135, To stop copying in the middle | Sony DCR-VX2000 guide

Copying an image recorded on a “Memory Stick” to mini DV tapes

You can copy still images or titles recorded on a “Memory Stick” to a mini DV tape.

Before operation

Insert a mini DV tape for recording and a “Memory Stick” for playback into your camcorder.

(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR.

(2) Using the video control buttons, search for a point where you want to record the desired still image. Set the mini DV tape to playback pause mode.

(3) Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder. The mini DV tape is set to the recording pause mode.

(4) Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the still image you want to copy.

(5) Press X to start recording and press X again to stop.

(6) If you have more to copy, repeat steps 4 and 5.

1

3

REC

4 PLAY2

5

PAUSE

POWER

VCR
OFF (CHG)
CAMERA	MEMORY

“Memory Stick” Operations

To stop copying in the middle

Press x.

During copying

•You cannot operate the following buttons:

MEMORY PLAY, MEMORY INDEX, MEMORY DELETE, MEMORY +, MEMORY –, and MEMORY MIX.

•If you continue copying, do not use EDITSEARCH to search for the point where you want to record the desired still image. If you do, the playback image disappears from the screen.

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Sony DCR-VX2000 operating instructions 135, To stop copying in the middle, During copying

Contents

Digital Video Camera Recorder For customers in the U.S.A. Lithium ION Battery Dispose of ProperlyWelcome Declaration of Conformity Window Quick Start GuideQuick Start Guide Write-protect tab Recording a picture p Viewfinder Using this manual Getting started Precautions on camcorder care Using this manualCopyright precautions Checking supplied accessories To remove the battery pack Preparing the power supplyInstalling the battery pack Batt Release Preparing the power supply Charging the battery pack After charging the battery pack Charging time Preparing the power supplyBattery pack Full charge Normal charge Recording time Playing time Battery pack Playing time On LCD screen With LCD closedWhat is InfoLITHIUM? If the camcorder is immediately turned off Using a car battery Preparing the power supply Connecting to a wall outletPrecaution Inserting a cassette To eject a cassette Camera recording lamps Microphone Recording a pictureRecording Basics REC START/STOP To enable smooth transition Recording a picture Recording a picture Adjusting the LCD screen Open On the LCD screen backlight Recording in a low positionAfter recording When the shooting conditions are too bright Recording a picture Adjusting the viewfinderEven if you adjust the viewfinder screen backlight To zoom using the zoom ring Recording a picture Using the zoom featureTo zoom using the zoom lever When you shoot close to a subject Indicators displayed during recording Shooting backlit subjects Back Light Remaining tape indicatorWhen you manually adjust the exposure Time code Recording a picture Using the spot light function Spot Light To record still pictures on tapes using the self-timer Recording a picture Self-timer recordingTo stop the self-timer before recording To cancel self-timer recording Changing the next recording start point Editsearch Checking the recording END Search / Editsearch / Rec ReviewSearching the end point of the recording END Search Checking the last recorded picture Rec Review Playback Basics Playing back a tapeTo stop playback When you close the LCD panel To control the display of the screen indicatorsWhen monitoring on the LCD screen Playing back a tape To not display the various settings Using the data code functionDate/time Various settings Recording data Playing back a tape Various playback modes If your TV is connected to a VCR When you adjust the TV screenViewing the recording on TV If your TV or VCR is a monaural type Number of still images recordable on a mini DV cassette To do tape photo recording using the Remote CommanderAdvanced Recording Operations To cancel self-timer recording Photo Line If the video printer is equipped with an S video input Shooting with all the pixels PROG. Scan To return to normal modeWhen shooting under fluorescent light On digital zooming If you set Guideframe to on Using the guide frameTo clear the guide frame Using the wide mode To cancel the wide mode Random Using the fader functionFader Overlap Wipe DOT Monotone When the OVERLAP, WIPE, or DOT indicator appears Using the fader functionTo cancel the fader function While using the picture effect function Using special effects Picture effectTo cancel the picture effect function When you turn the power off Using special effects Digital effect Items to be adjusted Using special effects Digital effectTo cancel the digital effect Program AE Shooting with manual adjustment When you focus in telephoto Shooting with manual adjustment Adjusting exposureTo return to automatic exposure mode When shooting at slow shutter speed Shooting with manual adjustment Adjusting the shutter speedTo return to automatic shutter speed mode When shooting under fluorescent light or light bulbs Shooting with manual adjustment Using the ND filter When ND OFF flashes on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder Setting Meaning To erase the zebra pattern Menu To activate the SteadyShot function again Adjusting the white balance Indicator Shooting conditions Shooting when lighting conditions have changed Adjusting the white balanceTo return to automatic adjustment If you have selected in step To adjust the recording level automatically Adjusting recording level manually Sound recording levelTo clear the recording level adjustment display Setting up the menu Sound input through the Audio L/R jacks or DV IN/OUT jack Adjusting recording level manually Sound recording levelWhen MIC Level is set to Auto Presetting the adjustment for picture quality Custom preset Advanced To return to the standard setting Presetting the adjustment for picture qualityTo cancel using the custom preset To check the custom preset setting Using the Program AE function Selecting the best mode Using the Program AE function To cancel using the Program AE function Depth of field Shallow Deep Even if the Program AE function is selectedAbout the depth of field To shoot with auto focusing momentarily Focusing manuallyTo return to the autofocus mode To focus in infinity Interval recording Example On recording time To cancel the interval recordingInterval recording Even if you press Index Mark during interval recording To cancel the cut recording Frame by frame recording Cut recording Standby mode b To cancel index markingRecording mode a Marking an Index Zero SET Memory functions also in standby mode Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory functionWhen there is a blank portion between pictures on a tape Advanced Playback Operations To stop searching Searching for the index point using cassette memorySearching for a recording by index Index search Searching for a recording by index Index search Searching for the index point without using cassette memoryIf you mark an index onto an external input signal Mark If you use a tape without cassette memory Searching for the date using cassette memory Searching a recording by date Date search Searching for the date without using cassette memory Searching a recording by date Date search Searching for a photo using cassette memory Searching for a photo Photo search/ Photo scan Scanning photo To stop scanning Playing back a tape with picture effects Pictures processed by the picture effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function To cancel the digital effect functionPlaying back a tape with digital effects Dubbing a tape Using the A/V connecting cableWhen you have finished dubbing the tape Dubbing a tape Using an i.LINK cable DV connecting cableWhen you have finished dubbing a tape If you use a Lanc cable If you connect using an i.LINK cable DV connecting cable Preparation 1 Connecting the VCRUsing the digital program editing function Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Set the IR Setup code Brand Remote control code CGM Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Setting your camcorder and the VCR to face each otherButtons to cancel recording pause on the VCR When the VCR does not operate correctly Confirming the VCR operation Others Melody Others ED I T SET Control ADJ Test Return Errors in editing 10,11 Operation 1 Making Programs If the VCR does not operate correctly Erasing all programs To cancel erasingErasing the last program On a blank portion of the tape To stop dubbing To cancel erasing all programsTo cancel a program you have set To end the digital program editing function OUT Video Audio After capturing images and sound Recording video or TV programs When you have finished recordingUsing the Remote Commander Recording video or TV programs On the commander modeOn index signal If you do various playbacks on the VCR during recording Video Before recording Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert editing Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert editing When the inserted picture is played backTo insert a scene without setting the insert end point To change the insert end point Audio dubbing Connecting the microphone with the MIC jackConnecting the audio equipment with the MIC jack Dubbing with the Audio L/R jacks Dubbing with the supplied microphone Monitoring the new recorded sound Power switchAudio dubbing Adding an audio sound on a recorded tape To play back the sound If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to lock Audio dubbingIf you make all the connections To add new sound more precisely Superimposing a title Vacation Superimposing a title Title setting If the Full mark appears Superimposing a title Erasing a title To cancel erasing100 To erase all the titles Making your own titles 101 To change a title you have stored 102Making your own titles To erase a character Labeling a cassette 103 Labeling a cassette When the ----- indicator has fewer than 10 spaces104 To change the label you have made Erasing each item’s data separately Erasing the cassette memory data105 106 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings107 Changing the menu settings To make the menu display disappear 109 Protect QualityPrint Mark Slide Show 111 Clock SET 112MIC Level LTR Size 113 If you do not set the date and time Resetting the date and timeYear changes as follows 115 Using a Memory Stick introductionBefore using a Memory Stick Memory Stick formatted by a computer Using a Memory Stick introduction 116 To eject a Memory Stick Using a Memory Stick introduction Inserting a Memory Stick117 118 Image quality settingsSetting Display Meaning Image quality mode Differences in image quality modeImage quality mode Memory capacity 119 Before operation When the Power switch is set to Memory120 121 Recording images continuously 122 Continuous shooting settingsSetting Meaning indicator on the screen If the capacity of the Memory Stick becomes full Self-timer memory photo recording 123 Background blue 124Chrom 125 Still image 126 To change the mode settingTo cancel Memory MIX To change the still image to be superimposed Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image 127 Recording an image from a mini DV tape as a still image When recording an image through the Video jack128 Recording a still image from other equipment When recording the image through the DV IN/OUT jack 129 Copying still images from a mini DV tape Photo save 130 131 To cancel copyingWhen the memory of the Memory Stick is full Copying still images from a mini DV tape Photo save 132 When no images are recorded on the Memory StickViewing a still picture Memory Photo playback To stop memory photo playback On data file name 133Playing back six recorded images at a time index screen To return to the normal playback screen single screen Viewing the recorded images using a personal computerViewing a still picture Memory Photo playback Recommended Windows environment During copying 135To stop copying in the middle If you press Display in standby or recording mode 136 To stop or end the slide show Playing back images continuously137 To pause during a slide show 138 To cancel image protectionPreventing accidental erasure Image protection If the write-protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to Lock 139 To cancel deleting an imageDeleting images Deleting selected images 140 Deleting images Deleting all the images Deleting images To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory Stick141 142 To cancel writing print marksWriting a print mark Print mark 143 Copyright signalUsable cassettes Selecting cassette types 144a Usable cassettes Audio modeWhen you play back a dual sound track tape About i.LINK 145 Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions TroubleshootingRecording mode 146 147 TroubleshootingPlayback mode 148 Recording and playback modes When operating using the Memory Stick 149 150 Others 151 Five-digit display Cause and/or Corrective Actions Self-diagnosis display152 You need to eject the cassette Battery is dead or nearly dead153 Moisture condensation has occurred Memory Stick format error 154 Simple setting of clock by time difference Using your camcorder abroadUsing your camcorder abroad 155 156 Maintenance information and precautionsHow to prevent moisture condensation Moisture condensation Cleaning the LCD screen Maintenance informationCleaning the video head 157 Camcorder operation PrecautionsCharging the vanadium-lithium battery On handling tapes Battery pack Maintenance information and precautionsAC power adaptor 159 160 If batteries are leaking Specifications 161 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controlsCamcorder 163 Identifying the parts and controls Removing the lens hood When using additional filters164 165 Fastening the grip strap Attaching the shoulder strap Ua us ud Uj uk ul Identifying the parts and controls Remote Commander 167 Display window To prepare the Remote Commander168 Identifying the parts and controls Operation indicators 169 Quick Function Guide 170 K, L Index171 Y, Z