Changing the menu settings

 

 

 

 

POWER

Icon/item

Mode

Meaning

switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC MODE

zSP

To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode

CAMERA

 

 

LP

To increase the recording time to 1.5 times the

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP mode

 

 

AUDIO MODE

z12BIT

To record or play back in the 12-bit mode (two

CAMERA

 

 

 

stereo sounds)

VCR*

 

 

16BIT

To record or play back in the 16-bit mode (the

 

 

 

 

one stereo sound with high quality)

 

 

q REMAIN

zAUTO

To display the remaining tape bar:

CAMERA

 

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is

VCR

 

 

 

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 N is pressed in

 

 

 

 

VCR mode

 

 

 

 

• for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed

 

 

 

 

to display the screen indicators

 

 

 

 

• for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding

 

 

 

 

or picture search in the VCR mode

 

 

 

ON

To always display the remaining tape bar

 

Note on REC MODE

When you record on the standard 8 tape, your camcorder records in the SP mode even you select the LP mode in the menu settings. In this case, the indicator “8mm TAPE t SP REC, Hi8 TAPE t LP/SP REC” appears on the screen. Use the Hi8 tapes for the LP 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 images or sound.

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

Note on AUDIO MODE

When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in

AUDIO MIX.

*To dub a tape to another VCR

You cannot select AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. You, however, can select AUDIO MODE when you dub tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using the i.LINK cable.

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