•If you make recordings in both SP and LP modes on the same tape, during playback you may notice some video anomalies in the picture at the point where the recording mode changes.

•When playing back in this camcorder tapes recorded in LP mode with other devices or vice versa, you may notice some anomalies in the playback picture or the sound may stop briefly.

[TV TYPE]: In order to display the picture in full and in the correct aspect ratio, select the setting according to the type of television to which you will connect the camcorder. [NORMAL TV]: TV sets with 4:3 aspect ratio.

[WIDE TV]: TV sets with 16:9 aspect ratio.

AUDIO SETUP1

Menu item

 

Setting options

 

CAMERA

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WIND SCREEN]

[

AUTO], [

 

OFF

]

z

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OUTPUT CH]

[

L/R], [

L/L], [

R/R]

–

z

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[12bit AUDIO]

[

STEREO1], [

 

STEREO2],

–

z

37

 

[

MIX/FIXED], [

 

MIX/VAR.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MIX BALANCE]

 

 

 

 

 

–

z

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1Menu available only when the mode switch is set to .

[WIND SCREEN]: The camcorder automatically reduces the background sound of wind when recording outdoors (only while using the built-in microphone).

• The wind screen cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to .

[MIX BALANCE]: When [12bit AUDI ] is set to [ MIX/VAR.], adjust ( ) the sound balance with the joystick.

• The camcorder will retain the audio balance adjustment, however if you turn off the

camcorder, [12bit AUDIO] will be reset to [

STEREO1].

DISPLAY SETUP

Menu item

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting options

 

CAMERA

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BRIGHTNESS]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

z

z

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[BACKLIGHT]

[

 

 

NORMAL]1, [

BRIGHT]

 

z

z

21

[TV SCREEN]

[

 

 

ON], [

 

 

 

OFF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

z

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

 

 

ON], [

 

 

 

OFF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

–

z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MARKERS]

[

 

 

OFF], [

 

 

 

 

LEVEL], [

 

 

 

 

GRID]

z

–

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DISPLAYS]

[

 

 

ON], [

 

 

 

OFF<PLAYBK>]

 

–

z

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[6SEC.DATE]

[

 

 

ON], [

 

 

 

OFF]

 

 

 

 

 

 

–

z

–

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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