, then touch t [YES] t . The menu item is added to the end of list. Deleting a menu item 1 Touch t [P-MENU SET UP] t [DELETE]. If the desired menu item is not displayed, touch / . 6 0 min STBY Select button to delete. 0:00:00 MENU DISP GUIDE END 1/3 DIAL SET SMOOTH SLWREC TELE MACRO EXPOSURE 2 Touch the menu item that you want to delete. 6 0 min DELETE STBY 0:00:00 Delete this from CAMERA-TAPE mode's P-MENU? YES NO 3 Touch [YES] t . • You cannot delete [MENU] and [P-MENU SET UP]. Using the Menu Continued , 71

Section	Page
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS	3
Read this first	5
Table of Contents	8
Enjoying pictures with high definition quality	12
Trying out the new HDV format!	12
Viewing video recorded in the HDV format!	13
Getting Started	14
Step 1: Checking supplied items	14
Step 2: Charging the battery pack	15
Step 3: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder firmly	19
Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder	20
Step 5: Using the touch panel	21
Changing the language setting	21
Checking the screen indicators (Display guide)	21
Step 6: Setting the date and time	23
Step 7: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo”	24
Easy Handycam - using your camcorder with automatic settings	26
Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam)	26
Recording/Playback	30
Recording	30
Playback	31
Functions used for recording/playback, etc.	32
Recording	32
To use zoom	32
To record high quality still images during tape recording (Dual Rec)	32
To control the image settings manually with the dial (CAM CTRL dial/MANUAL button)	33
To use the flash	33
To record in dark places (NightShot)	33
To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects	33
To record in mirror mode	34
To use a tripod	34
To use a Shoulder belt	34
Playback	34
To use PB zoom	34
Recording/playback	34
To check the remaining battery (Battery Info)	34
To turn off the operation confirmation beep (BEEP)	35
To initialize the settings (RESET)	35
Other part names and functions	35
Indicators displayed during recording/playback	36
Searching for the starting point	39
Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording (END SEARCH)	39
Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes (Rec review)	39
Remote Commander	40
Searching quickly for a desired scene (Zero set memory)	40
Searching for a scene by date of recording (Date search)	41
Playing the picture on a TV	42
High definition TV	42
16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV	42
Connecting to a high definition TV	43
Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV	44
Using the Menu	48
Using the menu items	48
Menu items	50
CAMERA SET menu	52
Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions (EXPOSURE/WHITE BAL./STEADYSHOT, etc.)	52
MEMORY SET menu	58
Settings for the “Memory Stick Duo” (QUALITY/IMAGE SIZE/ALL ERASE/NEW FOLDER, etc.)	58
PICT.APPLI. menu	61
Special effects on pictures or additional functions on recording/playback (SLIDE SHOW/PICT.EFFECT/SMTH SLW REC, etc.)	61
EDIT/PLAY menu	64
Settings for editing or playing back in various modes (VAR.SPD PB/END SEARCH, etc.)	64
STANDARD SET menu	65
Settings while recording on a tape or other basic settings (REC MODE/MULTI-SOUND/LCD/VF SET/DISP OUTPUT/QUICK REC, etc.)	65
TIME/LANGU. menu	70
(CLOCK SET/WORLD TIME/LANGUAGE)	70
Customizing Personal Menu	71
Using the CAM CTRL dial	72
Dubbing/Editing	74
Dubbing to VCR/DVD device, etc.	74
Recording pictures from a VCR	77
Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo”	79
Deleting recorded pictures from the “Memory Stick Duo”	80
Marking images on the “Memory Stick Duo” with specific information (Print mark/Image protection)	80
Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer)	81
Jacks to connect external devices	83
Using a Computer	84
Connecting to a computer	84
Copying still images to a computer	84
Copying movies on a tape to the computer	87
Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”)	89
Troubleshooting	92
Troubleshooting	92
Warning indicators and messages	107
Additional Information	111
Using your camcorder abroad	111
Usable cassette tapes	112
About the “Memory Stick”	114
About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack	116
About i.LINK	117
Maintenance and precautions	118
Specifications	123
Quick Reference	127
Identifying parts and controls	127

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Using the Menu

Customizing Personal Menu

You can add desired menu items to

Personal Menu, and customize Personal

Menu settings for each POWER lamp

position. This is convenient if you add

frequently used menu items to Personal

Menu.

You can add up to 28 menu items for each

POWER switch position. Delete a less

important menu item, if you want to add

more.

Touch

[P-MENU SET UP]

[ADD].

If the desired menu item is not

displayed, touch

Touch

to select a menu

category, then touch

Touch

to select a menu

item, then touch

[YES]

The menu item is added to the end of

list.

Touch

[P-MENU SET UP]

[DELETE].

If the desired menu item is not

displayed, touch

Touch the menu item that you

want to delete.

Touch [YES]

•

You cannot delete [MENU] and [P-MENU

SET UP].

Adding a menu item

END

0:00:00

60min

Select the category.

CAMERA

SET

PICT.

APPLI.

EDIT/PLAY

STANDARD

SET

TIME/LANGU.

STBY

END

0:00:00

60min

Select the item.

PROGRAM

SPOT

METER

EXPOSURE

WHITE

BAL.

SHARPNESS

STBY

Deleting a menu item

Select button to delete.

1/3

0:00:00

60min

END

STBY

DISP

GUIDE

TELE

MACRO

SMOOTH

SLWREC

EXPO-

SURE

DIAL

SET

Delete this from

CAMERA-TAPE mode's

P-MENU?

DELETE

YES

0:00:00

60min

STBY

Continued