Charging the Battery Pack | Sharp VL-NZ8S, VL-NZ10S guide

Quick Operation Guide

Please consult this operation manual further for details on these and other functions of your camcorder.

Charging the Battery Pack

1Connect the supplied power cord to the AC power socket on the AC adapter/ battery charger, and insert the AC plug into a power outlet.

AC power socket

POWER indicator

To power outlet

• The POWER indicator lights up.

2Align the = mark on the battery pack with the = mark on the charger (1) and guide the battery into the groove. Pressing the battery (2), slide it in the direction of the arrow (3) until it locks into place.

• The CHARGE indicator lights up.

CHARGE indicator

•The CHARGE indicator turns off when the battery is fully charged.

3Slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow (1), and remove it (2). Then remove the AC plug of the power cord from the power outlet.

Attaching the Battery Pack

1Make sure that the Power switch is set to OFF.

2Align the = mark on the side of the battery pack with the = mark on the camcorder (1), and slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow completely until it locks into place (2).

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Sharp VL-NZ8S, VL-NZ10S operation manual Charging the Battery Pack, Attaching the Battery Pack

Contents

VL-NZ8S VL-NZ10S Upozornêní Opravu SMÍ Provádêt Pouze ODBORN„ Servis Especially Power supplyTrademarks Charging the Battery Pack Attaching the Battery Pack Inserting a Cassette Inserting a Card Easy Camera Recording on Tape Tape Playback Card Playback Card RecordingLock button Supplied Accessories Lens hood Hand strap Tripod adapter Optional Accessories Vii Do not aim the lens at the sun Dew Formation Viii Precautions Dirty Video Heads Using a Cleaning Tape Commercially AvailableAvailable mode TAPE-VCR Causes of video head clogging Contents Contents Digital Still Camera Features Appendix Xii Operationperation ReferencesReferences Part Names Pp , 60, 61 Operation References Pp , 32 Operation ReferencesPp , 47, 48 Quick Reference List TAPE-VCR mode TAPE-CAMERA modeOn-screen Display Index CARD-CAMERA mode CARD-VCR mode AS S E T T E No T Memory ARD Battery Preparation Removing the Battery Pack Attaching and Removing the Battery PackAttaching the Battery Pack Preparation Powering the Camcorder From an AC OutletRemoving the DC cable from the camcorder Inserting a Cassette Inserting and Removing a CassetteRemoving a Cassette Inserting a Card Inserting and Removing a CardRemoving a Card Installing the Memory Battery Installing the Lithium BatteriesRemoving the lithium battery Setting the Language Selecting the Language forOn-screen Display Changing the Language RE a Setting the Area, Date and TimeT T I NG Changing to the 12-hour Time Mode When using the shoulder strap Only supplied with VL-NZ10Attaching the Straps Attaching the Lens Hood Tips on Recording Positions Using the Lens CapHolding the camcorder Selecting the Camcorder Mode TAPE-CAMERA mode TAPE-VCR modeCARD-CAMERA mode CARD-VCR mode Camcorder modes Easy Camera Recording on Tape in Full Auto Mode To turn the power offAvailable mode To pause recording Zooming Auto FocusMacro Shots Basic Operations Camera Recording Remaining Battery Power Display Remaining recording time indicatorRemaining Recording Time Display START/STOP button to begin recording Using Earphones Commercially available Basicasic OperationsOperations Volume Control Video SearchStill Searching for a Scene Near the Current Tape Position Watching Playback on a TV Basic Operations PlaybackAbout the S-video socket Removing the audio/video/S-video cable from the camcorder Using the Menu Screens Useful FeaturesTo turn off the menu screen Example Displaying the Recording Guide RE C GU I D E onTypes of Recording Guides Turning on the recording guide Setting the Digital Zoom To use optical zoom only Using the Zoom Microphone Only supplied with VL-NZ10 Useful features Camera RecordingSelecting Zoom Microphone Mode Mounting the Zoom Microphone Windbreak To cancel WindbreakOOM M I C AU T O Gamma Brightness Compensation To cancel Gamma Brightness Compen- sationTo obtain a brighter picture To cancel the gain-up function Gain-up Edit Search Quick ReturnR E T URN S E a RC H Using Fade Mode To cancel Fade modeFade In and Fade Out To use Fade Out only Still Recording Mode Still RecordingSnap E F F Still Recording Effects To cancel the still image Using Still RecordingRecording a Still Life Digital Image Stabilization DIS Wide ScreenTo return to normal screen Self Recording More Information on Self Recording To return to SP mode Recording in LP Long Play Recording ModeP E S P E E D L P To return to 12-bit audio recording mode Do F F Tripod adapter socket Tripod socket Using the Remote Control Operating the Remote ControlTurning on the Remote Control Mode Remo T E on Tape Playback Functions with the Remote Control Useful Features PlaybackFrame Advance Reverse Playback Playback Zoom with the Remote Control To cancel Playback Zoom Displaying the Date and Time of Recording S P L a Y Gamma Playback To cancel Gamma PlaybackGamma Playback has no effect during still playback To cancel Multiple Strobe Playback FeaturesMultiple Strobe Playback Useful Copying an Image from Tape to Card Multi F Rame of F Using Playback Effect To cancel the playback effectPlayback Effects E F F E C T WI P E Picture Effect Playback To cancel Picture Effect PlaybackTypes of Picture Effects To cancel the digital picture effect Advanced FeaturesDigital Picture Effects Types of Digital Picture Effects Types of Scene Settings To cancel the scene settingScene Menu Program AE E N E ME NU SP or T Advanced Features Camera Recording Manual Focus Setting the Camcorder to Full Auto Mode To return to Auto Focus mode Adjusting White Balance Types of White Balance settingsSelecting a White Balance setting Locking the White Balance To return to Auto Exposure mode Manual Exposure To return to Auto Shutter Speed mode Setting the Shutter SpeedFeatures Recommended Shutter Speeds Tips on Using the Manual Shutter SpeedSituation Recommended Using the Time Code Time code appears when the OSD menu item is set to onDisplay format Displaying the time code on a TV during playback Editing Cutting Unwanted SequencesTo stop editing Recording Editing with the DV Terminal IEEE1394 Audio Dubbing Feature Normal recording modeAudio Dubbing mode Microphone for Audio Dubbing To cancel audio dubbing Advanced Features Playback Audio DubbingTo pause audio dubbing Selecting the Audio Playback Mode UD I OAudio 1+2 Audio Configuring Software for PC Connection Installing the SoftwareConnecting the camcorder to a Personal Computer System Requirements Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader Using the SoftwareLanguage File name Perform the steps in Selecting a still Types of picture quality settings Picture quality Approx. number SettingSelecting the Picture Quality RE C MOD E E C Onomy Digital Still Camera Features Card Recording TimerRecording with the Self Formatting a Card Camera Digitaligital Still CameraStillFeaturesCamera Features Available Operations during Full- screen Display To cancel the protection setting Delete Protection Deleting Stored Images Digital Still Camera Features PlaybackDeleting One Stored Image Deleted images cannot be restored. Check Performing the procedure belowDeleting All Stored Images One operation Slide Show Playback To stop Slide Show Playback Copying an Image from Card to Tape About Dpof Print OrderAssigning Print Order to an Image To cancel the print order for all images To cancel the print order for an imageAssigning Print Order to All Images Transferring Data on Card to Computer Using a PC Card Adapter Commercially AvailableImage Folders and File Names Picture/Backlight Adjustments Adjusting the PictureAdjusting the Backlight Appendix Time Zone Chart World ClockRE a London Appendix Area Table Area number Area name Countries or areas Setting the Confirmation Sounds Types of Confirmation Sound SettingsTo reset to standard time Selecting Summer Time Setting the Camcorder to Factory Presettings H E R S Fault E X E C U T E Useful Information Hints for Better ShootingLighting Tips on good lighting SD Memory Card MultiMediaCard DV TechnologyDV and conventional video cassette tapes Precautions when using a Mini DV cassette Appendix Mini DV CassetteCopyright Protection VL-NZ10 Only To protect recordings against acciden Precautions on handling MultiMediaCards Watch out for static electricityWatch out for condensation Your image data Battery Pack Appendix SD Memory Card AC Adapter/Battery ChargerReplacing the Fluorescent Lamp Use Extending battery pack lifeStorage Appendix Cleaning Using Your Camcorder Abroad AC Adapter/Battery Charger Supplied Accessory Demonstration Mode Cancelling Demo ModeEMO MOD E O F F EMO MOD E on Before Requesting Service Symptom Possible cause Suggested solution VCR Specifications AC Adapter/Battery Charger UADP-0334TAZZCamcorder MultiMediaCard Only supplied with VL-NZ10 Sharp Corporation