TAPE SET menu

– REC MODE/AUDIO MODE/REMAIN

The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 31 for details on selecting menu items.

REC MODE (Recording mode)

SP ()

Records in the SP (Standard Play) mode on a cassette.

LP ()

Increases the recording time to 1.5 times the SP mode (Long Play).

•You can record about 510 images in the SP mode and about 765 images in the LP mode on a 60 minutes tape.

•If you record in the LP mode, a mosaic-like noise may appear or sound may be interrupted when you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs.

•When you mix recordings in the SP mode and in the LP mode on one tape, the playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between the scenes.

AUDIO MODE

12BIT

Records in the 12-bit mode (2 stereo sounds).

16BIT ( )

Records in the 16-bit mode (1 stereo sound with high quality).

REMAIN

AUTO

Displays the remaining tape indicator for about 8 seconds in situations such as those described below.

•When you set the POWER switch to PLAY/ EDIT or CAMERA with a cassette inserted.

• When you touch

(play/pause).

ON

Always displays the remaining tape indicator.

SETUP MENU menu

–CLOCK SET/USB STREAM/LANGUAGE, etc.

The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.

See page 31 for details on selecting menu items.

CLOCK SET

See page 16.

USB STREAM

You can view the pictures displayed on the

 

screen of your camcorder on your computer

Using

(USB Streaming) via the USB cable. See

 

page 59.

the

 

 

 

Menu

LANGUAGE

 

You can select the language to be used on

 

the LCD screen.

 

You can select from English, Simplified

 

English, Canadian-French, Latin American

 

Spanish, Brazilian-Portuguese, or Korean.

 

•Traditional Chinese is also available on menu for customers who bought this product in Asia, Middle East, Canada, Latin America or in Japan (as an Overseas Model).

•Your camcorder offers [ENG[SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options.

DEMO MODE

The default setting is [ON], allowing you to view the demonstration in about 10 minutes, after you have removed a cassette from your camcorder, and slide the POWER switch down to turn on the CAMERA lamp.

•The demonstration will be suspended in situations such as those described below.

–When you touch the screen during the demonstration. (The demonstration starts again in about 10 minutes.)

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