Changing the menu settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC MODE

zSP

To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode.

CAMERA

 

 

LP

To increase the recording time to 1.5 times*1)/

 

 

 

 

twice*2) the SP mode.

 

 

AUDIO MODE*1)

z12BIT

To record in the 12-bit mode (two stereo sounds).

CAMERA

 

 

16BIT

To record in the 16-bit mode (the one stereo sound

 

 

 

 

in high quality).

 

 

ORC TO SET*2)

—––

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 “Optimising the Recording Condition.”

 

 

q REMAIN

zAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

PLAYER

 

 

 

– 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 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 PLAYER mode.

 

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape bar.

 

 

DATA CODE*1)

zDATE/CAM

To display date, time and recording data during

PLAYER

 

 

 

playback.

 

 

 

DATE

To display date and time during playback.

 

Notes on the LP mode

•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, we recommend playing back 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 LP mode, we recommend using a Sony video cassette so that you can get the most out of your camcorder.

•When you record in both 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.*1)

•Noise may occur also when you play back on your camcorder tapes recorded in the LP mode on other camcorders or VCRs.*2)

•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, recording is carried out in the standard 8 mm system.*2)

*1) DCR-TRV140E only

*2) CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E only

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