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Sony DCRHC48 Using the menu items, Personal Menu, Using the Menu, xTo use menu items, Handycam operation, xTo use the short-cutsof, xTo use menu items during Easy

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Using the Menu

Using the menu items

1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to turn on the respective lamp.

CAMERA-TAPE lamp: settings on a tapeCAMERA-MEMORY lamp: settings on a “Memory Stick Duo”PLAY/EDIT lamp: settings for viewing/editing2 Touch the LCD screen to select the menu item.Unavailable items will be grayed out.

xTo use the short-cuts ofPersonal Menu

On Personal Menu, short-cuts for frequently used menu items are added.

zTips

•You can customize Personal Menu as you like (p. 53).

1Touch .

	60min			STBY			0:00:00
			MENU			DISP
			MENU			GUIDE
						GUIDE

1/3			SCENE			LCD
1/3			SELECT			BRIGHT
			SELECT			BRIGHT

			TELE			FADER
			TELE
			MACRO
			MACRO

2Touch the desired item.

If the desired item is not displayed on the screen, touch / until the item is displayed.

3Select the desired setting, then touch

.

xTo use menu itemsYou can customize menu items that are not added to Personal Menu.

1Touch t [MENU].

2 Select the desired menu.

Touch / to select the item, then touch . (The process in step 3 is the same as that in step 2.)

3 Select the desired item.

You can also touch the item directly to select it.

4 Customize the item.

After finishing the settings, touch

t (close) to hide the menu screen.

If you decide not to change the setting,

touch to return to the previous screen.

xTo use menu items during EasyHandycam operation

is not displayed during Easy Handycam operation. Touch [MENU] to display the menu index screen.

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Contents

Operating Guide Getting Started Using the Menu Dubbing/Editing Using a Computer WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Use Power Sources Polarization Overloading Object and Liquid Entry IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued) Lightning Safety Check Service Damage Requiring Service Read this first Read this first (Continued) For the State of California, USA only Notes on use Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of manuals –“Operating Guide” (This manual) Using the camcorder •Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts •The camcorder is not dustproof, dripproof or waterproof See “On use and care” (p. 82) About menu items, LCD panel, viewfinder, and lens On recording About this manual About the Carl Zeiss lens Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Read this first Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Charging the battery pack What you can do with Windows Installing the “First Step Guide” and Warning indicators and messages Indicators displayed during recording Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Charging the battery pack To charge the battery pack using only the AC Adaptor POWER switch With the v mark facing down DC plugOpen the jack cover zTips Step 2: Charging the battery pack (Continued) To check the remaining battery (Battery Info) Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), then press DISP/BATT INFO DISP/BATT INFO button Remaining battery (approx.) Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time Touch the button on the LCD screen CAMERA-TAPE: To record on a tape CAMERA-TAPE: CAMERA-MEMORY: To record on a Step 3: Turning the power on and setting the date and time (Continued) 3 Set [M] (month), then touch and repeat for [D] (day), hour and minute For midnight, set it to 12:00 AM. For midday, set it to 12:00 PM The clock starts Changing the language setting Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording Step 4: Making setting adjustments before recording (Continued) The grip belt Step 5: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” Cassette tape The cassette compartment automatically slides back in Do not force the cassette compartment closed by pressing the portion marked 3 Close the lid To eject the cassette You can use only a “Memory Stick Duo” Easy Recording/Playback (Easy Handycam) Playing back movies/still images Movies Touch , then touch to start playback A GUIDE (p. 28) B Rewind/Fast forward C Stop Recording Beep Shutter click Recording (Continued) Zooming Wider range of view: (Wide angle) Close view: (Telephoto) Adjusting the exposure for Selecting the aspect ratio (16:9 backlit subjects or 4:3) of the recording picture Recording in mirror mode Playback Viewing still images Touch The most recently recorded image is displayed Switch the playback media Using the guide functions (USAGE GUIDE) Searching for the starting point Searching for the starting point (Continued) Searching manually (EDIT SEARCH) 1 Touch 2 Touch and hold (to go 3 Press mREW The tape stops automatically when the tape counter reaches “0:00:00.” 4 Press PLAY Playback starts from the point designated “0:00:00” on the tape counter To cancel the operation Playing the picture on a TV To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Change the aspect ratio of the image according to the screen size of your TV 1Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp 2Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t [TV TYPE] t [16:9] or [4:3] t When your TV is monaural (Only one audio input jack) Using the menu items Menu items Menu items (Continued) TAPE MEMORY Easy Handycam EDIT/PLAY menu (p. 48) CAMERA SET menu CAMERA SET menu (Continued) SPOT METER (Flexible spot meter) 1Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen appears 2Touch [END] 3Touch [] •When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white object while is flashing quickly •flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set •When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps TELE MACRO When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON] To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide- angle (W side) SUPER NSPLUS (Super NightShot plus) and [“SUPER NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear on the screen SELF-TIMER When you set [SELF-TIMER]to [ON] To cancel the count down, touch [RESET] To cancel [SELF-TIMER],touch [OFF] DIGITAL ZOOM MEMORY SET menu 2GB 4GB In 16:9 aspect ratio ALL ERASE 1Select [ALL FILES] or [CURRNT FOLDER (Current folder)] PICT.APPLI. menu OVERLAP (fade in only) WIPE (fade in only) DOT FADER (fade in only) SLIDE SHOW To cancel [SLIDE SHOW], touch [END]. To pause, touch [PAUSE] PICT.APPLI. menu (Continued) FLASH (flash motion) Records a movie with a serial-still-imageeffect (strobe effect) LUMI. KEY (luminance key) TRAIL SMTH INT.REC (Smooth interval tape recording) [a]: Recording [a] [b]: Interval [b] EDIT/PLAY menu REC CTRL (Movie recording control) AUD DUB CTRL (Audio dubbing) Using the internal stereo microphone Recording sound STANDARD SET menu LCD/VF SET The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation xLCD BRIGHT You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen 1Adjust the brightness with STANDARD SET menu (Continued) ----]and [--:--:--]will appear •During Easy Handycam operation, you can set [DATE/TIME] only DISP OUTPUT BLCD PANEL Customizing Personal Menu Customizing Personal Menu (Continued) Deleting a menu item Arranging the order of menu items displayed on Personal Menu Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders Dubbing to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders (Continued) 1 Prepare your camcorder for playback Insert the recorded cassette Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/EDIT lamp 2 Insert the recording media in the recording device Recording pictures from a TV or VCR etc Recording pictures from a TV or VCR etc. (Continued) 5 When recording pictures from a VCR: Start playing the cassette on the VCR When recording pictures from a TV: Select a TV program Dubbing pictures from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo” (Print mark/Image protection) Selecting still images for printing (Print mark) 2 Touch t t t [PRINT MARK] 3 Touch the image that you want to print out later Printing recorded images Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) (Continued) What you can do with Windows computer Installing the “First Step Guide” and software 6 Click [FirstStepGuide(HTML)] Installation starts When [Save is complete] appears, click [OK] to finish the installation To view the “First Step Guide” in PDF In step 6, click [FirstStepGuide(PDF)] Viewing “First Step Guide” Using a Macintosh computer Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (Continued) Batteries/Power sources The power abruptly turns off The CHG (charge) lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged The CHG (charge) lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged Menu items are grayed out is not displayed The picture in the viewfinder is not clear The picture in the viewfinder has disappeared Cassette tapes/ “Memory Stick Duo” The data file name is not indicated correctly, or flashes Recording The tape does not start when you press REC START/STOP You cannot record on the “Memory Stick Duo.” The recording image view looks different The BACK LIGHT function does not function •In the following settings, the BACK LIGHT function is canceled –[MANUAL] of [EXPOSURE] A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject •This phenomenon is called the smear effect. This is not a malfunction Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back No sound or only a low sound is heard The sound breaks off “---”is displayed on the screen Noises appear and is displayed on the screen You cannot dub correctly using the A/V connecting cable New sound added to a recorded tape is not heard Pictures from connected devices are not displayed correctly Still pictures cannot be dubbed from a tape to a “Memory Stick Duo.” The picture gets disturbed or dark, or the sounds get distorted Warning indicators and messages E:61:ss / E:62:ss 101-1001(Warningindicator pertaining to files) E(Battery level warning) %(Moisture condensation warning) (Warning indicator pertaining to “Memory Stick Duo”) Warning indicators and messages (Continued) Examples of warning messages If messages appear on the screen, follow the instructions %Z Moisture condensation. Eject the cassette (p. 83) %Moisture condensation. Turn off for 1H. (p. 83) Using your camcorder abroad Maintenance and precautions About the “Memory Stick” Types of “Memory Stick” Recording Playback “Memory Stick” Maintenance and precautions (Continued) xOn a location for use Do not use or keep the “Memory Stick Duo” in the following locations •Places under direct sunlight •Places with extremely high humidity or subject to corrosive gases To use the battery pack effectively About the remaining battery time indicator About storage of the battery pack About battery life About i.LINK About the i.LINK Baud rate i.LINK’s maximum baud rate varies according to the device. There are 3 types S100 (approx. 100Mbps*) S200 (approx. 200Mbps) S400 (approx. 400Mbps) wet, it may malfunction. Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired •When disconnecting the power cord, pull it by the plug and not the cord •Do not damage the power cord such as by placing anything heavy on it •Keep metal contacts clean Keep the Remote Commander and Video head •If the video heads are dirty, video or sound distortion may be apparent –Playback pictures do not move –Playback pictures do not appear or the sound breaks off LCD screen About care and storage of the lens To remove dust from inside the viewfinder 1Pull out the viewfinder While pushing in the tab on the side with a Tab Specifications In CAMERA-TAPE: 41 ~ 1 189 mm** (1 5/8 ~ 46 7/8 in.) (16:9) 43 ~ 1 075 mm (1 3/4 ~ 42 3/8 in.) (4:3) In CAMERA-MEMORY: Filter diameter: 30 mm (1 3/16 in.) Color temperature Specifications (Continued) USB jack DV input/output AC Adaptor AC-L200/L200B Current consumption On trademarks Identifying parts and controls Reference Quick Identifying parts and controls (Continued) Handycam Station AInterface connector B(USB) jack (61) CDV interface (55, 57) DDC IN jack (12) Indicators displayed during recording/playback Recording: Playback: PData file name Picture number/Total number of recorded pictures in the current playback folder RPlayback folder (44) SPrevious/Next folder icon TImage delete button (59) Indicators displayed during recording/playback (Continued) Center Bottom Checking the screen indicators (Display guide) 1Touch [GUIDE] t [DISP GUIDE] Index Index (Continued) 20, 21, 22 NS LIGHT NTSC Number of recordable pictures Write-protecttab Zoom Paso 1: Comprobación de los elementos suministrados Paso 2: Carga de la batería Paso 2: Carga de la batería (Continuación) Para extraer la videocámara de la Handycam Station Para cargar la batería utilizando sólo el adaptador de alimentación de ca Con la marca v hacia abajo Toma de Para comprobar la carga restante de la batería (información sobre la batería) DISP/BATT INFO Botón DISP/BATT INFO Batería restante (aprox.) Capacidad de grabación (aprox.) Tiempo de reproducción Panel LCD abierto *Cuando se enciende la luz de fondo de la pantalla LCD Acerca de la batería Paso 3: Activación de la alimentación y ajuste de la fecha y hora Paso 4: Realización de ajustes antes de la grabación Mantenga presionado DISP/BATT INFO durante unos segundo hasta que aparezca Visor Visor Palanca de ajuste del Spanish Paso 5: Inserción de una cinta o un “Memory Stick Duo” Usted puede utilizar sólo un “Memory Stick Duo” que lleve la marca o 1 Abra el panel LCD Indicador de acceso Con la marca v hacia la pantalla LCD Grabación Pitido Clic del obturador Reproducción Visualización de imágenes fijas Toque Para visualizar imágenes de un “Memory Stick Duo” en la pantalla de índice Page Page http://www.sony.net Printed in Japan