OPERATION MANUAL SR WARNING: CAUTION: To preen ck, 4o not open the cabinet. No TO PREVENT SHOCK HAZARD, DO user sa e parts inside. Refer servicing to NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO liquefied Eater of service center. RAIN OR MOISTURE. This equipment should be used with DG 6V, only or recommended AG adapter. CAUTION: To prevent electric shacks ard fire hazards, do \ NOT use any other power source. e This camcorder does not have a PGM retarding or pl playback function.
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PRECAUTIONS DEW FORMATION *What is “dew formation?” When cold water is poured into a glass, dew drops form on the glass, This clinging of water drops is called dew formation »When dew forms in your camcorder. Dev will gradually form on the head drum of your camcorder and make the video tape stick 1o the heads. This causes damage both to the heads and the tape. When dew formation occurs. recording and playback may not function properly.
USE & CARE » After operation, remove the battery pack from the unit. « Do not aim the lens at the sun. Do not point the cardamom lens at the sun whether receding is in progress or rot. Direct sunlight can make recording impossible, burn e GO image sensor, and damage the cardamom beyond repair. Be particularly careful when recording outside. « Wren shooting in dark pieces, avoid suddenly shooting rightly it objects of fight sources, such as the sun. Otherwise, the image may white out.
CARE Cleaning and maintenance “ * Many plastic parts are used i the camcorder casing. Do not use thinners, benzene or other strong chemical clearer. These may cause discoloration and damage to the casing. * Clean the casing with a soft, dry cloth The casing is particularly dirty, wipe the casing wish a tightly rung cloth dampened with a diluted, neutral detergent.
M VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES To Protect Recordings Against Erasure When a previously recorded cassette is used again for recording, fhe previously recorded rat To protect a recording against acc dental erasure, slide tie tab on the cassette © 1 hole. (A red mark wil be exposed.) To record = Do casein « Only use those tapes with Ihe B man + Because this unit is designed to operate with MP tapes, playing back ME tapes will result in “noisy” pictures.
PART NAMES For details on the use of each control, refer to the page number indicated in the brackets. WIDE FRONT VIEW SCREEN GANSU button button FULL AUTO [gg)] 82) Termite control ON OFF Operate switch senor [19] switch FARED £ 8l bunion select switch FULL AUTO ~ OFF w8 ON FARED \ACCESSORY 5 ] b /IDE SCREEN + |+ VCR — SRR ey Era button [321 SELECT button (10, 23} POWER FOCUS N {Near) —J button (32} SET mutton {10, 23] ALV R T Viewfinder [13] Dipterous adjustment — ring {13} Soupy 1118 EDIT switch (31] VIC
PREPARATIONS INSTALLING THE MEMORY BACKUP BATTERY 1 Open the lithium battery compartment cover with & pointed object. 2 Insert the supplied CR2025 lithium battery with the side facing outward, Close the cover, | REPLACE BATTERY WITH TAPE UBATLODD4TAZZ (OR SONY ENERGETIC TYPE CR2025) ONLY. USE OF A DIFFERENT BATTERY MAY PRESENT A RISK OF FIRE OR EXPLOSION KEEP THIS BATTERY AWAY FROM 1 CHILDREN.
Example: Set ling the date to 16 April 1998, and the time to 15:27 (3:27pm). locus Belay pi sear Nis Uruguay S Sir e 03 0 Biscay SETTING THE DATE/TIME 1 Be sure that the lithium battery has been installed and a power source is connected. 2 settee Operate switch to CAMERA. 3 Whigs in Recording Pause rode, press the MENU button 1o display the menu in the viewfinder, ("Make sure the mark points at 'DATE/‘W TIME SETTING.” ¥ not, press the SELECT [bum)n to move the pointer to "INTIMIDATE SETTING.
’ LOADING A CASSETTE @ that 2 power Source s connected. Slide the EJECT mutton in the direction indicated by the arrow on the camcorder. The cassette compartment cover will automatically rise up and open. 2 Insert a cassette with fis window phasing cut, after checking to ensure that there is no slack in the tape. 3 Press the "PUSH” mark on ths cassette compartment cover until it clicks. The casserole compartment will lower and 1he cover close automatically. Do not ry 1o force anything by pushing it down.
B INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK 1 Align the right side of the battery pack with the line on th Aligns th nd quarks at the top and bottom of the camcorder and the battery pack with each other, 2 Pres she battery pack in, and slide it to the right as illustrated. Male sure the battery pack fits exactly, Attempting to install the battery pack properly may dames the battery elder on the camcorder direction indicated by the arrow @, side the battery pack to the theft and then pool it out @, as frustrated.
The viewfinder eyepiece incorporates an adjustable 3 4 diddler lens te help you see the viewfinder screen clearly o f you weer glasses, you may prowl before adjusting the dipterous ta mach your eyesight. WER Make sure the camcorder has electrical power. 1 2 Full the viewfinder outward until i clicks. 8 Side the Operate switch to CAMERA, 4 Ty the dieter adjustment ring uni the viewfinder ¢ refer is in sharp focus. Do ot pick up the anon 1o the fell.
POWER SUPPLY OPERATE damp rsd; USING THE AC ADAPT Lights 13 indicate that the AC pacier card is connected o a live BATTERY CHARGER over outset e L CHARGE tamp (orange) Eights when battery sack is sing charged. The lamp goes off when a battery crack 1§ fully charged or removed, « If used near a radio, the AC Adaptability Charger may inferiors with reception. flammables, quids, and metal objects farm ing the unit seed unit. Do not attempt to open or modify. * Do ret damage, crop or jet the unl: ta vibration.
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VIEWFINDER INFORMATION h The following indicators appear on the viewfinder screen. ; 2 seo. later 1 DEW ALARM IN DEW Dew has formed in the camcorder. The power will cut off in few seconds. (See page 2.) DICTATORS 6) TAPE END TAPE END Ths tape will aid in a‘oou( 3 minutes. Prepare a new vied cassette with an pane erasure protection hole. ; 2 sec. later M IS 2) BATTERY The cassette has reached its BATTERY The backstory is 1oo low, The rare END end during Camera Recording power will be cut off in a few mode.
S OPERATING INFORMATION INDICATORS 7) High Speed Shutter According ped s oot B e housing shirker it the ancillary puds can he shellacked by Using thug menus. /120 1250 sec Standard rode (1#50 sec.) Recording {indicator . T} 8 Manual Foes Whine the REC START/STOP but s RS When tne Manual Foots mace ten is pressed and recording has been selected during Mem begins, the cosplay shown on lne Display mode, “MANUAL FOCUS" fest will appear in ihe viewfinder.
CAMERA RECORDING EASY CAMERA RECORDING WITH FULL AUTO Be tare recording & special, one-time-only scene, pleas: drake a tacit recording Lo make sure that everything is s properly. For easy, "point-and-shoot” recording, slide the FULL AUTO switch to ON, This selects auto focusing, audio exposure, attn white balance, and the standard 1/50secand shutter speed.
f For Low-Position Recording The viewfinder can be rotated to the vertical position, and the viewfinder barrel pushed in or pulled out Notes on Recording: off you plan o record from the beginning of a tape, play the tape forward tor about 10 seconds first to task up any tape leader on the reel. Then begin recording ol you slide the Operable switch during recording, recording will stop.
Viewfinder Display OVER FOILS SELECT —SE counter MEN MEMORY RESET HEN £00L5 L 4yT8 . K § SHUTTER NORMAL oW BLANCMANGE A b CATILINE Dis Flay DATELINE SATING NG DISPLAY] partitive [DATE] 'CAMERA :OFF CROW 2,3 EDIT SEARCH + QO E20 “ USING THE AUTO DATE/TIME FUNCTION Follow the procedure to superimpose the date, or time and date, on a recording of a scene. 1 Make sure the camcorder has electrical POW slice the Operate switch to CAMERA.
1 2 DT SEARCH \GAMER 600 ot o ow-impadance fore wits & 88grn pug Playback Through the Viewfinder Using EDIT SEARCH 7o check the retarded picture (for foots, white valance, exposure, etc.) 1 side the Operate switch 1o CAMERA. 2 Tress and hold the EDIT SEARCH ( button for reverse search, or press and hominoid the EDIT SEARCH @ button for forward search 3 Ta stop playback, release the EDIT SEARCH button.
\ B Subject too dark, A : B Fastening subject Lack of contrast, g snow sens Subject has horizontal stripes. ke Y 2(] Tossups e o S Subject i being shot through o dir |0¢ wot window:. il bl Subjoins at different distances. appear in the center of the viewfinder at the same dime. High-spade transgenic shutter singing used under fluorescent fighting. Subjects ding, repeated patterns.
MENU SYSTEM 5,713,8 Example: Set the High Speed Shutter to send. Fiberglas WHITE BALANCE White balance can be switched between Auto and Lock modes. [AUTO) Select this mode when you want the white balance to b adjusted automatically. {LOCK] Use this mode 1o look the white balance, for times when It is difficult for the camcorder to adjust while palace automatically. See page 33.
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Setback Connected 1 dosshouse of docs antenna ar guile 9 corridor] AR outed terming is NS IN ANTOINETTE] #f your TV's antenna input is connected to a YCR Disconnect cornflower be pen thee. able between s TV ang VOR, and assert e RF CONNECTION TO TV WITHOUT AN TERMINALS Connection to a TV without Audio/Video Sockets Use the supplied RF converter and 75-ohm coaxial cable. 1 The channel adjuster on the RF converter is t to CHUB. IF GHZ is used i your area, set it to a different channel.
“ CONNECTION TO TV VIA VCR WITH AN INPUT SELECTOR 1 Lug one end of an A/ putout cable into the AY out terminals on the camcorder. Pius the either end into the A/V input terminals on the VCR. if your VCR has a 21-pin Eur-SCARY connect tor, Use a connecting cable such as the VRC21M (rot supplied).
PLAYBACK # PLAYBACK Turn on the TV and select the correct channel for viewing the played-back picture. You can use the supplied remote control for VCR mode operation. 1 Side the Operate switch 1o VC 2 Load a per-recorded dives casserole, 3 Crass e PLAY button, 4 Tonics playback press the STOP butting To rewind the tape rapidly, press the (#IRE button To advance the tape tepidly press the FI (2% button.
42 566 oo COUNTER MEMORY RESET M COUNTER MEMORY RESET b ] [EEY USING THE TAPE COUNTER The counter digits show the actual tape position relative o the point on the ape where the counter was reset, To Index Scenes on a Tape Press the COUNTER MEMORY button to display the counter in the viewfinder Rewind the tape to the beginning and then press the COUNTER RESET button to set the counter to zero. You will ses in the viewfinder.
2 CAMERA :OFF *VCR ADJUDICATED OUTPUT _~Not supplied T o [Monitor 1 AN output caste VR-C21M (optional) 21-pin Cure-SCARY) DUBBING/EDITING WITH A VCR You can play back recorded tapes on your camcorder for ng or editing on & connected VCR, Editing legs you add special effects, change the order of scenes, and Cul Unnecessary scenes © make your videos more enjoyable. 1 Plight one end of an A/V cutout cable into the AV out terminals on the camcorder. Plug the other end into the AN input terminals on the VCR.
USEFUL FEATURES FOR CAMERA RECORDING o3z FELL AUTO. OFF o8 ON -+l refocus FARED WIDE SCREEN MANUAL FOCUS There will be times when you want 1o focus the le manually. Side the FULL AUTO switch to OFF, 2 Use the mere stern during Recording Pius mode 1o set the focus to manual mode. “MANUAL FOCUS” appears in the viewfinder when Peru Display mode is disengaged. See page 23.
FULL AUTO: OFF @8 ON POWER FOCUS SELECT e SET MENU WHITE BALANCE LOCK White Balance af colors are correctly reproduced. In the Full Au lo mode, white balance s constantly adjusted automatically Using the White Balance Lock Mode Co lours may shift when your interviewer is filled with & scene et has Just one color, 8.g.. if you take a close-up of 2 sold orange sheet of paper. To preterit ¢ shifts with that kind of scene, lock in the correct white balance by following the procedure helot.
% algae 3 THE 8 D lariat Scarlatti BOTNET setting 1 FULL AUTO: OFF #% ON e POWER FOCUS SELECT ~—SET ——MENU Haa High Spade Shutter Mode Nome! Mode "I120", 12507, 1 1000°.
’ FADE IN FADE CUT 1 FARED FADE N Press hie, and “FADE IN® “FADE OU in the viewing. FADE IN & FADE OUT a FARED bunion to snootily fade in or fade out & scene. FADE IN If the FARED bunion is pressed during ihe Recording Pause made. "FADER™ is displayed in the viewfinder and lhe Fade In Standby mode Is engaged.
WIDE SCREEN ) CAMERA (GFF 'VCR Example: Cutting out unnecessary portions of the sky and ses to record & panoramic picture of a yacht in the evening sun M Normal Made WIDE SCREEN Soda Has WIDE SCREEN This function records strips of black over the top and bottom of the picture, resulting in a widescreen, 16:9 width-to-height picture ratio. 1 Make sure that a power source Is connected, and slide the Operate switch to CAMERA: 2 press the WIDE SCREEN button, "WIDE* appears in the viewfinder.
HINTS FOR BETTER SHOOTING Shooting Stable Pictures Holding the Camcorder t s importers lo held the camcorder properly dung hard-had shooting o Tighten the grp strap unit it fits snugly while your fingers arg on the zoom bunion and your thump is on the REC START/STOP b « Tuck your right ocelot in, against your side « Page your left thumb vertically along the left side of the camcorder, and place your palm and fingers beneath it 1 support some of the weight.
