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Using the Menu
DCR-HC21 2-584-905-11(1)
TAPE SET menu
– REC MODE/AUDIO MODE/REMAIN
The default settings are marked with
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 31 for details on selecting
menu items.
REC MODE (Recording mode)
SP (
)
Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode
on a cassette.
LP (
)
Increases the recording time to 1.5 times
the SP mode (Long Play).
• You can record about 510 images in the SP
mode and about 765 images in the LP mode on
a 60 minutes tape.
• If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like
noise may appear or sound may be interrupted
when you play back the tape on other
camcorders or VCRs.
• When you mix recordings in the SP mode
and in the LP mode on one tape, the playback
picture may be distorted or the time code may
not be written properly between the scenes.
AUDIO MODE
12BIT
Records in the 12-bit mode (2 stereo
sounds).
16BIT (
)
Records in the 16-bit mode (1 stereo
sound with high quality).
REMAIN
AUTO
Displays the remaining tape indicator for
about 8 seconds in situations such as those
described below.
• When you set the POWER switch to PLAY/
EDIT or CAMERA with a cassette inserted.
• When you touch
(play/pause).
ON
Always displays the remaining tape
indicator.
SETUP MENU
menu
– CLOCK SET/USB STREAM/LANGUAGE,
etc.
The default settings are marked with
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 31 for details on selecting
menu items.
CLOCK SET
See page 16.
USB STREAM
You can view the pictures displayed on the
screen of your camcorder on your computer
(USB Streaming) via the USB cable. See
page 59.
LANGUAGE
You can select the language to be used on
the LCD screen.
You can select from English, Simplified
English, Canadian-French, Latin American
Spanish, Brazilian-Portuguese, or Korean.
• Traditional Chinese is also available on menu
for customers who bought this product in Asia,
Middle East, Canada, Latin America or in Japan
(as an Overseas Model).
• Your camcorder offers [ENG[SIMP]]
(simplified English) for when you cannot find
your native tongue among the options.
DEMO MODE
The default setting is [ON], allowing
you to view the demonstration in about
10 minutes, after you have removed a
cassette from your camcorder, and slide
the POWER switch down to turn on the
CAMERA lamp.
• The demonstration will be suspended in
situations such as those described below.
– When you touch the screen during the
demonstration. (The demonstration starts
again in about 10 minutes.)
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