Changing the menu settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC MODE

zSP

To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode

VCR

 

 

LP

To increase the recording time to 1.5 times the SP

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

AUDIO MODE

z12BIT

To record in the 12-bit mode (two stereo sounds)

VCR

 

 

16BIT

To record in the 16-bit mode (the one stereo sound

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

with high quality)

 

qREMAIN

zAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is 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 the playback button

 

 

is pressed in VCR mode

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY/TOUCH

 

 

PANEL is pressed to display the screen indicators

VCR CAMERA

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape indicator

 

SETUP MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLOCK SET

——

To reset the date or time (p. 24)

CAMERA

 

DEMO MODE

zON

To make the demonstration appear

CAMERA

 

 

OFF

To cancel the demonstration mode

 

Notes on the LP mode

•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, we recommend playing the tape on your camcorder. When you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs, noise may occur in pictures or sound.

•When you record in the LP mode, we recommend using a Sony Excellence/Master mini DV cassette so that you can get the most out of your camcorder.

•You cannot make audio dubbing on a tape recorded in the LP mode. Use the SP mode for the tape to be audio dubbed.

•When you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you record some scenes in the LP mode, the playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes.

Notes on AUDIO MODE

•You cannot dub audio sound on a tape recorded in the 16-bit 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 default setting and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted.

To cancel the demonstration, insert a cassette, set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA, or set DEMO MODE to OFF. To set to STBY (Standby) again, leave the DEMO MODE at ON in the menu settings, turn the POWER switch OFF (CHARGE), and return the POWER switch to CAMERA.

•If you press the touch panel during the demonstration, the demonstration stops for a while, then it starts again after about 10 minutes.

•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the “NIGHTSHOT” indicator appears on the screen and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings.

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