Changing the MENU settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

HiFi SOUND

rSTEREO

To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track tape

PLAYER

 

 

1

To play back a monaural tape or dual sound track

 

 

 

 

tape with main sound

 

 

 

2

To play back a dual sound track tape with sub

 

 

 

 

sound

 

 

EDIT

rOFF

PLAYER

 

 

ON

To minimize picture deterioration when editing

 

 

TBC

rON

To correct jitter

PLAYER

 

 

OFF

To not correct jitter. Set TBC to OFF when playing

 

 

 

 

back a tape on which you have dubbed over and

 

 

 

 

recorded the signal of a TV game or similar

 

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

TBC stands for “Time Base Corrector”.

 

 

DNR

rON

To reduce picture noise

PLAYER

 

 

OFF

To reduce a conspicuous afterimage when the

 

 

 

 

picture has a lot of movement

 

 

DNR stands for “Digital Noise Reduction”.

 

 

NTSC PB

rON PAL TV

To play back a tape recorded on your camcorder on

PLAYER

 

 

 

a PAL system TV

 

 

 

NTSC 4.43

To play back a tape recorded in the NTSC colour

 

 

 

 

system on a TV with the NTSC 4.43 mode

 

 

VF B.L.

rBRT NORMAL

To set the brightness in the viewfinder normal

PLAYER

 

(CCD-TR950E

BRIGHT

To brighten the viewfinder screen

CAMERA

 

 

 

only)

Note on NTSC PB

When you play back a tape on a Multi System TV, select the best mode while viewing the picture on the TV.

In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source

The “WIND” “COMMANDER” “EDIT” and “HiFi SOUND” items are returned to their factory settings.

The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed, as long as the lithium battery is installed.

Notes on VF B.L. (CCD-TR950E only)

•When you select “BRIGHT”, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording. •When you use power sources other than the battery pack, “BRIGHT” is automatically selected.

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