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Getting started

Installing the battery pack

Install the battery pack to use your camcorder outdoors.

Slide the battery pack down until it clicks.

To remove the battery pack

Slide the battery pack out in the direction of the arrow while pressing 

 BATT

RELEASE down.

Step 1  Preparing the power supply

BATT RELEASE

Summary of Contents for DCR-TRV130 - Digital8 Camcorder

Page 1: ...se read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product 3 065 651 11 1 DCR TRV130 Digital Video Camera Recorder ...

Page 2: ...tions about this product you may call Sony Customer Information Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 The number below is for the FCC related matters only Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DCR TRV130 Responsible Party Sony Electronics lnc Address 1 Sony Drive Park Ridge NJ 07656 USA Telephone No 201 930 6972 This device complies with Part15 of the FCC Rules Operation i...

Page 3: ...t interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiv...

Page 4: ...ordings in the recording mode Preventing deterioration of picture quality D ZOOM MENU p 80 in digital zoom The default setting is set to OFF To zoom greater than 20 select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings Focusing manually Manual focus p 47 Shooting distant subjects Landscape mode p 44 Recording fast moving subjects Sports lesson mode p 44 Functions to use in editing in the re...

Page 5: ... the exposure manually 46 Focusing manually 47 Superimposing a title 48 Making your own titles 50 Using the built in light 52 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects 55 Playing back a tape with digital effects 56 Enlarging images recorded on tapes Tape PB ZOOM 57 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function 58 Searching a recording by date Date search 5...

Page 6: ...5 Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors p 11 3Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette compartment The cassette compartment automatically goes down Close the lid of the cassette compartment 1Open the lid of the cassette compartment and press EJECT The compartment opens automatically 2Insert a cassette into the cassette compartment with its window facing...

Page 7: ...button 4Press the red button Your camcorder starts recording To stop recording press the red button again 1Remove the lens cap 1Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button VCR POWER OFF CAMERA CHARGE VCR POWER OFF CAMERA CHARGE VCR POWER OFF CAMERA CHARGE REW PLAY Viewfinder When the LCD panel is closed use the viewfinder placing your eye against its eyecup The picture in the...

Page 8: ...order we recommend using Hi8 Digital8 video cassettes Your camcorder records and plays back pictures only in the Digital8 system You cannot play back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 analog system Note on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to country To view your recordings on a TV you need an NTSC system based TV Copyright precautions Television programs films video tapes a...

Page 9: ...do not affect the recording in any way Do not let your camcorder get wet Keep your camcorder away from rain and sea water Letting your camcorder get wet may cause your camcorder to malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired a Never leave your camcorder exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight b Be careful when placing the c...

Page 10: ...B L10C AC power adaptor 1 Power cord 1 p 12 3 NP F330 battery pack 1 p 11 12 4 Size AA R6 battery for Remote Commander 2 p 108 Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc 5 A V connecting cable 1 p 31 6 Shoulder strap 1 p 105 7 Lens cap 1 p 18 104 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 11: ... pack Installthebatterypacktouseyourcamcorderoutdoors Slidethebatterypackdownuntilitclicks To remove the battery pack Slidethebatterypackoutinthedirectionofthearrowwhilepressing BATT RELEASE down Step 1 Preparing the power supply BATT RELEASE ...

Page 12: ...wall outlet 4 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE Charging begins and the CHG lamp lights up WhentheCHGlampgoesout thechargingiscompleted After charging the battery pack DisconnecttheACpoweradaptorfromtheDCINjackonyourcamcorder Notes PreventmetallicobjectsfromcomingintocontactwiththemetalpartsoftheDCplug oftheACpoweradaptor Thismaycauseashort circuit damagingtheACpower adaptor Keepthebatterypackdry...

Page 13: ... F750 300 NP F930 F950 390 NP F960 420 Approximatechargingtimeat25 C 77 F Recording time Recording with Recording with Battery pack the viewfinder the LCD screen Continuous Typical Continuous Typical NP F330 supplied 100 55 90 50 NP F530 170 95 150 80 NP F550 205 110 185 100 NP F730 350 190 305 165 NP F730H F750 425 235 375 205 NP F930 555 305 480 265 NP F950 650 355 570 315 NP F960 765 420 680 37...

Page 14: ...erypack Approximateplayingtimeat25 C 77 F Thebatterylifewillbeshorterifyouuseyour camcorderinacoldenvironment Whatis InfoLITHIUM The InfoLITHIUM isalithiumionbatterypackwhichcanexchangedatasuchas batteryconsumptionwithcompatibleelectronicequipment Thisunitiscompatible withthe InfoLITHIUM batterypack Lseries Yourcamcorderoperatesonlywiththe InfoLITHIUM battery InfoLITHIUM battery packs have the mar...

Page 15: ...mtheACpowersource walloutlet aslongasitis connectedtothewalloutlet evenifthesetitselfhasbeenturnedoff Notes TheACpoweradaptorcansupplypowerevenifthebatterypackisattachedtoyour camcorder TheDCINjackhas sourcepriority Thismeansthatthebatterypackcannotsupply anypowerifthepowercordisconnectedtotheDCINjack evenwhenthepower cordisnotpluggedintoawalloutlet PlacetheACpoweradaptornearawalloutlet Whileusing...

Page 16: ... I NPUT L TR S I Z E L ANGUAGE DEMO MODE J AN 1 2001 12 00 AM Step 2 Setting the date and time Setthedateandtimesettingswhenyouuseyourcamcorderforthefirsttime Ifyoudonotuseyourcamcorderforabout4months thedateandtimesettingsmaybe released barsmayappear becausethebuilt inrechargeablelithiumcellwillhavebeen discharged First settheyear thenthemonth theday thehourandthentheminute 1 While the camcorder ...

Page 17: ...ep 3 Notes Do not press the cassette compartment down Doing so may cause a malfunction Your camcorder records pictures in the Digital8 system The recording time when you use your camcorder is half of indicated time on Hi8 Digital8 tape If you select the LP mode in the menu settings 3 4 of indicated time on Hi8 Digital8 tape If you use standard 8 tape be sure to play back the tape on this camcorder...

Page 18: ... OPEN The viewfinder automatically turns off 5 Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording The REC indicator appears The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up To stop recording press START STOP again The recording lamp lights up in the viewfinder when you record with the viewfinder Camera recording lamp Microphone Notes Fastenthegripstrapfirmly Donottouchthebu...

Page 19: ...hetape Todisplaytherecordingdateandtime press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander during playback Adjusting the LCD screen TheLCDpanelmovesabout90degreestotheviewfindersideandabout180degreesto thelensside IfyouturntheLCDpaneloversothatitfacestheotherway the indicatorappears onthescreen Mirrormode WhenclosingtheLCDpanel setitverticallyuntilitclicks andswingitintothe camcorderbody Note WhenusingtheLCD...

Page 20: ...SelectLCDB L inthemenusettings p 81 EvenifyouadjusttheLCDscreenbacklight Therecordedpicturewillnotbeaffected After recording 1 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE 2 Close the LCD panel 3 Eject the cassette 4 Attach the lens cap Afterusingyourcamcorder Removethebatterypackfromyourcamcordertoavoidturningonthebuilt inlight accidentally Recording a picture L CD SE T L CD BR I GHT MENU END MENU ...

Page 21: ...ydeterioratesasthepictureisprocesseddigitally Notesondigitalzoom Digitalzoomstartstofunctionwhenzoomexceeds20 Thepicturequalitydeterioratesasyougotowardthe T side Whenyoushootclosetoasubject Ifyoucannotgetasharpfocus movethepowerzoomlevertothe W sideuntilthe focusissharp Youcanshootasubjectthatisatleastabout80cm about2feet5 8inch awayfromthelenssurfaceinthetelephotoposition orabout1cm about1 2inch...

Page 22: ...e viewfinder IfyourecordpictureswiththeLCDpanelclosed checkthepicturewiththeviewfinder Adjusttheviewfinderlenstoyoureyesightsothattheindicatorsintheviewfinder comeintosharpfocus Liftuptheviewfinderandmovetheviewfinderlensadjustmentlever Recording a picture ...

Page 23: ...recordingorplaybacktime 0 00 00 hours minutes seconds inCAMERAmodeand 0 00 00 00 hours minutes seconds frames inVCR mode Youcannotrewriteonlythetimecode Youcannotresetthetimecode STBY REC indicator Remaining tape indicator Thisappearsafteryoustarttorecordforawhile Remaining battery time indicator Time code Tape counter indicator Recording mode indicator Time indicator This is displayed for five se...

Page 24: ...oupressEXPOSUREwhenshootingbacklitsubjects Thebacklightfunctionwillbecanceled Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot TheNightShotfunctionenablesyoutoshootasubjectinadarkplace Forexample you cansatisfactorilyrecordtheenvironmentofnocturnalanimalsforobservationwhen youusethisfunction While your camcorder is in CAMERA mode slide NIGHTSHOT to ON and NIGHTSHOT indicators flash on the screen To ...

Page 25: ...unctioninbrightplaces ex outdoorsinthedaytime This maycauseyourcamcordertomalfunction WhenyoukeepNIGHTSHOTsettingtoONinnormalrecording thepicturemaybe recordedinincorrectorunnaturalcolors IffocusingisdifficultwiththeautofocusmodewhenusingtheNightShotfunction focusmanually WhileusingtheNightShotfunction youcannotusethefollowingfunctions Exposure PROGRAM AE WhileusingtheSuperNightShotfunction youcan...

Page 26: ...layedbackandreturnstothestandby mode Youcanmonitorthesoundfromthespeakerorheadphones Notes Ifyoustartrecordingafterusingtheendsearchfunction occasionally thetransition betweenthelastsceneyourecordedandthenextscenemaynotbesmooth Onceyouejectthecassetteafteryouhaverecordedonthetape theendsearch functiondoesnotwork If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions Theendsearchfunctionmaynotworkc...

Page 27: ...nd insert the recorded tape 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button 3 Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN 4 Press m to rewind the tape 5 Press N to start playback 6 To adjust the volume press either of the two buttons on VOLUME The speaker on your camcorder is silent when the LCD panel is closed To stop playback Press x When monitoring on the LCD screen You can turn ...

Page 28: ...he Remote Commander in the playback mode The display changes as follows date time t various settings SteadyShot exposure AUTO MANUAL white balance gain shutter speed aperture value t no indicator Not to display recording date Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings p 82 The display changes as follows date timet noindicator DISPLAY Playing back a tape JUL 4 2001 12 05 56 AM 0 00 23 01 40min 60 A...

Page 29: ...e to tape damage or noise The tape was recorded by a camcorder without the date and time set Data code When you connect your camcorder to the TV the data code appears on the TV screen Remaining battery time indicator during playback The indicator indicates the approximate continuous playback time The indicator may not be correct depending on the conditions in which you are playing back When you cl...

Page 30: ...direction press then press y on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press N To view the picture at double speed Press 2 on the Remote Commander during playback For double speed playback in the reverse direction press then press 2 on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press N To view the picture frame by frame Press C on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode For fra...

Page 31: ...th this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks on both your camcorder and the TV Connect your camcorder to your TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder to watch the playback picture on the TV screen You can operate the playback control buttons in the same way as when you mo...

Page 32: ...e 1 After connecting your TV and AV cordless IR receiver set the POWER switch on the AV cordless IR receiver to ON 2 Turn the TV on and set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR 3 Set the POWER switch on your camcorder to VCR 4 Press SUPER LASER LINK The lamp of SUPER LASER LINK lights up 5 Press N on your camcorder to start playback 6 Point the super laser link emitter at the AV cordless IR receiv...

Page 33: ...r is connected To do so set AUTO TV ON to ON and TV INPUT to the same video input 1 2 3 in the menu settings With some models however the picture and sound may be interrupted momentarily when the video input is switched The above feature may not work on some TV models If you turn the power off The super laser link function turns off automatically When the super laser link function is activated the...

Page 34: ...ndbymode Duringthe7secondstorecord youcannotshootanother stillimage Youcanrecordastillimagelikeaphotograph Thismodeisusefulwhenyouwantto recordanimagesuchasaphotographorwhenyouprintapictureusingavideoprinter optional Youcanrecordabout510imagesintheSPmodeandabout765imagesintheLPmode onatapewhichcanrecordfor60minutesintheSPmode 1 Inthestandbymode keeppressingPHOTOlightlyuntilastillimageappears TheCA...

Page 35: ...VOUTjackandconnecttheyellowplugof thecabletothevideoinputofthevideoprinter Refertotheoperatinginstructionsof thevideoprinteraswell If the video printer is equipped with the S video input UsetheSvideoconnectingcable optional ConnectittotheSVIDEOOUTjackand theSvideoinputofthevideoprinter S VIDEO OUT A V OUT LINE IN VIDEO S VIDEO Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Signalflow Video...

Page 36: ...oucannotselectorcancelthewidemode Whenyoucancelthewidemode setyour camcordertothestandbymodeandthenset16 9WIDEtoOFFinthemenusettings Connection for a TV Picturesrecordedinthe16 9WIDEmodeautomaticallyappearontheTVscreenatfull sizewhen youconnectyourcamcordertoaTVthatiscompatiblewiththevideoID ID 1 ID 2 system youconnectyourcamcordertotheSvideojackontheTV ID 2 system TheID 2systemsendsacopyrightprot...

Page 37: ...professionalappearance Using the fader function MONOTONE Whenfadingin thepicturegraduallychangesfromblack and whitetocolor Whenfadingout thepicturegraduallychanges fromcolortoblack and white Fade in only FADER M FADER mosaic BOUNCE OVERLAP WIPE DOT random dot a REC STBY REC STBY b ...

Page 38: ...he indicator changes as follows no indicator T DOT T WIPE T OVERLAP FADER t M FADER t BOUNCE t MONOTONE The last selected fader mode is indicated first of all 2 Press START STOP The fader indicator stops flashing After the fade in out is carried out your camcorder automatically returns to the normal mode To cancel the fader function Before pressing START STOP press FADER until the indicator disapp...

Page 39: ...ap wipe or dot function Yourcamcorderstorestheimageonthetape Astheimageisbeingstored theindicator flashesquickly andtheimageyouareshootingdisappearsfromthescreen Depending onthetapecondition theimagemaynotberecordedclearly While using the bounce function you cannot use the following functions Focus Zoom Pictureeffect Note on the bounce function TheBOUNCEindicatordoesnotappearinthefollowingmodeorfu...

Page 40: ...like an animated cartoon MOSAIC f The image is mosaic 1 In CAMERA mode select P EFFECT in in the menu settings p 80 2 Selectthedesiredpictureeffectmodeinthemenusettings thenpresstheSEL PUSH EXEC dial To cancel the picture effect function Set P EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings While using the picture effect function YoucannotselectOLDMOVIEwiththedigitaleffectfunction When you turn the power off T...

Page 41: ...ssivelyatconstantintervals LUMI LUMINANCEKEY Youcanswapabrighterareainastillimagewithamovingimage TRAIL Youcanrecordtheimagesothatanincidentalimagelikeatrailisleft SLOW SHTR SLOW SHUTTER Youcanslowdowntheshutterspeed Theslowshuttermodeisgoodforrecording darkimagesmorebrightly OLD MOVIE Youcanaddanoldmovietypeatmospheretoimages Yourcamcorderautomatically setsthewidemodetoON pictureeffecttoSEPIA and...

Page 42: ...ncidentalimage SLOWSHTR Shutterspeed Thelargertheshutterspeednumber the slowertheshutterspeed OLD MOVIE No adjustment necessary Themorebarsthereareonthescreen thestrongerthedigitaleffect Thebars appear in the following modes STILL FLASH LUMI and TRAIL To cancel the digital effect function Set D EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings Using special effects Digital effect 2 3 1 MANUA L SE T OF F S T I L ...

Page 43: ...GRAMAEfunctiondoesnotworkintheslowshuttermode Thefollowingfunctionsdonotworkintheoldmoviemode Widemode Pictureeffect PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off Thedigitaleffectisautomaticallycanceled When recording in the slow shutter mode Autofocusmaynotbeeffective Focusmanuallyusingatripod Shutter speed Shutterspeednumber Shutterspeed SLOW SHTR 1 1 30 SLOW SHTR 2 1 15 SLOW SHTR 3 1 8 SLOW SHTR 4 1 4...

Page 44: ...ake on fast moving subjects such as in tennis or golf Beach ski This mode prevents people s faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope Sunset moon This mode allows you to maintain atmosphere when you are recording sunsets general night views fireworks displays and neon signs Landscape This mode is for when you are recording distan...

Page 45: ... do not work in the PROGRAM AE mode Slow shutter Old movie Bounce The following functions do not work in the low lux mode Digital effect Overlap Wipe Dot While setting NIGHTSHOT to ON the PROGRAM AE function does not work The indicator flashes Even if the PROGRAM AE function is selected You can adjust the exposure manually If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp sodi...

Page 46: ...EXPOSURE The exposure indicator appears on the screen 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness To return to the automatic exposure mode Press EXPOSURE Note When you adjust the exposure manually the backlight function does not work in CAMERA mode Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic exposure mode if you change the PROGRAM AE mode if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON Adjusting...

Page 47: ...background Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod 1 In CAMERA mode press FOCUS The 9 indicator appears on the screen 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to sharpen focus To return to the autofocus mode Press FOCUS To focus precisely Adjust the zoom by first focusing at the T telephoto position and then shooting at the W wide angle position This makes focusing easier When you shoot close to th...

Page 48: ...aid out as desired 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting 6 Press START STOP to start recording 7 When you want to stop recording the title press TITLE VACATION 1 2 3 4 TITLE S I Z E SMA L L VACATION S I Z E L ARGE PRESE T T I T L E HE L LO HAPPY B I RTHDAY HAPPY HOL I DAYS CONGRA TU L A T I ONS OUR SWEE T BABY WEDD I NG VACA T I ON THE END T I T L E END PRESE T T I T L E HE ...

Page 49: ...ET y RED y CYAN y GREEN y BLUE The title size changes as follows SMALL y LARGE You cannot input 13 characters or more in LARGE size The title position changes as follows 1y 2y 3y 4y 5y 6y 7y 8y 9 The larger the position number the lower the title is positioned When you select the title size LARGE you cannot choose position 9 When you are selecting and setting the title You cannot record the title ...

Page 50: ...END T I T L E SE T CUS TOM1 SE T CUS TOM2 SE T T I T L E END CUS TOM1 SE T T I T L E SE T CUS TOM2 SE T T I T L E END RE TURN CUS TOM1 SE T T I T L E SE T CUS TOM2 SE T T I T L E END RE TURN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T I T L E SE T ABCDE P 1 i ø F DM À È Ì ÒÙ Á É Í ÓÚ Â Ê Î ÆŒ ÃÕÑ ç ß Ä Ï ÖÜ Å FGH I J K LMNO PQRS T UVWXY Z 12345 67890 cP 2 C SE T T I T L E END _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 51: ...is in your camcorder The power automatically turns off The characters you have entered remain stored in memory Set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE once and turn it to CAMERA again then proceed from step 1 We recommend setting the POWER switch to VCR or removing the cassette so that your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters If you select The menu for sele...

Page 52: ...ppears on the screen To turn on the built in light automatically Press LIGHT until the indicator appears on the screen The built in light automatically turns on and off according to the ambient brightness CAUTION Be careful not to touch the lighting section because the plastic window and surrounding surfaces are hot while the light is on It remains hot for a while after the light is turned off DAN...

Page 53: ... on off when you use the PROGRAM AE or backlight function while shooting in the AUTO mode The built in light may be turned off when inserting or ejecting a cassette While the end search function is working the built in light is turned off When you use the conversion lens optional light from the built in light is blocked and may not illuminate the subject properly Replacing the bulb Use the Sony XB...

Page 54: ...re Topreventpossibleburnhazard disconnectthepowersourcebeforereplacingand donottouchthebulbuntilthebulbbecomescoolenoughtohandle forabout30 minutesormore Note Topreventthebulbfrombeingsmudgedwithfingerprints handleitwithadrycloth etc Ifthebulbissmudged wipeitcompletely Using the built in light ...

Page 55: ...to OFF in the menu settings Notes Youcannotprocessexternallyinputscenesusingthepictureeffectfunction Youcannotrecordpicturesthatyouhaveprocessedusingthepictureeffectfunction withthiscamcorder Torecordpicturesthatyouhaveprocessedusingthepicture effectfunction recordthepicturesontheVCRusingyourcamcorderasaplayer Pictures processed by the picture effect function Picturesprocessedbythepictureeffectfun...

Page 56: ...ings Notes Youcannotprocessexternallyinputscenesusingthedigitaleffectfunction Youcannotrecordimagesthatyouhaveprocessedusingthedigitaleffectfunction withthiscamcorder Torecordimagesthatyouhaveprocessedusingthedigitaleffect function recordtheimagesontheVCRusingyourcamcorderasaplayer Pictures processed by the digital effect function Picturesprocessedbythedigitaleffectfunctionarenotoutputthroughthe D...

Page 57: ...rn the dial upwards To cancel Tape PB ZOOM function Press PB ZOOM Notes You cannot process externally input scenes using Tape PB ZOOM function You cannot record pictures that you have processed using Tape PB ZOOM function with this camcorder To record pictures that you have processed using Tape PB ZOOM function record the pictures on the VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed by T...

Page 58: ...o The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator disappears and the time code appears 5 Press N Playback starts from the counter s zero point Notes WhenyoupressZEROSETMEMORYbeforerewindingthetape thezerosetmemory functioniscanceled Theremaybeadiscrepancyofseveralsecondsfromthetimecode If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions Thezerosetmemoryfunctionmaynotworkcorrectly The zero set memory function als...

Page 59: ...repeatedly until the date search indicator appears The indicator changes as follows no indicator T PHOTO SCAN DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH 3 When the current position is b press to search towards a or press to search towards c Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the point where the date changes Each time you press or the camcorder searches for the previous or next date To stop searching ...

Page 60: ...y date Date search Note Ifoneday srecordingislessthan2minutes yourcamcordermaynotaccuratelyfind thepointwheretherecordingdatechanges If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions Thedatesearchfunctionmaynotworkcorrectly ...

Page 61: ...R switch to VCR 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the photo search indicator appears The indicator changes as follows no indicator T PHOTO SCAN DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or to select the photo for playback Each time you press or the camcorder searches for the previous or next photo Your camcorder automatically starts playback from the photo To stop searching Pre...

Page 62: ...photo scan indicator appears The indicator changes as follows no indicator T PHOTO SCAN DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH 3 Press or Each photo is played back for about 5 seconds automatically To stop scanning Press x If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The photo search and photo scan functions may not work correctly 3 2 SEARCH MODE PHOTO 00 SCAN ...

Page 63: ... your camcorder 5 Start recording on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information When you have finished dubbing a tape Press xonbothyourcamcorderandtheVCR You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems 8 mm Hi8 VHS S VHS VHSC S VHSC Betamax ED Betamax mini DV DV or Digital8 If your VCR is a monaural type ConnecttheyellowplugoftheA Vconnectingcabletothevide...

Page 64: ...e information 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR 4 Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder 5 Start recording on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information When you have finished dubbing a tape Press x on both your camcorder and the VCR You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable See page 94 for more information about i LINK The followi...

Page 65: ...usingthesameVCRagain youcanskipsteps2and3 Using the Digital program editing function Operation 1 Makingtheprogram p 73 Operation 2 PerformingDigitalprogramediting dubbingatape p 74 Step 1 Connecting the VCR YoucanconnectbothanA Vconnectingcableandani LINKcable DVconnecting cable WhenyouusetheA Vconnectingcable connectthedevicesasillustratedinpage63 Whenyouuseani LINKcable DVconnectingcable connect...

Page 66: ...s the dial 8 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR SETUP then press the dial 9 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the IR SETUP code of your VCR then press the dial Check the code in About the IR SETUP code p 67 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing 4 6 9 5 1 3 VCR POWER OFF CAMERA CHARGE MENU OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T...

Page 67: ...47 35 LXI Sears 80 47 42 44 45 36 37 Magnavox 83 78 77 Marantz 21 33 35 Marta 47 Memorex 77 37 Minolta 42 8 Mitsubishi MGA 28 22 23 24 About the IR SETUP code TheIRSETUPcodeisstoredinthememoryofyourcamcorder Besuretosetthe correctcodedependingonyourVCR ThedefaultsettingisCodenumber3 Brand IR SETUP code Multitech 23 80 32 NEC 21 33 35 Olympic 77 78 Panasonic 16 17 78 77 96 Pentax 42 8 Philco 78 77 ...

Page 68: ...ncelrecordingpauseis X SelectRECifthebuttontocancelrecordingpauseis z SelectPBifthebuttontocancelrecordingpauseis N 3 Setting your camcorder and the VCR to face each other Locatetheinfraredraysemitterofyourcamcorderandfaceittowardstheremote sensoroftheVCR Setthedevicesabout30cm 12in apart andremoveanyobstaclesbetweenthe devices Remotesensor 1 2 OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OU...

Page 69: ...is correct When finished the indicator changes to COMPLETE When the VCR does not operate correctly After checking the code in About the IR SETUP code set the IR SETUP or the PAUSEMODE again Placeyourcamcorderatleast30cm 12in awayfromtheVCR RefertotheoperatinginstructionsofyourVCR 1 2 OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T RE TURN EXECUT E REC PAUSE E...

Page 70: ...L AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T i L I NK RE TURN MENU END RE TURN Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Step 2 Setting the VCR to operate with the i LINK cable DV connecting cable Whenyouconnectusingani LINKcable DVconnectingcable optional followthe procedurebelow 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on th...

Page 71: ...ing the synchronicity The EXECUTING indicator flashes on the screen When finished the indicator changes to COMPLETE 5 Rewind the tape in the VCR then start slow playback Take a note of the opening numerical value for each IN and the closing numerical value for each OUT 6 Calculate the average of all the opening numerical values for each IN and the average of all the closing numerical values for ea...

Page 72: ...sired scenes Digital program editing 3 4 7 9 OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T RE TURN EXECUT E ME OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T EXECUT I NG N o 2 I N 215 ME OTHERS ED I T SE T CONTROL AD J T ES T CUT I N CUT OUT I R SE TUP PAUSEMODE I R T ES T COMP L E T E RE TURN MENU END OTHERS ED I T S...

Page 73: ... using the video operation buttons then pause playback 8 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The OUT point of the first program is set then the bottom part of the program mark changes to light blue 9 Set the program by repeating steps 5 to 8 When the program is set the program mark changes to light blue You can set a maximum of 20 programs 6 8 9 5 7 4 STOP REW PLAY FF PAUSE REC OTHERS READY BEEP COMMANDE...

Page 74: ...otoperaterecordingduringDigitalprogramediting On a blank portion of the tape YoucannotsetINorOUTonablankportionofthetape If there is a blank portion between IN and OUT on the tape Thetotaltimecodemaynotbedisplayedcorrectly Operation 2 Performing Digital program editing Dubbing a tape MakesurethatyourcamcorderandVCRareconnected andthattheVCRissetto recordingpause Thisprocedureisnotnecessarywhenyouu...

Page 75: ...rd on the VCR when Thetapehasrunout Thewrite protecttabissettoexposetheredmark The IR SETUP code is not correct when IR is selected Thebuttontocancelrecordingpauseisnotcorrect whenIRisselected NOT READY appears on the LCD screen when TheprogramtooperateDigitalprogrameditinghasnotyetbeenmade i LINKisselectedbutani LINKcable DVconnectingcable isnotconnected ThepoweroftheconnectedVCRisnotturnedon whe...

Page 76: ...ately press X on your camcorder 4 Press N on the VCR to start playback The picture from a TV or VCR appears on the screen 5 Press X on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from When you have finished dubbing a tape Press xonbothyourcamcorderandtheVCR You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable During digital editing Thecolorofthedisplaymaybeunev...

Page 77: ...Kcable DVconnectingcable optional byspecifyingtheinsertstartandend points UsetheRemoteCommanderforthisoperation Connectionsarethesameasin Recordingfromvideo onpage76 Insertacassette containingthedesiredscenetoinsertintotheVCR Youcannotinsertascenewhenyouconnectyourcamcorderwithotherthanthe i LINK cable DV connecting cable a b c ...

Page 78: ...n press X to set the VCR to the playback pause mode 3 On your camcorder locate the insert end point c by pressing m or M Then press X to set it to the playback pause mode 4 Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the end point of the insert is stored in memory 5 On your camcorder locate the insert start point b by pressing m then press z REC and the ...

Page 79: ...feachitem p 80 To make the menu display disappear Press MENU 1 CAMERA 2 3 4 VCR MENU MANUA L SE T PROGRAM AE P E F F ECT D E F F ECT AUTO SHTR MENU END MANUA L SE T MENU END MANUA L SE T PROGRAM AE P E F F ECT OTHERS WOR L D T I ME BEEP 0 HR P E F F ECT D E F F ECT OTHERS WOR L D T I ME BEEP REC L AMP RE TURN ON OF F D I SP L AY COMMANDER I ND I CA TOR V I DEO ED I T ED I T SE T OTHERS WOR L D T I...

Page 80: ...o not automatically activate the electronic shutter even when shooting in bright conditions To deactivate digital zoom Up to 20 zoom is carried out To activate digital zoom More than 20 to 40 zoom is performed digitally p 21 To activate digital zoom More than 20 to 560 zoom is performed digitally p 21 To record a 16 9 wide picture p 36 To compensate for camera shake To cancel the SteadyShot functi...

Page 81: ...n the stereo 1 and stereo 2 To adjust the brightness on the LCD screen with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial To set the brightness on the LCD screen normal To brighten the LCD screen To adjust the color on the LCD screen turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the following bar POWER switch VCR VCR VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR CAMERA Note on AUDIO MIX Whenplayingbackataperecordedinthe16 bitmode youcannotadjus...

Page 82: ...f tape rewinding forwarding or picture search in the VCR mode To always display the remaining tape bar To display date time and recording data during playback To display date and time during playback POWER switch VCR CAMERA CAMERA VCR CAMERA VCR Note on REC MODE Whenyourecordonthestandard8 tape yourcamcorderrecordsintheSPmode evenyouselecttheLPmodeinthemenusettings Inthiscase theindicator 8mm TAPE...

Page 83: ...DEO3 OFF z NORMAL 2 z ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS z ON OFF Meaning To set the date or time p 16 To automatically turn on the Sony TV when using the super laser link function To switch the video input on a Sony TV when using the super laser link function p 32 To display selected menu items in normal size To display selected menu items at twice the normal size To display the following informa...

Page 84: ... Remote Commander to avoid remote control misoperation caused by other VCR s remote control To show the display on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder To show the display on the TV screen LCD screen and in the viewfinder To light up the camera recording lamp at the front of your camcorder To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the subject is not aware of the recording To make programs and ...

Page 85: ...iewfinder lens is not adjusted c Adjust the viewfinder lens p 22 STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings c Set it to ON p 80 16 9WIDE is set to ON in the menu settings c Set it to OFF p 80 FOCUS is set to MANUAL c Set it to AUTO p 47 Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus c Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually p 47 The LCD panel is open c Close the LCD panel p 19 The tape is the...

Page 86: ...the heads using the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette optional p 98 The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the menu settings c Set it to STEREO p 81 The volume is turned to minimum c Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME p 24 AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings c Adjust AUDIO MIX p 81 The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion p 59 Types of trouble and their...

Page 87: ... deviation has occured in the remaining battery time c Charge the battery pack fully again p 11 12 A deviation has occured in the remaining battery time c Charge the battery pack fully again p 11 12 The power source is disconnected c Connect it firmly p 12 15 The battery pack is dead c Use a charged battery pack p 11 12 Moisture condensation has occurred c Remove the cassette and leave your camcor...

Page 88: ...power adaptor or remove the battery pack then reconnect it in about 1 minute Turn the power on p 12 15 If the functions still do not work press the RESET button using a sharp pointed object If you press the RESET button all the settings including the date and time return to the default p 105 The AC power adaptor is disconnected c Connect it firmly p 15 Charging has been completed The battery pack ...

Page 89: ...nction that you cannot service has occurred c Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5 digit code example E 61 10 Ifyouareunabletorectifytheproblemevenifyoutrycorrectiveactionsafewtimes contactyourSonydealerorlocalauthorizedSonyservicefacility Yourcamcorderhasaself diagnosisdisplay function Thisfunctiondisplaysthecurrentconditionof yourcamcorderas...

Page 90: ...need to eject the cassette Slowflashing Thewrite protecttabonthe cassetteisout red p 17 Fastflashing Moisturecondensationhas occurred p 97 Thetapehasrunout Theself diagnosisdisplay functionisactivated p 89 Youhearthemelodyorbeepsound Thisindicatorappearsintheviewfinderonly The battery pack is dead or nearly dead Slow flashing The battery pack is nearly dead P 12 Depending on conditions the environ...

Page 91: ...Insert a cassette tape CLEANING CASSETTE The video heads are dirty p 98 COPY INHIBIT Youtriedtorecordapicturethathasacopyright controlsignal p 92 8 mm TAPE t SP REC Use Hi8 Digital 8 tapes when you record Hi8 TAPE t LP SP REC intheLPmode p 82 Youhearthemelodyorbeepsound The x indicator and CLEANING CASSETTE message appear one after another onthescreen Warning indicators and messages ...

Page 92: ...ure does not appear neither in the viewfinder nor on the TV Copyright signal When you play back Using any other video camera recorder you cannot record on a tape that has recorded copyright control signals for copyright protection of software which is played back on your camcorder When you record You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright pro...

Page 93: ... or playing back on your camcorder The battery pack is also consumed when your camcorder is in the standby mode or playback is paused Have spare battery packs handy for two or three times the expected recording time and make a trial recording before the actual recording Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Remaining battery time indicator If the power goe...

Page 94: ...eofequipmentcanbeconnectedtothisunitbythei LINK cable DVconnectingcable Whenconnectingthisunittoi LINK compatible equipmenthavingtwoormorei LINKjacks DVjacks refertotheinstructionmanual oftheequipmenttobeconnected About the Name i LINK i LINKisamorefamiliartermforIEEE1394datatransportbusproposedbySONY andisatrademarkapprovedbymanycorporations IEEE1394isaninternationalstandardstandardizedbytheInsti...

Page 95: ...ipmentmadeby SONY e g VAIOseriespersonalcomputer otherthanvideoequipment Beforeconnectingthisunittoapersonalcomputer makesurethatapplicationsoftware supportedbythisunitisalreadyinstalledonthepersonalcomputer Fordetailsonprecautionswhenconnectingthisunit alsorefertotheinstruction manualsfortheequipmenttobeconnected Required i LINK Cable UsetheSonyi LINK4 pin to 4 pincable duringDVdubbing i LINK and...

Page 96: ...CentralAmerica Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan thePhilippines theU S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China CzechRepublic Denmark Finland Germany Great Britain Holland HongKong Italy Kuwait Malaysia NewZealand Norway Portugal Singapore SlovakRepublic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay U...

Page 97: ...tthecassette turnoffyour camcorder andleaveitforabout1hourwiththecassettecompartmentopen Your camcordercanbeusedagainifthe indicatordoesnotappearwhenthepoweris turnedonagain Note on moisture condensation Moisturemaycondensewhenyoubringyourcamcorderfromacoldplaceintoawarm place orviceversa orwhenyouuseyourcamcorderinahotplaceasfollows Youbringyourcamcorderfromaskislopeintoaplacewarmedupbyaheating d...

Page 98: ...e appear one after another onthescreen Iftheaboveproblemoccurs cleanthevideoheadswiththeSonyV8 25CLDcleaning cassette optional Checkthepictureandiftheaboveproblemspersist repeatcleaning Removing dust from inside the viewfinder 1 1Remove the screw with a screwdriver not supplied 2Then while holding the RELEASE knob up 3turn the eyecup in a counterclockwise direction and pull it out 2 Clean the surf...

Page 99: ...llychargedbatterypackinyourcamcorder andleaveyourcamcorder withthePOWERswitchturnedoffformorethan24hours Precautions Camcorder operation Operateyourcamcorderon7 2V batterypack or8 4V ACpoweradaptor ForDCorACoperation usetheaccessoriesrecommendedinthisoperating instructions Ifanysolidobjectorliquidgetinsidethecasing unplugyourcamcorderandhaveit checkedbyaSonydealerbeforeoperatingitanyfurther Avoidr...

Page 100: ...ordertomalfunction andsometimesthismalfunctioncannotberepaired Connection to your personal computer Whenrecordingtheimageprocessedoreditedbyyourpersonalcomputerwiththe i LINK cable DV connecting cable use a new Hi8 Digital8 tape AC power adaptor Unplugtheunitfromthewalloutletwhenyouarenotusingtheunitforalongtime Todisconnectthepowercord pullitoutbytheplug Neverpullthepowercorditself Donotoperateth...

Page 101: ...atterypacktotemperaturesabove60 C 140 F suchasinacar parkedinthesunorunderdirectsunlight Keepthebatterypackdry Donotexposethebatterypacktoanymechanicalshock Donotdisassemblenormodifythebatterypack Attachthebatterypacktothevideoequipmentsecurely Chargingwhilesomecapacityremainsdoesnotaffecttheoriginalbatterycapacity Note on dry batteries Toavoidpossibledamagefrombatteryleakageorcorrosion observethe...

Page 102: ...our and 30 minutes Fastforward rewind time using 120 min Hi8 Digital8 video cassette Approx 5 min Viewfinder Electric Viewfinder monochrome Image device 4 5 mm 1 4 type CCD Charge Coupled Device Approx 460 000 pixels Effective Approx 290 000 pixels Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 37 mm 1 7 16 in 20 Optical 560 Digital Focal length 3 6 72 mm 5 32 2 7 8 in When converted to a 35 mm sti...

Page 103: ...ilent 5 OPEN button p 18 6 SEL PUSH EXEC dial p 36 79 7 Power zoom lever p 21 8 BATT RELEASE lever p 11 9 POWER switch p 18 q START STOP button p 18 qa Hooks for shoulder strap p 105 qs DC IN jack p 12 ThismarkindicatesthatthisproductisagenuineaccessoryforSony videoproducts WhenpurchasingSonyvideoproducts Sonyrecommendsthatyou purchase accessories with this GENUINE VIDEO ACCESSORIES mark Camcorder...

Page 104: ...NIGHTSHOT switch p 24 ql SUPER NIGHTSHOT button p 25 w Camera recording lamp p 18 wa Display window p 109 ws Tripod receptacle base Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 6 5 mm 9 32 inch Otherwise you cannot attach the tripod securely and the screw may damage your camcorder Identifying the parts and controls Attaching the lens cap Attachthelenscaptothegripstrapasillustrated qd...

Page 105: ...der strap Attachtheshoulderstrapsuppliedwithyourcamcordertothehooksfortheshoulder strap wd wg wh wf wk wj e wl wd Speaker wf LCD screen p 19 wg MENU button p 36 79 wh RESET button p 88 wj EXPOSURE button p 46 wk FADER button p 38 wl BACK LIGHT button p 24 e FOCUS button p 47 ...

Page 106: ...controls ea END SEARCH button p 26 es DISPLAY button p 28 ed PB ZOOM button p 57 ef VOLUME buttons p 27 eg LIGHT button p 52 eh PHOTO button p 34 ej Viewfinder p 22 ek CHG lamp p 12 el TITLE button p 48 50 eh eg ek ej el ed ef es ea ...

Page 107: ...irmly Identifying the parts and controls rs ra r rf rg rh rd r EJECT button p 17 ra Cassette compartment p 17 rs Grip strap rd S VIDEO OUT jack p 31 35 63 rf Built in light p 52 rg A V OUT jack p 31 35 63 rh DV IN OUT jack p 64 76 The DV IN OUT jack is i LINK compatible ...

Page 108: ... not function properly Your camcorder works in the Commander mode VTR 2 Commander modes 1 2 and 3 are used to distinguish your camcorder from other Sony VCRs to avoid remote control misoperation If you use another Sony VCR in the Commander mode VTR 2 we recommend changing the Commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper 1 PHOTO button p 34 2 DISPLAY button p 28 3 SEARCH MODE b...

Page 109: ...icator p 27 Data code indicator p 28 9 PROGRAM AE indicator p 45 0 Backlight indicator p 24 qa SteadyShot off indicator p 80 qs Manual focusing indicator p 47 qd Built in light indicator p 52 qf STBY REC indicator p 18 Video control mode p 30 qg Tape counter indicator p 23 Time code indicator p 23 Self diagnosis display indicator p 89 Tape photo recording indicator p 34 qh Remaining tape indicator...

Page 110: ...ual focus 47 Menu settings 79 Mirror mode 19 Moisture condensation 97 Monaural 31 MONOTONE 37 Mosaic fader 37 NIGHTSHOT 24 NTSC system 96 O P Q OLD MOVIE 41 Operation indicators 109 OVERLAP 37 Photo scan 62 Photo search 61 PICTURE EFFECT 40 55 Picture search 30 Playback pause 30 PROGRAM AE 44 R Recording time 13 Remaining battery time indicator 23 Remaining tape indicator 23 Remote Commander 108 R...

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