Changing the MENU settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HiFi SOUND

rSTEREO

To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track

VTR

 

 

 

tape with main and sub sound

 

 

 

1

To play back dual sound track tape with main

 

 

 

 

sound

 

 

 

2

To play back a dual sound track tape with sub

 

 

 

 

sound

 

 

AUDIO MIX

 

To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and

VTR

 

 

 

stereo 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST1

ST2

 

 

PB MODE

rAUTO

To automatically select the system (Hi8/

VTR

 

 

 

standard 8 or Digital8) that was used to record

 

 

 

 

on the tape, and play back the tape

 

 

 

H/h

To play back a tape that was recorded in the

 

 

 

 

Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder

 

 

 

 

does not automatically distinguish the

 

 

 

 

recording system

 

 

 

 

LCD B. L.

rBRT NORMAL

To set the brightness on the LCD screen normal

VTR

 

 

BRIGHT

To brighten the LCD screen

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

LCD COLOR

 

To adjust the color on the LCD screen, turn and

VTR

 

 

 

press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To lighten

 

 

To darken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VF B. L.

rBRT NORMAL

To set the brightness in the viewfinder normal VTR

 

 

BRIGHT

To bright the viewfinder

 

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

Notes on AUDIO MIX

•You can adjust the balance only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system.

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

Note on PB MODE

The mode will return to the factory setting when: •you remove the battery pack or power source. •you turn the POWER switch.

Notes on LCD B. L. and VF B. L.

•When you select “BRIGHT”, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording.

•When you use power sources other than the battery pack, “BRIGHT” is automatically selected.

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