Operating Guide
Read this before operating your camcorder
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Notice
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For customers in the U.S.A
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Regulatory Information
CAUTION
Note
Supplied items
The numbers in ( ) are the supplied quantity
AC Adaptor (1)
Power cord (Mains lead) (1)
A/V connecting cable (1)
On recording
About changing the language setting
About this manual
Operation flow
Recording movies and photos (p. 14)
Playing movies and photos (p. 18)
Saving movies and photos on a disc
Deleting movies and photos (p. 34)
Table of contents
Making good use of your camcorder
Additional information
Getting started
Step 1: Charging the battery pack
To remove the battery pack
To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source
Make the same connections as “Step 1: Charging the battery pack.”
Notes on the battery pack and the AC Adaptor
Charging the battery pack abroad
Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time
To turn off the power
Changing the language setting
Recording
Press START/STOP to start recording
To stop recording, press START/STOP again
Shooting photos
In the default setting, photos are recorded on the hard disk (p. 35)
Open the lens cover
Open the LCD screen of your camcorder
Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp
Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully
Recording and playing movies and photos easily (Easy Handycam operation)
Playback
Playback on the camcorder
Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie
To adjust the sound volume of movies
While playing back movies, touch adjust with /
Viewing photos
Touch the (Photo) tab a desired photo on the VISUAL INDEX screen
Your camcorder displays the selected photo
Playing images on a TV
Saving movies and photos with a computer
Preparing a computer
(Windows)
Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer
Turn on the computer
Place the supplied CD-ROMin the disc drive of your computer
The installation screen appears
Click [Install]
Creating a disc with one touch
(One Touch Disc Burn)
(Easy PC Back-up)
Starting PMB (Picture
Creating a disc
Saving images with a DVD writer, recorder
Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express
To create a disc with the selected images
To play back a disc on the DVD writer
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Creating a disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express
1 Turn on your camcorder, and connect a DVD writer, etc., to the
(USB) jack of your camcorder with the USB cable (supplied)
3 Record movies on the connected device
4 After the operation is completed, touch [END] [YES] on the camcorder screen
Creating a disc with a recorder, etc
3 Start playback on your camcorder, and record it on the recording device
4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording device, and then your camcorder
Making good use of your camcorder
Deleting movies and photos
Coping with shooting conditions
Changing the recording medium
Selecting the media for photos
Touch (HOME) (MANAGE MEDIA) [PHOTO MEDIA SET]
The [PHOTO MEDIA SET] screen appears
Touch the desired recording medium
Touch [YES]
Touch [YES]
To eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media
Customizing your camcorder with menus
Using the HOME MENU
Touch the desired category the menu item to be changed
Follow the instruction on the screen
After completing the setting, touch
List of the
HOME MENU
(CAMERA) category
(VIEW IMAGES) category
(OTHERS) category
(SETTINGS) category
List of the OPTION MENU
The following items are available on the OPTION MENU only
tab
The tab depends on the situation/no tab
Getting detailed information from the “Handycam Handbook”
Additional information
Troubleshooting
The camcorder is not recognized by the computer
Self-diagnosisdisplay/Warning indicators
If indicators appear on the LCD screen, check the following
C:04:
C:13:/ C:32:
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Precautions
About care and storage of the lens
On charging the pre-installedrechargeable battery
Note on disposal/transfer of the camcorder
Note on disposal/transfer of “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media
Specifications
AC Adaptor AC-L200C/AC-L200D
Rechargeable battery pack
Expected charging and running time for the supplied battery pack (minute)
Expected recording time of movies in the internal hard disk
Example of expected recording time of movies in “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media
On trademarks
Screen indicators
Parts and controls
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Index
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Printed in China
(DISC BURN) button (24) 
(VIEW IMAGES) button (18)