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Recording moving images (MPEG) on a memory card

Playing the moving images (MPEG) on a memory card
(M.Play select)

Recording an image from a tape as a photo image

Copying a photo image from a tape to a memory card
(Photo Copy)

Marking images for printing (Print Mark)

Printing your pictures – using Pictbridge

Transferring ieee1394 (I.Link)-DV standard data connections

Using USB Interface

Selecting the USB device (USB Connect)

Installing the software (DV Media Pro program)

Connecting to a PC

After finishing a recording

Usable cassette tapes

Cleaning and maintaining the camcorder

100 Using your miniDV camcorder abroad

101

Troubleshooting

103 Setting menu items

105

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PICTBRIDGE™

(SC-D383/D385 only)

IEEE 1394 DATA TRANSFER

USB INTERFACE

(SC-D383/D385 only)

MAINTENANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING

SPECIFICATIONS

English _

Summary of Contents for SC-D381

Page 1: ...corder user manual SC D381 SC D382 SC D383 SC D385 imagine the possibilities Thank you for purchasing this Samsung product To receive more complete service please register your product at www samsung com global register ...

Page 2: ...ges as well as the ability to review your recordings immediately Digital Image Stabilizer DIS The DIS compensates for any hand shaking reducing unstable images particularly at high magnification Various Visual Effects The Visual Effects allow you to give your films a special look by adding various special effects Back Light Compensation BLC The BLC function compensates for a bright background behi...

Page 3: ...safety instructions Warning To Reduce The Risk Of Fire Or Electric Shock Do Not Expose This Apparatus To Rain Or Moisture Caution Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus To disconnect the apparatus from the mains the plug must be pulled out from the mains socket therefore the mains plug shall be readi...

Page 4: ...he cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged...

Page 5: ...ere they exit from the unit 20 OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING CAMCORDER be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA No 70 1984 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire and supporting struct...

Page 6: ...E Unplug this CAMCORDER from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If any liquid has been spilled onto or objects have fallen into the CAMCORDER c If the CAMCORDER has been exposed to rain or water d If the CAMCORDER does not operate normally by following the operating instructions adjust ...

Page 7: ...mits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no g...

Page 8: ...mcorder with your finger 2 Rotate it to the best angle to record or play If you rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees so it is facing forward you can close the LCD screen with the display facing out This is convenient during playback operations Refer to page 31 to adjust brightness and color of the LCD screen ADJUSTING THE LCD SCREEN AV DV BATT MENU W T MODE POWER CHG notes and safety instructions pre...

Page 9: ...e to exposure to liquids cannot be repaired A sudden rise in atmospheric temperature may cause condensation to form inside the camcorder When you move the camcorder from a cold location to a warm location e g from outside to inside during the winter When you move the camcorder from a cool location to a hot location e g from inside to outside during the summer If the DEW protection feature is activ...

Page 10: ... 14 Using the battery pack 17 Connecting a power source 18 Basic miniDV camcorder operation 19 Screen indicators in camera player modes 20 Screen indicators in m Cam m Player modes SC D383 D385 only 21 Using the display button 22 Using the joystick 22 Handling quick menus with the joystick 24 Setting the clock Clock set 25 Setting the wireless remote control acceptance remote SC D382 D385 only 26 ...

Page 11: ...y for a desired scene setting the zero memory SC D382 D385 only 39 Self record using the remote control setting the self timer SC D382 D385 only 40 Reviewing and searching a recording 41 Using the fade on and off 42 Auto focus manual focus 43 Setting the shutter speed exposure 44 selecting the record mode audio mode Rec Mode Audio Mode 45 Cutting wind noise windcut plus 46 Selecting the real stere...

Page 12: ...udio dubbing SC D382 D385 only 66 Dubbed audio playback Audio Select 67 Audio effect 68 Playing back a tape on a TV screen 70 Copying a camcorder tape onto a video tape 71 Using the voice function 72 Using a memory card usable memory card not supplied 73 Structure of folders and files on the memory card 75 Setting the file number File No 76 Taking a photo image jpeg on the memory card 77 Viewing p...

Page 13: ... Transferring ieee1394 I Link dv standard data connections 92 Using usb interface 94 Selecting the usb device usb connect 95 Installing the software dv media pro program 96 Connecting to a pc 98 After finishing a recording 98 Usable cassette tapes 99 Cleaning and maintaining the camcorder 100 Using your miniDV camcorder abroad 101 Troubleshooting 103 Setting menu items 105 PICTBRIDGE SC D383 D385 ...

Page 14: ... local Samsung dealer A memory card is not included See page 72 for memory cards compatible with your miniDV camcorder getting to know your miniDV camcorder Battery Pack IA BP80W AD43 00186A AC Power Adapter AA E9 type AD44 00116B Audio Video Cable AD39 00001A USB Cable SC D383 D385 only AD39 00132D Software CD SC D383 D385 only AD46 00097A User Manual AD68 02562A Quick Start Guide AD68 02563A But...

Page 15: ...on page 36 2 Remote sensor SC D382 D385 only 6 Display button 3 Light SC D382 D383 D385 only 7 TFT LCD screen 4 OPEN switch 8 Internal microphone Be careful not to cover the internal microphone and lens during recording CAUTION OPEN 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 16: ...Joystick Select W T page 23 3 Recording start stop button 4 Jack cover AV DV jack 5 Built in speaker 6 Select CARD TAPE switch SC D383 D385 only 7 Battery pack 8 Battery release BATT switch AV DV BATT MENU W T MODE POWER CHG 5 7 4 1 2 3 8 6 BATT CHG MODE TAPE CARD SC D383 D385 only ...

Page 17: ...1 Zoom W T Volume VOL lever 5 Jack cover DC IN USB SC D383 D385 only jack 2 PHOTO button pages 60 76 6 Cassette compartment cover 3 Recording start stop button 7 Hand strap 4 POWER switch MODE AV DV POWER CHG V O L 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 ...

Page 18: ...era Player mode 4 DC IN Jack 5 DV IEEE1394 jack 6 Charging CHG indicator 7 USB jack SC D383 D385 only 8 Memory card slot SC D383 D385 only 9 Tripod receptacle 10_ English 9 8 Jacks SC D383 D385 AV DV DC IN USB SC D381 D382 AV DV DC IN SC D383 D385 only MMC SD AV MODE DC IN DV POWER CHG 1 4 5 6 7 3 2 ...

Page 19: ... 60 76 10 Direction button page 64 2 REC button 11 Display button 3 SELF TIMER button page 39 12 W T Zoom button 4 ZERO MEMORY button page 38 13 X2 button page 64 5 PHOTO SEARCH button page 61 14 DATE TIME button 6 A DUB button page 65 15 SLOW button 7 FF button 16 PAUSE button 8 REW button 17 STOP button 9 PLAY button 18 F ADV button page 64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 20: ... the hand strap and adjust its length for your convenience 3 Close the hand strap Lens Cover Attaching the Lens Cover 4 Hook up the lens cover with the lens cover strap as illustrated 5 Hook up the lens cover strap to the hand strap and adjust it following the steps as described for the hand strap 6 Close the hand strap Installing the Lens Cover after Operation Press buttons on both sides of the l...

Page 21: ...e button type battery holder Precaution regarding the button type battery There is a danger of explosion if button type battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type Do not pick up the battery using tweezers or other metal tools This will cause a short circuit Do not recharge disassemble heat or immerse the battery in water to avoid the risk of explosion Keep the bu...

Page 22: ...ack from the miniDV camcorder Charging the Battery Pack 1 Slide the POWER switch downwards to turn off the power 2 Insert the battery pack to the camcorder 3 Open the jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack 4 Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall socket 5 Once charged disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder Even with the power switched off the b...

Page 23: ... are measured using a fully charged battery pack at 25 C 77 F As the environmental temperature and conditions vary the remaining battery time may differ from the approximate continuous recording times given in the instructions Charging time Recording time IA BP80W Approx 1hr 20min Approx 1hr 20min Battery Time Charging indicator The color of the LED indicates the power or charging state If the bat...

Page 24: ...tery pack a Fully charged b 20 40 used c 40 80 used d 80 95 used e Completely used Blinking The Camcorder will turn off soon change the battery as soon as possible Battery Pack Management The battery pack should be recharged in an environment between 0 C 32 F and 40 C 104 F The life and capacity of the battery pack will be reduced if it is used in temperatures below 0 C 32 F or left in temperature...

Page 25: ...en fully discharged Fully discharging a battery pack damages the internal cells To preserve battery power keep your camcorder turned off when you are not operating it If your camcorder is in Camera mode and it is left in STBY mode without being operated for more than 5 minutes with a tape inserted it will automatically turn itself off to protect against unnecessary battery discharge Do not drop th...

Page 26: ...ges on a tape page 19 M Cam mode To record movie or photo images on a memory card pages 20 76 and 82 M Player mode To play movie or photo images on a memory card pages 20 77 and 84 The operating modes are determined by the position of the MODE button and Select switch SC D383 D385 only Mode Name Camera Mode Player Mode M Cam Mode M Player Mode MODE button hwl jhyk hw l hwl jhyk tvkl tvkl hwl jhyk ...

Page 27: ...tes 10 Audio Mode page 44 11 Light page 59 SC D382 D383 D385 only 12 BLC Back Light Compensation page 56 13 WindCut Plus page 45 14 Fade page 41 Remote page 25 SC D382 D385 only 15 USB page 96 SC D383 D385 only 16 C Nite page 58 17 Real Stereo page 46 18 Zoom Position page 37 19 Date Time page 32 20 Manual Focus page 42 21 Manual Exposure page 43 22 Shutter Speed page 43 23 White Balance page 49 2...

Page 28: ...sed on memory capacity of 2GB SC D383 D385 only For enhanced performance the display indications and the order are subject to change without prior notice Functions marked with will not be retained when the miniDV camcorder is powered on after turning it off 1 Time counter movie recording time 2 File number of the moving image 3 Volume Control page 84 4 Erase Protection Indicator page 78 5 Silde pa...

Page 29: ...isplay mode All information will appear Minimum display mode Only operating status indicators will appear Checking the remaining battery Press and hold the Display button while charging with the power off After a while the charging status will be displayed on the LCD screen for 7 seconds The battery charge status is given as reference and is an estimation It may differ depending on the battery cap...

Page 30: ... each of the menu items listed after this page For example setting the Exposure in Camera mode 1 Press the Joystick Quick menu is displayed 2 Press the Joystick to control the setting Moving the Joystick up toggles between Auto Exposure and Manual Exposure 3 Press the Joystick to confirm your selection Press the Joystick button to exit the quick menu according to the selected mode There are some f...

Page 31: ...Player modes SC D383 D385 only Joystick M Cam Mode M Player Mode Movie images M Player Mode Photo images STOP PLAY PAUSE FF REW Exposure Delete Focus Thumbnail STOP STOP STOP STOP Thumbnail Previous Skip REW REW REW REW Previous Skip Next Skip FF FF FF FF Next Skip OK Return Selection Exit the menu PLAY PAUSE PLAY PLAY PLAY Slide Show Status Input Quick Menu In Camera Player modes HANDLING QUICK M...

Page 32: ...the year 8 Press the Joystick after setting the minutes The message Complete is displayed 9 To exit press the MENU button You can set the year up to 2037 Turning the date and time display on off To switch the date and time display on or off access the menu and change the date time display mode page 32 SETTING THE CLOCK CLOCK SET initial setting system menu setting Display illustrations in this man...

Page 33: ...lect Remote then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select On or Off then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button If you set the Remote to Off in the menu and try to use it the remote control indicator will blink for 3 seconds on the LCD screen and then disappear SETTING THE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL ACCEPTANCE REMOTE SC D382 D385 only Move Select Exit Remote Beep Sound ...

Page 34: ...t 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select Beep Sound then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select On or Off then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button SETTING THE BEEP SOUND BEEP SOUND initial setting system menu setting When beep sound is set to off the power on off sound is off Move Select Exit Remote Beep Sound Shutter Sound Language Demonstration Camera Mode M...

Page 35: ...ick up or down to select System then press the Joystick or move the Joystick to the right 4 Move the Joystick up or down to select Shutter Sound then press the Joystick 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select On or Off then press the Joystick 6 To exit press the MENU button SETTING THE SHUTTER SOUND SHUTTER SOUND Move Select Exit Remote Beep Sound Shutter Sound Language Demonstration Camera Mode ...

Page 36: ...English Français Español Deutsch Italiano Português Polski Nederlands Magyar Svenska Iran Русский Українська Suomi Türkçe Norwegian Danish Czech Slovakia 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired OSD language then press the Joystick The OSD language is refreshed in the selected language 7 To exit press the MENU button Language options may be changed without prior notice initial setting ...

Page 37: ...ct On then press the Joystick 7 Press the MENU button The demonstration will begin 8 To quit the demonstration press the MENU button The demonstration function is automatically activated when the camcorder is left idle for more than 10 minutes after switching to the Camera mode if no tape is inserted in the camcorder If you press other buttons MENU Joystick EASY Q during the demonstration mode the...

Page 38: ...ect the guideline display type then press the Joystick Settings Contents On screen display Off Disables the function None Cross Enables you to center the subject for proper recording Grid Enables you to place the subject in the center square fo r proper positioning Safety Zone Enables you to place the subject within a safety zone which prevents it being cut when editing in 4 3 mode for left and ri...

Page 39: ...ear 4 Move the Joystick up or down to select Display then press the Joystick or move the Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select LCD Bright or LCD Color then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to adjust the value of the selected item LCD Bright or LCD Color then press the Joystick You can set values for LCD Bright and LCD Color between 0 and 35 7 To exit press...

Page 40: ...aptor or while the battery pack is attached The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all Use your camcorder after charging the built in rechargeable battery If the built in rechargeable battery is not charged any data that you have input will not be backed up and the date time appears on the screen as 12 00 AM JAN 1 2008 when Date Time...

Page 41: ...mera or Player 3 Press the MENU button The menu list will appear 4 Move the Joystick up or down to select Display then press the Joystick or move the Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select TV Display then press the Joystick 6 To activate TV Display function move the Joystick up or down to select On or Off then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button Move Select E...

Page 42: ...t 3 Press the area marked PUSH on the cassette compartment cover until it clicks into place The cassette is loaded automatically 4 Close the cassette compartment cover INSERTING EJECTING A CASSETTE basic recording VARIOUS RECORDING TECHNIQUES In some situations different recording techniques may be required 1 General recording 2 Downward recording Making a recording with a top view of the LCD scre...

Page 43: ... Make sure the image you want to record appears on the LCD screen Make sure the battery level indicates that there is enough remaining power for your expected recording time You can select a record mode of your choice page 44 4 To start recording press the Recording start stop button REC is displayed on the LCD screen To stop recording press the Recording start stop button again STBY is displayed ...

Page 44: ... the Recording start stop button to start recording Recording will begin using the basic automatic settings To cancel the EASY Q mode Press the EASY Q button again The EASY Q and DIS indicators disappear from the screen Almost all the settings will return to the settings that were set prior to activating EASY Q mode You cannot cancel the EASY Q mode during recording Menu button unavailable during ...

Page 45: ...u move your finger off the Zoom lever the operation sound of the Zoom lever may be also recorded Focusing may become unstable during zooming In this case set the zoom before recording and lock the focus by using the manual focus then zoom in or out during recording page 42 The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm about 0 39 inch for wi...

Page 46: ... finished playback fast forward or rewind the tape in stop mode The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero position When you have finished recording press the MODE button to set Player and press the REW button The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero position 5 The tape counter with the zero memory indicator disappears from the display and the tape counter is changed to the...

Page 47: ...r starts counting down from 10 At this moment recording indicator blinks with a beep sound At the last second of the countdown recording starts automatically If you want to cancel the self timer function before recording press the SELF TIMER button again Do not obstruct the remote control sensor by putting obstacles between the remote control and miniDV camcorder The remote control maximum range i...

Page 48: ...ain 5 To perform the backward search Move the Joystick to the left While you press and hold the Joystick the selected images will be played in reverse order Press and release the Joystick to play the images in reverse order for 3 seconds before resetting the play order to normal To perform the normal search Move the Joystick to the right While you press and hold the Joystick the selected images wi...

Page 49: ...ght fade function to select Fade On 4 Press the Recording start stop button and at the same time release the Fade function Recording starts and the picture and sound gradually appear Fade In To Stop Recording 5 When you want to stop recording with fade out press the Joystick then move the Joystick to the right Move the Joystick to the right fade function to select Fade On 6 Press the Recording sta...

Page 50: ...to the camcorder others further away b A person enveloped in fog or surrounded by snow c Very shiny or glossy surfaces like a car d People or objects moving constantly or quickly like an athlete or a crowd Setting the Focus 1 Set the Select switch to CARD or TAPE SC D383 D385 only 2 Press the MODE button to set Camera 3 Press the Joystick Quick menu will appear 4 Move the Joystick down to select t...

Page 51: ... Setting the Exposure 4 Move up the Joystick to select Auto Exposure mode In Auto mode move up the Joystick to switch the mode to manual You can also toggle between Auto Exposure and Manual Exposure by moving up the Joystick 5 Move the Joystick left or right to select the desired exposure value then press the Joystick Exposure value can be set between 00 to 29 6 To exit press the Joystick Selected...

Page 52: ...tick up or down to select Rec Mode or Audio Mode then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired record mode or audio mode then press the Joystick Rec mode can be set to SP or LP Audio mode can be set to 12Bit or 16Bit 7 To exit press the MENU button The selected indicator is displayed When 12Bit is selected no indicator is displayed We recommend that you use this camc...

Page 53: ...he Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select WindCut Plus then press the Joystick 6 To activate the windcut plus function move the Joystick up or down to select the windcut plus type then press the Joystick Off Disables the function Auto Minimizes the wind noise while preserving voices On Removes the low pitched wind noise 7 To exit press the MENU button WindCut Plus On or Aut...

Page 54: ...oystick up or down to select Real Stereo then press the Joystick 6 To activate the Real Stereo function move the Joystick up or down to select On then press the Joystick If you do not want to use the Real Stereo function set the Real Stereo menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button Real Stereo indicator is displayed SELECTING THE REAL STEREO FUNCTION REAL STEREO advanced recording S BATT CHG MOD...

Page 55: ...he right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select Program AE then press the Joystick The available options are listed 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired program AE option then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button The indicator of the selected mode is displayed When the Auto mode is selected no indicator is displayed BATT CHG MODE TAPE CARD AV DV BATT MENU W T MOD E ...

Page 56: ...appears against a softened background The portrait mode is most effective when used outdoors The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1 60 to 1 1000 per second Spotlight Prevents overexposure of subject s face etc when strong light strikes the subject as in a wedding or on stage Sand Snow Prevents underexposure of subject s face etc in a place where reflection of light is intense such as a...

Page 57: ...oystick or move the Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select White Balance then press the Joystick The available options are listed 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired white balance mode then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button The indicator of the selected mode is displayed When the Auto mode is selected no indicator is displayed BATT CHG MODE...

Page 58: ...r and the message Set white balance are displayed 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper so that it fills the screen Use an object that is not transparent If the object that fills the screen is not focused correct the focus using Manual Focus page 42 3 Press the Joystick The white balance setting will be applied and indicator is displayed The White Balance function will not operate in EAS...

Page 59: ...to select Camera then press the Joystick or move the Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select Visual Effect then press the Joystick The available options are listed 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired visual effect option then press the Joystick The display mode is set to the selected mode 7 To exit press the MENU button APPLYING VISUAL EFFECTS VISUAL EFFECT ...

Page 60: ...effect embossing on surrounding area of an image 9 Pastel1 This mode applies a pale pastel drawing effect to an image Pastel2 This mode applies a pale pastel drawing effect to the surrounding area of an image Mirror mode is not available in the 16 9 Wide mode Release the 16 9 Wide mode first to set Mirror mode page 53 Visual Effect modes are not available while EASY Q is in use The Mosaic Mirror E...

Page 61: ...ivate the 16 9 wide function move the Joystick up or down to select On then press the Joystick If you do not want to use the 16 9 wide function set the 16 9 Wide menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button 16 9 wide indicator is displayed You cannot set the following functions in the 16 9 Wide mode If you want to use the following functions set the 16 9 Wide menu to Off first Mirror Visual Effect ...

Page 62: ... the Macro menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button Tele Macro indicator is displayed When recording in Tele Macro mode the focus speed may be slow When you operate the zoom function in the Tele Macro mode the recording subject may be out of focus Use a tripod not supplied to prevent hand shake in the Tele Macro mode Avoid shadows when recording in the Tele Macro mode As the distance to the sub...

Page 63: ...IS function move the Joystick up or down to select On then press the Joystick If you do not want to use the DIS function set the DIS menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button DIS indicator is displayed EASY Q mode automatically sets the DIS to On You cannot set the following functions in the DIS mode Mosaic Mirror Emboss2 Pastel1 Pastel2 C Nite Digital Zoom Setting the DIS function in 16 9 Wide ...

Page 64: ... menu list will appear 4 Move the Joystick up or down to select Camera then press the Joystick or move the Joystick to the right 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select BLC then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select On then press the Joystick If you do not want to use the BLC function set the BLC menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button BLC indicator will be displayed Thi...

Page 65: ... to 34x 7 To exit press the MENU button Move the Joystick up or down or move the Zoom lever to use the digital zoom The digital zoom indicator appears Maximum digital zooming may result in lower picture quality You cannot set the Digital Zoom mode in the following modes Please release these functions first to set the Digital Zoom mode EASY Q Mosaic Mirror Emboss2 Pastel1 Pastel2 DIS The Digital Zo...

Page 66: ... of the selected mode is displayed When the Off mode is selected no indicator is displayed When using C Nite the image takes on a slow motion like effect When using C Nite the focus adjusts slowly and white dots may appear on the screen This is not a defect The C Nite function does not work in the following situations When DIS or EASY Q is set While using the C Nite function you can not use the fo...

Page 67: ...n to select On then press the Joystick To cancel the Light function set the Light menu to Off 7 To exit press the MENU button Light indicator will be displayed The light can become extremely hot Do not touch it while in operation or soon after turning it off otherwise serious injury may occur Do not place the camcorder into the carrying case immediately after using the light since it remains extre...

Page 68: ...ode During the seven seconds you cannot record another photo image During the Tape Photo Recording do not shake your camcorder Mosaic pattern noise may appear on the image During the Tape Photo Recording you can not set the following functions Visual Effect DIS Digital Zoom C Nite After tape photo recording most functions return to the previous mode Tape Photo Recording does not work in the follow...

Page 69: ...s the tape photo image When there are no photo images recorded on the tape it will be fully rewound or forwarded 7 To stop the photo search move the Joystick down or press the MENU button The remote control will help you search for a desired photo image SC D382 D385 only In STOP mode press the PHOTO SEARCH button on the remote control When the indictor blinks on the screen use the rewind or fast f...

Page 70: ...ting the LCD Bright LCD Color during Playback You can adjust the LCD bright LCD color during playback The adjustment method is the same procedure as used in Camera mode page 31 Adjusting the Volume When you use the LCD screen for playback you can hear recorded sound from the built in speaker Take the following steps to lower the volume or mute the sound while playing a tape on the camcorder When s...

Page 71: ...s the Joystick during playback To resume playback press the Joystick Press the PLAY or PAUSE button on the remote control Picture Search Forward Reverse Move the Joystick left or right during playback or pause mode To resume normal playback press the Joystick Press the REW FF buttons on the remote control Slow Playback Forward Reverse SC D382 D385 only Forward Slow Playback Press the SLOW button o...

Page 72: ...button on the remote control during playback To resume normal playback press the PLAY button Reverse X2 Playback Press the button during forward X2 playback To resume normal playback press the PLAY button Reverse Playback SC D382 D385 only To play back in reverse at normal speed press the button on the remote control during normal forward playback Press the PLAY button or button to return to norma...

Page 73: ...MODE button to set Player 3 Move the Joystick left or right and find the time frame of the scene to be dubbed 4 Press the Joystick to playback and press it again to pause the scene If you want to resume to playback just press the Joystick again on playback 5 Press the A DUB button on the remote control Audio dubbing indicator is displayed The camcorder is ready for dubbing 6 Press the PLAY button ...

Page 74: ... the audio playback channel then press the Joystick Sound 1 Plays the original sound Sound 2 Plays the dubbed sound MIX 1 2 Plays back sound 1 and 2 equally mixed 7 To exit press the MENU button 8 Press the Joystick to play back the dubbed tape To stop the dubbed audio playback move the Joystick down When you play back added sound Sound 2 or MIX 1 2 you may experience a loss of sound quality Move ...

Page 75: ...ct channel then press the Joystick Off Disables the function Voice Highlights the human voice Music Highlights the sound by enhancing the bass and treble Wide Magnifies the stereo effect by enhancing the left and right sounds Echo Gives an echo effect 7 To exit press the MENU button We recommended connecting to external stereo devices TV speakers for better audio effects Audio effect function is n...

Page 76: ...ck Video The white jack Audio L mono The red jack Audio R If you connect to a mono TV connect the yellow jack Video to the video input of the TV and the white jack Audio L to the audio input of the TV 2 Set the Select switch to TAPE SC D383 D385 only 3 Press the MODE button to set Player 4 Turn on the TV and set the TV VIDEO selector on the TV to Video Refer to the TV user s manual 5 Play the tape...

Page 77: ...ape Play back the tape 1 Connect a power source 2 Insert the tape you wish to play back 3 Set the Select switch to TAPE SC D383 D385 only 4 Press the MODE button to set Player 5 Move the Joystick left or right find the first position you wish to play back 6 Press the Joystick The images you recorded will appear on the TV after a few seconds If a tape reaches its end while being played back the tap...

Page 78: ... L mono The red jack Audio R 6 Press the Record button on your VCR to start recording 7 Play the tape on your camcorder Please refer to page 69 to see how to play a tape if you do not want to copy the screen display set the TV Display to Off in the menu page 33 When Copying is Complete Stop recording on your VCR then move the Joystick down on your camcorder If you operate the camcorder while conne...

Page 79: ...cel the function press the Recording start stop button again Voice is available only when the Audio Video cable is connected If a different cable DV or USB cable SC D383 D385 only is connected Voice function may not operate properly If you move the Joystick when you operate Voice function Voice function will be deactivated During the Voice process the MENU and PHOTO button functions do not work Th...

Page 80: ...t to edit or delete data by mistake Deleting images stored in memory card Marking photo images with print Information Formatting memory cards Inserting a Memory Card 1 Open the memory card cover 2 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot until it softly clicks 3 Close the memory card cover Ejecting a Memory Card 1 Open the memory card cover 2 Slightly push the memory card inwards to pop it...

Page 81: ...n only displays in the aspect ratio of 4 3 The camcorder supports up to 2GB SD MMC SD MMC above 2GB may not record or play properly The folder and file structure for the memory card is as follows Do not arbitrarily change or remove the folder or file name It may not be playable The file naming follows DCF Design rule for Camera File System Image configuration file 1 This is where data for photo fi...

Page 82: ...mage size is 800x600 page 76 Tape Capture 640x480 Movie image Images are compressed in MPEG4 Moving Picture Experts Group format The file extension is AVI The picture size is 720X480 page 82 Up to 99 files are created in one folder New folder is created when more than 99 files are created You may modify the name of a file folder stored in the memory card using a PC This camcorder may not recognize...

Page 83: ...on to set Camera 3 Press the MENU button The menu list will appear 4 Move the Joystick up or down to select Memory then press the Joystick 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select File No then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired option Series or Reset then press the Joystick 7 To exit press the MENU button When you set File No to Series each file is assigned wit...

Page 84: ... been recorded Photo images are saved more widely than have been taken in LCD screen when taking a photo Photo images are saved in the memory card in 800x600 format The number of photo images that can be stored depends on the quality of the image Up to 20 000 photo images JPEG can be stored in a memory card The photo images that you recorded are saved in JPEG file format on the memory card In M Ca...

Page 85: ... photo image To view a Slide Show Press the Joystick Slide is displayed The Slide Show will start from the current picture All images will be played back consecutively for 2 3 seconds each To stop the slide show press the Joystick again To view the Multi Display If you move the Joystick down you will see a message of Please wait and 6 photo images will appear on the screen in a moment To display t...

Page 86: ...o search for the photo image that you want to protect 4 Press the MENU button The menu list will appear 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select Memory then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select Protect then press the Joystick 7 Move the Joystick up or down to select On then press the Joystick 8 To exit press the MENU button Protection indicator is displayed If the write prot...

Page 87: ... 4 Press the MENU button The menu list will appear 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select Memory then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select Delete then press the Joystick A message Do you want to delete is displayed 7 Move the Joystick left or right to select Yes or No then press the Joystick Using the Joystick You can directly access the delete function using the Joystick ...

Page 88: ... When there is no stored picture on the memory card the message No image will be displayed If an erroneous image file is found on the memory card the message Memory Card Error will be displayed It may be caused by copying images from different digital devices To protect important pictures from accidental deletion activate the image protection page 78 You can use the format functions to completely ...

Page 89: ...ct Yes or No then press the Joystick Complete is displayed when the format is completed 7 To exit press the MENU button If you execute the format function all photo images moving images will be erased completely and cannot be recovered Formatting the memory card using a different device will cause memory card read errors Do not turn the power off in the middle of the formatting A memory card with ...

Page 90: ...X480 Recording time available on a memory card page 74 Saving moving images onto a Memory Card 1 Set the Select switch to Card 2 Press the MODE button to set Camera 3 Press the Recording start stop button the moving images are recorded on the memory card in MPEG4 REC is displayed on the LCD screen You can record a photo image on memory card by pressing the PHOTO button instead of the Recording sta...

Page 91: ...ving images that you recorded are saved in avi avi 1 0 file format on the memory card The moving images on a memory card are a smaller size and lower definition than images on tape The sound is recorded in mono The following functions can not be performed in M Cam mode DIS Digital Zoom Fade Program AE Visual Effect 16 9 Wide C Nite While recording on a memory card don t insert or eject the tape as...

Page 92: ...red moving image then press the Joystick Use the Joystick to enjoy various playback operations Press the Joystick to pause or play back Move the Joystick right or left to search during playback or pause mode The MENU button is not available during moving image playback To use the MENU button stop playback Moving image playback is not available when a MENU is displayed on the screen To start playba...

Page 93: ... back 4 Press the PHOTO button The photo image is recorded on the memory card During the time it takes to save an image the playback screen is paused and the OSD is displayed 5 When you finish the recording move the Joystick down to stop recording and switch the mode to M Player Card to see your Photo page 77 Photo images copied from the cassette to the memory card are saved in 640x480 format Numb...

Page 94: ...ss the Joystick All photo images recorded on the cassette tape will be copied onto a memory card 6 The camcorder automatically performs the photo image search to find photo images and copy starts 7 Move the Joystick down to stop copying Copy stops when the cassette is finished or memory card is full 8 Switch to the M Player mode before you can see the photo image page 77 The last photo image of th...

Page 95: ...or down to select Print Mark then press the Joystick 7 Move the Joystick up or down to select the desired option All Off This File or All Files then press the Joystick 8 If you select This File move the Joystick up or down to select the quantity then press the Joystick 9 To exit press the MENU button Print mark indicator and number of prints are displayed Removing the Print Mark To remove all Prin...

Page 96: ...d 3 Press the MODE button to set Player 4 Press the MENU button The menu list will appear 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select System then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select USB Connect then press the Joystick 7 Move the Joystick up or down to select Printer then press the Joystick Computer Connect to a computer Printer Connect to a printer To use the PictBridge functi...

Page 97: ...nting will be canceled The Date Time Imprint option may not be supported by all printers Check with your printer manufacturer The Date Time menu cannot be setup if the printer does not support this option The PictBridgeTM is a registered trademark of CIPA Camera Imaging Products Association an image transfer standard developed by Canon Fuji HP Olympus Seiko Epson and Sony PictBridge supporting pri...

Page 98: ...want to transmit data to a PC you must install an IEEE 1394 add on card into the PC not supplied The frame rate for moving images is dependent on the capacity of the PC System Requirements CPU faster Intel Pentium III 450MHz compatible Operating system Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP VISTA Mac OS 9 1 10 4 Main memory more than 64 MB RAM IEEE1394 add on card or built in IEEE1394 card Operation is not guara...

Page 99: ...n you transmit data from the camcorder to PC PC function button is not available in M Player mode SC D383 D385 only Do not use another DV device when using IEEE1394 Do not connect the camcorder to a PC using both DV and USB SC D383 D385 only cables It may not operate properly The IEEE1394 cable DV cable is sold separately Moving image software is commercially available Most DV enabled PCs have a 6...

Page 100: ...with Service Pack 4 or later installed Windows XP High speed USB on a system with Service Pack 1 or later installed Windows VISTA High speed USB on a system with Service Pack 1 or later installed System Requirements Windows System CPU Intel Pentium 4 2GHz OS Operating System Windows 2000 XP VISTA Standard installation is recommended Operation may not assured if the above OS has been upgraded Memor...

Page 101: ...ned above Do not connect the camcorder to a PC using both DV and USB cables It may not operate properly In M Cam or M Player mode be sure that the memory card is inserted into camcorder before connecting USB cable If no memory card or an unformatted memory card is inserted the PC will not recognize your camcorder as a removable disk If you disconnect the USB cable from the PC or the camcorder duri...

Page 102: ...ess the Joystick 5 Move the Joystick up or down to select USB Connect then press the Joystick 6 Move the Joystick up or down to select Computer or Printer then press the Joystick You can select Computer to use the camcorder as a PC camera USB Stream or removable disk You can select Printer to use the Pictbridge feature page 88 7 To exit press the MENU button USB interface SC D383 D385 only Move Se...

Page 103: ...ng DV Driver After installing DirectX 9 0 PC needs to be restarted If DirectX 9 0 is installed already there is no need to restart the PC Application Installation Video Codec Click on Video Codec on the setup screen Video Codec is required to play movie files recorded by this miniDV camcorder on a PC Please install by using the Software CD that came with this camcorder We do not guarantee compatib...

Page 104: ...the data may be damaged If you connect the USB cable to a PC via a USB HUB or simultaneously connect the USB cable along with other USB devices the camcorder may not work properly If this occurs remove all USB devices from the PC and reconnect the camcorder USB interface SC D383 D385 only Using the Removable Disk Function This function works in both M Cam and M Player modes page 18 You can easily ...

Page 105: ...mmunication may not be supported depending on the video conferencing software In this case connect an external microphone to the soundcard of the PC to enable voice communication When using the camcorder with PC Net Meeting Program installed on your PC you can participate in a video conference The PC camera s screen size Transferred video frame rate for the PC camera function is max 15 fps 640X480...

Page 106: ...4 Disconnect the power source or remove the battery pack Open the LCD panel of the camcorder and slide down the BATT Release switch on the left side of the body to remove the battery with a click maintenance Usable Cassette Tapes When you have recorded something that you wish to keep you can protect it so that it will not be accidentally erased a Protecting a tape Push the safety tab on the casset...

Page 107: ...5 only 2 Press the MODE button to set Player 3 Insert a cleaning tape 4 Press the Joystick 5 Move the Joystick down after 10 seconds Check the quality of the picture using a video cassette If the picture quality has not improved repeat the operation Clean the video heads with a dry type cassette cleaner Some cleaning cassette products stop automatically Refer to the cleaning cassette s instruction...

Page 108: ...recordings on a TV or to copy it to an external device it must be an NTSC system based TV or an external device and have the appropriate Audio Video jacks Otherwise you may need to use a separate video format transcoder NTSC PAL format converter NTSC compatible countries regions Bahamas Canada Central America Japan Korea Mexico Philippines Taiwan United States of America etc PAL compatible countri...

Page 109: ...e 102 Self Diagnosis Display in M Cam M Player Modes SC D383 D385 only Display Blinking Informs that Action No Memory Card slow There is no memory card in the camcorder Insert a memory card Memory full slow There is not enough memory to record Change to a new memory card Erase recorded image No image slow There are no images recorded on the memory card Record new images Write protect slow The memo...

Page 110: ... are recording in bright surroundings page 56 Auto focus does not work Check the Manual Focus menu Auto focus does not work in the Manual Focus mode page 42 FF or REW Play function Joystick does not work Press the MODE button to set Player You have reached the beginning or end of the cassette You see a mosaic pattern during playback search This is normal operation and it is not a failure or defect...

Page 111: ...8 Light Selecting the Light 59 Tape Photo Search Searching pictures recorded on a tape 61 Photo Copy Copying photo images from a cassette to memory card 86 Audio Select Selecting the Audio playback channel 66 Audio Effect Selecting the Audio Effect 67 Record Rec Mode Selecting the recording speed 44 Audio Mode Selecting Sound Quality for recording 44 WindCut Plus Minimizing wind noise 45 Real Ster...

Page 112: ...Language Selecting the OSD language 28 Demonstration Demonstration 29 SC D382 D383 D385 only SC D383 D385 only SC D382 D385 only troubleshooting Setting menu items ABOUT THIS USER MANUAL This user manual covers models SC D381 SC D382 SC D383 and SC D385 Although the external appearances of SC D381 SC D382 SC D383 and SC D385 are different they operate in the same way Illustrations of model SC D385...

Page 113: ...LCD Screen Method TFT LCD Connectors Video output 1Vp p 75Ω terminated Audio output 7 5dBs 600Ω terminated DV input output 4pin special in out connector USB output SC D383 D385 only Mini B type connector USB2 0 High Speed General Power source DC 8 4V Lithium Ion Battery Pack 7 4V Power source type Battery Pack Power supply 100V 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption Recording 3 7W Operating temperature 0 ...

Page 114: ... be presented to the authorized service center EXCLUSIONS WHAT IS NOT COVERED This warranty does not cover damage due to accident fire flood and or other acts of God misuse incorrect line voltage improper installation improper or unauthorized repairs commercial use or damage that occurs in shipping Exterior and interior finish lamps and glass are not covered under this warranty Customer adjustment...

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