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
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Read this first
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
b Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetic causes data
transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the
application or disconnect and connect the i.LINK
cable again.
FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
HVR-Z1E only
NOTICE ON THE SUPPLIED AC
ADAPTOR
A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to
this equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be
replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one
and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 (i.e.,
marked with or mark) must be used.
If the plug supplied with this equipment has a
detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover
after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without
the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please
contact your nearest Sony service station.
FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE
HVR-Z1E only
This product with the marking complies
with both the EMC Directive and the Low Voltage
Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission
of the European Community.
Compliance with these directives implies
conformity to the following European standards:
• EN60065 : Product Safety (Supplied AC Adaptor
only)
• EN55103-1 : Electromagnetic Interference
(Emission)
• EN55103-2 : Electromagnetic Susceptibility
(Immunity)
This product is intended for use in the following
Electromagnetic Environment(s):
E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light
industrial), E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled
EMC environment ex. TV studio).
ATTENTION
The electromagnetic fields at the specific
frequencies may influence the picture and sound of
this camcorder.
This product has been tested and found compliant
with the limits set out in the EMC Directive for
using connection cables shorter than 1 meter (3.28
feet).
For the customers in the Nederland
Voor de klanten in Nederland
Dit apparaat bevat een vast ingebouwde batterij die
niet vervangen hoeft te worden tijdens de
levensduur van het apparaat.
Raadpleeg uw leverancier indien de batterij toch
vervangen moet worden.
De batterij mag alleen vervangen worden door
vakbekwaam servicepersoneel.
Gooi de batterij niet weg maar lever deze in als
klein chemisch afval (KCA).
Lever het apparaat aan het einde van de levensduur
in voor recycling, de batterij zal dan op correcte
wijze verwerkt worden.