Indicators when you made changes, Upper left

Indicators displayed during recording/playback (continued)

Indicators when you made changes

You can use [DISP GUIDE] (p. 16) to check the function of each indicator that appears on the LCD screen.

Upper left	Upper right
Bottom	Center

Upper left

IndicatorMeaning

EXT SUR MIC (53)

AUDIO MODE (53)

Continuous photo recording (45)

Self-timer recording (43)

Interval photo recording (51)

This indicator appears when you use video ﬂash light (optional). (42)

Upper right

IndicatorMeaning

A/VDV OUT (54)

DV input (61)

Zero set memory (32)

Slide show (49)

LCD backlight off (15)

	( ) is a reference page.
Center

Indicator	Meaning

	NightShot plus (24)

	Super NightShot plus (43)

	Color Slow Shutter (43)

	PictBridge connecting
	(67)
	Warning (100)
Bottom

Indicator	Meaning
	Picture effect (50)

	Digital effect (49)

	Manual focus (42)

	PROGRAM AE (40)

Backlight (25)

	White balance (41)

WIDE select (19)

SteadyShot off (44)

Tele macro (42)

Flexible spot meter (40)/

EXPOSURE (41)

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Sony DCR-HC42 manual Indicators when you made changes, Upper left, Upper right, Center, Bottom

Contents

DCR-HC32/HC42 Battery pack Read this ﬁrstFor customers in the U.S.A. For customers in the U.S.A Regulatory InformationOwner’s Record On the menu items, LCD panel, viewﬁnder, and lens On using the camcorderRead this ﬁrst On recording On this manual About the Carl Zeiss lens Table of Contents Using the Menu Troubleshooting Checking supplied items GettingStarted Charging the battery pack CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts When storing the battery pack To charge the battery pack using only the AC AdaptorTo remove the battery pack To remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station Recording time Charging the battery packCharging time Playing time Precaution Put your wrist through the Strap Belt Turning the power on and holding your camcorder ﬁrmlyTo turn off the power Hold the camcorder as illustrated Viewﬁnder Adjusting the LCD panel and viewﬁnderLCD panel For DCR-HC42 To darken the LCD screen Checking the screen indicators Display guide Using the touch panelChanging the language setting To hide the screen indicators Select Clock SET with / , then touch Setting the date and timeTouch  Menu Set Y year with / , then touch Memory Stick Duo Inserting a tape or a Memory Stick DuoCassette tape To eject the cassette Be sure to set the Power switch to Selecting the aspect ratio for Recording movies on a tape Movies Recording/Playback with ease Easy HandycamRecording with ease Still images Start playing back To cancel Easy Handycam operationPlaying back with ease Touch Then touch Start playback To stop movie recording RecordingMovies Still images To check the latest recording on a Memory Stick Duo On a Tape Touch , then touch to start playback To adjust the volumePlayback Recording/Playback To use zoom ......................  Functions used for recording/playback, etcRecording Plus To use a tripod PlaybackSubjects To use PB zoom Recording/playback Battery InfoFunctions used for recording/playback, etc To turn off the operation conﬁrmation Beep Recording/Playback Data code during playback Recording moviesRecording still images On a tape Viewing still images  Tape transport indicator  Video operation buttonsViewing movies  Image delete button Upper right Indicators when you made changesUpper left Center Make sure that the CAMERA-TAPE lamp lights up Searching for the starting pointSearching manually Edit Touch  Press Stop  when you want to stop playback Press REW  Remote CommanderTo cancel the operation Press Play  You can locate the point where the recording date changes Searching for a scene by date of recording Date searchPress Stop  Playing the picture on a TV When your TV is connected to a VCRYellow White Red Signal ﬂow For DCR-HC42 Recording/Playback  To use the short-cuts of Personal Menu Using the menu itemsSlide the Power switch down to turn on the respective lamp  To use menu items Using the Menu Memory SET menu p Menu itemsCamera SET menu p PICT.APPLI. menu p EDIT/PLAY menu p Standard SET menu pTIME/LANGU. menu p Camera SET menu Program AESpot Meter Flexible spot meter Exposure White BAL. White balanceAuto Shutter Tele Macro Spot FocusFocus Flash SET NS Light NightShot Light SELF-TIMERSuper Nsplus Super NightShot plus Auto DCR-HC42 Digital Zoom Steadyshot OFF EXP. Brktg Still SET For DCR-HC42 Standard Movie SET 169 aspect ratio DCR-HC42320 × File no ALL EraseFormat NEW Folder Fader Using the viewﬁnderPICT.APPLI. menu White Fader Black Fader Mosaic Fader Monotone Still Slide ShowEffect Digital effect Trail PICT. Effect Picture effect Smth INT. RECSmooth interval tape recording DCR-HC42 Interval photo recording Demo ModeINT.REC-STL Print Burn VCD EDIT/PLAY menuBurn DVD END Search MULTI-SOUND Audio ModeVolume Audio MIX Video Input Standard SET menuDV OUT USB-CAMERA Disp Guide Data CodeRemaining TIME/LANGU. menu Customizing Personal Menu Adding a menu itemDeleting a menu item Initializing the Personal Menu settings Reset Customizing Personal Menu  A/V connecting cable with S Video optional Connecting to a VCR or TVDubbing/Editing  A/V connecting cable supplied Yellow White Red See page 59 for connection details When dubbing to the VCR, insert a cassette for recordingDubbing to other recording devices Prepare your VCR for recording Connect your TV or VCR to your camcorder Recording moviesRecording still images Stop recording When you dub pictures as a movie Touch  Menu  EDIT/PLAY  REC Movie  Do not connect White ConnectingDubbing sound to a recorded tape Video plug yellow Red Recording sound Touch stop when you want to stop recordingDubbing sound to a recorded tape Insert a recorded cassette into your camcorder beforehand To check the recorded sound Select a picture you want to Delete withTouch  YES Protect Preventing accidental erasure Image protectionSelecting still images for printing Print mark Print Mark Print Connect your camcorder to the printerPrinting Touch Exec  YES Printing recorded images PictBridge compliant printer Jacks to connect external devices  For DCR-HC42 Before referring to the First Step Guide on your computer System requirements About First Step GuideAbout the help function Software  For Windows users  For Macintosh users Installing on a Windows ComputerBefore referring to the First Step Guide on your computer Turn on the computer Click Install Installation of Picture Package startsDisc drive Installing the software and First Step Guide on a computer Installing on a Macintosh Computer Installation of ImageMixer VCD2 starts Displaying First Step Guide For inquires about this software Creating a DVD Direct Access to Click to DVD Quit all applications running with an i.LINK Writing The picture is being written onto the DVDTouch no to ﬁnish creating a DVD Touch Cancel on the LCD screen on your camcorder Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source Using a Computer Troubleshooting Overall operations/Easy Handycam Battery pack is quickly discharged Batteries/Power sourcesPower abruptly turns off Troubleshooting Troubleshooting LCD screen/viewﬁnder Cassette tapes You cannot mark pictures for print Tape does not start when you press REC START/STOPImage protection cannot be applied Data ﬁle name is not indicated correctly External ﬂash optional does not work Shutter sound is not heard when you record a still imageYou cannot record on the Memory Stick Duo END Search does not work Adjusting the image during recording Flickering or changes in color occurs You cannot play back the tapeSet Steadyshot to OFF p Is displayed on the screen No sound or only a low sound is heardSound breaks off Noises appear and is displayed on the screen Remote Commander Menu You cannot use Super Nsplus You cannot use Spot FocusYou cannot use Tele Macro Color Slow S does not operate correctly Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devicesYou cannot dub correctly using the A/V connecting cable New sound added to a recorded tape is not heard Picture appears distorted or dark Connecting to a computerYou cannot input pictures Computer does not recognize your camcorder  For Windows 98/Windows 98SE/Windows Me For copying and viewing pictures recorded on a tape You cannot copy pictures to the Windows computer  For Windows XP Picture Package does not function correctly An error message appears while operating Picture PackageMovie is not smooth during USB streaming Double-click the desired image ﬁle First Step Guide is not displayed correctly Self-diagnosis display/Warning indicators  Battery Description of warning messages Moisture condensation  Cassette/Tape  Memory Stick Duo  PictBridge compliant printer  Flash Others Disconnect one AV cable Simple setting of the clock by time difference Using your camcorder abroadPower supply On TV color systems Copyright signal Usable cassette tapesTo prevent a blank section from being made on the tape On a Memory Stick Duo with a write-protect tab Keep the following in mind when handling a Memory Stick DuoAbout the Memory Stick  On handling a Memory Stick  On a location for use About the Memory StickOn image data compatibility  On the Memory Stick Duo adaptor To charge the battery pack About the InfoLITHIUM battery packWhat is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack? To use the battery pack effectively About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack About i.LINK On use and care To use i.LINK functions on this unitAbout the required i.LINK cable Use the Sony i.LINK 4-pin-to-4-pin cable during DV dubbing Video head Maintenance and precautionsMoisture condensation  Note on moisture condensation About care and storage of the lens LCD screenOn handling the casing Calibration To change the battery of the Remote Commander  Procedures Attaching Shoulder Strap This is useful for carrying your camcorder Speciﬁcations System Input/Output connectors GeneralHandycam Station DCRA-C121 AC Adaptor AC-L25A/L25B Rechargeable battery pack NP-FP30 DCR-HC32Speciﬁcations NP-FP50 DCR-HC42 Index Back Light Index Indoor OLD Movie ONE Push Trail On trademarks Memory Stick, , Memory Stick Duo, , Memory Stick PRO Duo

Indicators when you made changes

Upper left

EXT SUR MIC (53)

AUDIO MODE (53)

Upper right

Center

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