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
Using the Menu
Using the Menu
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Using the (TC/UB
SET) menu
– TC MAKE, etc.
You can select the items listed below on the TC/
UB SET menu. For details on how to select
these items, see “Selecting menu items” (p. 58).
The default settings are marked with G. The
indicators in parentheses appear when the
setting is selected. The settings you can adjust
vary depending on the power mode of your
camcorder. The screen shows the items you can
operate at the moment. Unavailable items will
be grayed out.
TC PRESET
You can preset or reset the time code (p. 102).
UB PRESET
You can preset or reset the user bits (p. 103).
TC FORMAT
You can select the frame mode.
b Note
• When [50i/60i SEL] on the (OTHERS) menu is set to 50i, the non-drop frame mode
is selected automatically.
TC RUN
You can select how the time code advances.
TC / UB SET
RETURN
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC MAKE
UB T I ME REC
[
MENU
]
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GAUTO Select to set the frame mode automatically in accordance with the
inserted cassette.
DF Select to set the frame mode to the drop frame mode.
NDF Select to set the frame mode to the non-drop frame mode.
GREC RUN Time code value advances only while recording. Select this when
making the time code continuous at backspace editing.
FREE RUN Time code value advances freely regardless of the camcorder’s
current operation mode. Select this when adjusting the discrepancy
between time code value and real time.
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