Changing the MENU settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

AUDIO MODE

r12BIT

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

VTR*

 

 

 

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:

VTR

 

 

 

• 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 VTR 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 VTR mode

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape indicator

 

 

DATA CODE

rDATE/CAM

To display date, time and recording data

VTR

 

 

 

during playback

 

 

 

DATE

To display date and time during playback

 

 

CLOCK SET

 

To reset the date or time (p. 82)

CAMERA

 

AUTO TV ON

rOFF

—

VTR

 

 

ON

To automatically turn on the Sony TV when

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

using the laser link function

 

 

TV INPUT

rVIDEO1

To switch the video input on a Sony TV when

VTR

 

 

VIDEO2

using the laser link function (p. 26)

CAMERA

 

 

VIDEO3

 

 

 

 

OFF

—

 

 

LTR SIZE

rNORMAL

To display selected menu items in normal size

VTR

 

 

2×

To display selected menu items at twice the

CAMERA

 

 

 

normal size

 

 

DEMO MODE

rON

To make the demonstration appear

CAMERA

 

 

OFF

To cancel the demonstration mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

*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.

**These items are displayed only when the STANDBY switch is set to STANDBY.

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.

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