Changing the menu settings
POWER
Icon/item Mode Meaning switch
OTHERS
DATA CODE •DATE/CAM To press DATA CODE on the Remote VCR
Commander to display date, time and various MEMORY
settings during playback (p. 39)
DATE To press DATA CODE on the Remote
Commander to display date and time during
playback
WORLD TIME To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/ CAMERA
PUSH EXEC dial to set a time difference. The MEMORY
clock changes by the time difference you set
here. ffyou set the time difference to 0, the clock
returns to the originally set time.
BEEP •MELODY To output the melody when you stal_,/stop VCR
recording or when an unusual condition occurs CAMERA
on your camcorder MEMORY
NORMAL To output the beep instead ofthe melody
OFF To cancel the melody and beep sound
COMMANDER • ON To activate the Remote Commander supplied VCR
with your camcorder CAMERA
OFF To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid MEMORY
erroneous remote control operation caused by
other VCR's remote control.
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DISPLAY •LCD
RECLAMP
VIDEO EDIT
To show the display on the LCD screen and in VCR
the viewfinder CAMERA
MEMORY
V OUT/LCD To show the display on the TV screen, LCD
screen and in the viewfinder
• ON
OFF
• RETURN*
TAPE*
MEMORY*
To light up the camera recording lamp at the CAMERA
front ofyour camcorder MEMORY
To turn the camera recording lamp off so that
the person is not aware ofthe recording
To cancel video editing VCR
To make program and perform video editing
(p. 78)
To make program and perform MPEG editing
(p. 132)
*Except DCR-TRV16
Note
Ifyou press DISPLAY with DISPLAY set to V-OUT/LCD in the menu settings, the
picture fl'om a TV or VCRwill not appear on tileLCD screen even when your
camcorder is connected to outputs on the TV or VCR.
In more than five minutes after removing the power source
Tile "PROGRAM AE", "AUDIO MIX", "COMMANDER", "I IiFi SOUND", and "WILT
BAL" settings are returned to their factory settings.
Other menu settings are held inmemory even when the battery is removed.
When recording a close subject
When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera recording lamp on the front of the
cameorder may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend that you
set REC LAMP to OFF.