DVR User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operating Instructions
- Read this first
- HVR-Z1E only
- HVR-Z1E only
- Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment for business use (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
- Note on the icons used in this manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Getting started
- Recording
- Recording movies 21
- Adjusting the exposure 26
- Recording using manual adjustments 29
- Adjusting the focus 33
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE 35
- Customizing the sound 38
- Recording a picture using various features 41
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control 46
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review 48
- Playback
- Advanced operations
- Recording movies
- Step 1: Checking supplied items
- Step 2: Charging the battery pack
- Step 3: Turning the power on
- Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder
- Step 5: Setting the date and time
- Step 6: Inserting a cassette tape
- Step 7: Setting the screen language
- Recording movies
- Adjusting the exposure
- Recording using manual adjustments
- Adjusting the focus
- Customizing the picture quality - PICTURE PROFILE
- Customizing the sound
- Recording a picture using various features
- Recording on a device connected via an i.LINK cable - External REC Control
- Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes - Rec Review
- Viewing movies
- Various playback functions
- Playing the picture on a TV
- Locating a scene on a tape for playback
- Using the Menu
- Selecting menu items
- Using the (CAMERA SET) menu - STDYSHOT TYP/FRAME REC, etc.
- Using the (AUDIO SET) menu - INT MIC SET/XLR SET, etc.
- Using the (LCD/VF SET) menu - LCD COLOR, etc.
- Using the (IN/OUT REC) menu - REC FORMAT/ DOWN CONVERT, etc.
- Using the (TC/UB SET) menu - TC MAKE, etc.
- Using the (OTHERS) menu - CLOCK SET/WORLD TIME, etc.
- Customizing Personal Menu
- Assigning the functions
- Dubbing/Editing
- Dubbing to another tape
- Recording pictures from a VCR or TV
- Connecting to a computer
- Dubbing sound to a recorded tape
- Setting time values
- Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder - Signal conversion function
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting
- Warning indicators and messages
- Additional Information
- Using your camcorder abroad
- HDV format and recording/playback
- Compatibility of the DVCAM and DV formats
- About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
- About i.LINK
- Maintenance and precautions
- Specification
- Quick Reference
- Identifying parts and controls
- Index
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
111
Dubbing
The picture appears distorted on the
4:3 TV.
• This happens when viewing a picture recorded in the 16:9 wide mode on
a 4:3 TV.
cTo play back the picture, set [DOWN CONVERT] on the (IN/
OUT REC) menu (p. 75).
cBefore recording, set [DV WIDE REC] on the (IN/OUT REC)
menu to [OFF] (p. 73).
Noises appear and is displayed
on the screen.
• On the (OTHERS) menu, change the [50i/60i SEL] setting to 60i
and playback the tape (p. 83).
appears on the LCD screen. • This appears when you play back a tape recorded on other recording
devices using a 4-channel microphone. This camcorder does not comply
with the 4-channel microphone recording standard.
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions
Pictures from connected devices are
not displayed on the LCD screen or
the viewfinder.
cSet [DISP OUTPUT] to [LCD PANEL] on the (OTHERS) menu
(p. 81).
Cannot dub correctly using the A/V
connecting cable.
cSet [DISP OUTPUT] to [LCD PANEL] on the (OTHERS) menu
(p. 81).
When connected using an i.LINK
cable, no picture appears on the
monitor screen during dubbing.
cSet [VCR HDV/DV] on the (IN/OUT REC) menu according to the
requirements of the connected device (p. 71).
New sound added to a recorded tape
is not heard.
cIn the (AUDIO SET) menu, set [AUDIO MIX] to [MIX] or
[CH3,CH4] (p. 101).
Pictures disappears for a moment
when you press EXPANDED
FOCUS.
• If you press EXPANDED FOCUS during recording in the DVCAM
(DV) format while transferring pictures to the connected device, pictures
disappear when switching from the normal size to the expanded size.
Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions