Sony HVR-V1U To attach the shoulder strap

ABATT RELEASE (battery release) button (17)

BHook for the shoulder strap (133)

C OPEN/EJECT lever (24)

DGrip belt (19)

EINPUT2 jack (14)

FINPUT1 jack (14)

GLens (8)

HLens hood with lens cover (15)

To attach the shoulder strap

Attach the shoulder strap (optional) to the hooks for the shoulder strap.

Reference Quick

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© 2006 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For Customers in the U.S.A Use Power Sources Polarization Overloading Object and Liquid Entry IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued) Lightning Safety Check Service Damage Requiring Service Read this first For the State of California, USA only Types of cassette you camcorder Your camcorder is HDV, DVCAM When recording recommended When cassettes. Mini are “Memory Stick” (You cannot use it in your camcorder.) bNotes •You cannot use any type of memory card except “Memory Stick Duo.” When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with “Memory Stick” compatible equipment Read this first (Continued) On recording On playing back HDV tapes on other devices Notes on the icons used in this manual Features available for the HDV format only Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Read this first Using the CD-ROMManual Step 1: Checking supplied items Locating a scene on a tape Playing the picture on a TV Menu items (CAMERA SET) menu (AUDIO SET) menu Connecting to a computer Copying still images to a computer Copying movies on a tape to a computer Troubleshooting Warning indicators and messages Using the CD-ROMManual Step 1: Checking supplied items Step 2: Attaching the supplied microphone and the lens hood with lens cover Attaching lens hood with lens cover To open the shutter of the Lens hood with lens cover Move the lens cover lever up and down to open or close the lens cover Lens hood fixing screw To remove the Lens hood with lens cover Step 3: Charging the battery pack After charging the battery To remove the battery pack Charging time NP-F570(supplied) NP-F770 Step 3: Charging the battery pack (Continued) Playing time HDV format pictures opened closed Step 4: Turning the power on and holding your camcorder properly Step 5: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder When the picture in the viewfinder is hard to see Step 6: Setting the date and time Changing the language setting Step 7: Inserting a tape or a “Memory Stick Duo” Cassette tape 2 Insert a cassette with its window facing outwards, then press 3 Close the lid To eject the cassette Access lamp To eject a “Memory Stick Duo” Lightly push the “Memory Stick Duo” once Recording 3 Press the REC START/STOP button A (or B) [STBY] t [REC] The Rec lamp lights up during recording To stop the movie recording, press the REC START/STOP button again To record in mirror mode To record still images Press the PHOTO/EXPANDED FOCUS button. The image is recorded on a “Memory Stick Playback Playback (Continued) To search for a scene while viewing a movie Mand to view during rewind press and hold m (Skip Scan) To adjust the volume Adjust using the VOLUME/MEMORY button Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings AC B Adjusting the focus manually 2 Rotate the focus ring D and adjust the focus 9 changes to when the focus Page Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued) xEXPOSURE2 The iris, gain and shutter speed are displayed on the screen Select this function if you do not want fuzzy display caused by high-gain xAE SHIFT 3 Adjust the picture quality by turning the EXPOSURE/IRIS dial G Press the EXPOSURE/IRIS button H, or set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO LOCK Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter) Displaying the zebra pattern to adjust the brightness To hide the zebra pattern • Set the ZEBRA switch E to OFF • The zebra pattern is not recorded on the tape Adjusting the gain During recording or standby, set the AUTO LOCK switch Adjusting to Natural Color (White balance) 2 Press the WHT BAL button B The display changes. A t B t (Outdoor) t n (Indoor) (MEMORY A) To restore the automatic white balance Press the WHT BAL button B, or set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO LOCK Customizing the picture quality (Picture profile) PP1 Appropriate setting to 1 During standby, press the PICTURE PROFILE button C You can shoot with the settings of the selected picture profile 3 Select [OK] by turning the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A To cancel the picture profile recording Select [OFF] in step 2, then press the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial A Page 6Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust other items 7Select [RETURN] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A, then press the dial 8Select [OK] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial A, then press the dial A picture profile indicator appears To check the picture profile settings Adjusting the volume You can adjust the volume of a microphone connected to INPUT1/INPUT2 1 Set the AUTO/MAN switch A of the channel to be adjusted to MAN appears on the screen 2 Turn the AUDIO LEVEL dial B to adjust the volume Assigning the functions to the ASSIGN buttons When pressed during recording When pressed during standby Reviewing the most recently recorded scenes (Rec review) 1 Assign [REC REVIEW] to one of the ASSIGN buttons in advance. (p. 43) 2 Press the ASSIGN button assigned to [REC REVIEW] during standby mode Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording (End search) 1 Assign [END SEARCH] to one of the ASSIGN button in advance(p. 43) Using the Shot transition Use a tripod to avoid camera-shake SHOT-A SHOT-B You can set the transition curve and duration etc. using [SHOT TRANS] (p. 65) Press the ASSIGN button 2 to check the 4 Record using the shot transition function EXEC Transition bar S:start Changing/checking the settings in your camcorder Checking the remaining battery (Battery Info) Locating a scene on a tape 2on the Remote Commander to select an index point To cancel the operation Press STOP 6 on the Remote Commander Playing the picture on a TV Jacks on your camcorder Open the jack cover and connect the cable Connecting to a high definition TV (IN/OUT REC) (supplied)Component video cable Playing the picture on a TV (Continued) HDMI HDMI cable (optional) •Use an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo DVCAM (DV) format pictures input to the camcorder via i.LINK cable Connecting to a 16:9 (wide) or 4:3 TV To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (16:9/4:3) Change [DOWN CONVERT] setting to match your TV (p. 77) [480i] (p. 76) [DOWN CONVERT] t A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (optional) : Signal flow (IN/OUT REC) menu t (White) Using the menu items Page Menu items Menu items (Continued) (IN/OUT REC) menu (p. 75) (TC/UB SET) menu (p. 78) (MEMORY SET) menu (p. 80) (OTHERS) (p. 82) Page (CAMERA SET) menu •Sounds cannot be recorded •The image quality is lower than with the regular recording CNTRST ENHCR •When you set [BACK LIGHT] to [ON], [CNTRST ENHCR] is temporarily turned off PROG. SCAN You can select the color bar type TYPE FOCUS MACRO xTONE AF ASSIST ATW SENS BINTELLIGENT HIGH Redness or blueness will decrease MIDDLE SOFT TRANS Make the transition slowly at the beginning and end, and linearly in between xSTART TIMER xREC LINK Select not to start transition when the recording is started DV FRAME REC Select to record in the standard recording mode ON () Select to record pictures using the DV FRAME REC function 1Select [ON] by the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial (AUDIO SET) menu xINPUT1 LEVEL You can switch between microphone and line for input from the INPUT1 jack BMIC jack LINE (DISPLAY SET) menu HISTOGRAM Pixels Darker Brighter Brightness •If you set ZEBRA to 70 or 100, the guide is displayed (p. 35) AU.LVL DISP (Audio level display) ALLSCAN MODE CAM DATA DSP (Camera data display) ZOOM DISPLAY BBAR DEGREE LCD BRIGHT LCD COLOR LCD BL LEVEL You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen’s backlight Data code is not displayed DATE Displays the date and time CAMERA DATA Displays camera setting data (IN/OUT REC) menu DV SP () DV WIDE REC Records pictures in the size that matches the full screen of a 16:9 (wide) TV OFF () Records pictures in the size that matches the full screen of a 4:3 TV Select when connecting your camcorder to a TV with the component input jack B1080i/480i i.LINK CONV DOWN CONVERT Use this function for the following outputs (TC/UB SET) menu TC MAKE BREGENERATE TC LINK You can synchronize the time codes of multiple HVR-V1E/V1Ps This function is useful for editing movies recorded by multiple camcorders (MEMORY SET) menu 2Select [YES] t [YES] by using the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial FORMAT FILE NO BSERIES Resets the file number to 0001 each time the “Memory Stick Duo” is changed (OTHERS) menu xTo delete camera profile settings 1Select [DELETE] by the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial 2Select the camera profile you want to delete by the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial 3Select [YES] in the check screen ASSIGN BTN Press the MENU button t select the (OTHERS) by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial REC LAMP (Recording lamp) REMOTE CTRL (Remote control) The default setting is [ON], allowing you to use the supplied Remote Commander (p. 136) Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc Dubbing to VCR, DVD/HDD device, etc. (Continued) Using an i.LINK cable (optional) Copy HDV recording as HDV –*3 [OFF] Convert HDV recording to Dubbing to another device 1 Prepare your camcorder for playback Insert the recorded cassette Set [DOWN CONVERT] according to the playback device (TV, etc.) (p. 77) 2 Prepare your VCR/DVD device for recording Recording pictures from a VCR 3 Connect your VCR as a player to your camcorder 4 Insert a cassette into the VCR 5 Set your camcorder to recording pause While pressing X (PAUSE), press both zREC (record) buttons simultaneously Copying movies from tape to “Memory Stick Duo” as still images 1 Set the POWER switch to the VCR 2 Search and record the scene you want to record •You cannot record still images while using [PB ZOOM] (p. 83) Deleting recorded pictures from the “Memory Stick Duo” [Delete this image?] will be displayed The picture is deleted Printing recorded images Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) (Continued) Select [SET] 2Select [RETURN] by turning the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial, then press the dial The PictBridge selection screen appears again 4 Select [EXEC] t [YES] with the Connecting to a computer Copying still images to a computer 1 Turn on the computer Close down all applications running on the computer For Windows 2000/Windows XP Log on as an Administrator 2 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into your camcorder ssss Copying movies on a tape to a computer [VCR HDV/DV] t [HDV] [i.LINK CONV] t [ON] t [DV] Copying movies on a tape to a computer (Continued) When copying the movie in the HDV format from the computer to your camcorder Set [VCR HDV/DV] to [HDV] and [i.LINK CONV] to [OFF] (p. 75, 77) Set [VCR HDV/DV] to [DV] (p. 75) Troubleshooting Troubleshooting (Continued) The battery pack discharges too quickly The picture remains on the LCD screen The picture in the viewfinder is not clear The picture in the viewfinder has disappeared The cassette is noisier during rewinding or fast-forwarding You cannot delete pictures or format the “Memory Stick Duo.” Recording The recording does not start when you press the REC START/STOP button The handle zoom does not work The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image End search does not work Auto focus does not function Menu items are grayed out or does not work Shutter speed, gain, white balance or iris cannot be adjusted manually Tiny spots in white, red, blue, or green appear on the screen The subjects passing by the frame very fast appear crooked The screen picture is bright, and the subject does not appear on the screen The screen picture is dark, and the subject does not appear on the screen Image data stored on a “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be played back correctly The data file name is displayed incorrectly, or flashing •The file is damaged •The file format is not supported on your camcorder (p. 118) You cannot hear the sound recorded with 4CH MIC REC on another camcorder Date Search does not work correctly No picture appears during End search, Rec review or Last scene review New sound added to a recorded tape on another camcorder is not heard appears on the LCD screen Connecting to TV The picture appears distorted on the 4:3 TV Black zone appears at top and bottom of a 4:3 TV screen Dubbing/Editing/Connecting to other devices Pictures from connected devices cannot be zoomed Time code and other information appear on the display of the connected device Connecting to a computer The computer does not recognize your camcorder You cannot view or copy the video recorded on a tape on the computer Your computer freezes Warning indicators and messages Fast flashing: • The tape has run out Z(Eject cassette warning) •The write-protecttab on the cassette is set to lock (p. 114) •Moisture condensation has occurred (p. 123) Warning indicators and messages (Continued) Cannot record still images on Memory Stick x PictBridge compliant printer Check the connected device Using your camcorder abroad HDV format and recording/playback xWhen labeling the cassette xAfter using the cassette xWhen cleaning the gold-platedconnector On Sony HDV1080i compliant TVs Compatibility of the DVCAM/DV formats Compatibility on editing using DV jacks DVCAM 1) (SP mode only) DV 3) About the “Memory Stick” 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 xOn the Memory Stick Duo adaptor About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack About i.LINK About i.LINK (Continued) 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) Maintenance and precautions Maintenance and precautions (Continued) xIf moisture condensation has occurred •The warning message does not appear when the power is turned on Neither xNote on moisture condensation The playback screen goes blank. (Solid blue screen) LCD screen •Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen, as it may cause damage xTo clean the LCD screen On handling the casing Removing dust from inside the viewfinder Specifications Video recording system (HDV) Video recording system (DVCAM (DV)) Still image recording system Audio recording system (HDV) Minimum illumination AUDIO/VIDEO output COMPONENT OUT jack HDMI OUT jack LANC jack Mass (approx.) Supplied accessories Current consumption Maximum output voltage Output voltage On trademarks Notes on the License Identifying parts and controls qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql ql qk qh qg qf To attach the shoulder strap ALCD screen (20) BVideo control buttons (REW, PLAY*, FF, PAUSE, STOP, SLOW, REC) (29) CZEBRA switch (35) DASSIGN 6, MEMORY/DELETE button (43, 92) EASSIGN 5, MEMORY/INDEX button(29, 43) Page Page Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder Indicators for the LCD screen and viewfinder (Continued) Viewing movies Viewing still images KTape transport indicator LData file name Indicators when you made Bottom changes Upper left Upper right Index (Digital Extender) EXPOSURE/IRIS Folder PB FOLDER (Playback HD (high definition) image Index (Continued) Page http://www.sony.net Printed in Japan