Changing the menu settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

VF B.L.

zBRT NORMAL

To set the brightness in the viewfinder normal

PLAYER

 

 

BRIGHT

To brighten the viewfinder screen

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

REC MODE

zSP

To record in SP (Standard Play) mode

CAMERA

 

 

LP

To increase the recording time to twice the SP

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

ORC TO SET

 

To automatically adjust the recording condition

CAMERA

 

 

 

to get the best possible recording. Press

 

 

 

 

START/STOP to start adjustment. Your

 

 

 

 

camcorder takes about 10 seconds to check the

 

 

 

 

tape condition and then returns to the standby

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

ORC stands for “Optimizing the Recording Condition”.

qREMAIN

zAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

PLAYER

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is

CAMERA

 

 

turned on and calculates the remaining

 

 

 

amount of tape

 

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted

 

 

 

and your camcorder calculates the remaining

 

 

 

amount of tape

 

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after N is pressed in

 

 

 

PLAYER mode

 

 

 

• for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding

 

 

 

or picture search in the PLAYER mode

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape bar

 

Note on VF B.L.

When you use power sources other than the battery pack, “BRIGHT” is automatically selected.

Notes on the LP mode

•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, we recommend playing the tape on your camcorder. When you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs, noise may occur in pictures or sound.

•Noise may occur also when you play on your camcorder tapes recorded in the LP mode on other camcorders or VCRs.

Notes on ORC setting

•Each time you eject the cassette, the ORC setting will be canceled. If necessary, reset the setting.

•You cannot use this setting on a tape with the red mark on the cassette exposed. (i. e. the tape is write-protected)

•When you set ORC TO SET, a non-recorded section of about 0.1 seconds appears on the tape. However, note that this non-recorded section disappears from the tape when you continue recording from this section.

•To check if you have already set the ORC setting, select ORC TO SET in the menu settings. “ORC ON” is displayed if ORC TO SET is already set.

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