Changing the MENU settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

AUDIO MODE

r12BIT

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

PLAYER*

 

 

 

stereo sounds)

CAMERA

 

 

16BIT

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

 

 

 

 

stereo sound with high quality)

 

Ò REMAIN

rAUTO

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 (is 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

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape indicator

 

 

DATA CODE

rDATE/CAM

To display date, time and recording data during

PLAYER

 

 

 

playback

 

 

 

DATE

To display date and time during playback

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

To reset the date or time (p. 81)

CAMERA

 

LTR SIZE

rNORMAL

To display selected menu items in normal size

PLAYER

 

 

2×

To display selected menu items at twice the normal

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

size

 

 

DEMO MODE

rON

To make the demonstration appear

CAMERA

 

 

OFF

To cancel the demonstration mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note on AUDIO MODE

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

Notes on DEMO MODE

•You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder.

•DEMO MODE is set to STBY (Standby) at the factory and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted. Note that you cannot select STBY of DEMO MODE in the MENU settings.

•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the MENU settings.

*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 Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using the i.LINK cable.

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