Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Before you begin
- Getting started
- Basic operations
- Advanced operations
- Using alternative power sources
- Changing the mode settings
- Photo recording
- Shooting with all the pixels ﾐ PROG. SCAN
- Using the FADER function
- Shooting with backlighting
- Using the wide mode function
- Enjoying picture effect
- Recording with various effects ﾐ digital effect
- Shooting with manual adjustment
- Using the PROGRAM AE function
- Focusing manually
- Interval recording
- Cut recording
- Superimposing a title
- Making a custom title
- Labeling a cassette
- Watching on a TV screen
- Viewing the picture with the picture effect
- Viewing the picture with the digital effect
- Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with date ﾐ date search
- Searching the boundaries of recorded tape with title ﾐ title search
- Searching for a photo ﾐ photo search/photo scan
- Returning to a pre-registered position
- Displaying recording data ﾐ data code function
- Editing onto another tape
- Editing partially on a mini DV tape ﾐ DV synchro-editing
- Recording from a VCR or TV
- Replacing recording on a tape ﾐ insert editing
- Audio dubbing
- Memory card slot operations
- Using the memory card slot ﾐ introduction
- Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image
- Copying still images from a mini DV tape ﾐ photo save
- Recording still images on PC cards (not supplied) ﾐ memory photo recording
- Viewing a still picture ﾐ memory photo playback
- Preventing accidental erasure ﾐ PROTECT
- Deleting images
- Copying the image recorded with the memory card slot to mini DV tapes
- Playing back images in a continuous loop ﾐ SLIDE SHOW
- Additional information
- Usable cassettes and playback modes
- Charging the vanadium-lithium battery in the camcorder
- Resetting the date and time
- Simple setting of clock by time difference
- Tips for using the battery pack
- Maintenance information and precautions
- Using your camcorder abroad
- Trouble check
- Self-diagnosis function
- Specifications
- Identifying the parts
- Warning indicators
- Index
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Additional information
Cause and/or corrective actions
• The tape is stuck to the drum.
m Eject the cassette. (p. 11)
• The tape has run out.
m Rewind the tape or use a new one. (p. 22)
• The POWER switch is not set to CAMERA.
m Set it to CAMERA. (p. 12)
• The tab on the cassette is out (red).
m Use a new tape or slide the tab. (p. 11)
• The START/STOP MODE selector is set to 5SEC or
ANTI GROUND SHOOTING.
m Set it to . (p. 15)
• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.
m Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet. (p. 25)
• The battery is dead.
m Use a charged battery pack or the AC power adaptor.
(p. 8, 25)
• Moisture condensation has occurred.
m Remove the cassette and leave the camcorder for at least
1 hour. (p. 123)
• Reset the date and time. (p. 118)
• You did not make a new recording after reinserting the
cassette.
• The tape without cassette memory ejected after recording.
Cause and/or corrective actions
• The battery pack is not installed.
m Install the battery pack. (p. 7)
• The battery is dead.
m Use a charged battery pack. (p. 8)
• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.
m Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet. (p. 25)
• While being operated in CAMERA mode, the camcorder
has been in Standby mode for more than 5 minutes.
m Set the POWER switch to OFF, then to CAMERA. (p. 12)
• The battery is dead.
m Use a charged battery pack. (p. 8)
• The ambient temperature is too low. (p. 120)
• The battery pack has not been charged fully.
m Charge the battery pack again. (p. 8)
• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be
recharged.
m Use another battery pack. (p. 25)
Trouble check
If you run into any problem using the camcorder, use the following table to troubleshoot the
problem. Should the difficulty persist, disconnect the power source and contact your Sony
dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.
Camcorder
Power
Symptom
The power cannot be turned on.
The power goes off.
The battery pack is quickly discharged.
Operation
Symptom
START/STOP does not operate.
The cassette cannot be removed from
the holder.
{ and 6 indicators flash and no function
except for cassette ejection works.
“CLOCK SET” appears when the
camcorder is turned on.
The end search function does not work.
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