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Changing the menu settings
Icon/item
DATA CODE
WORLD TIME
BEEP
COMMANDER
DISPLAY
REC LAMP
VIDEO EDIT
EDIT SET
Note
If you press DISPLAY with DISPLAY set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings, the picture from a
TV or VCR will not appear on the LCD screen even when your camcorder is connected to outputs
on the TV or VCR.
When recording a close subject
When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera recording lamp on the front of the camcorder may
reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set REC LAMP to OFF.
In more than five minutes after removing the power source
The “AUDIO MIX”, “COMMANDER”, “HiFi SOUND”, and “WHT BAL” items are returned to
their factory settings.
The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.
Meaning
To display date, time and various settings
during playback (p. 42, 160).
To display date and time during playback
(p. 42, 160, 163).
To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial to set a time difference. The
clock changes by the time difference you set
here. If you set the time difference to 0, the clock
returns to the originally set time.
To output the melody when you start/stop
recording or when an unusual condition occurs
on your camcorder.
To output the beep instead of the melody.
To cancel the melody and beep sound.
To activate the Remote Commander supplied
with your camcorder.
To deactivate the 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 person is not aware of the recording.
To make programme and perform video editing
(p. 99).
To adjust and set the synchronicity of your
camcorder and a VCR for dubbing in edit set
mode (p.96).
POWER
switch
PLAYER
MEMORY
CAMERA
MEMORY
PLAYER
CAMERA
MEMORY
PLAYER
CAMERA
MEMORY
PLAYER
CAMERA
MEMORY
CAMERA
MEMORY
PLAYER
PLAYER
Mode
z
DATE/CAM
DATE
—
z
MELODY
NORMAL
OFF
z
ON
OFF
z
LCD
V-OUT/LCD
z
ON
OFF
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