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Changing the menu settings

				POWER
Icon/item		Mode	Meaning	switch
	WORLD TIME		To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/	CAMERA
			PUSH EXEC dial to set a time difference. The
			clock changes by the time difference you set
			here. If you set the time difference to 0, the
			clock returns to the originally set time.
	BEEP	zMELODY	To output the melody when you start/stop	VTR/PLAYER
			recording or when an unusual condition occurs	CAMERA
			on your camcorder
		NORMAL	To output the beep sound instead of the
			melody
		OFF	To cancel the melody and beep sound
	COMMANDER	zON	To activate the Remote Commander supplied	VTR/PLAYER
(CCD-TRV57/			with your camcorder	CAMERA
TRV67/TRV87		OFF	To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid
only)
			remote control misoperation caused by other
			VCR’s remote control
	DISPLAY	zLCD	To show the display on the LCD screen and	VTR/PLAYER
			viewfinder	CAMERA
		V-OUT/LCD	To show the display on the TV screen, LCD
			screen and viewfinder
	REC LAMP	zON	To light up the camera recording lamp at the	CAMERA
			front of your camcorder
		OFF	To turn the camera recording lamp off so that
			the subject is not aware of the recording
	INDICATOR	zBL OFF	To turn off the backlight on display window	VTR
(CCD-TRV87				CAMERA
		BL ON	To turn on the backlight
only)

Note (CCD-TRV87 only)

If you press DISPLAY with “DISPLAY” set to “V-OUT/LCD” in the menu settings, the picture from a TV or VCR will not appear on the LCD screen even when your camcorder is connected to outputs on the TV or VCR.

Notes on INDICATOR (CCD-TRV87 only)

•When you select “BL ON”, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording.

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

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