Changing the menu settings

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

REC MODE

zSP

To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode

PLAYER

 

 

 

CAMERA

 

LP

To increase the recording time to 1.5 times the SP

 

 

 

 

mode

 

AUDIO MODE z12BIT

To record or play back in the 12-bit mode (two stereo

 

 

sounds)

 

16BIT

To record or play back in the 16-bit mode (the one

 

 

stereo sound with high quality)

PLAYER* CAMERA

q REMAIN

zAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is 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 Nis pressed in PLAYER

 

 

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 PLAYER mode

PLAYER CAMERA

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape bar

 

 

DATA CODE

zDATE/CAM

To display date, time and recording data during

PLAYER

 

 

 

playback

 

 

 

DATE

To display date and time during playback

 

Note on REC MODE

When you record on the standard8 tape, your camcorder records in the SP mode even you select the LP mode in the menu settings. In this case, the indicator “8 mm TAPE t SP REC, Hi8 TAPE t LP/SP

REC” appears in the viewfinder. Use the Hi8 tapes for the LP mode.

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 images or sound.

•When you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you record some scenes in the LP mode, the playback image may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes.

Note on AUDIO MODE

When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX.

*To dub a tape to another VCR

You cannot select AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. You, however, can select AUDIO MODE when you dub tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using the i.LINK cable.

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