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RECORDING![](/images/new-backgrounds/1288824/28882447xi34.webp)
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Features
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SYSTEM MENU (cont.)
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SXM76ED/ | OFF | Records in VHS on a VHS or |
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TAPE LENGTH | Allows you to set the tape length depending on the tape used (☞ pg. 12). | |
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DISPLAY | FULL | Make all of the indications appear on the LCD monitor**/ |
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| SIMPLE | Make the following indications disappear from the LCD |
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| warning, tape remaining time, battery pack remaining power |
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| indicator and tape length indicator (☞ pg. 50, 51) |
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REC TIME | Refer to “Animation” and | |
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INT. TIME | Refer to | |
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TELE MACRO | OFF | Usually the distance to a subject where the lens is in focus |
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| more than 1 m to the subject, the lens is out of focus at the | |
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| maximum telephoto setting. When set to “ON”, you can shoot a |
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| subject as large as possible at a distance of approx. 60 cm. |
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| •Depending on the zoom position, the lens may go out of focus. |
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TITLE LANG. | Allows you to select the language (ENGLISH, CHINESE, ARABIC or RUSSIAN) of | |
| Instant Titles (☞ pg. 25). | |
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DATE/TIME | Allows you to set the current date and time (☞ pg. 9). | |
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JLIP ID NO. | This number is necessary when connecting the camcorder to a device such as a computer | |
| using the J terminal (JLIP). The numbers range from 01 to 99. Factory setting is 06. | |
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DEMO MODE | ON | Demonstrates certain functions automatically. When “DEMO |
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| MODE” is set to “ON” and the Menu Screen is closed, the |
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| Operating the Power Zoom Lever during the demonstration |
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| When a tape whose Erase Protection tab is in the position that |
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| OFF | Automatic demonstration will not take place. |
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**Models equipped with LCD monitor only.
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