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Using your camcorder abroad

Using your camcorder abroad

You can use your camcorder in any country or area with the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.

When charging the battery pack, use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of the wall outlet [b].

AC-L10A/L10B/L10C

[a] [b]

Your camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. If you want to view the playback picture on a TV, it must be an NTSC system based TV with the AUDIO/VIDEO input jack.

The following shows TV color systems used overseas.

NTSC system

Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the U.S.A., Venezuela, etc.

PAL system

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, etc.

PAL-M system

Brazil

PAL-N system

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay

SECAM system

Bulgaria, France, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, etc.

Simple setting of clock by time difference

You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference. Select WORLD TIME in the menu settings. See page 107 for more information.

Additional Information

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Sony DCR-VX2000 operating instructions Using your camcorder abroad, 155, Simple setting of clock by time difference

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 Copyright precautions Using this manualPrecautions on camcorder care 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 Precaution Preparing the power supply Connecting to a wall outletUsing a car battery 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 After recording Recording in a low positionOn the LCD screen backlight Even if you adjust the viewfinder screen backlight Recording a picture Adjusting the viewfinderWhen the shooting conditions are too bright 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 To stop playback Playing back a tapePlayback Basics 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 Advanced Recording Operations To do tape photo recording using the Remote CommanderNumber of still images recordable on a mini DV cassette 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 To clear the guide frame Using the guide frameIf you set Guideframe to on Using the wide mode To cancel the wide mode Random Using the fader functionFader Overlap Wipe DOT Monotone To cancel the fader function Using the fader functionWhen the OVERLAP, WIPE, or DOT indicator appears 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 To cancel the digital effect Using special effects Digital effectItems to be adjusted Program AE Shooting with manual adjustment To return to automatic exposure mode Shooting with manual adjustment Adjusting exposureWhen you focus in telephoto 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 When MIC Level is set to Auto Adjusting recording level manually Sound recording levelSound input through the Audio L/R jacks or DV IN/OUT jack 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 About the depth of field Even if the Program AE function is selectedDepth of field Shallow Deep 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 Searching for a recording by index Index search Searching for the index point using cassette memoryTo stop searching 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 Playing back a tape with digital effects To cancel the digital effect functionPictures processed by the digital effect function When you have finished dubbing the tape Using the A/V connecting cableDubbing a 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 Buttons to cancel recording pause on the VCR Setting your camcorder and the VCR to face each otherDubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing 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 Using the Remote Commander When you have finished recordingRecording video or TV programs 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 Connecting the audio equipment with the MIC jack Connecting the microphone with the MIC jackAudio dubbing 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 105 Erasing the cassette memory dataErasing each item’s data separately 106 107 Changing the menu settingsCustomizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings To make the menu display disappear 109 Protect QualityPrint Mark Slide Show 111 Clock SET 112MIC Level LTR Size 113 Year changes as follows Resetting the date and timeIf you do not set the date and time 115 Using a Memory Stick introductionBefore using a Memory Stick Memory Stick formatted by a computer Using a Memory Stick introduction 116 117 Using a Memory Stick introduction Inserting a Memory StickTo eject a Memory Stick Setting Display Meaning Image quality settings118 Image quality mode Differences in image quality modeImage quality mode Memory capacity 119 120 When the Power switch is set to MemoryBefore operation 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 Chrom 124Background blue 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 Playing back six recorded images at a time index screen 133On data file name 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 To stop copying in the middle 135During copying 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 141 To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory StickDeleting images Writing a print mark Print mark To cancel writing print marks142 143 Copyright signalUsable cassettes Selecting cassette types When you play back a dual sound track tape Usable cassettes Audio mode144a About i.LINK 145 Symptom Cause and/or Corrective Actions TroubleshootingRecording mode 146 Playback mode Troubleshooting147 148 Recording and playback modes When operating using the Memory Stick 149 150 Others 151 152 Self-diagnosis displayFive-digit display Cause and/or Corrective Actions 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 Camcorder Identifying the parts and controlsQuick Reference 163 Identifying the parts and controls 164 When using additional filtersRemoving the lens hood 165 Fastening the grip strap Attaching the shoulder strap Ua us ud Uj uk ul Identifying the parts and controls Remote Commander 167 168 To prepare the Remote CommanderDisplay window Identifying the parts and controls Operation indicators 169 Quick Function Guide 170 K, L Index171 Y, Z