Changing the MENU settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

REC MODE

rSP

To record in SP (Standard Play) mode

VTR

 

 

LP

To increase the recording time to twice the SP mode

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

ORC TO SET

 

To automatically adjust the recording condition to

CAMERA

 

 

 

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”.

Ò REMAIN

rAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

VTR

 

 

• 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 (is pressed in VTR

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed to

 

 

 

display the screen indicators

 

 

 

• for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding or

 

 

 

picture search in the VTR mode

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape indicator

 

 

 

 

 

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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