Basic Features

4)To cancel the Manual Focus, press FOCUS

4. “ ” { disappears and Auto Focus is applied.

•When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, “ ” or “” will blink.

Zooming

To produce the zoom in/out effect. Digital circuitry extends the maximum magniﬁcation offered by optical zoom. This system is called Digital Zoom.

•Slide the Power Zoom Lever 3 towards “T” to zoom in, or “W” to zoom out.

•The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever 3, the quicker the zoom action.

•Focusing may become unstable during Zooming. In this case, set the zoom while in Record–Standby, lock the focus by using the manual focus, then zoom in or out in Record mode.

•The zoom level indicator <-amoves during zoom. Once the zoom level indicator <-areaches the top, all magniﬁcation from that point is through digital processing.

•When using Digital Zoom, the quality of image may suffer. To deactivate Digital Zoom, set “D.ZOOM” ( pg. 15) to “OFF” in CAMERA MENU.

Quick Review

To check the end of the last recording.

1)Make sure the camcorder is in Record– Standby mode.

2)Press 1 ) and release quickly.

Tape is rewound for approx. 1 second and played back automatically, then pauses in

Record–Standby mode for the next shot.

•Distortion may occur at the start of playback. This is normal.

Retake

To re-record certain segments.

1)Make sure the camcorder is in Record– Standby mode.

2)Press and hold either RETAKE ¡ % or 1 ) to reach the start point for new recording.

3)Press the Recording Start/Stop Button ! to

start recording.

•Noise bars appear and pictures may become monochrome or darken during Retake. This is normal.

Tracking

Eliminates noise bars that appear on-screen during playback. To activate Manual Tracking:

1)Press the TRACKING Wheel 1 for approx. 2 seconds. “MT” 5 appears.

2)Rotate the TRACKING Wheel 1 so that the noise bars disappear.

•To return to Auto Tracking, press the TRACKING Wheel 1 for approx. 2 seconds or set the Power Switch # to “OFF” and then “PLAY” again. “AT” 5 blinks. When Auto Tracking ﬁnishes, the indication disappears.

•When noise bars appear during playback, the camcorder enters the Auto Tracking mode and “AT” 5 appears.

•Manual Tracking may not work with tapes recorded on other VCRs or camcorders.

TBC (Time Base Corrector)

Removes jitter from ﬂuctuating video signals to deliver a stable picture even with old tapes.

To activate/release the TBC mode, press TBC 4 during playback for more than 1 second. “TBC” 1is displayed.

•The “TBC” indicator 1 turns green (grey with a camcorder equipped with a black/white viewﬁnder) while TBC is working, and white while TBC is not operative.

•TBC does not work during Still Playback and Shuttle Search ( pg. 11).

•It may take a few seconds before TBC actually starts working.

•The picture may be distorted if the TBC mode is activated or deactivated at the edit-in/-out points or when normal playback resumes after Still Playback or Shuttle Search ( pg. 11).

•If the playback picture is distorted when TBC is set to on, turn off TBC.

Connections To A TV/VCR

1)Make sure all units are turned off.

2)Connect the camcorder to a TV or VCR. If using both TV and VCR, connect the VCR output to the TV input.

3)Turn on all units. Set the VCR to its AUX input mode, and set the TV to its VIDEO mode.

•Use the AC Adapter as the power supply.

•Be sure to lower the TV volume to its minimum to avoid a sudden burst of sound when the camcorder is turned on.

•If you have a TV or speakers that are not specially shielded, do not place the speakers adjacent to the TV as interference will occur in the camcorder playback picture.