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B
AUTO
Displays the remaining time of a tape for
about 8 seconds in the following situation:
• When you set the POWER switch to VCR
or CAMERA with a cassette inserted.
• When you press
N
(Play) or the
DISPLAY/BATT INFO button.
ON
Always displays the remaining time of a
tape. The remaining time is not displayed
when you insert a new tape or a tape that is
rewound to the beginning. It is displayed
when you start playback or recording.
You can select outputs to which display
information, such as time code, is
outputted.
B
LCD PANEL
Outputs the information to the LCD screen
and viewfinder.
V-OUT/PANEL
Outputs the information to the LCD
screen, viewfinder and composite output.
b
Notes
• You can output display information only to the
viewfinder and the LCD screen when
[MARKER] is set to [ON].
REMAINING
DISP OUTPUT
(IN/OUT REC)
menu
Recording settings, input and output
settings (DV REC MODE/ DV WIDE REC/ TV
TYPE, etc.)
The default settings are marked with
B
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 51 for details on selecting
menu items.
B
SP (
SP
)
Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on
a cassette.
LP (
LP
)
Increases the recording time to 1.5 times
the SP mode (Long Play).
b
Notes
• 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.
You can record a movie in an aspect ratio
that matches that of a TV that you want to
connect. Refer also to the instruction
manuals that come with the TV.
B
OFF (
)
Records a movie in an aspect ratio that
matches the full screen of a 4:3 TV.
ON (
)
Records a movie in an aspect ratio that
matches the full screen of a 16:9 (wide)
TV.
Press the MENU button
t
select the
(IN/OUT REC) with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
DV REC MODE (DV Recording
mode)
DV WIDE REC
Press the MENU button
t
select the
(DISPLAY SET) with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.