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SONY DCR-TRV730/TRV828/TRV830 camcorder Manual

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1. vElbacdaaa OTHERS OTHERS ME CIMERE EDIT SET soul gaurar gt H p COMPLETE k CUT IN z CUT OUT EE TR SETUP 4 PAUSEMODE Erca PAUSEMODE 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST IR TEST IR TEST PRETURN PRETURN PRETURN MENU END MENU END MENU END Notes e When you complete step 3 the image to adjust the syncronicity is recorded for about 50 seconds e If you start recording from the very beginning of the tape the first few seconds of the tape may not record properly Be sure to allow about 10 seconds of lead before starting the recording e When you connect using an i LINK cable DV connecting cable you may not be able to operate the dubbing function correctly depending on the VCR Keep the i LINK connection and set CONTROL to IR in the menu settings p 78 Video and audio signals are transmitted in digital format Continued on the following page 69 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Operation 1 Making the program 1 Insert the tape for playback into your camcorder and insert a tape for recording into the VCR 2 Press MENU to display the menu 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select Etc then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dia
2. 48 Viewfinder p 22 54 Viewfinder lens adjustment lever 49 LOCK knob p 19 p 22 50 Grip strap 55 OPEN EJECT switch p 18 56 Tripod receptacle base Q 511 headphones jack Make sure that the length of the tripod 52 MIC PLUG IN POWER jack screw is less than 6 5 mm 9 32 inch Connect an external microphone Otherwise you cannot attach the tripod optional This jack also accepts securely and the screw may damage a plug in power microphone your camcorder 53 Eyecup 57 Cassette compartment p 18 163 Identifying the parts and controls 58 AUDIO VIDEO ID 2 jack 61 LANC jack p 31 59 103 LANC stands for Local Application Control Bus System The LANC control 59 SVIDEO ID 2 jack p 31 jack is used for controlling the tape 60 DV IN OUT jack p 60 103 transport of video equipment and other The DV IN OUT jack is i LINK peripherals connected to the video compatible equipment This jack has the same function as the jack indicated as CONTROL L or REMOTE 62 Y USB jack p 123 Fastening the grip strap C mi ds lis Wis Fasten the grip strap firmly 164 Identifying the parts and controls Remote Commander The buttons that have the same name on the Remote Commander as on your camcorder function identically to the buttons on your camcorder
3. Brand IR SETUP code Brand IR SETUP code Sony 1 2 3 4 5 6 Multitech 23 80 32 Admiral M Wards 89 NEC 21 33 35 Aiwa 80 Olympic 77 78 Audio Dynamic 21 35 Panasonic 16 17 78 77 96 Bell amp Howell M Wards 36 Pentax 42 8 Brocsonic 70 82 Philco 78 77 Canon 77 78 97 Philips 83 78 77 Citizen 47 Pioneer 78 Craig 73 47 Quasar 78 77 16 17 Curtis Mathis 8 80 77 RCA PROSCAN 8 42 16 77 83 7 40 41 78 Daewoo 26 40 77 Realistic 77 36 DBX 21 33 35 Sansui 21 Dimensia 8 Singer 73 Emerson 26 82 59 48 70 81 Samsung 94 41 32 32 94 24 Fisher 36 45 37 44 Sanyo 36 37 Funai 80 Scott 40 41 32 37 28 22 23 24 General Erectric 87 8 77 32 94 Sharp 89 88 Goldstar 47 Shintom 73 Hitachi 78 8 42 Signature 2000 M Wards 80 89 Instant Replay 77 78 Sylvania 83 78 77 80 JC Penny 77 42 8 36 21 33 35 Symphonic 80 JVC 21 12 13 14 33 35 Tashiro 47 Kenwood 21 33 47 35 Tatung 21 33 35 LXI Sears 80 47 42 44 45 36 37 Teac 21 33 80 35 Magnavox 83 78 77 Technics 77 78 Marantz 21 33 35 Toshiba 40 7 Marta 47 Wards 89 88 37 95 47 Memorex 77 37 Yamaha 36 21 33 35 Minolta 42 8 Zenith 95 Mitsubishi MGA 28 22 23 24 TV VCR component Note on IR SETUP code Digital program editing is not possible if the VCR does not support IR SETUP codes Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing 2 Setting the modes to cancel recording
4. SETUP MENU MENU END The year changes as follows 1995 A 2001 SETUP MENU CLOCK SET P PRETURN MENU END SETUP MENU LOCI K_SE TV INP P PRETURN MENU END T w AUTO TV ON 5 30 00 PM UT JUL 4 2001 2079 A If you do not set the date and time Note on the time indicator The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 12 hour cycle e 12 00 AM stands for midnight e 12 00 PM stands for noon is recorded on the tape and the Memory Stick 17 18 Step 3 Inserting a cassette We recommend using Hi8 Hi E Digital8 B video cassettes 1 Prepare the power supply p 11 2 Slide OPEN EJECT in the direction of the arrow and open the lid The cassette compartment automatically lifts up and opens 3 Insert the cassette in a straight line deeply into the cassette compartment with the window facing out Push the middle portion of the back of the cassette to insert 4 Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette compartment The cassette compartment automatically goes down 5 After the cassette compartment going down completely close the lid until it clicks To eject a cassette Follow the procedure above and eject the cassette in step 3 Notes e Do not
5. CO CO IN 1 PHOTO button p 33 97 6 Transmitter 2 DISPLAY button p 28 e eee 3 SEARCH MODE button p 56 57 the camcorder 4 lt P gt buttons p 56 57 7 ZERO SET MEMORY button p 51 55 9 5 Tape transport buttons p 29 8 START STOP button p 19 amp 9 DATA CODE button p 28 10 Power zoom button p 21 To prepare the Remote Commander Insert 2 size AA R6 batteries by matching the and polarities on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment Notes on the Remote Commander e Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or overhead lighting Otherwise the Remote Commander may not function properly e Your camcorder works in the Commander mode VTR 2 Commander modes 1 2 and 3 are used to distinguish your camcorder from other Sony VCRs to avoid remote control misoperation If you use another Sony VCR in the Commander mode VTR 2 we recommend changing the Commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper 165 166 Identifying the parts and controls Operation indicators LCD screen and Viewfinder 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 14
6. The number of images in continuous shooting The number of images you can shoot continuously varies depending on the image size and the capacity of the Memory Stick When shooting with the self timer function or the Remote Commander The camcorder automatically records up to the maximum recordable number of still images 100 Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording Self timer memory photo recording You can record still images on Memory Stick s with the self timer You can use the Remote Commander for this operation 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to display the menu settings in the standby mode 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select gj then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SELFTIMER then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial 6 Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear 7 Press PHOTO deeper Self timer starts counting down from 10 with a beep sound In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep sound gets faster then recording starts automatically suopesedo PpS Aiouwep CAMERA SET SELFTIMER N S LIGHT FLASH MODE FLASH LVL RETURN lt bPoa a g a MENU END To record moving pictures on Memory Stick s with the self timer Pres
7. Memory Stick 1 p 88 CD ROM SPVD 004 USB Driver 1 p 123 Printer PVP M SH 1 p 137 Print paper Standard type 10 sheets x 1 Sticker type Standard size 5 sheets x 1 Sticker type 9 split size 5 sheets x 1 Print cartridge 1 Head cleaner 1 Platen roller cleaner 1 DCR TRV830 only Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder storage media etc Step 1 Preparing the power supply Installing the battery pack We recommend using the battery pack when you use your camcorder outdoors 1 Lift up the viewfinder 2 Slide the battery pack down until it clicks papers Bun To remove the battery pack 1 Lift up the viewfinder 2 Slide the battery pack out in the direction of the arrow while pressing BATT battery release lever down BAT battery release lever If you install the large capacity battery pack If you install the NP FM70 FM90 FM91 battery pack on your camcorder extend its viewfinder 11 Step 1 Preparing the power supply Charging the battery pack Use the battery pack after charging it for your camcorder Your camcorder operates only with the InfoLITHIUM battery pack M series See page 148 for details of InfoLITHIUM battery pack 1 Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder to the DC
8. Image size of still images Image size is automatically set to 640 x 480 When the acccess lamp is lit or flashing Do not shake or strike the unit Also do not turn the power off eject the Memory Stick or remove the battery pack Otherwise an image data breakdown may occur If J appears on the screen The inserted Memory Stick is incompatible with your camcorder because its format does not comform with your camcorder Check the format of the Memory Stick If you press PHOTO lightly in the playback mode Your camcorder stops momentarily Sound recorded on a tape You cannot record the audio from a tape Titles superimposed on tapes You cannot record the titles on the Memory Stick However you can record titles which have already been recorded on tapes When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press the button Recording an image from a tape as a still image Recording a still image from other equipment Before operation Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Play back the recorded tape or turn the TV on to see the desired program The image from TV or VCR appears on the screen of your camcorder 3 Follow the steps 3 and 4 on page 102 Using the A V connecting cable AUDIO VIDEO OUT S VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO
9. LUMI HTH vi baad MENU END To cancel the digital effect Set D EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings suone1do Bulpicosy psoueapy 42 Using special effects Digital Effect Notes e The following functions do not work during digital effect Fader Low lux mode of PROGRAM AE Tape photo recording Super NightShot e The following function does not work in the slow shutter mode PROGRAM AE e The following functions do not work in the old movie mode Wide mode Picture effect PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off The digital effect is automatically canceled When recording in the slow shutter mode Auto focus may not be effective Focus manually using a tripod Shutter speed Shutter speed number Shutter speed SLOW SHTR 1 1 30 SLOW SHTR 2 1 15 SLOW SHTR 3 1 8 SLOW SHTR 4 1 4 Using the PROGRAM AE function You can select PROGRAM AE Auto Exposure mode to suit your specific shooting requirements Spotlight This mode prevents people s faces for example from appearing excessively white when shooting subjects lit by strong light in the theater Soft portrait This mode brings out the subject while creating a soft background for subjects such as people or flowers Sports lesson This mode minimizes shake on fast moving subjects such as in tennis or golf 7T Beach amp ski This mode prevents people s faces from appearing dark in stro
10. 64M B type optional Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 42 min 40 sec 10 min 40 sec 128MB type optional Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 85 min 20 sec 21 min 20 sec Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording You can record still images on Memory Stick s Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Keep pressing PHOTO lightly The green mark stops flashing then lights up The brightness of the image and focus are adjusted being targeted for the middle of the image and are fixed Recording does not start yet 3 Press PHOTO deeper The image displayed on the screen will be recorded on the Memory Stick Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears 59 Wg 2000 Wd suonedo PRS MowaNW ma N umber of images can be recorded we nE 1 on the Memory Stick Number of recorded images Ge FINE MINNS 97 Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording Note When recording still images at step 2 with PHOTO pressed lightly the image momentarily flickers This is not a malfunction When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY The following functions do not work Wide TV Digital zoom SteadyShot function
11. You hear the melody or beep sound The indicator and sa CLEANING CASSETTE message appear one after another on the screen 145 146 Additional Information Digital8 B system recording and playback What is the Digital8 B system This video system has been developed to enable digital recording to Hi8 Hli E Digital8 B video cassette Usable cassette tapes We recommend using Hi8 FliE1 Digital8 B video cassette The recording time when you use your Digital8 P system camcorder on Hi8 Hi E standard 8 El tape is half the recording time when using the conventional Hi8 Hi E standard 8 E system camcorder 120 minutes of recording time becomes 60 minutes in the SP mode If you use standard 8 E tape be sure to play back the tape on this camcorder Mosaic pattern noise may appear when you play back standard 8 E tape on other VCRs including other DCR TRV730 TRV828 TRV830 Note Tapes recorded in the Digital8 system cannot be played back on Hi8 FliE1 standard 8 El analog system machine El is a trademark Fli E is a trademark B is a trademark Playback system The Digital8 system or Hi8 Flifa standard 8 El system is automatically detected before the tape is played back During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8 Flifd standard 8 E system digital signals are output as the image signals from the DV IN OUT jack Display during automatic detection of system The Digital8
12. Display window 0 00 00 exe _ B Hi FULL aa SPO Codi 26 Recording mode indicator p 19 Mirror mode indicator p 20 Format indicator p 146 B HiB or E indicator appears Remaining battery time indicator p 12 22 28 Zoom indicator p 21 Exposure indicator p 45 Fader indicator p 37 Digital effect indicator p 40 53 Wide mode indicator p 36 Picture effect indicator p 39 52 Volume indicator p 27 Data code indicator p 28 PROGRAM AE indicator p 43 Backlight indicator p 23 SteadyShot off indicator p 80 Manual focusing indicator p 46 Self timer indicator p 25 34 101 STBY REC indicator p 19 Video control mode p 29 Image size indicator p 93 Image quality mode indicator p 91 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tape counter indicator p 22 Time code indicator p 22 Self diagnosis display indicator p 143 Tape photo recording indicator p 33 Memory photo indicator p 97 Image number indicator p 118 Remaining tape indicator p 22 ZERO SET MEMORY indicator p 51 55 77 Search mode indicator p 26 56 57 NIGHTSHOT indicator p 23
13. You can record and play back images on the Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder You can easily play back record or delete still images You can exchange image data with other equipment such as your computer etc using the USB cable for Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder On file format Still image J PEG Your camcorder compresses image data in JPEG format extension jpg Moving picture MPEG Your camcorder compresses picture data in MPEG format extension mpg Typical image data file name Still image 100 0001 This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder Dsc00001 jpg This file name appears on the display of your computer Moving picture MOV00001 This file name appears on the screen of your camcorder Mov00001 mpg This file name appears on the display of your computer Before using Memory Stick Terminal Write protect tab Labeling position e You cannot record or erase images when the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK e Depending on the model the position and shape of the switch may be different e We recommend backing up important data eImage data may be damaged in the following cases If you remove the Memory Stick or turn the power off while reading or writing If you use Memory Stick s near static electricity or magnetic fields e Prevent metallic objects or your finger from coming into contact with the metal parts of the c
14. A V DV indicator p 73 DV IN indicator p 75 Audio mode indicator p 85 Warning indicators p 144 Recording lamp p 19 This indicator appears in the viewfinder Video flash ready indicator p 80 This indicator appears when you use the video flash light optional Video flash mode indicator p 80 This indicator appears when you use the video flash light optional Tape counter indicator p 22 Time code indicator p 22 Self diagnosis display indicator p 143 FULL charge indicator p 12 Index A B AC power adaptor a12 Adjusting viewfinder w22 AFM HiFi Sound 147 AUDIO MIX raans 81 AUDIO MODE sin 85 A V connecting cable AET EE 31 59 103 BACK LIGHT ieziiinirannnii 23 Battery pack essesi 11 BEEP ctocscnsssstteasiseccrsentuasaiyichs 87 C D Camera chroma key Charging battery 1 111 Charging built in rechargeable battery Clock set Data code 28 Date search 56 DEMO enc aeta nae aniis 86 Digital effect 0 40 53 Digital8 system w 146 Digital program editing DISPLAY Dual sound track tape DV connecting cable E EDITSEARCH osise 26 END SEARCH EXPOSULe c c isessesscsazsesseseseneees 45 F G H FADER veretein 37 Fade in out ceccccececeeeees 37 FLASH MOTION cccssesseeeees 40 Full charge EEEE ee GIP Strap nseri diii 164 Q Headphone jack 163 Heads giess 153 HiFi SOUND eeees
15. Using SUPER NIGHTSHOT The Super NightShot mode makes subjects up to 16 times brighter than those recorded in the NightShot mode 1 Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON in CAMERA mode and NIGHTSHOT indicators flash on the screen 2 Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT S and SUPER NIGHTSHOT indicators flash on the screen To cancel the Super NightShot mode press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again Using the NightShot Light The picture will be clearer with the NightShot Light on To enable NightShot Light set N S LIGHT to ON in the menu settings p 78 Notes e Do not use the NightShot function in bright places ex outdoors in the daytime This may cause your camcorder to malfunction e When you keep NIGHTSHOT set to ON in normal recording the picture may be recorded in incorrect or unnatural colors e If focusing is difficult with the autofocus mode when using the NightShot function focus manually While using the NightShot function you can not use the following functions Exposure PROGRAM AE While using the Super NightShot function you can not use the following functions Fader Digital effect Exposure PROGRAM AE Shutter speed in the Super NightShot mode The shutter speed will be automatically changed depending on the brightness of the background The motion of the picture will be slow In MEMORY mode You cannot use the Super NightShot function NightShot Light NightShot Light rays are infrared and s
16. With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks on both your camcorder and the TV or the VCR To display the screen indicators on TV Set DISPLAY to V OUT LCD in the menu settings p 78 Then press DISPLAY on your camcorder To turn off the screen indicators press DISPLAY on your camcorder again 31 Viewing the recording on TV Using the AV cordless IR receiver Once you connect the AV cordless IR receiver optional to your TV or VCR you can easily view the picture on your TV For details refer to the operating instructions of the AV cordless IR receiver SUPER LASER LINK Super laser link emitter Before operation Attach the power supply such as the AC power adaptor to your camcorder and insert the recorded tape 1 After connecting your TV and AV cordless IR receiver set the POWER switch on the AV cordless IR receiver to ON 2 Turn the TV on and set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR 3 Set the POWER switch on your camcorder to VCR 4 Press SUPER LASER LINK The lamp of SUPER LASER LINK lights up 5 Press on your camcorder to start playback 6 Point the super laser link emitter at the AV cordless IR receiver Adjust the position of your camcorder and the AV cordless IR receiver to obtain clear playback pictures To cancel the super laser link function Press SUPER LASER LINK The
17. Memory Stick operations Using Memory Stick introduction 88 Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording ecee 97 Recording an image from a tape as a still MAPE N ASA E ATES 102 Recording moving pictures on Memory Stick s MPEG movie recording 104 Recording moving pictures from a tape 106 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX eeccecseeseeteeeesseeseees 110 Copying still images from a tape Photo SAVE 2 snycasecccdaseecheotSigeeaceaciecete 115 Viewing a still image Memory Photo playback n s 117 Viewing a moving picture MPEG movie playback Viewing images using your compute Copying the image recorded on Memory Stick tO tAPeS veces 127 Enlarging still images recorded on Memory Stick s Memory PB ZOOM 4 129 Playing back images in a continuous loop SLIDE SHOW wncseesssssssesnssesersesseencasncess 131 Preventing accidental erasure Image protection cccceeeeeees 132 Deleting images eke Writing a print mark PRINT MARK 136 Using the external printer cceeeees 137 Troubleshooting Types of trouble and their solutions 138 Self diagnosis display ecee Warning indicators and messages Additional Information Digital8 E system recording and playback EET IEA TOE 146 About i LINK Using your camcorder
18. camcorder lights up To stop recording press START STOP again The recording lamp lights up in the viewfinder when you record with the viewfinder ca40min B REC 0 00 01 Camera recording lamp Microphone Notes e Fasten the grip strap firmly e Do not touch the built in microphone during recording Note on Recording mode Your camcorder records and plays back in the SP standard play mode and in the LP long play mode Select SP or LP in the menu settings p 78 In the LP mode you can record 1 5 times as long as in the SP mode When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder we recommend that you play back the tape on your camcorder 19 Recording a picture Note on LOCK When you slide LOCK to the right the POWER switch can no longer be set to MEMORY accidentally The LOCK is released as a default setting To enable smooth transition You can make the transition between the last scene you recorded and the next scene smooth as long as you do not eject the cassette if you turn off your camcorder When you change the battery pack set the POWER switch to OFF CHG If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for 3 minutes Your camcorder automatically turns off This is to save battery power and to prevent battery and tape wear To resume the standby mode set the POWER switch to OFF CHG once then turn it to CAMERA again When you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you
19. uoReULOJU jeuonippY i LINK Baud rate i LINK s maximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined 100 approx 100Mbps 200 approx 200Mbps 400 approx 400Mbps The baud rate is listed under Specifications in the instruction manual of each equipment It is also indicated near the i LINK jack on some equipment The maximum baud rate of equipment on which it is not indicated such as this unit is S100 When units are unit is connected to equipment having a different maximum baud rate the baud rate sometimes differs from the indicated baud rate What is Mbps Mbps stands for megabits per second or the amount of data that can be sent or received in one second For example a baud rate of 100Mbps means that 100 megabits of data can be sent in one second 149 About i LINK i LINK Functions on this unit For details on how to dub when this unit is connected to other video equipment having DV jacks see page 60 This unit can also be connected to other i LINK DV compatible equipment made by SONY e g VAIO series personal computer other than video equipment Before connecting this unit to a personal computer make sure that application software supported by this unit is already installed on the personal computer For details on precautions when connecting this unit also refer to the instruction manuals for the equipment to be connected Required i LINK
20. After the fade in out is carried out your camcorder automatically returns to the normal mode To cancel the fader function Before pressing START STOP press FADER until the indicator disappears Notes e The overlap wipe and dot functions work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system e You cannot use the following functions while using the fader function Also you cannot use the fader function while using the following functions Digital effect Low lux mode of PROGRAM AE Overlap wipe or dot function only Super NightShot Tape photo recording Before operating the overlap wipe or dot function Your camcorder stores the image on the tape As the image is being stored the indicator flashes quickly and the image you are shooting disappears from the screen Depending on the tape condition the image may not be recorded clearly Using special effects Picture effect a You can digitally process images to obtain special effects like those in films or on the TV NEG ART a The color and brightness of the image is reversed SEPIA The image is sepia B amp W The image is monochrome black and white SOLARIZE b The light intensity is clearer and the picture looks like an illustration SLIM c The image expands vertically STRETCH d The image expands horizontally PASTEL e The contrast of the image is emphasized and the image looks like an animated cartoon MOSAIC
21. SUPER NIGHTSHOT Fader Picture effect Digital effect Title Low lux mode The indicator flashes Sports lesson mode The indicator flashes When you are recording a still image You can neither turn off the power nor press PHOTO When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press the button When recording in MEMORY mode The angle of view is a little increased than one in CAMERA mode Recording images continuously You can record still images continuously Select one of the two modes described below before recording Continuous mode a When the image size is set to 1152 x 864 you can record up to 4 images continuously When the image size is set to 640 x 480 you can record up to 16 images continuously The number of recorded photos in continuous mode depends on the capacity of the Memory Stick Multi screen mode Recording image size is 640 x 480 b You can record 9 still images continuously on a single page a b Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording While pressing down PHOTO your camcorder continuously record maximum number of still images depending on the image size When you stop pressing the recording stops 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 3 T
22. cd Signal flow Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video jack on the VCR or the TV suonedo PRS AioweW If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable optional to obtain high quality pictures With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the TV or VCR Using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable oo optional Signal flow 103 104 Recording moving pictures on Memory Stick s MPEG movie recording You can record moving pictures with sound on Memory Stick s Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK switch is set to the left unlock position 2 Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording The camera recording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up When IMAGESIZE in the menu settings is set to 160 x 112 the maximum recording time is 60 seconds However when IMAGESIZE in the menu settings is set to 320 x 240 the maximum recording time is 15 seconds ioe Maneg Recording time can be recorded on the Memory Stick Lage This indicator is displayed for 5 seconds after pressing START STOP This indicator is not recorded To stop recordi
23. is not readable with your camcorder p 88 e The image cannot be recorded on Memory Stick p 109 e The picture you tried to record on Memory Stick as a moving picture is recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system p 109 1 Warning indicator as to Memory Stick formatting Fast flashing e Memory Stick is not formatted correctly p 84 e The Memory Stick data is corrupted ea Warning indicator as to tape Slow flashing e The tape is near the end e No tape is inserted e The write protect tab on the cassette is out red p 18 Fast flashing e The tape has run out You need to eject the cassette Slow flashing e The write protect tab on the cassette is out red p 18 Fast flashing e Moisture condensation has occurred p 152 e The tape has run out e The self diagnosis display function is activated p 143 o The image is protected Slow flashing e The image is protected p 132 4 Warning indicator as to the flash optional Fast flashing e There is something wrong with the external flash optional You hear the melody or beep sound Warning messages e CLOCK SET e FOR InfoLITHIUM BATTERY ONLY 8mm TAPE SP REC Hi8 TAPE LP SP REC eq amp TAPE END ea NO TAPE e gy CLEANING CASSETTE e COPY INHIBIT e J FULL e N 0m Ra e XJ NO FILE e XJ NO MEMORY STICK e XJ AUDIO ERROR e 3 MEMORY STICK ERROR e 3 FORMAT ERRO
24. system or Hi8 FliE standard 8 El system is automatically detected and the playback system is automatically switched to During switching of systems the screen turns blue and the following displays appear on the screen A hissing noise also sometimes can be heard B gt Hi B E During switching from Digital8 B to Hi8 Hli E standard 8 A HiEB A B During switching from Hi8 Hi E standard 8 E to Digital8 E Copyright signal When you play back Using any other video camera recorder you cannnot record on a tape that has recorded copyright control signals for copyright protection of software which is played back on your camcorder When you record You cannot record software on your camcorder that contains copyright control signals for copyright protection of software COPY INHIBIT appears on the LCD screen in the viewfinder or on the TV screen if you try to record such software Your camcorder does not record copyright control signals on the tape when it records Digital8 system recording and playback When you playback a dual sound track tape When you use tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system When you play back a Digital8 E system tape which is dubbed from a dual sound track tape recorded in the DV system set HiFi SOUND to the desired mode in the menu settings p 78 Sound from speaker HiFi Sound Playing back Playing back a dual Mode a stereo tape sound track tape STEREO Stereo Main sound and sub soun
25. the one stereo sound with high quality co REMAIN AUTO To display the remaining tape bar CAMERA e for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is VCR turned on and calculates the remaining amount of tape e for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted and your camcorder calculates the remaining amount of tape e for about 8 seconds after B is pressed in VCR mode e for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed to display the screen indicators e 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 EJ 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 SP REC Hi8 TAPE gt LP SP REC appears on the screen Use the Hi8 Hi E tapes for the LP mode Notes on the LP mode e 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 e 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 sele
26. then press the dial For ditails of each picture effect function see page 39 MANUAL SET MP_EFFECT OFF EFFECT NEG ART PRETURN SEPIA B amp W SOLARIZE MENU END To cancel the picture effect function Set P EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings Notes e The picture effect function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system e You cannot process externally input scenes using the picture effect function e You cannot record pictures that you have processed using the picture effect function with this camcorder To record pictures that you have processed using the picture effect function record the pictures on the VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed by the picture effect function Pictures processed by the picture effect function are not output through the DV IN OUT jack When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHG or stop playing back The picture effect function is automatically canceled Playing back a tape with digital effects During playback you can process a scene using the digital effect functions STILL FLASH LUMI and TRAIL 1 Press MENU to display the menu settings in the playback mode 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select W then press the dial 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select D EFFECT then press the dial 4 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired digital effect mode then press the dial The bars appear
27. viewfinder gt Close the LCD panel p 20 You cannot record in the LP mode e The tape is the standard 8 tape gt Use Hi8 Hli E Digital8 B tapes p 85 A vertical band appears when you e The contrast between the subject and background is too shoot a subject such as lights or a high This is not a malfunction candle flame against a dark background A vertical band appears when you e This is not a malfunction shoot a very bright subject Some tiny white spots appear onthe Slow shutter low lux or Super NightShot mode is screen activated This is not a malfunction Types of trouble and their solutions Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions An unknown picture is displayed on the screen e If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette inserted your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration gt Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops You can also cancel DEMO MODE p 78 The picture is recorded in incorrect or unnatural colors e NIGHTSHOT is set to ON gt Set it to OFF p 23 Picture appears too bright and the subject does not appear on the screen e NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place gt Set it to OFF p 23 e The backlight function is active gt Set it off p 23 The click of the shutter does not sound e BEEP is set to OFF in the menu settings gt Set it to
28. 16 9WIDE mode automatically appear on the TV screen at full size when you connect your camcorder to a TV that is compatible with the video ID ID 1 ID 2 system you connect your camcorder to the S video jack on the TV ID 1 system The ID 1 system sends aspect ratio information 16 9 4 3 or letter box with video signals If you connect a TV compatible with the ID 1 system the screen size is automatically selected ID 2 system The ID 2 system sends a copyright protection signal with ID 1 signals inserted between video signals when you connect your camcorder to other equipment by an A V connecting cable Using the fader function You can fade the picture in or out to give your recording a professional appearance a FADER S gt OVERLAP g WIPE i DOT ramdom dot b MONOTONE When fading in the picture gradually changes from black and white to color When fading out the picture gradually changes from color to black and white Fade in only 37 38 Using the fader function 1 When fading in a In the standby mode press FADER until the desired fader indicator flashes When fading out b In the recording mode press FADER until the desired fader indicator flashes The indicator changes as follows FADER MONOTONE OVERLAP WIPE gt DOT The last selected fader mode is indicated first of all 2 Press START STOP The fader indicator stops flashing
29. 8 or Digital8 E3 that was used to record on the tape and play back the tape HA AA To play back a tape that was recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system when your camcorder does not automatically distinguish the recording system A V DV OUT OFF To convert digital video signals into analog VCR video signals via your camcorder ON To convert analog video signals into digital video siginals via your camcorder When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system only Notes on AUDIO MIX e When playing back a tape recorded in the 16 bit mode you cannot adjust the balance e You can adjust the balance only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 3 system Note on PB MODE The mode will return to the default setting when you remove the battery pack or power source you turn the POWER switch JBPUCoweD no HuizwuosnD 81 82 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch J LCD BRIGHT To adjust the brightness on the LCD screen CAMERA with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial VCR a A To darken gt To lighten LCD B L BRT NORMAL To set the brightness on the LCD screen CAMERA backlight normal VCR BRIGHT To brighten the LCD screen backlight MEMORY LCD COLOR To adjust the color on the LCD screen turning CAMERA the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the VCR following bar MEMORY A To reduce lt To increase intensity intensity VF B L BRT NORMAL To set the bright
30. After charging is completed either disconnect the cable from the DC IN jack on your camcorder or remove the battery pack Effective use of the battery pack e Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings So the time that the battery pack can be used is shorter in cold places We recommend the following to use the battery pack longer Put the battery pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up and insert it in your camcorder immediately before you start taking shots Use the large capacity battery pack NP FM70 FM90 FM91 optional Frequently using the LCD panel or frequently operating playback fast forward or rewind wears out the battery pack faster We recommend using the large capacity battery pack NP FM70 FM90 FM91 optional e Be certain to turn the POWER switch to OFF CHG when not taking shots or playing back on your camcorder The battery pack is also consumed when your camcorder is in the standby mode or playback is paused e Have spare battery packs handy for two or three times the expected recording time and make a trial recording before the actual recording e Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water registant Remaining battery time indicator e If the power may go off although the remaining battery time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the remaining battery time in
31. Digital program editing Operation 2 Performing Digital program editing Dubbing a tape Make sure that your camcorder and VCR are connected and that the VCR is set to recording pause This procedure is not necessary when you use an i LINK cable DV connecting cable When you use a digital video camera recorder set its power switch to VCR VTR 1 Select VIDEO EDIT Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select START then press the dial 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial Search for the beginning of the first program then start dubbing The program mark flashes The SEARCH indicator appears during a search and the EDIT indicator appears during editing on the screen The program mark changes to light blue after dubbing is complete When dubbing ends your camcorder and the VCR automatically stop To stop dubbing during editing Press W on your camcorder To quit the Digital program editing function Your camcorder stops when dubbing is complete Then the display returns to VIDEO EDIT in the menu settings Press MENU to quit the Digital program editing function You cannot record on the VCR when The tape has run out The write protect tab on the cassette is set to lock The IR SETUP code is not correct when IR is selected The button to cancel recording pause is not correct when IR is selected NOT READY appears on the screen when The program to operate Digital progr
32. Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert Editing 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 On the VCR locate just before the insert start point a then press Il to set the VCR to the playback pause mode 3 On your camcorder locate the insert end point c by pressing lt lt or gt gt Then press Ill to set it to the playback pause mode 4 Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the end point of the insert is stored in memory 5 On your camcorder locate the insert start point b by pressing lt 4 then press REC and the button on its right simultaneously to set your camcorder to the recording pause mode 6 First press Hl on the VCR and after a few seconds press I on your camcorder to start inserting the new scene Inserting automatically stops near the zero point on the counter Your camcorder automatically stops The end point c of the insert stored in memory is canceled g 0 00 00 ZERO SET CLLSLLLIT MEMORY ZERO SET 7 MEMORY C AW To change the insert end point Press ZERO SET MEMORY again after step 5 to erase the ZERO SET MEMORY indicator and begin from step 3 Notes e The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system e The picture and sound recorded on the section between the insert start and end points will be erased when you insert the new scene When the inserted picture is played back The picture may
33. MELODY or NORMAL p 78 A horizontal black band appears when shooting a TV screen or computer screen e Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting P 78 An external flash optional does not work e The power of the external flash optional is off or the power source does not installed gt Turn on the external flash or install the power source e Two or more external flashes optional are attached gt Only one external flash optional can be attached e AUTO is selected in FLASH MODE in the menu settings while recording in a bright place gt Set it to ON p 78 In the playback mode Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The tape does not move when a video control button is pressed e The POWER switch is not set to VCR gt Set it to VCR p 27 The playback button does not work e The tape has run out gt Rewind the tape p 27 There are horizontal lines on the picture or the playback picture is not clear or does not appear e The video head may be dirty gt Clean the heads using the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette optional p 153 No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back a tape e The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the menu settings gt Set it to STEREO p 78 e The volume is turned to minimum gt Press VOLUME p 27 e AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings gt Adjust AUDIO MIX p 78 The
34. SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the photo search indicator appears on the screen The indicator changes as follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN gt no indicator t 3 Press k lt or gt P to select the photo for playback Each time you press keq or gt Pl the camcorder searches for the previous or next photo Your camcorder automatically starts playback from the photo 2 seno mo MODE PHOTO 01 SEARCH To stop searching Press W suoerodo gt peqAejd paouenpy 57 Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan Scanning photo 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the photo scan indicator appears on the screen The indicator changes as follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN gt no indicator t 3 Press a lt or PPI Each photo is played back for about 5 seconds automatically PHOTO 00 SCAN To stop scanning Press W Note The photo search and photo scan work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The photo search and photo scan functions may not work correctly 58 Editing Dubbing a tape Using the AN connecting cable You can dub or edit on the VCR connected to your camcorder using your camcorder as a player Connect your camcorder to the VCR using the A V connecting
35. SET MOVIE SET MEMORY SET uw STILL SET Tw PIC MODE QUALITY k4 IMAGES ZE 4640x480 amp RETURN ETC REMAIN 2000 MENU END MEMORY SET wr MOVIE SET IMAGES 1 ZE 4160x112 tj lt IREMAIN 4 PRETURN REMAIN 2min MENU END Using Memory Stick introduction Image size settings Setting Meaning Indicator Recording Playback 1152 x 864 Records 1152 x 864 still images Fires SFN ae 640 x 480 Records 640 x 480 still images ae SFN ims 320 x 240 Records 320 x 240 moving pictures ICA OI 160 x 112 Records 160 x 112 moving pictures ICA ICA Maximum recording time of moving pictures Image size Maximum recording time 320 x 240 15 seconds 160 x 112 60 seconds Note When images recorded on a camcorder in 1152 x 864 size are played back on a unit that does not support that size the full image may not appear Approximate number of still images you can record on a Memory Stick suopedo PRS UowaNW The number of images you can record varies depending on which image quality mode and image size you select and the complexity of the subject 4MB type supplied Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SFN 20 images 6 images FINE FINE 40 images 12 images STANDARD STD 60 images 18 images 8MB type optional Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SFN 40 im
36. TITLE in the standby or VCR mode 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 12 then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CUSTOM1 SET or CUSTOM2 SET then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character then press the dial 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have selected all characters and completed the title 7 To finish making your own titles turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SET then press the dial The title is stored in memory 8 Press TITLE to make the title menu disappear TITLE SET TITLE SET CUSTOM1 SET CUSTOMT SET CUSTOM2 SET ag a 2 TITLE END TITLE END PRESET TITLE TITLE SET TITLE SET JHE C HAPPY BIRTHDAY CUSTOMI SET 1O HAPPY HOLIDAYS a CUSTOM2 SET CONGRATULATIONS r OUR SWEET BABY WEDDING M RETURN VACATION THE END TITLE END TITLE END TITLE SET ABCDE 12345 F W ABCDE 12345 FYUS FGHIJ 67890 Gio FGHIJ 67890 cio KLMNO AE OU KLMNO AEIOU PORST AEIOU P2 PORST AEIOU gt P2 Set UVWXY AEOge SET Z amp 2 AONGS 2 ALOUA ALOUA T TLE END TITLE END TITLE SET TITLE SET SF yous ABCDE 12345 Gio FGHIJ 67890 KL AEIOU KLMNO AEIOU PQAST AELOU 9P2 PQ
37. abroad sce LOL Maintenance information and precautions E AEE 152 Specifications pe Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls 159 TON S AEE E sate latne 167 PIND HEIs PIND Quick Start Guide d This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your camcorder See the page in parentheses for more information Connecting the power cord p 16 Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors p 11 Duab i Open the DC IN jack cover bee AC power adaptor supplied 2 Inserting a cassette p 18 Slide OPEN EJECT in the direction of the arrow and open the lid Insert the cassette in a straight line deeply into the cassette compartment with the window facing out Push the middle portion of the back of the cassette to insert Connect the plug with its A mark facing up Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette compartment After the cassette compartment goes down completely close the lid until it 3 Recording a picture p 19 switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording To stop recording press START STOP button again Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN Viewfinder The picture appears When the LCD panel is closed use the viewfinder placing your on the LCD screen eye against its eyecup The picture
38. accessories with this GENUINE VIDEO ACCESSORIES mark shoulder strap aua py PND 159 160 Identifying the parts and controls Ga gt HS AS REW PLAY FF O REC _ Sl lal al SI el fool 11 Video control buttons p 27 29 E STOP stop Aa REW rewind Bb PLAY playback gt gt FF fastforward If PAUSE pause REC recording SUPER LASER LINK button p 32 SUPER NIGHTSHOT button p 23 Focus ring p 46 12 13 14 15 Lens 22 23 24 Microphone Camera recording lamp p 19 Infrared rays emitter p 23 32 NIGHTSHOT switch p 23 Display window p 166 FOCUS switch p 46 FADER button p 37 BACK LIGHT button p 23 Remote sensor NS BS fe BS 83 What is SUPER LASER LINK The super laser link system sends and receives pictures and sound between video equipment having the super laser link mark amp by using infrared rays Identifying the parts and controls 25 EDITSEARCH buttons p 26 30 MEMORY PLAY button p 117 26 MPEG Pll button p 120 31 MEMORY INDEX button p 118 27 Speaker 32 EXPOSURE button p 45 28 MEMORY button p 111 117 33 MEMORY DELETE button p 133 a 29 RESET button p 142 34 MEMORY
39. adaptor and set the POWER switch to MEMORY PC MODE appears on the screen of your camcorder Your computer recognizes the camcorder and the Windows Add Hardware Wizard starts 7 Follow the on screen messages to have the Add Hardware Wizard recognize the hardware The Add Hardware Wizard starts twice because 2 different USB drivers are installed Be sure to allow the installation to complete without interrupting it suonedo PRS Aiowe Push in until the connector clicks into place USB connector USB cable Note You cannot install the USB driver if a Memory Stick is not in your camcorder Be sure to insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder before installing the USB driver For Macintosh users 1 Turn on your computer and allow the Mac OS to load 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive of your computer 3 Double click the CD ROM drive icon to open the window 4 Double click the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the window 5 Move the following 2 files from the window opened in step 3 to the System Folder icon in the window opened in step 4 drag and drop e Sony Camcorder USB Driver e Sony Camcorder USB Shim 6 When Put these items into the Extensions folder appears click OK 7 Restart your computer 123 Viewing images using your computer Viewing images For Windows 98 users 1 Turn on the power of your c
40. appears on the screen or the display window the self diagnosis display function has worked See page 143 In the recording mode Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions START STOP does not operate e The POWER switch is not set to CAMERA gt Set it to CAMERA p 19 e The tape has run out gt Rewind the tape or insert a new one p 18 27 e The write protect tab is set to expose the red mark gt Use a new tape or slide the tab p 18 e The tape is stuck to the drum moisture condensation gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 152 The power goes off e While being operated in CAMERA mode your camcorder has been in the standby mode for more than 3 minutes gt Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG and then to CAMERA again p 19 e The battery pack is dead or nearly dead gt Install a fully charged battery pack p 11 12 The image on the viewfinder screen The viewfinder lens is not adjusted is not clear gt Adjust the viewfinder lens p 22 The SteadyShot function does not e STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings work gt Set it to ON p 78 The autofocusing function does not e FOCUS is set to MANUAL work gt Set it to AUTO p 46 e Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus gt Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually p 46 The picture does not appear in the e The LCD panel is open
41. area in the moving image which is to be swapped with a still image The fewer bars there are on the screen the stronger the effect 7 Press PHOTO deeper The image displayed on the screen will be recorded on the Memory Stick Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator dissappears ye Mg o 9149 suoQesedo gt pys Mown Still image 113 114 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX To change the still image to superimpose Do either of the following Press MEMORY before step 7 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial before step 7 and repeat the procedure from step 4 To change the mode setting Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial before step 7 and repeat the procedure from step 4 To cancel MEMORY MIX Press MEMORY MIX Notes e You cannot use MEMORY MIX function for moving pictures recorded on Memory Stick s e When the overlapping still image has a large amount of white the thumbnail image of the picture may not be clear During recording You cannot change the mode setting The Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images For M CHROM 18 images such as a frame 100 0001 100 0018 For C CHROM 2 images such as a background 100 0019 100 0020 Sample images Sample images stored in the Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder are protected p 132 Image data modified with your computers or shot with oth
42. battery time in minutes to be displayed Time code for tapes recorded in the Digital8 3 system only The time code indicates the recording or playback time 0 00 00 hours minutes seconds in CAMERA mode and 0 00 00 00 hours minutes seconds frames in VCR mode You cannot rewrite only the time code When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system the tape counter appears on the screen You cannot reset the time code or the tape counter Recording a picture Shooting backlit subjects BACK LIGHT When you shoot a subject with the light source behind the subject or a subject with a light background use the backlight function Press BACK LIGHT in CAMERA or MEMORY mode The A indicator appears on the screen To cancel press BACK LIGHT again soseg Bupa BACK LIGHT If you press EXPOSURE when shooting backlit subjects The backlight function will be canceled Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot The NightShot function enables you to shoot a subject in a dark place For example you can satisfactorily record the environment of nocturnal animals for observation when you use this function While your camcorder is in CAMERA or MEMORY mode slide NIGHTSHOT to ON and NIGHTSHOT indicators flash on the screen To cancel the NightShot function slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF NIGHTSHOT OFF 1ON SUPER NIGHTSHOT NightShot Light emitter 23 24 Recording a picture
43. be distorted at the end of the inserted section This is not a malfunction To insert a scene without setting the insert end point Skip step 3 and 4 Press W when you want to stop inserting 77 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings To change the mode settings in the menu settings select the menu items with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The default settings can be partially changed First select the icon then the menu item and then the mode 1 In CAMERA VCR or MEMORY mode press MENU 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired icon then press the dial to set 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item then press the dial to set 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode and press the dial to set 5 If you want to change other items select RETURN and press the dial then repeat steps from 2 to 4 For details see Selecting the mode setting of each item p 79 MANUAL SET CAMERA VCR PROGRAM AE sy OTHERS MANUAL SET MANUAL SET PROGRAM AE 4P EFFECT W WORLD TIME D EFFECT vada Ec COMMANDER e DISPLAY AUTO SHTR RESELAND Erc 4 INDICATOR rs BENADIE vapadaaa MENU END MENU END OTHERS wr WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER m DISPLAY MEMORY amp REC LAMP feted INDICATOR P RETURN MANU
44. better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases e The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting subjects through glass coated with water droplets horizontal stripes subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky When you want to change the focus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the background e Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod s PF ia ibe i A 1 Set FOCUS to MANUAL in CAMERA or MEMORY mode The F indicator appears on the screen 2 Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus To return to the autofocus mode Set FOCUS to AUTO To focus precisely Adjust the zoom by first focusing at the T telephoto position and then shooting at the W wide angle position This makes focusing easier When you shoot close to the subject Focus at the end of the W wide angle position gt changes to the following indicators i when recording a distant subject amp when the subject is too close to focus on 46 Superimposing a title You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles p 49 You can also select the language color size and position of titles __ VACATION i pi 1 Press TITLE to display the title menu in the standby mode The title menu display appears on the screen 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select O then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUS
45. cable supplied with your camcorder Before operation e Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD e Press the following buttons to make the indicators disappear so that they will not be superimposed on the edited tape DISPLAY on your camcorder DATA CODE on the Remote Commander SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder 2 Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR 4 Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder 5 Start recording on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information 6unipa IN S VIDEO VIDEO Vv N Signal flow When you have finished dubbing a tape Press W on both your camcorder and the VCR You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems E 8 mm HiB Hi8 VHS VHS SiVHS S VHS WASIA VHSC SIWHSIA S VHSC I Betamax Beta ED Betamax IN mini DV DY DV or B Digital 59 Dubbing a tape If your VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and the white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV When the white plug is connected the left channel audio is output and the red plug is connected the right channel audi
46. camcorder in a high temperature and humidity place How to prevent moisture condensation When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place put your camcorder in a plastic bag and tightly seal it Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature after about 1 hour Maintenance information and precautions Maintenance information Cleaning the video heads To ensure normal recording and clear pictures clean the video heads When you playback record in the Digital8 system The video heads may be dirty when mosaic pattern noise appears on the playback picture playback pictures do not move playback pictures do not appear the indicator and sta CLEANING CASSETTE message appear one after another during recording If the video heads get dirtier the entire screen becomes blue g When you play back in the Hi8 Standard 8 analog system The video heads may be dirty when playback pictures contain noise playback pictures are hardly visible playback pictures do not appear uoneuuojuj jeuoppwW or If the above problem occurs clean the video heads with the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette optional Check the picture and if the above problem persists repeat cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty we recommend using a LCD Cleaning Kit optional t
47. cassette Recording playback time using 120 min Hi8 video cassette SP mode 1 hour LP mode 1 hour and 30 minuites Fastforward rewind time using 120 min Hi8 video cassette Approx 5 min View finder Electric Viewfinder Monochrome Image device 4 5 mm 1 4 type CCD Charge Coupled Device Approx 1 070 000 pixels Memory mode 1 000 000 pixels Camera mode 690 000 pixels Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 37 mm 1 1 2 in 18x Optical 500x Digital Focal length 4 1 73 8 mm 3 16 3 in When converted to a 35 mm still camera Camera mode 47 846 mm 1 7 8 33 3 8 in Memory mode 39 702 mm 1 9 16 27 3 4 in Color temperature Auto Minimum illumination 7 Ix lux F 1 8 0 Ix lux in the NightShot mode Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be shot with infrared lighting Input output connectors S video input output 4 pin mini DIN Luminance signal 1 Vp p 75 Q ohms unbalanced Chrominance signal 0 286 Vp p 75 Q ohms unbalanced Audio Video input output AV MINIJACK 1 Vp p 75 Q ohms unbalanced sync negative 327 mV at output impedance more than 47 kQ kilohms Output impedance with less than 2 2 KQ kilohms Stereo minijack 3 5 mm Input impedance more than 47 kQ kilohms Headphone jack Stereo minijack 3 5 mm USB jack mini B LANC jack Stereo mini minijack 2 5 mm MIC jack Stereo minijack
48. f The image is mosaic b c d e f 1 Press MENU to display the menu settings in CAMERA mode 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select W then press the dial 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select P EFFECT then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired picture effect mode then press the dial MANUAL SET j4 PROGRAM_AE P EFFECT D EFFECT c AUTO SHTR B amp W RETURN SOLARIZE SLIM STRETCH PASTEL MOSAIC MENU END To turn the picture effect function off Set P EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings While using the picture effect function You cannot select OLD MOVIE with the digital effect function When you turn the power off The picture effect is automatically canceled suone1d9 Bulpicosy psoueapy 39 Using special effects Digital effect You can add special effects to recorded image using the various digital functions The sound is recorded normally STILL You can record a still image so that it is superimposed on a moving image FLASH FLASH MOTION You can record still images successively at constant intervals LUMI LUMINANCEKEY You can swap a brighter area in a still image with a moving image TRAIL You can record the image so that an incidental image like a trail is left SLOW SHTR SLOW SHUTTER You can slow down the shutter speed The slow shutter mode is good for recording dark image
49. has a self diagnosis display function This function displays the current condition of your camcorder as a 5 digit code a combination of a letter and figures on the screen or in the display window If a 5 digit code is displayed check the following code chart The last two digits indicated by OO will differ depending on the state of your camcorder Self diagnosis display eC 00 00 You can service your camcorder yourself eE 00 00 Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony facility LCD screen viewfinder or display window Five digit display Cause and or Corrective Actions c 04 00 e You are using a battery pack that is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack gt Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 148 C 21 00 e Moisture condensation has occurred gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 152 C 22 00 e The video heads are dirty gt Clean the heads using the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette optional p 153 Bunooyse qnoiL C31 e A malfunction other than the above that you can service C 32 has occurred gt Remove the cassette and insert it again then operate your camcorder gt Disconnect the power cord of the AC power adaptor or remove the battery pack After reconnecting the power source operate your camcorder E 61 00 e A malfunction that you cannot service has
50. lamp on the SUPER LASER LINK button goes out If you use a Sony TV e You can turn on the TV automatically when you press SUPER LASER LINK on your camcorder To do so do as follow in advance Turn the TV s main switch on Set AUTO TV ON to ON in the menu settings Point the super laser link emitter of your camcorder at the TV s remote sensor e You can switch the video input of the TV automatically to the one which the AV cordless IR receiver is connected To do so set AUTO TV ON to ON and TV INPUT to the same video input 1 2 3 in the menu settings With some models however the picture and sound may be disconnected momentarily when the video input is switched e The above feature may not work on some TV models If you turn the power off Super laser link function turns off automatically When super laser link is activated the SUPER LASER LINK button is lit Your camcorder consumes power Press SUPER LASER LINK to turn off the super laser link function when it is not needed fa is a trademark of Sony Corporation inte Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on atape Tape Photo recording You can record a still image like a photograph This mode is useful when you want to record an image such as a photograph or when you print a picture using a video printer optional You can record about 510 images in the SP mode and about 765 images in the LP mode on a tape which can record for 60
51. not work in the PROGRAM AE mode Slow shutter Old movie e The following functions do not work in the low lux mode Digital effect Overlap Wipe Dot e While setting the NIGHTSHOT to ON the PROGRAM AE function does not work The indicator flashes e While shooting in MEMORY mode the low lux mode and the sports lesson mode do not work The indicator flashes If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in color may occur in the following modes If this happens turn the PROGRAM AE function off Soft portrait mode Sports lesson mode Adjusting the exposure manually You can manually adjust and set the exposure Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases The subject is backlit Bright subject and dark background To record dark pictures e g night scenes faithfully 1 Press EXPOSURE in CAMERA or MEMORY mode The exposure indicator appears on the screen 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness EXPOSURE suoperado Bulpscosy psouenpy To return to the automatic exposure mode Press EXPOSURE Note When you adjust the exposure manually the backlight function does not work in CAMERA or MEMORY mode Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic mode if you change the PROGRAM AE mode if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON 45 Focusing manually You can gain
52. ser Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation Memory STICK mu e Windows and ActiveMovie DirectShow are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries e Macintosh and Mac OS QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc e All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual suonesdo opas AioweNW 89 90 Using Memory Stick introduction Inserting Memory Stick Insert a Memory Stick in the Memory Stick slot as far as it can go with the A mark facing toward the Memory Stick slot as illustrated below Memory Stick eject button Memory Stick slot Access lamp To eject the Memory Stick Press the Memory Stick eject button The Memory Stick pops up When the access lamp is lit or flashing Do not shake or strike your camcorder because your camcorder is reading the data from the Memory Stick or recording the data on the Memory Stick Do not turn the power off eject the Memory Stick or remove the battery pack Otherwise the image data breakdown may occur If 1 MEMORY STICK ERROR is displayed The Memory Stick may be corrupted If this occurs use another Memory Stick Using Me
53. swapped with a still image M OVERLAP Memory overlap You can make a moving image fade in on top of a still image recorded on the Memory Stick as the overlap function Still image Moving image M CHROM Blue Still image M LUMI HAPPY BIRTHDAY Still image C CHROM Still image M OVERLAP gt a gt The superimposed image using Memory overlap function can be recorded on tapes only 110 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX Recording superimposed images on a tape Before operation e Insert a Hi8 Hi E Digital8 B tape for recording into your camcorder e Insert a Memory Stick is recorded still images into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA 2 Press MEMORY MIX in the standby mode The last recorded or last composed image appears on the lower part of the screen as a thumbnail image 3 Press MEMORY to select the still image you want to superimpose To see the previous image press MEMORY To see the next image press MEMORY 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode The mode changes as follows M CHROM gt M LUMI gt C CHROM gt M OVERLAP 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The still image is superimposed on the moving image 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect M CHROM The color blue scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped wit
54. switch is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to display the menu 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select J then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select STILL SET still image or MOVIE SET moving picture then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IMAGESIZE then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired image size then press the dial The indicator changes as follows Still images lajes gt Eee Moving pictures CEON gt iO suopedo PRS owaNW 93 94 Using Memory Stick introduction STILL SET MEMORY SET wr STILL SET w MOVIE SET PRINT MARK PROTECT SLIDE SHOW amp DELETE ALL ere FORMAT PRETURN MENU END MOVIE SET MEMORY SET w STILL SET Pic MODE w QUALITY k4 IMAGESIZE amp RETURN ETC 2 MENU END STILL SET MEMORY SET uw MOVIE SET IMAGESIZE 320x240 w IREMAIN j4 RETURN ETC 2 REMAIN 40sec I MENU END MOVIE SET MEMORY SET ite wm STILL SET wm PIC MODE tT QUALITY MEMORY SET io wm MOVIE SET IMAGES I ZE 320x240 tj lt IREMAIN 160x112 4 IMAGES ZE 4fi 152x864 e4 PRETURN amp RETURN 640x480 Ss ETC 2 REMAIN 6 MENU END REMAIN 40sec MENU END 6 STILL
55. system Digital signals are output as the image signals from the DV IN OUT jack You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable See page 149 for more infomation about i LINK The following functions do not work during digital editing Picture effect Digital effect PB ZOOM If you record playback pause picture via the DV IN OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough Also when you play back the recorded pictures on other video equipment the picture may jitter 6unipa 61 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing You can duplicate selected scenes programs for editing onto a tape without operating the VCR Scenes can be selected by frame You can set up to 20 programs Unwanted scene Unwanted scene Before operating the Digital program editing function Step 1 Connecting the VCR p 62 Step 2 Setting the VCR for operation p 63 67 Step 3 Adjusting the synchronicity of the VCR p 68 When you dub using the same VCR again you can skip steps 2 and 3 Using the Digital program editing function Operation 1 Making the program p 70 Operation 2 Performing Digital program editing dubbing a tape p 72 Notes e The Digital program editing works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 F system You cannot dub titles or display indicators e When you connect with an i LINK cable DV connecting cable you may not be able to operate the du
56. tape Photo save To stop copying Press MENU to stop copying When the memory of the Memory Stick is full MEMORY FULL appears on the screen and the copying stops Insert another Memory Stick and repeat the procedure from step 2 Image size of still images Image size is automatically set to 640 x 480 When the access lamp is lit or flashing Do not shake or strike your camcorder As well do not turn the power off eject the Memory Stick or remove the battery pack Otherwise the image data breakdown may occur If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK NOT READY appears on the screen when you select PHOTO SAVE in the menu settings When you change the Memory Stick in the middle of copying Your camcorder resumes copying from the last image recorded on the previous Memory Stick 116 Viewing a still image Memory Photo playback You can play back still images recorded on a Memory Stick You can also play back 6 images at a time by selecting the index screen Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN 3 Press MEMORY PLAY The last recorded image is displayed 4 Press MEMORY to select the desired still image To see the previous image press MEMORY To see the next i
57. the battery s temperature is extremly high or low because of the ambient temperature Approximate number of minutes to charge an empty battery pack at 25 C 77 F Recording time DCR TRV730 Recording with Recording with Battery pack the viewfinder the LCD screen Continuous Typical Continuous Typical NP FM5B0 supplied 120 70 100 55 NP FM30 75 45 60 35 NP FM70 255 145 210 120 NP FM90 390 230 325 185 NP FM91 455 265 375 215 DCR TRV828 TRV830 Recording with Recording with Battery pack the viewfinder the LCD screen Continuous Typical Continuous Typical NP FM5B0 supplied 120 65 95 55 NP FM30 75 40 55 30 NP FM70 255 145 200 115 NP FM90 390 225 305 180 NP FM91 455 260 350 205 Approximate number of minutes when you use a fully charged battery Approximate continuous recording time at 25 C 77 F The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment Approximate number of minutes when recording while you repeat recording start stop zooming and turning the power on off The actual battery life may be shorter Step 1 Preparing the power supply Playing time DCR TRV730 Playing time Playing time Battery pack on eb sdach with LeD closed NP FM5B0 supplied 120 155 f NP FM30 75 95 ki NP FM70 255 320 g NP FM90 390 490 H NP FM91 455 565 DCR TRV828 TRV830 Playing time Playing time Battery pack on UCO ereen wi
58. w CONTROL IR COMMANDER ADJ TEST i LINK Z DISPLAY p i IN Oo CUT IN a VIDEO EDIT so B CUT OUT amp EDIT SET IR SETUP IR SETUP Erc INDICATOR 4 PAUSEMODE eld PAUSEMODE P 4PRETURN IR TEST IR TEST RETURN RETURN MENU END MENU END MENU END OTHERS EDIT SET OTHERS OTHERS 4 PAUSEMODE 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST IR TEST 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN RETURN RETURN MENU END MENU END MENU END vEbaoaas Continued on the following page 67 68 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Step 3 Adjusting the synchronicity of the VCR You can adjust the synchronicity of your camcorder and the VCR Have a pen and paper ready for notes Before operation eject the cassette from your camcorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Set the POWER swtich to VCR on your camcorder Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into the VCR then set to recording pause When you select i LINK in CONTROL you do not need to set to recording pause Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ADJ TEST then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial IN and OUT are recorded on an image for 5 times each to calculate the numerical values f
59. with your computer or shot with other equipment These files may not be displayed on the index screen 119 Viewing a moving picture MPEG movie playback You can play back moving pictures recorded on a Memory Stick You can also play back 6 images including still images in order at a time by selecting the index screen Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK switch is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MEMORY PLAY The last recorded image is displayed 3 Press MEMORY to select the desired moving pictures To see the previous picture press MEMORY To see the next picture press MEMORY 4 Press MPEG B gt Ill to start playback To stop MPEG movie playback Press MPEG B gt II Note You may not be able to play back images correctly on your camcorder when playing back image data modified with your computer playing back image data shot with other equipment To play back recorded images on a TV screen e Connect your camcorder to the TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder before operation e Turn the audio volume of the TV down before operation or noise howling may be output from the TV speakers Recording data When you press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander you can see the recording data The display changes as follows date time no indicator When no image is r
60. 3 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 23 S VIDEO jack sceseeeeeeeeseese 31 T U V Tape counter sinnini Tape PB ZOOM s Tape photo recording 33 Telephoto ssion 21 Time code 22 Transition sssssssesssseessseeeseseeeee TV color systems ne Y USB jack ssseeeecsccesseneee W X Y Z Warning indicators 0 144 Wide angle 21 Wide mode 36 WIPE eiii 37 WORLD TIME 87 Write protect tab 0 18 Zero set memory 51 55 77 ZOOMT eiee aieea 21 aua PNO 167 Sony Piine http Awww world sony com Printed on recycled paper Sony Corporation Printed in Japan 306652112
61. 3 5 mm 3 DV input output 4 pin connector LCD screen Picture DCR TRV730 6 2 cm 2 5 type 50 3 x 37 4 mm 2x 11 2 in DCR TRV828 TRV830 8 8 cm 3 5 type 72 2 x 50 4 mm 2 7 8 x 2 in Total dot number DCR TRV730 61 600 280 x 220 DCR TRV828 TRV830 123 200 560 x 220 General Power requirements 7 2 V battery pack 8 4 V AC power adaptor Average power consumption when using the battery pack During camera recording using LCD DCR TRV730 4 8 W DCR TRV828 TRV830 5 1 W Viewfinder 4 0 W Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions Approx 89 x 102 x 227 mm 835 8x41 8x9 in w h d Mass approx DCR TRV730 970 g 2 lb 2 oz DCR TRV828 TRV830 980 g 2 Ib 2 oz excluding the battery pack cassette and shoulder strap DCR TRV730 1120 g 2 lb 7 02 DCR TRV828 TRV830 1130 g 2 lb 7 oz including the battery pack NP FM50 120min Hi8 cassette and shoulder strap Supplied accessories See page 10 uoneuuojuj euo ppY 157 158 Specifications AC power adaptor Power requirements 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 23 W Output voltage DC OUT 8 4 V 1 5 A in the operating mode Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 125 x 39 x 62 mm 519 16 x21 2 in
62. AL SET PROGRAM AE AUTO SHTR THER S ORLD TIME EEP OTHERS a WORLD TIME BEEP MENU END COMMANDER 41 NDICATOR PRETURN OTHERS wr WORLD TIME RETURN OTHERS tm WORLD TIME w BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY amp REC LAMP Erc 4 INDICATOR RETURN OTHERS w WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER e DISPLAY amp REC LAMP letcld INDICATOR TURN P PRE 78 Changing the menu settings Selecting the mode setting of each item is the default setting To make the menu display disappear Press MENU Menu items are displayed as the following icons MANUAL SET CAMERA SET VCR SET LCD VF SET MEMORY SET PRINT SET TAPE SET SETUP MENU etc OTHERS Heaeodaaa Menu items differ according to the position of the POWER switch The screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch MT PROGRAM AE _ To suit your specific shooting requirement CAMERA p 48 MEMORY P EFFECT _ To add special effects like those in films or on the CAMERA TV to images p 39 VCR D EFFECT To add special effects using the various digital CAMERA functions p 40 VCR AUTO SHTR ON To automatically activate the electronic shutter CAMERA when shooting in
63. AsT AEIOU UVWXY AEORE SET UVWXY AEOEE Z amp 2 AONSB Z amp AONSS 4 ATOUA 24 ALOUA TITLE END TITLE END 49 50 Making your own titles To change a title you have stored In step 3 select CUSTOM1 SET or CUSTOM SET depending on which title you want to change then press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select then press the dial to delete the title The last character is erased Enter the new title as desired If you take 3 minutes or longer to enter characters in the standby mode while a cassette is in your camcorder The power automatically goes off The characters you have entered remain stored in memory Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG once and turn it to CAMERA again then proceed from step 1 We recommend setting the POWER switch to VCR or removing the cassette so that your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters If you select 9P2 The menu for selecting alphabet and Russian characters appear Select P1 to return to the previous screen To erase a character Select The last character is erased To enter a space Select Z amp then select the blank part Inserting a scene You can insert a scene in the middle of a recorded tape by setting the start and end points The previously recorded frames between these start and end points will be erased Use the Remote Commander for this opera
64. Cable Use the Sony i LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV dubbing i LINK and are trademarks 150 Using your camcorder abroad Using your camcorder abroad You can use your camcorder in any country or area with the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz When charging the battery pack use a commercially available AC plug adaptor a if necessary depending on the design of the wall outlet b AC L1OA L10B LI0 aa E gt HE Your camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder If you want to view the playback picture on a TV it must be an NTSC system based TV with VIDEO AUDIO input jack The following shows TV color systems used overseas NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Great Britain Holland Hong Kong Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand etc PAL M system Brazil uoneuuojuj jeuonippY PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM system Bulgaria France Guyana Hungary Iran Iraq Monaco Poland Russia Ukraine etc Simple setting of clock by time difference You can easily set the clock to the local time by s
65. D ROM drive e iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS 8 6 standard installation The USB connector must be provided as standard QuickTime 3 2 or newer must be installed to play back moving pictures Notes e Operations are not guaranteed for either the Windows or Macintosh environment if you connect 2 or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time or when using a hub e Depending on the type of USB equipment that is used simultaneously some equipment may not operate e Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above Viewing images using your computer Installing the USB driver Before connecting your camcorder to your computer install the USB driver to the computer The USB driver is contained together with application software for viewing images on a CD ROM which is supplied with your camcorder For Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows 2000 users 1 Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM drive of your computer The application software screen appears 3 Click USB Driver Installation for Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows 2000 USB driver installation starts 4 Follow the on screen messages to install the USB driver 5 Connect the Y USB jack on your camcorder with the USB connector on your computer using the supplied USB cable 6 Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder connect the AC power
66. DE e You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder e DEMO MODE is set to STBY Standby at the factory 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 e When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears on the screen and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings Note on DATA CODE Various settings when recorded are not displayed on the screen during MPEG movie playback moving picture playback p 28 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch WO RLD TIME To set the clock to the local time CAMERA Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to set a time MEMORY difference The clock changes by the time difference you set here If you set the time difference to 0 the clock returns to the originally set time BEEP MELODY To output the melody when you start stop CAMERA recording or when an unusual condition occurs VCR on your camcorder MEMORY NORMAL To output the beep instead of the melody OFF To cancel all sound including shutter sound COMMANDER ON To activate the Remote Commander supplied CAMERA with your camcorder VCR OFF To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid MEMORY remote control misoperation caused by other VCR s remote control D
67. EC dial to select CONTROL then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR SETUP then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the IR SETUP code number of your VCR then press the dial Check the code in About the IR SETUP code p 64 6unips OTHERS DATA CODE BEEP COMMANDER DISPLAY VIDEO EDIT EDIT SET DATE CAM OTHERS EDIT SET CONTROL iR ADJ TEST i LINK CUT IN INDICATOR RETURN MENU END T T T a a Ss Eg radaas IR SETUP 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST PRETURN MENU END 3 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST PRETURN MENU END OTHERS OTHERS EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ_TEST CUT IN CUT OUT OTHERS EDIT SET pagada 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST PRETURN MENU END 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST PRETURN MENU END gp eae IR SETUP 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST 4 PRETURN MENU END 63 Continued on the following page 64 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing About the IR SETUP code The IR SETUP code is stored in the memory of your camcorder Be sure to set the correct code depending on your VCR Default setting is code number 3
68. H EXEC dial to select the desired title then press the dial The titles are displayed in the language you selected 4 Change the color size or position if necessary Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the color size or position then press the dial The item appears on the screen Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item then press the dial Repeat steps and until the title is laid out as desired 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting 6 Press START STOP to start recording 7 When you want to stop recording the title press TITLE PRESET TITLE PRESET TITLE HELLO T p i G HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS CONGRATULATIONS OUR SWEET BABY WEDDING WEDDING VACATION VACATION THE END THE END RETURN TITLE END TITLE END PRESET TITLE KHELLO Gl HAPPY BIRTHDAY T HAPPY HOLIDAYS Allis CONGRATULATIONS s r OUR SWEET BABY VACATION WEDDING P x ACAT ION JULUN THE END RETURN pi TITLE END TITLE END SMALL ITLE LARGE wa ttl l VACATION VACATION CEINA TITLE END suonedo Bulpicosy psoueapy Superimposing a title To superimpose the title while you are recording Press TITLE while you are recording and carry out steps 2 to 5 When you press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial at step 5 the title is re
69. IN jack with the plug s A mark facing up 2 Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor 3 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet 4 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG Charging begins The remaining battery time is indicated in minutes on the display window When the remaining battery indicator changes to normal charge is completed To fully charge the battery full charge leave the battery pack attached after normal charge is completed until FULL appears on the display window Fully charging the battery allows you to use the battery longer than usual oxo The number in the illustration of the display window may differ from that on your camcorder After charging the battery pack Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camcorder Step 1 Preparing the power supply Note Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the DC plug of the AC power adaptor This may cause a short circuit damaging the AC power adaptor When the battery pack is charged fully The LCD backlight of the display window is turned off Remaining battery time indicator The remaining battery time indicator in the display window roughly indicates the recording time with the viewfinder pepeys Bun Until your camcorder calculates the actual remaining battery time min appears in the display window While charging the battery pack no indicator ap
70. ISPLAY LCD To show the display on the LCD screen and in CAMERA the viewfinder VCR V OUT LCD To show the display on the TV screen LCD MEMORY screen and in the viewfinder REC LAMP ON To light up the camera recording lamp at the CAMERA front of your camcorder MEMORY OFF To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the subject is not aware of the recording VIDEO EDIT To make program and perform video editing VCR p 62 EDIT SET To adjust and set the synchronicity of your VCR camcorder and a VCR for dubbing in edit set mode p 62 INDICATOR BL OFF To turn off the backlight on display window CAMERA BLON To turn on the backlight VCR MEMORY Note If you press DISPLAY with DISPLAY set to V OUT LCD in the menu settings the picture from a TV or VCR will not appear on the screen even when your camcorder is connected to outputs on the TV or VCR Except when your camcorder is connected with the i LINK cable In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source The AUDIO MIX FLASH LVL COMMANDER and HiFi SOUND items are returned to their default settings The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed Notes on INDICATOR e When you select BL ON battery life is reduced by about 3 percent during recording e When you use power sources other than the battery pack BL ON is automatically selected 4BPuCoweD no HuizwuosnD 87 Memory Stick operations Using Memory Stick introduction
71. Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Play back the image you want to protect 3 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select j then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PROTECT then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial 7 Press MENU to erase the menu display The o mark is displayed beside the data file name of the protected image ORETURN MENU END MEMORY SET 21 4000 MEMORY SET 21 4000 PRINT MARK FQMPROTECT _ MON amp SLIDE SHOW DELETE ALL ere FORMAT ere FORMAT P ORETURN P RETURN E MENU END MENU END MEMORY SET 21 4000 a STILL SET MOVIE SET PRINT MARK PROTECT N P PRETURN MENU END To cancel image protection Select OFF in step 6 then press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial Note Formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick including the protected image data Check the contents of the Memory Stick before formatting If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK 132 You cannot carry out image protection Deleting images You can delete images stored in a Memory Stick Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorde
72. LINK standard and its features What is i LINK i LINK is a digital serial interface for handling digital video digital audio and other data in two directions between equipment having the i LINK jack and for controlling other equipment i LINK compatible equipment can be connected by a single i LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various digital AV equipment When two or more i LINK compatible equipment are connected to this unit in a daisy chain operations and data transactions are possible with not only the equipment that this unit is connected to but also with other devices via the directly connected equipment Note however that the method of operation sometimes varies according to the characteristics and specifications of the equipment to be connected and that operations and data transactions are sometimes not possible on some connected equipment Note Normally only one piece of equipment can be connected to this unit by the i LINK cable DV cable When connecting this unit to i LINK compatible equipment having two or more i LINK jacks DV jacks refer to the instruction manual of the equipment to be connected About the Name i LINK i LINK is a more familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY and is a trademark approved by many corporations IEEE 1394 is an international standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
73. NU END MENU END Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Erasing the program you have set Erase OUT first and then IN from the last set program 1 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select UNDO then press the dial 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial The last set program mark flashes then the setting is canceled To cancel erasing Select RETURN in step 2 Erasing all programs 1 Select VIDEO EDIT in the menu settings Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ERASE ALL then press the dial 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial All the program marks flash then the settings are canceled 6unipa To cancel erasing all programs Select RETURN in step 2 To cancel a program you have set Press MENU The program is stored in memory until the tape is ejected Notes e The Digital program editing does not work when PB MODE is set to Hli B E in the menu settings e You cannot operate recording during Digital program editing You cannot set IN or OUT to the following portions of the tape a blank portion of the tape a portion recorded in a system other than Digital8 E9 The total time code may not be displayed correctly in the following cases there is a blank portion between IN and OUT on the tape the tape is not recorded in the Digital8 E system Continued on the following page 71 72 Dubbing only desired scenes
74. R e XJ o DIRECTORY ERROR e DY NO PRINT MARK e NI NO STILL IMAGE FILE e DELETING e FORMATTING e 4 NOW CHARGING Warning indicators and messages Set the date and time p 17 Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 148 Use Hi8 FI EI Digital8 F tapes when you record in the LP mode p 85 The tape has run out Insert a cassette tape The video heads are dirty p 153 You tried to record a picture that has a copyright control signal p 146 The Memory Stick is full p 99 The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK p 88 No still image is recorded on the Memory Stick p 118 No Memory Stick is inserted You are trying to record an image with sound that cannot be recorded by your camcorder on Memory Stick p 107 The Memory Stick data is corrupted p 90 Check the type of formatting p 84 Bunooyse qnoiL The Memory Stick has more than one directory such as 100msdcf p 117 You selected MARKED in 9PIC PRINT in the menu settings using a Memory Stick contains no image with a print mark p 137 You selected MULTI in 9PIC PRINT in the menu settings using a Memory Stick contains no still image p 137 You tried to record on a Memory Stick while deleting data You tried to record on a Memory Stick while formatting it Charging an external flash optional does not work correctly
75. S ONY 3 066 521 12 1 Digital Video Camera Recorder B Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DCR TRV __________ Model No AC Serial No Serial No Digital Handycam D infourrHium M SERIES AAS e DCR TRV830 Memory STICK mm A Digital 8 DCR TRV730 TRV828 TRV830 2001 Sony Corporation come Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder With your Digital Handycam you can capture life s precious moments with superior picture and sound quality Your Digital Handycam is loaded with advanced features but at the same time it is very easy to use You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure th
76. The melody or beep sounds for 5 seconds e Moisture condensation has occurred gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 152 e Some troubles has occurred in your camcorder gt Remove the cassette and insert it again then operate your camcorder You cannot charge the battery pack e The POWER switch is not set to OFF CHG gt Set it to OFF CHG While charging the battery pack the backlight of the display window does not light e Charging the battery pack is completed e The battery pack is not properly installed gt Install it properly p 11 While charging the battery pack the remaining battery time indicator flashes e The battery pack is not properly installed gt Install it properly e Something is wrong with the battery pack gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility e The battery s temperature is extremly high or low because of the ambient temperature No function works though the power is on e Disconnect the power cord of the AC power adaptor or remove the battery then reconnect it in about one minute Turn the power on If the functions still do not work open the LCD panel and press the RESET button under DISPLAY button using a sharp pointed object If you press the RESET button all the settings including the date and time return to the default p 161 Self diagnosis display Your camcorder
77. ages 12 images FINE FINE 81 images 25 images STANDARD STD 122 images 37 images 16MB type optional Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SFN 82 images 25 images FINE FINE 164 images 51 images STANDARD STD 246 images 75 images 95 Using Memory Stick introduction 32MB type optional Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SEN 164 images 52 images FINE FINE 329 images 104 images STANDARD STD 494 images 152 images 64M B type optional Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SEN 329 images 104 images FINE FINE 659 images 208 images STANDARD STD 988 images 304 images 128MB type optional Image size 640 x 480 1152 x 864 SUPER FINE SEN 659 images 208 images FINE FINE 1319 images 416 images STANDARD STD 1978 images 608 images Approximate time of moving pictures you can record ona Memory Stick The time of moving pictures you can record varies depending on which image size you select and the complexity of the subject 4MB type supplied Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 2 min 40 sec 40 sec 8MB type optional Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 5 min 20 sec 1 min 20 sec 16MB type optional Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 10 min 40 sec 2 min 40 sec 32MB type optional Picture size 160 x 112 320 x 240 Recording time 21 min 20 sec 5 min 20 sec
78. ain and sea water Letting your camcorder get wet may cause your camcorder to malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired a e Never leave your camcorder exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as ina car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight b e Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors Exposing the LCD screen the finder or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions c e Do not directly shoot the sun Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction Take pictures of the sun in low light conditions such as dusk d a b wig SO X 4 10 Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder l N A l N jo Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 165 AC L10A L10B L10C AC power adaptor 1 Power cord 1 p 12 NP FM50 battery pack 1 p 11 12 Size AA R6 battery for Remote Commander 2 p 165 A V connecting cable 1 p 31 Shoulder strap 1 p 159 Lens cap 1 p 19 USB cable 1 p 123 10 11 12 13 14 15
79. ally when checking recorded images or during a presentation Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select j then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SLIDE SHOW then press the dial 5 Press MEMORY PLAY Your camcorder plays back the images recorded on the Memory Stick in sequence amp DELETE ALL ere FORMAT RETURN MENU END suopesdo opas own i SLIDE SHOW Cie 21 4000 100 0021 RETURN MENU END M PLAY START MENU END To stop the slide show Press MENU To pause during a slide show Press MEMORY PLAY To start the slide show from a particular image Select the desired image using MEMORY buttons before step 2 To view the recorded images on TV Connect your camcorder to a TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder before operation If you change the Memory Stick during operation The slide show does not operate If you change the Memory Stick be sure to follow the steps again from the beginning 131 Preventing accidental erasure Image protection To prevent accidental erasure of important images you can protect selected images Before operation
80. am editing has not yet been made i LINK is selected but an i LINK cable DV connecting cable is not connected The power of the connected VCR is not turned on when you set i LINK Using with analog video unit and your computer Signal convert function OUT S VIDEO You can capture images and sound from an analog video unit connected to your computer which has the i LINK DV jack to your camcorder Before operation Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Set A V DV OUT in amp to ON in the menu settings p 78 3 Start playback on the analog video unit 4 Start capturing procedures on your computer The operation procedures depend on your computer and the software which you use For details on how to capture images refer to the instruction manual of your computer and software Supa AUDIO VIDEO optional A Signal flow After capturing images and sound Stop capturing procedures on your computer and stop the playback on the analog video unit Notes e You need to install software which can exchange video signals Depending on the condition of the analog video signals the computer may not be able to output the images correctly when you convert analog video signals into digital video signals via your camcorder Depending on the analog video unit the image may contain noise or incor
81. arks in recording order DATE TIME OFF To make prints without the recording dateand MEMORY time DATE To make prints with the recording date DAY amp TIME To make prints with the recording date and time p 137 Notes on formatting e Supplied or optional Memory Stick s have been formatted at factory Formatting with this camcorder is not required Do not turn the POWER switch or press any button while the display shows FORMATTING e You cannot format the Memory Stick if the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK e Format the Memory Stick if 1 FORMAT ERROR appears Formatting erases all information on the Memory Stick Check the contents of the Memory Stick before formatting e Formatting erases sample images on the Memory Stick e Formatting erases the protected image data on the Memory Stick Note on PRINT SET 9PIC PRINT and DATE TIME are displayed only when an external printer supplied with DCR TRV830 only is connected to the intelligent accessory shoe Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch oo REC MODE sP 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 12BIT 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
82. at may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Never expose the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight For the customers in the U S A and CANADA DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY LITHIUM ION BATTERY DISPOSE OF PROPERLY You can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center Note In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or business trash may be prohibited For the Sony Service Center nearest you call 1 800 222 SONY United States only For the Sony Factory Service Center nearest you call 416 499 SONY Canada only Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion battery For customers in the U S A If you have any questions about this product you may call Sony Customer Information Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 The number below is for the FCC related matters only Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity SONY DCR TRV730 DCR TRV828 DCR TRV830 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Trade Name Model No Address 680 Kinderkamack Road Oradell NJ 07649 U S A Telephone No 201 930 6972 This device complies wi
83. ay appear at the center or top and bottom of the screen This is not a malfunction Viewing the recording on TV Connect your camcorder to your TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder to watch the playback picture on the TV screen You can operate the playback control buttons in the same way as when you monitor playback pictures on the LCD screen When monitoring the playback picture on the TV screen we recommend that you power your camcorder from a wall outlet using the AC power adaptor p 16 Refer to the operating instructions of your TV Open the jack cover Connect your camcorder to the TV using the A V connecting cable Then set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR soiseg gt peqheid White Yellow S VIDEO IN S VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO Signal flow Rod If your TV is already connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR by using the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE If your TV or VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and the white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV If you connect the white plug the sound is L left signal If you connect the red plug the sound is R right signal If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable optional to obtain high quality pictures
84. bbing function correctly depending on the VCR Set CONTROL to IR in the menu settings of your camcorder e When editing digital video the operation signals cannot be sent with LANC Step 1 Connecting the VCR You can connect both an A V connecting cable and an i LINK cable DV connecting cable When you use the A V connecting cable connect the devices as illustrated in page 59 When you use an i LINK cable DV connecting cable connect the devices as illustrated in page 60 If you connect using an i LINK cable DV connecting cable With a digital to digital connection video and audio signals are transmitted in digital format for high quality editing Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Step 2 Setting the VCR to operate with the A V connecting cable To edit using the VCR send the control signal by infrared ray to the remote sensor on the VCR When you connect using an A V connecting cable follow the procedure below 1 to 4 to send the control signal correctly 1 Set the IR SETUP code O LLQ Q OO OO Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder Turn the power of the connected VCR on then set the input selector to LINE When you connect a video camera recorder set its power switch to VCR VTR Press MENU to display the menu Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select Etc then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EDIT SET then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EX
85. bright conditions MEMORY OFF To not automatically activate the electronic shutter even shooting in bright conditions JBPucoweD no HuizwwuosnD 79 80 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch SELFTIMER OFF Not to use the self timer function CAMERA ON To use the self timer function MEMORY D ZOOM OFF To deactivate digital zoom Up to 18x zoom is CAMERA carried out 36x To activate digital zoom More than 18x to 36x zoom is performed digitally p 21 500x To activate digital zoom More than 18x to 500x zoom is performed digitally p 21 16 9W IDE OFF CAMERA ON To record a 16 9 wide picture p 36 STEADYSHOT ON To compensate for camera shake CAMERA OFF To cancel the SteadyShot function Natural pictures are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod N S LIGHT ON To use the NightShot Light function p 24 CAMERA F z MEMORY OFF To cancel the NightShot Light function FLASH MODE ON To fire the flash optional regardless of the CAMERA brightness of the surroundings MEMORY AUTO The flash fires automatically AUTO To fire the flash before recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon FLASH LVL HIGH Makes the flash level higher than normal CAMERA NORMAL Normal setting MEMORY LOW Makes the flash level lower than normal Notes on the SteadyShot function e The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive cam
86. button p 111 117 f 3 Attaching the lens cap Attach the lens cap to the grip strap as illustrated 161 162 Identifying the parts and controls 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 is B Y H Lt if 3 SEIS Bl ES Intelligent accessory shoe 42 PHOTO button p 33 97 END SEARCH button p 26 43 Memory Stick eject button p 90 DISPLAY button p 28 44 Memory Stick slot p 90 PB ZOOM button p 54 129 45 Access lamp p 90 TITLE button p 47 46 SEL PUSH EXEC dial p 78 MEMORY MIX button p 111 47 MENU button p 78 Power zoom lever p 21 14 Intelligent Accessory Shoe Notes on the intelligent accessory shoe e The intelligent accessory shoe supplies power to optional accessories such as a video light microphone or printer e The intelligent accessory shoe is linked to the POWER switch allowing you to turn the power supplied by the shoe on and off Refer to the operating instructions of the accessory for further information e The intelligent accessory shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw e To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory Identifying the parts and controls aua PNO
87. camcorder When you use your camcorder on a sandy beach or in a dusty place protect it from the sand or dust Sand or dust may cause your camcorder to malfunction and sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired Maintenance information and precautions Connection to your computer e When recording with i LINK cable the image processed or edited by your computer use a new Hi8 Hi E Digital8 tape e When inputting the image recorded by Hi8 standard 8 analog system into your computer dub the image into a Digital8 3 or DV tape first and then input it into your computer When inputting the image recorded by Hi8 standard 8 system into Sony VAIO The Program Capture function of DVgate motion doesn t work To use this function dub the image into a Digital8 or DV tape first and then input it into your Sony VAIO AC power adaptor e Unplug the unit from the wall outlet when you are not using the unit for a long time To disconnect the power cord pull it out by the plug Never pull the power cord itself e Do not operate the unit with a damaged cord or if the unit has been dropped or damaged e Do not bend the power cord forcibly or place a heavy object on it This will damage the cord and may cause fire or electrical shock e Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the connecting section If this happens a short may occur and the unit may be damaged e Always keep metal contacts clean e Do no
88. cations between your camcorder and your computer may not recover after recovering from Suspend Resume or Sleep 125 126 Viewing images using your computer Image file storage destinations and image files Image files recorded with your camcorder are grouped in a folder The meanings of the file names are as follows OOOD stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999 For Windows 98 users The drive recognizing the camera is D A Desktop B My Computer fst 3 Floppy 4 W E Windows 98 C Folder containing still image data B 63 Removable Disk D EH Deim C 100msdet B C Mssony C3 Momito01 Folder containing moving picture data Folder File Meaning 100msdcf DSCOHOHOO JPG Still image file Mom10001 MOVODOIONOIO MPG Moving picture file copya the image recorded on Memory Stick to tapes You can copy images or titles recorded on Memory Stick s and record them to Hi8 Hli E Digital8 tapes Before operation Insert a Hi8 Hli E Digital8 tape for recording and a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Using the video control buttons search a point where you want to record the desired image Set the Hi8 Hi E Digital8 tape to playback pause mode 3 Press REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder The Hi8 Hi E Digital8 B tape i
89. ceeseeseesteeeee 82 Image protection Image quality mode Image size Seiten treat call 93 Index screen sesseessesseesseeseees 118 InfoLITHIUM battery pack ENE ET 148 M N Main sound Manual focus Memory chroma key 110 Memory luminance key 110 MEMORY MIX Memory overlap we Memory PB ZOOM ossee 129 Memory photo recording 97 Memory Stick 88 Menu settings Mirror mode Moisture condensation Monaural soL MONOTONE 37 MPEG we 88 MPEG movie recording 104 NIGHTSHOT NTSC system O P Q OLD MOVIE escesceceeeceeeseeees 40 Operation indicators 166 OVERLAP 87 Photo save 115 Photo scan 58 Photo search Picture effect Picture search Playback pause 3 Print mark aansens 136 PROGRAM AE eceeceeeeeeees 43 R Recording time 0 14 Rec Review on 26 Remaining battery time indicator o eeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 22 28 Remaining tape indicator 22 Remote Commander 165 Remote control jack LANC Remote sensor RESET button S Self diagnosis display 143 Self timer cceeeeeee 25 34 101 Shoulder strap 159 Signal convert function 73 Skip scan 29 Slide show 131 Slow playback 129 SLOW SHUTTER 40 STEADYSHOT 80 Stereo tape weeesecseceeeeeeseeneens 147 STILL Sub sound A SUPER LASER LINK
90. control buttons during recording between the scene recorded in the Digital8 B system and in the Hi8 standard 8 system suonewdo PRS AioweN 107 108 Recording moving pictures from a tape Recording a moving picture from other equipment Before operation Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Play back the recorded tape or turn the TV on to see the desired program The image of the other equipment is displayed on the screen 3 Follow step 3 on page 106 Using the AN connecting cable S VIDEO OUT VIDEO em 4 eas VCR N Signal flow Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video jack on the VCR or the TV If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable optional to obtain high quality pictures With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the TV or VCR Recording moving pictures from a tape Using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable optional Signal flow Note The NJ may flash in the following instances If this happens eject and insert Memory Stick again and record distortion free images When reco
91. corded To select the language of a preset title If you want to change the language select amp before step 2 Then select the desired language and return to step 2 If you display the menu while superimposing a title The title is not recorded while the menu is displayed To use the custom title If you want to use the custom title select in step 2 Title setting e The title color changes as follows WHITE gt YELLOW gt VIOLET RED gt CYAN gt GREEN gt BLUE e The title size changes as follows SMALL gt LARGE You cannot input more than 12 characters in LARGE size e The title position changes as follows 1 24 gt 34e 4e 5e 64 gt 74 gt 8 gt 9 The larger the position number the lower the title is positioned When you select the title size LARGE you cannot choose position 9 When you are selecting and setting the title You cannot record the title displayed on the screen When you superimpose a title while you are recording The beep does not sound While you are playing back You can superimpose a title However the title is not recorded on tape You can record a title when you dub a tape connecting your camcorder to the VCR with the A V connecting cable If you use the i LINK cable instead of the A V connecting cable you cannot record the title Making your own titles You can make up to two titles and store them in your camcorder Each title can have up to 20 characters 1 Press
92. ct AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B 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 4BPuCoweD no HuizwuosnD 85 86 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch amp 3 CLOCK SET To set the date or time p 17 CAMERA MEMORY AUTO TVON OFF CAMERA ON To automatically turn on the Sony TV when VCR using the super laser link function p 32 MEMORY TV INPUT VIDEO1 To switch the video input on a Sony TV when CAMERA VIDEO2 using the super laser link function p 32 VCR VIDEO3 MEMORY OFF LTR SIZE NORMAL To display selected menu items in normal size CAMERA VCR 2x To display selected menu items at twice the normal size MEMORY LANGUAGE ENGLISH To display the following information indicators CAMERA in English REC STBY min CAPTURE END VCR SEARCH and VOL MEMORY FRAN AIS To display the information indicators in French ESPA OL To display the information indicators in Spanish PORTUGU S To display the information indicators in Portuguese Gara To display the information indicators in Chinese DEMO MODE ON To make the demonstration appear CAMERA OFF To cancel the demonstration mode DATA CODE DATE CAM To display date time and recording data VCR during playback MEMORY DATE To display date and time during playback Notes on DEMO MO
93. ction Image quality settings Setting Meaning SUPER FINE SFN This is the highest image quality in your camcorder The number of still images you can record is less than in FINE mode The image is compressed to about 1 3 FINE FINE Use this mode when you want to record high quality images The image is compressed to about 1 6 STANDARD STD This is the standard image quality The image is compressed to about 1 10 Differences in image quality mode Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored into memory The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality mode and image size Details are shown in the table below You can select 1152 x 864 or 640 x 480 image size in the menu settings 1152 x 864 image size Image quality mode Memory capacity SUPER FINE About 600 KB FINE About 300 KB STANDARD About 200 KB 640 x 480 image size Image quality mode Memory capacity SUPER FINE About 190 KB FINE About 100 KB STANDARD About 60 KB Note on the image quality mode indicator This is only displayed during recording Using Memory Stick introduction Selecting the image size You can select either one of two image sizes Still images 1152 x 864 or 640 x 480 The default setting is 1152 x 864 Moving pictures 320 x 240 or 160 x 112 The default setting is 320 x 240 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK
94. d 1 Lch Main sound 2 Rch Sub sound When you use a tape recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system When you play back a dual sound track tape recorded in an AFM HiFi stereo system set HiFi SOUND to the desired mode in the menu settings p 78 Sound from speaker HiFi Sound Playing back Playing back a dual Mode a stereo tape sound track tape STEREO Stereo Main sound and sub sound 1 Monaural Main sound 2 Unnatural Sound Sub sound You cannot record dual sound programs on your camcorder uoReULOJU jeuonippY 147 148 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack What is the InfoLITHIUM battery pack The InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ion battery pack that has functions for communicating information related to operating conditions between your camcorder and an AC power adaptor The InfoLITHIUM battery pack calculates the power consumption according to the operating conditions of your camcorder and displays the remaining battery time in minutes Charging the battery pack e Be sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder e We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F until the backlight of the display window goes out indicating that the battery pack is fully charged If you charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range you may not be able to efficiently charge the battery pack e
95. date search does not work correctly e The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion p 56 The picture which is recorded in the Digital8 system is not played back e PB MODE is set to Hi E E in the menu settings gt Set it to AUTO p 78 The tape which is recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system is not played back correctly e Set PB MODE to Hi E E in the menu settings p 78 Continued on the following page Bunooyse qnoiL 139 140 Types of trouble and their solutions In the recording and playback modes Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The power does not turn on e The battery pack is not installed or is dead or nearly dead gt Install a charged battery pack p 11 12 e The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet gt Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet p 16 The end search function does not work e The tape was ejected after recording e You have not recorded on the new cassette yet The end search function does not work correctly e The tape has a blank portion in the beginning or middle The battery pack is quickly discharged e The operating temperature is too low e The battery pack is not fully charged gt Charge the battery pack fully again p 12 e The battery pack is completely dead and cannot be recharged gt Replace with a new battery pack p 11 The battery remaining indicator does not in
96. de e For 5 seconds after completing a moving picture recording ON To always display the remaining capacity of the Memory Stick PRINT MARK ON To write a print mark on still the recorded still VCR images you want to print out later p 136 MEMORY OFF To cancel print marks on still images PROTECT ON To protect selected images against accidental VCR erasure p 132 MEMORY OFF Not to protect images Note on IMAGESIZE If you set PIC MODE to MULTI SCRN IMAGESIZE is automatically set to 640 x 480 83 84 Changing the menu settings Icon item SLIDE SHOW Mode POWER Meaning switch To play back images in a continuous loop MEMORY p 131 DELETE ALL To delete all the images p 134 MEMORY FORMAT RETURN To cancel formatting MEMORY OK To format an inserted Memory Stick 1 Select FORMAT with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial then press the dial 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select OK then press the dial 3 After EXECUTE appears press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial FORMATTING appears during formatting COMPLETE appears when formatting is finished PHOTO SAVE To duplicate still images in the tape to VCR Memory Stick p 115 9PIC PRINT RETURN To cancel prints of split screen MEMORY SAME To make prints of same split screen p 137 MULTI To make prints of different split screen MARKED To make prints of images with print m
97. dicate the correct time or the power goes off although the battery remaining indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate e You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold environment for a long time e The battery pack is completely dead and cannot be recharged gt Replace with a new battery pack p 11 e The battery is dead gt Use a fully charged battery pack p 11 12 e A deviation has occurred in the remaining battery time gt Charge the battery fully so that the battery remaining indicator indicates correct time p 12 The cassette cannot be removed from the holder e The power source is disconnected gt Connect it firmly p 11 16 e The battery is dead gt Use a charged battery pack p 11 12 The B and amp indicators flash and no functions except for cassette ejection work e Moisture condensation has occurred gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 152 Types of trouble and their solutions When operating using the Memory Stick Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The Memory Stick does not e The POWER switch is not set to MEMORY function gt Set it to MEMORY p 97 e The Memory Stick is not inserted gt Insert a Memory Stick p 90 Recording does not function e The Memory Stick has already been recorded to its full capacity gt Delete unn
98. dicator is correct Note however that the correct battery indication sometimes will not be restored if it is used in high temperatures for a long time or left in a fully charged state or the battery pack is frequently used Regard the remaining battery time indication as the approximate shooting time e The J mark indicating there is little remaining battery time sometimes flashes depending on the operating conditions or ambient temperature and environment even if the remaining battery time is about five to ten minutes How to store the battery pack e Even if the battery pack is not used for a long time store it in a dry cool place after fully charging it once per year and then using the battery pack up on your camcorder This is to maintain the battery pack s functions e To use the battery pack up on your camcorder leave your camcorder in the shooting mode until the power goes off without a cassette inserted Battery life e The battery life is limited Battery capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more and as time passes When the available battery time is shortened considerably a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life Please buy a new battery pack e The battery life varies according to how it is stored and operating conditions and environment for each battery pack About i LINK The DV jack on this unit is an i LINK compliant DV input output jack This section describes the i
99. dicators disappear press DISPLAY again DISPLAY Using the data code function Your camcorder automatically records not only images on the tape but also the recording data date time or various settings when recorded Data code Use the Remote Commander for this operation Press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander in the playback mode The display changes as follows date time various settings SteadyShot exposure AUTO MANUAL white balance gain shutter speed aperture value no indicator Date time Various settings Ca 40min B SE 0 00 23 01 lt a40min B SP 0 00 23 01 JUL 4 2001 60 AWB d 12 05 56 AM F1 6 9dB d a SteadyShot off indicator b Exposure mode indicator c White balance indicator d Gain indicator e Shutter speed indicator f Aperture value Not to display various settings Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings p 78 The display changes as follows date time no indicator Note on the data code function The data code function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 9 system Recording data Recording data is your camcorder s information when you have recorded In the recording mode the recording data will not be displayed Playing back a tape When you use data code function bars and appear if A blank section of the tape is being played back The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or noise The tape was record
100. ding dates change or to edit the tape at each recording date oN JUL 4 2001 JUL 5 2001 ____ DEC 31 2001 ag t c 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the date search indicator appears on the screen The indicator changes as follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN gt no indicator t 3 When the current position is b press K to search towards a or press PPI to search towards c Your camcorder automatically starts playback at the point where the date changes Each time you press k or BPI the camcorder searches for the previous or next date DATE 00 SEARCH DATE 01 SEARCH To stop searching Press W Notes e The date search works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system e If one day s recording is less than two minutes your camcorder may not accurately find the point where the recording date changes If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The date search function may not work correctly Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan You can search for the recorded still image recorded on tape photo search You can also search for still images one after another and display each image for five seconds automatically photo scan Use the Remote Commander for these operations Searching for a photo 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press
101. djusting the exposure manually p 45 Functions to give images more impact e Digital zoom MENU p 78 The default setting is set to OFF To zoom greater than 18x select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings e Digital program editing p 62 e Fader p 37 e Picture effect p 39 e Digital effect p 40 e Title p 47 49 e MEMORY MIX p 110 Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings e END SEARCH EDITSEARCH Rec Review p 26 e Manual focus p 46 Functions to use after recording e Zero set memory p 55 e HiFi SOUND MENU p 78 e SUPER LASER LINK p 32 e Tape PB ZOOM p 54 Memory PB ZOOM p 129 Table of contents Main Features cccweniuunacmmroandansvey 4 Quick Start Guide ssss1111112111 6 Getting started Using this manual ccccscesesssesseesteeseeseenes 8 Checking supplied accessories 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supplly 11 Installing the battery pack 11 Charging the battery pack 12 Connecting to a wall outlet 00 16 Step 2 Setting the date and time 17 Step 3 Inserting a cassette Recording Basics Recording a picture scccceseceseeseeeeneenees 19 Shooting backlit subjects BACK LIGHT inaaianei 23 Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot Self timer recording cesceseeeeeeeseesees Checking the recording END SEARCH EDITSEARCH Rec Rev
102. e DC IN jack even when the power cord is not plugged into a wall outlet Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor Charger optional Step 2 Setting the date and time Set the date and time settings when you use your camcorder for the first time CLOCK SET will be displayed each time that you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY unless you set the date and time settings If you do not use your camcorder for about half a year the date and time settings may be released bars may appear because the built in rechargeable battery will have been discharged p 154 First set the year then the month the day the hour and then the minute 1 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY and then press MENU to display the menu settings 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 6 then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the desired year then press the dial 5 Set the month day and hour by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial 6 Set the minute by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by the time signal The clock starts to move 7 Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear D gt hk 3 popes Bun J SETUP MENU ec DEMO MODE MENU END SETUP MENU SJ4LANGUAGE ece DEMO MODE PRETURN MENU END
103. e sun or under direct sunlight e Keep the battery pack dry e Do not expose the battery pack to any mechanical shock e Do not disassemble nor modify the battery pack e Attach the battery pack to the video equipment securely e Charging while some capacity remains does not affect the original battery capacity Note on dry batteries To avoid possible damage from battery leakage or corrosion observe the following Be sure to insert the batteries with the polarities matched to the marks Dry batteries are not rechargeable Do not use a combination of new and old batteries Do not use different types of batteries Current flows from batteries when you are not using them for a long time Do not use leaking batteries If batteries are leaking e Wipe off the liquid in the battery compartment carefully before replacing the batteries e If you touch the liquid wash it off with water e If the liquid get into your eyes wash your eyes with a lot of water and then consult a doctor If any problem occurs unplug your camcorder and contact your nearest Sony dealer Specifications Video camera recorder System Video recording system 2 rotary heads Helical scaning system Audio recording system Rotary heads PCM system Quantization 12 bits Fs 32 kHz stereo 1 stereo 2 16 bits Fs 48 kHz stereo Video signal NTSC color EIA standards Recommended cassette Hi8 Digital8 video
104. ecessary images and record again p 133 e The Memory Stick formatted incorrectly is inserted gt Format the Memory Stick on your camcorder or use another Memory Stick p 84 e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 The image cannot be deleted e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 e The image is protected gt Cancel image protection p 132 3 You cannot format the Memory e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to 5 Stick LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 Deleting all the images cannot be e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to 2 carried out LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 You cannot protect the image e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 e The image to protect is not played back gt Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image p 117 You cannot write a print mark on e The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to the still image LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 e The image to write a print mark is not played back gt Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image p 117 e The Memory Stick has been recorded to its full capacity gt Delete unnecessary images and write a print mark again p 133 136 The photo save function does not e The write pro
105. ecorded on the Memory Stick The message NI NO FILE appears 120 Viewing a moving picture MPEG movie playback Screen indicators during moving picture playback Image size Picture number Total number of recorded pictures Memory playback indicator Protect indicator Data directory number File number suogesedo pS owa 121 122 Viewing images using your computer You can view data recorded on the Memory Stick using your computer On file format Data recorded on the Memory Stick is stored in the following formats Make sure that applications that support these file formats are installed on your computer e Still images JPEG format e Moving images audio MPEG format Recommended computer environment Recommended Windows environment OS Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows Me or Windows 2000 Professional standard installation is required However operation is not assured if the above environment is an upgraded OS CPU MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster The USB connector must be provided as standard ActiveMovie Player DirectShow must be installed to play back moving pictures Recommended Macintosh environment Macintosh computer with the Mac OS 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 standard installation However note that the update to Mac OS 9 0 should be used for the following models e iMac with the Mac OS 8 6 standard installation and a slot loading type C
106. ed by a camcorder without the date and time set Data code When you connect your camcorder to the TV the data code appears on the TV screen Remaining battery time indicator during playback The indicator indicates the approximate continuous playback time The indicator may a not be correct depending on the conditions in which you are playing back When you close the LCD panel and open it again it takes about 1 minute for the correct remaining battery time to be displayed Various playback modes To operate video control buttons set the POWER switch to VCR To view a still image playback pause Press Il during playback To resume playback press II or B To advance the tape Press in the stop mode To resume normal playback press B To rewind the tape Press lt 4 in the stop mode To resume normal playback press B To change the playback direction Press lt on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction To resume normal playback press B To locate a scene monitoring the picture picture search Keep pressing lt lt or gt gt during playback To resume normal playback release the button To monitor the high speed picture while advancing or rewinding the tape skip scan Keep pressing lt lt while rewinding or gt while advancing the tape To resume rewinding or advancing release the button To view the picture at slow speed slow playback Press B gt on the Remote Commander durin
107. er equipment You may not be able to play them back with your camcorder While recording on a Memory Stick using MEMORY MIX function You cannot use the following functions PROGRAM AE exposure Copying still images from a tape Photo save Using the search function you can automatically take in only still images from tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system and record them on a Memory Stick in sequence Before operation e Insert a tape recorded in the Digital8 E system and rewind the tape e Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select j then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PHOTO SAVE then press the dial PHOTO BUTTON appears on the screen 5 Press PHOTO deeper The still image from the tape is recorded on the Memory Stick The number of still images copied is displayed END is displayed when copying is completed PHOTO SAVE bP 0 00 00 00 PHOTO SAVE 0 30 00 00 21 408 25 400 Ceo FINE Cow FINE SAVING END 0 4 MENU END MENU END amp RETURN ETC MENU END PHOTO SAVE 0 00 00 00 21 4000 Cao FINE E PHOTO SAVE PHOTO BUTTON MENU END PHOTO START MENU END 115 Copying still images from a
108. era shake e Attachment of a conversion lens optional may influence the SteadyShot function If you cancel the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot off indicator appears on the screen Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera shake Notes on FLASH MODE and FLASH LVL e You cannot adjust FLASH MODE or FLASH LVL if the flash optional is not compatible with FLASH MODE or FLASH LVL e FLASH MODE and FLASH LVL are displayed only when an external flash optional is connected to the intelligent accessory shoe Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch AT HiFi SOUND STEREO To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track VCR tape with main and sub sound 1 To play back a stereo tape with the left sound or a dual sound track tape with main sound 2 To play back a stereo tape with the right sound or a dual sound track tape with sub sound TBC ON To correct jitter VCR OFF To not correct jitter Set TBC to OFF when playing back a tape on which you have dubbed over and recorded the signal of a TV game or similar machine TBC stands for Time Base Corrector DNR ON To reduce picture noise VCR OFF To reduce a conspicuous afterimage when the picture has a lot of movement DNR stands for Digital Noise Reduction AUDIO MIX E To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and VCR stereo 2 ST1 A ST2 PB MODE AUTO To automatically select the system Hi8 VCR standard
109. erference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The shielded interface cable supplied with this equipment must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For customers in CANADA CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT Memory Stick This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 N50 Main Features Taking moving or still images and playing them back e Recording a picture p 19 e Recording a still image on a tape p 33 e Playing back a tape p 27 e Recording still images or moving pictures on Memory Stick p 97 104 e Viewing a still image or a moving picture recorded on Memory Stick p 117 120 Capturing images on your computer e Using with analog video unit and your computer p 73 e Viewing still images or moving pictures recorded on Memory Stick using USB cable p 122 Other uses Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode e Back light p 23 e NightShot Super NightShot p 23 e PROGRAM AE p 43 e A
110. etting a time difference Select WORLD TIME in the menu settings See page 78 for more information 151 152 Maintenance information and precautions Moisture condensation If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense inside your camcorder on the surface of the tape or on the lens In this condition the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged or your camcorder may not operate correctly If there is moisture inside your camcorder the beep sounds and the indicator flashes When the amp indicator flashes at the same time the cassette is inserted in your camcorder If moisture condenses on the lens the indicator will not appear If moisture condensation occurred None of the functions except cassette ejection will work Eject the cassette turn off your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour with the cassette compartment open Your camcorder can be used again if the B indicator does not appear when the power is turned on again Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camcorder in a hot place as follows You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower You use your
111. from the lens surface in the telephoto position or about 1 cm about 1 2 inch away in the wide angle position 21 Recording a picture To record pictures with the viewfinder adjusting the viewfinder If you record pictures with the LCD panel closed check the picture with the viewfinder Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesight so that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp focus Lift up the viewfinder and move the viewfinder lens adjustment lever Res View finder backlight You can change the brightness of the backlight Select VF B L in the menu settings p 78 Indicators displayed in the recording mode The indicators are not recorded on tape Remaining battery time indicator Format indicator Recording mode indicator STBY REC indicator Time code Tape counter indicator ers Remaining tape indicator This appears after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA for a while JUL 4 2001 Time indicator This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY Date indicator This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA or MEMORY Remaining battery time indicator The remaining battery time indicator roughly indicates the recording time The indicator may not be correct depending on the conditions in which you are recording When you close the LCD panel and open it again it takes about one minute for the correct remaining
112. g playback For slow playback in the reverse direction press lt then press I gt on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press B To view the picture at double speed Press x2 on the Remote Commander during playback For double speed playback in the reverse direction press lt then press x2 on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press B To view the picture frame by frame Press II on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode For frame by frame playback in the reverse direction press lt All To resume normal playback press B To search the last scene recorded END SEARCH Press END SEARCH in the stop mode The last 5 seconds of the recorded section plays back and stops 29 Playing back a tape In the various playback modes e Noise may appear when your camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system e Sound is muted e The previous recording may appear as a mosaic image when playing back in the Digital8 system Notes on the playback pause mode e When the playback pause mode lasts for 3 minutes your camcorder automatically enters the stop mode To resume playback press B e The previous recording may appear Slow playback for tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system The slow playback can be performed smoothly on your camcorder however this function does not work for an output signal from the DV IN OUT jack When you play back a tape in reverse Horizontal noise m
113. ges on the print paper For details refer to the operating instructions of the printer There are various ways of printing still images The following however describes how to print by selecting G in the menu on your camcorder p 78 Before operation e Insert a recorded Memory Stick into your camcorder e Connect the printer to your camcorder as illustrated Printer 9PIC PRINT DATE TIME PRINT SET PRINT SET ur 9P1C PRINT RETURN um 9PIC PRINT DATE TIME SAME DATE TIME OFF RETURN MULTI RETURN DATE g MARKED g DAY amp T IME S mE E E MENU END MENU END i lt g You can print 9 still images on the 9 split print paper Select the desired mode in the k menu settings i SAME PICS MULTI PICS or MARKED PICS 9 9 still images with print marks are printed together You can make prints with the recording date and or recording time Select the desired mode in the menu settings DATE DAY amp TIME JUL 4 2000 4 12 00am 137 138 Troubleshooting Types of trouble and their solutions If you run into any problem using your camcorder use the following table to troubleshoot the problem If the problem persists disconnect the power source and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility If C 00 00
114. h a moving image M LUMI The color bright scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a moving image C CHROM_ The color blue scheme of the area in the moving image which is to be swapped with a still image M OVERLAP No adjustment necessary The fewer bars there are on the screen the stronger the effect 7 Press START STOP to start recording suopedo PRS AioweW MEMORY Still image 112 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX To change the still image to superimpose Do either of the following Press MEMORY before step 7 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial before step 7 and repeat the procedure from step 4 To change the mode setting Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial before step 7 and repeat the procedure from step 4 To cancel MEMORY MIX Press MEMORY MIX Notes e You cannot use MEMORY MIX function for moving pictures recorded on Memory Stick s e When the overlapping still image has a large amount of white the thumbnail image of the picture may not be clear The Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images For M CHROM 18 images such as a frame 100 0001 100 0018 For C CHROM 2 images such as a background 100 0019 100 0020 Sample images Sample images stored in the Memory Stick supplied with your camcorder are protected p 132 When you select M OVERLAP You cannot change the sti
115. he screen changes to COMPLETE OTHERS OTHERS EDIT SET CONTROL ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT OUT ENGAGE IR SETUP REC PAUSE 4 PAUSEMODE 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST _ 4RETURN IR_ TEST COMPLETE EXECUTE RETURN MENU END RETURN MENU END When the VCR does not operate correctly e After checking the code in About the IR SETUP code set the IR SETUP or the PAUSEMODE again e Place your camcorder at least 30 cm 11 7 8 in away from the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Step 2 Setting the VCR to operate with the i LINK cable DV connecting cable When you connect using an i LINK cable DV connecting cable optional follow the procedure below 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR on your camcorder 2 Turn the power of the connected VCR on then set the input selector to DV input When you connect a digital video camera recorder set its power switch to VCR VTR 3 Press MENU to display the menu 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select tc then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EDIT SET then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CONTROL then press the dial 7 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select i LINK then press the dial OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS DATA CODE DATE CAM EDIT SET ur EDIT SET EEP R
116. iew ssse 26 Playback Basics Playing back a tape Viewing the recording on T Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording oo 33 Using the wide mode eesceeseeseeeeseenees 36 Using the fader function 00 Using special effects Picture effect Using special effects Digital effect Using the PROGRAM AE function Adjusting the exposure manually 45 Focusing manually n s 46 Superimposing a title 47 Making your own titles cccceeeeeeseeesees 49 Inserting a SCONE seseessessesseseeseeseeseeseeneeneeneess 51 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects 52 Playing back a tape with digital effects 53 Enlarging recorded images Tape PB ZOOM iosian 54 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set MEMOTY FUNCTION esise rinrita 55 Searching a recording by date Date search vex tetezscecvavatnuisizcses 56 Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan cccccceeee 57 Editing Dubbing a tape cecsecsseeeseeeeteeseesseesteaeenees 59 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing Using with analog video unit and y computer Signal convert function 73 Recording video or TV programs 74 Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert Editing sitini 76 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings cccseeee 78
117. images recorded on Memory Stick s 1 Press PB ZOOM on your camcorder in the playback or playback pause mode The image is enlarged and indicators which showing the direction to move the image appear on the screen 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlarged image then press the dial The image moves downwards The image moves upwards becomes available 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlarged image then press the dial The image moves rightward Turn the dial downwards The image moves leftward Turn the dial upwards PB ZOOM EXEC PB ZOOM PB ZOOM EXEC To cancel PB ZOOM function Press PB ZOOM Notes PB ZOOM works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system e You cannot process externally input scenes using PB ZOOM function e You cannot record pictures that you have processed using PB ZOOM function with this camcorder To record pictures that you have processed using PB ZOOM function record the pictures on the VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed by PB ZOOM function Pictures processed by PB ZOOM function are not output through the DV IN OUT jack PB ZOOM function is automatically canceled when the POWER switch is set to OFF CHG you stop playing back you press MENU you press TITLE Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function Your camcorder goes f
118. in the viewfinder is black and white When you purchase your camcorder the clock setting is set to off If you want to record the date and time for a picture set the clock setting before recording p 17 4 Monitoring the playback picture on the LCD screen p 27 Press lt 4 to rewind the tape REW Press B gt to start playback PLAY 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button Note Do not pick up your camcorder by holding the viewfinder the LCD panel or the battery pack PIND WEIS gt PINd Getting started Using this manual The instructions in this manual are for the three models listed in the table below Before you start reading this manual and operating your camcorder check the model number by looking at the bottom of your camcorder The DCR TRV830 is the model used for illustration purposes Otherwise the model name is indicated in the illustrations Any differences in operation are clearly indicated in the text for example DCR TRV830 only As vu read through this manual buttons and settings on your camcorder are shown in capital letters e g Set the POWER switch to CAMERA When you carry out an operation you can hear a beep sound to indicate that the operation is being carried out Type of difference DCR TRV730 TRV828 TRV830 LCD screen 6 2 cm 2 5 type 8 8 cm 3 5 type 8 8 cm 3 5 type Before using your camcorder With you
119. k If NI NO FILE appears on the screen No image is recorded on the Memory Stick Screen indicators during still image playback 100 0021 on2 MEMORY PLAY Image size Image number Total number of recorded images Print mark Protect indicator Data directory number File number Playing back 6 recorded images at a time index screen You can play back 6 recorded images at a time This function is especially useful when searching for a particular image 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK switch is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MEMORY INDEX to display the index screen Viewing a still image Memory Photo playback A red gt mark appears above the image that is displayed before changing to the index screen mode 1 2 3 4 5 m6 QS gt mark 100 0006 6 40 e To display the following 6 images keep pressing MEMORY e To display the previous 6 images keep pressing MEMORY To return to the normal playback screen single screen Press MEMORY to move the gt mark to the image you want to display on full screen then press MEMORY PLAY Note When displaying the index screen the number appears above each image This indicates the order in which images are recorded on the Memory Stick These numbers are different from the data file names suopedo PRS Aiowe W Image data modified
120. l to select VIDEO EDIT then press the dial 5 Search for the beginning of the first scene you want to insert using the video operation buttons then pause playback 6 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The IN point of the first program is set and the top part of the program mark changes to light blue 7 Search for the end of the first scene you want to insert using the video operation buttons then pause playback 8 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The OUT point of the first program is set then the bottom part of the program mark changes to light blue 9 Set the program by repeating steps 5 to 8 When the program is set the program mark changes to light blue You can set a maximum of 20 programs REW PLAY _FF Os kh STOP PAUSE _REC ao a Ce OTHERS VIDEO EDIT B 0 32 30 14 DATA CODE MARK 1 IN BEEP UNDO COMMANDER ERASE ALL DISPLAY START IDEO EDI EDIT SET INDICATOR TOTAL 0 00 00 00 PRETURN SCENE 0 FARRAR AAA AAA MENU END MENU END uw T T pm fa i aS VIDEO EDIT FP Il 0 08 55 06 VIDEO EDIT F 0 09 07 06 VIDEO EDIT mil 0 10 01 23 MARK 1 OUT MARK 2 IN MARK 4 IN UNDO UNDO UNDO ERASE ALL ERASE ALL ERASE ALL START START START Meu 0 00 00 00 0 00 12 13 cote 0 00 47 12 0 1 3 P BAAAAAAA AA AAA panana aa aaa a aaa aA kidda aa aa a a aa aaa aa A MENU END ME
121. layed MEMORY SET a STILL SET Movi Y PRINT MARK m P PRETURN MENU END MEMORY SET STILL SET MOVIE SET PRINT MARK l PROTECT OW SLIDE SHOW amp DELETE ALL RE amp DELETE ALY ere FORMAT ETC MAT P PRETURN PRETURN MENU END MENU END MEMORY SET lt SLIDE SHOW Ss I ALT RETURN ere FORMAT pi erc FORMAT EXECUTE PRETURN PRETURAN MENU END MENU END MEMORY SET ILL SET OTECT IDE SHOW LETE ALL COMPLETE ETc M A PRETURN PRETURN MENU END MENU END ST MO PR MPR OW tiia SL DELETING DE AET id a a a E ae 2 134 Deleting images To cancel deleting all the images in the Memory Stick Select RETURN in step 5 then press the SEL PUSH EXEC While DELETING appears Do not turn the POWER switch or press any buttons If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot delete images suonesdo opas Aiowe 135 Writing a print mark PRINT MARK You can specify the recorded still image to print out This function is useful for printing out still images later Your camcorder conforms with the DPOF Digital Print Order Format standard for specifying the still images to print o
122. ll image or the mode setting During recording You cannot change the mode setting To record the superimposed image as a still image Press PHOTO in step 7 Image data modified with your computers or shot with other equipment You may not be able to play them back with your camcorder Recording superimposed images on a Memory Stick as a still image Before operation Insert a Memory Stick is recorded still images into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left position 2 Press MEMORY MIX in the standby mode The last recorded or last composed image appears on the lower part of the screen as a thumbnail image 3 Press MEMORY to select the still image you want to superimpose To see the previous image press MEMORY To see the next image press MEMORY Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode The mode changes as follows M CHROM gt M LUMI gt C CHROM 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The still image is superimposed on the moving image 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect M CHROM The color blue scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a moving image M LUMI The color bright scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a moving image C CHROM_ The color blue scheme of the
123. ly press Il on your camcorder 4 Press B gt on the VCR to start playback The picture from a TV or VCR appears on the screen of your camcorder 5 Press If on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from 6unipa DV IN OUT optional KX Signal flow When you have finished dubbing a tape Press W on both your camcorder and the VCR You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable During digital editing The color of the display may be uneven However this does not affect the dubbed picture If you record playback pause picture with the DV IN OUT jack The recorded picture becomes rough And when you play back the picture using your camcorder the picture may jitter Before recording Make sure if the DV IN indicator appears on the screen of your camcorder by pressing DISPLAY The DV IN indicator may appear on both equipment 75 76 Inserting a scene from a VCR Insert Editing You can insert a new scene from a VCR onto your originally recorded tape by specifying the insert start and end points Use the Remote Commander for this operation Connections are the same as in Recording video or TV programs on page 74 75 Insert a cassette containing the desired scene to insert into the VCR a A A tape that contains the scene to be superimposed B A tape before editing C A tape after editing
124. mage press MEMORY suopedo PRS UowaNW To stop memory photo playback Press MEMORY PLAY Note You may not be able to play back images correctly on your camcorder when playing back image data modified with your computer playing back image data shot with other equipment Notes on the file name e The directory is not displayed if the structure of the directory does not conform to the DCF98 standard e NJ On DIRECTORY ERROR may appear on the screen if the structure of the directory does not conform to the DCF98 standard While this message appears you can play back images but cannot record them on the Memory Stick e The file name flashes on the screen if the file is corrupted or the file is unreadable 117 118 Viewing a still image Memory Photo playback To play back recorded images on a TV screen e Connect your camcorder to the TV with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder before the operation e When operating memory photo playback on a TV or the LCD screen the image quality may appear to have deteriorated This is not a malfunction The image data is as good as ever e Turn the audio volume of the TV down before operation or noise howling may be output from the TV speakers Recording data e When you press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander you can see the recording data date time or various settings when recorded e Recording data are also recorded on Memory Stic
125. minutes in the SP mode Besides the operation described here your camcorder can record still images on Memory Stick s p 97 1 In the standby mode keep pressing PHOTO lightly until a still image appears The CAPTURE indicator appears on the screen Recording does not start yet To change the still image release PHOTO select a still image again and then press and hold PHOTO lightly 2 Press PHOTO deeper The still image on the screen is recorded for about seven seconds The sound during those seven seconds is also recorded The still image is displayed until recording is completed 3 CAPTURE Gecececce Notes e During the tape photo recording you cannot change the mode or setting The PHOTO button does not work while the digital effect function is set or in use while the fader function is in use e When recording a still image do not shake your camcorder Mosaic pattern noise may appear on the image To use tape photo recording function using the Remote Commander Press PHOTO in the Remote Commander Your camcorder records an image on the screen immediately When you use the tape photo recording function during normal CAMERA recording You cannot check an image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly Press PHOTO deeper The still image is then recorded for about seven seconds and your camcorder returns to the standby mode To record clear and less fluctuated still images We recommend that you
126. mory Stick introduction Selecting image quality mode You can select image quality mode in still image recording The default setting is SUPER FINE 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR or MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 5 then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select STILL SET then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select QUALITY then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired image quality then press the dial MEMORY SET amp DELETE ALL ere FORMAT RETURN MENU END MEMORY SET STILL SET PIC MODE QUALITY 4 IMAGESIZE RETURN broads a u MENU END MEMORY SET uw STILL SET tw PIC MODE QUALITY SUPER FINE pm a 4 IMAGESIZE FINE PRETURN STANDARD a REMAIN 6a MENU END MEMORY SET STILL SET IC MODE UALITY STANDARD MAGESIZ RETURN ov lt ae ONO T REMAIN 18 S Us MENU END Note In some cases changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality depending on the types of images you are shooting suopedo PRS AiIowe 92 Using Memory Stick introdu
127. nd search function occasionally the transition between the last scene you recorded and the next scene may not be smooth e Once you eject the cassette after you have recorded on the tape the end search function does not work If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions 26 The end search function may not work correctly Playback Basics Playing back a tape You can monitor the playback picture on the LCD screen If you close the LCD panel you can monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder You can control playback using the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder 1 Install the power source and insert the recorded tape 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR while pressing the small green button 3 Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN 4 Press lt lt to rewind the tape 5 Press B gt to start playback 6 To adjust the volume press either of the two buttons on VOLUME The speaker on your camcorder is silent when the LCD panel is closed seg gt peqheid JL on A U ARAA ee ul Say 4 GID To stop playback Press W When monitoring on the LCD screen You can turn the LCD panel over and move it back to the camcorder body with the LCD screen facing out 27 Playing back a tape To display the screen indicators Display function Press DISPLAY on your camcorder or the Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder The indicators appear on the screen To make the in
128. ness in the viewfinder normal CAMERA BRIGHT To brighten the viewfinder VCR MEMORY Notes on LCD B L and VF B L e When you select BRIGHT battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording e When you use power sources other than the battery pack BRIGHT is automatically selected Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch STILL SET PIC MODE SINGLE Not to record continuously MEMORY CONTINUOUS To record continuously p 98 MULTISCRN To record 9 images continuously p 98 QUALITY SUPER FINE To record still images in the finest image VCR quality mode MEMORY FINE To record still images in the fine image quality mode STANDARD To record still images in the standard image quality mode p 91 IMAGESIZE 1152 x 864 To record still images in 1152 x 864 size MEMORY 640 x 480 To record still images in 640 x 480 size MOVIE SET 9 IMAGESIZE 320 x 240 To record moving pictures in 320 x 240 size p 93 VCR 4 160 x 112 To record moving pictures in 160 x 112 size MEMORY 3 N lt JREMAIN AUTO To display the remaining capacity of the VCR ki Memory Stick in the following cases MEMORY lt e For 5 seconds after setting the POWER switch e to MEMORY 9 e For 5 seconds after inserting a Memory Stick into your camcorder in MEMORY or VCR mode e When the capacity of the Memory Stick is less than 1 minute in MEMORY mo
129. ng Press START STOP Note Sound is recorded in monaural When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY The following functions do not work Wide TV Digital zoom SteadyShot function SUPER NIGHTSHOT Fader Picture effect Digital effect Title Low lux mode The indicator flashes Sports lesson mode The indicator flashes Recording moving pictures on Memory Stick s MPEG movie recording When recording in MEMORY mode The angle of view is a little increased than one in CAMERA mode When using an external flash optional Turn the power of the external flash off when recording moving pictures on Memory Stick s Otherwise the charging sound for the flash may be recorded During recording on Memory Stick Do not eject the cassette tape from your camcorder During ejecting the tape sound is not recorded on the Memory Stick suonewdo PRS AioweN 105 106 Recording moving pictures from a tape 2 Your camcorder can read moving picture data recorded on a tape and record it as a moving picture on a Memory Stick Your camcorder can also take in moving picture data through the input connector and record it as a moving picture on a Memory Stick Before operation e Insert a recorded tape into your camcorder e Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press B gt The picture recorded on the tape i
130. ng light or reflected light such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope e Sunset amp moon This mode allows you to maintain atmosphere when you are recording sunsets general night views fireworks displays and neon signs suone1d9 Bulpicosy psoueapy a Landscape This mode is for when you are recording distant subjects such as mountains and prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows when you are recording a subject behind glass or a screen l Low lux This mode makes subjects brighter in insufficient light 43 44 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Press MENU to display menu settings in CAMERA or MEMORY mode 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select M then press the dial 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PROGRAM AE then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode MANUAL SET AUTO SPOTLIGHT PORTRAIT SPORT BEACH amp SKI SUNSETMOON LANDSCAPE LOW LUX MENU END To turn the PROGRAM AE function off Set PROGRAM AE to AUTO in the menu settings Notes e In the spotlight sports lesson and beach amp ski modes you cannot take close ups This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance e In the sunset amp moon and landscape modes your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects e The following functions do
131. o are invisible The maximum shooting distance using the NightShot Light is about 3 m 10 feet Recording a picture Self timer recording Recording with the self timer starts in 10 seconds automatically You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation 1 Press MENU to display the menu settings in the standby mode 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select gj then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SELFTIMER then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial 5 Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear 6 Press START STOP Self timer starts counting down from 10 with a beep sound In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep sound gets faster then recording starts automatically To stop recording press START STOP again soseg Hupo 6 START STOP START STOP T 2 gt E SELFTIMER 16 9WIDE STEADYSHOT MENU END 1 5 MENU To stop the countdown Press START STOP To restart the countdown press START STOP again To record still images using the self timer Press PHOTO in step 6 p 34 To cancel self timer recording Set SELFTIMER to OFF in the menu settings in the standby mode Note The self timer recording mode is automatically cancelled when Self timer recording is finished The POWER switch is set to OFF CHG or VCR Self timer memory photo reco
132. o clean the LCD screen 153 154 Maintenance information and precautions Charging the built in rechargeable battery Your camcorder is supplied with a built in rechargeable battery so as to retain the date and time etc regardless of the setting of the POWER switch The built in rechargeable battery is always charged as long as you are using your camcorder The battery however will get discharged gradually if you do not use your camcorder It will be completely discharged in about half a year if you do not use your camcorder at all Even if the built in rechargeable battery is not charged it will not affect the camcorder operation To retain the date and time etc charge the battery if the battery is discharged Charging the built in rechargeable battery e Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet using the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder and leave your camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours e Or install the fully charged battery pack in your camcorder and leave your camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours Precautions Camcorder operation e Operate your camcorder on 7 2 V battery pack or 8 4 V AC power adaptor For DC or AC operation use the accessories recommended in this operating instructions e If any solid object or liquid get inside the casing unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further e Av
133. o is output If your VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable optional to obtain high quality pictures With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the VCR Using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable Simply connect the i LINK cable DV connecting cable optional to DV IN OUT and to DV IN OUT of the DV products With digital to digital connection video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high quality editing You cannot dub the screen indicators 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tape into your camcorder 2 Set the input selector on the VCR to DV IN if it is available Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information 3 Set the POWER switch to VCR 4 Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder 5 Start recording on the VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information DV IN OUT optional X Signal flow When you have finished dubbing a tape Press W on both your camcorder and the VCR Dubbing atape Note on tapes that are not recorded in the Digital8 3 system The picture may fluctuate This is not a malfunction During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8
134. occurred E 62 00 gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5 digit code example E 61 10 If you are unable to rectify the problem even if you try corrective actions a few times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility 143 144 Warning indicators and messages If indicators and messages appear on the screen or in the display window check the following See the page in parentheses for more information Warning indicators 100 0001 a Sd a on Y x C 21 00 100 0001 Warning indicator as to file Slow flashing e The file is corrupted e The file is unreadable e You are trying to carry out MEMORY MIX function on moving picture C 21 00 Self diagnosis display p 143 amp The battery is dead or nearly dead Slow flashing e The battery is nearly dead The amp indicator sometimes blinks even if the remaining battery time is about five to ten minutes depending on the operating conditions environment and battery condition Fast flashing e The battery is dead Moisture condensation has occurred Fast flashing e Eject the cassette turn off your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour with the cassette compartment open p 152 J Warning indicator as to Memory Stick Slow flashing e No Memory Stick is inserted Fast flashing e The Memory Stick
135. oid rough handling or mechanical shock Be particularly careful of the lens Keep the POWER switch set to OFF CHG when you are not using your camcorder Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel for example and operate it Doing so might cause heat to build up inside e Keep your camcorder away from strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration Noise may appear on the image e Do not touch the LCD screen with your fingers or a sharp pointed object e If your camcorder is used in a cold place a residual image may appear on the screen This is not a malfunction e While using your camcorder the back of the LCD screen may heat up This is not a malfunction On handling tapes Do not insert anything into the small holes on the rear of the cassette These holes are used to sense the type and thickness of the tape and if the recording tab is in or out e Do not open the tape protect cover or touch the tape Camcorder care e Remove the tape and periodically turn on the power operate the CAMERA and VCR sections and play back a tape for about 3 minutes when your camcorder is not to be used for a long time e Clean the lens with a soft brush to remove dust If there are fingerprints on the lens remove them with a soft cloth e Clean the camcorder body with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of solvent which may damage the finish e Do not let sand get into your
136. omputer and allow Windows 98 to load 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the Y USB jack on the camcorder and the other end to the USB connector on your computer 3 Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder and connect the AC power adaptor to your camcorder and then to a wall outlet 4 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY PC MODE appears on the screen of your camcorder 5 Open My Computer on Windows 98 and double click the newly recognized drive Example Removable Disk D The folders inside the Memory Stick are displayed 6 Select and double click the desired image file from the folder Double click the folder or the file in the following order Deim folder 100msdcf folder Image file For the detailed folder and file name see Image file storage destinations and image files p 126 Push in until USB cable L the connector clicks into place USB connector Desired file type Double click in this order Still image Dcim folder 100msdcf folder Image file Moving picture Mssony folder Moml0001 folder Image file Copying a file to the hard disk of your computer before viewing it is recommended If you play back the file directly from the Memory Stick the image and sound may break off 124 Viewing images using your computer Unplug the USB cable Eject the Memory S
137. on Memory Stick The still image is enlarged and f indicators showing the direction to move the image appear on the screen 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlarged image then press the dial 1 The image moves downward The image moves upward becomes available 4 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlarged image then press the dial The image moves rightward Turn the dial downward The image moves leftward Turn the dial upward PB ZOOM suogesedo opas Aiouep P exed PB ZOOM 4 EXEC f To cancel memory PB ZOOM function Press PB ZOOM 129 Enlarging still images recorded on Memory Stick s Memory PB ZOOM Note You cannot record or print the images enlarged by the PB ZOOM mode on Memory Stick s In the PB ZOOM mode The digital effect function does not work The PB ZOOM function is cancelled when the following buttons are pressed MENU MEMORY PLAY MEMORY INDEX MEMORY Pictures in the PB ZOOM mode Pictures in the PB ZOOM mode are not output through the DV IN OUT jack when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY Moving pictures recorded on Memory Stick s The PB ZOOM function does not work on moving pictures recorded on Memory Stick s 130 Playing back images in a continuous loop SLIDE SHOW You can automatically play back images in sequence This function is useful especi
138. on the screen In the STILL or LUMI mode the image where you press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial is stored in memory as a still image 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect For details of each digital effect function see page 40 MANUAL SET 4D EFFECT MENU END suoerodo gt peqAejd paouenpy MANUAL SET KD EFFECT LUMI TTA MENU END To cancel the digital effect function Set D EFFECT to OFF in the menu settings Notes e The digital effect function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system e You cannot process externally input scenes using the digital effect function e You cannot record images that you have processed using the digital effect function with this camcorder To record images that you have processed using the digital effect function record the images on the VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed by the digital effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function are not output through the DV IN OUT jack When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHG or stop playing back The digital effect function is automatically canceled 53 54 Enlarging recorded images Tape PB ZOOM 1 You can enlarge moving and still images recorded on tapes You can also dub the enlarged images to tapes or copy to Memory Stick s Besides the operation described here your camcorder can enlarge still
139. onnecting section e Stick its label on the labeling position e Do not bend drop or apply strong shock to Memory Stick s e Do not disassemble or modify Memory Stick s e Do not let Memory Stick s get wet e Do not use or keep Memory Stick s in locations that are Extremely hot such as in a car parked in the sun or under the scorching sun Under direct sunlight Very humid or subject to corrosive gases e When you carry or store a Memory Stick put it in its case Using Memory Stick introduction Memory Stick s formatted by a computer Memory Stick s formatted by Windows OS or Macintosh computers do not have a guaranteed compatibility with this camcorder Notes on image data compatibility e Image data files recorded on Memory Stick s by your camcorder conform with the Design Rules for Camera File Systems universal standard established by the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association You cannot play back on your camcorder still images recorded on other equipment DCR TRV890E TRV900 TRV900E or DSC D700 D770 that does not conform with this universal standard These models are not sold in some areas e If you cannot use the Memory Stick that has been used on other equipment format the Memory Stick on your camcorder following the steps on page 84 Note that all images on the Memory Stick will be deleted if you format it
140. or adjusting the synchronicity The EXECUTING indicator flashes on the screen When finished the indicator changes to COMPLETE Rewind the tape in the VCR then start slow playback Take a note of the opening numerical value for each IN and the closing numerical value for each OUT Calculate the average of all the opening numerical values for each IN and the average of all the closing numerical values for each OUT Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CUT IN then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the average numerical value of IN then press the dial The calculated start position for recording is set Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CUT OUT then press the dial 10 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the average numerical value of OUT then press the dial The calculated stop position for recording is set 11 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select RETURN then press the dial Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing J k OTHERS OTHERS EDIT SET EDIT SET CONTROL CONTROL ADJ_TEST ADJ TEST CUT IN CUT IN CUT OUT CUT OUT IR SETUP IR SETUP EDIT SET Erea PAUSEMODE PAUSEMODE CONTROL IR TEST IR TEST ADJ_TEST RETURN PRETURN PRETURN CUT IN EXECUTE MENU END MENU END CUT OUT IR SETUP 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST OTHERS EDIT SET T CONTROL vt t4 ADJ _TEST MEXECUTING CUT IN CUT OUT 0 IR SETUP 4 PAUSEMODE IR TEST
141. or slow playback on the other equipment the image being recorded may fluctuate When recording from other equipment be sure to play back the original tape at normal speed If your VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video output jack and the white or the red plug to the audio output jack on the VCR or the TV When the white plug is connected the left channel audio is output and the red plug is connected the right channel audio is output If your TV or VCR has an S video jack Connect using an S video cable optional to obtain high quality pictures With this connection you do not need to connect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect an S video cable optional to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the TV or VCR Recording video or TV programs Using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable Simply connect the i LINK cable DV connecting cable optional to DV IN OUT and to DV IN OUT of the DV products With digital to digital connection video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high quality editing Before operation Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into your camcorder and insert the recorded tape into the VCR 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR 3 Press REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder then immediate
142. order Connect the A V connecting cable to the AUDIO VIDEO jack and connect the yellow plug of the cable to the video input of the video printer Refer to the operating instructions of the video printer as well Video printer LINE IN S VIDEO VIDEO SVIDEO AUDIO VIDEO Signal flow If the video printer is equipped with S video input Use the S video connecting cable optional Connect it to the S VIDEO jack and the S video input of the video printer suone1d9 Bulpicosy psoueapy 35 36 Using the wide mode You can record a 16 9 wide picture to watch on the 16 9 wide screen TV 16 9WIDE Black bands appear on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder during recording in 16 9 WIDE mode a The picture during playing back on a normal TV b or a wide screen TV c are compressed in the widthwise direction If you set the screen mode of the wide screen TV to the full mode you can watch pictures of normal images d al we gt ic 9 8 In the standby mode set 16 9WIDE to ON in the menu settings p 78 To cancel the wide mode Set 16 9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings In the wide mode You cannot select OLD MOVIE During recording You cannot select or cancel the wide mode When you cancel the wide mode set your camcorder to the standby mode and then set 16 9WIDE to OFF in the menu setting Connection for a TV Pictures recorded in the
143. orward or backward to automatically stop at a desired scene having a counter value of 0 00 00 Use the Remote Commander for this operation Use this function for example to view a desired scene later on during playback 1 In the playback mode press DISPLAY 2 Press ZERO SET MEMORY at the point you want to locate later The counter shows 0 00 00 and the ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes on the screen 3 Press W when you want to stop playback 4 Press lt 4 to rewind the tape to the counter s zero point The tape stops automatically when the counter reaches approximately zero The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator disappears and the time code appears 5 Press Playback starts from the counter s zero point a P p g DISPLAY ZERO SET g MEMORY o 3 lt lt p J g Notes e The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 E system e When you press ZERO SET MEMORY before rewinding the tape the zero set memory function is canceled e There may be a discrepancy of several seconds from the time code If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The zero set memory function may not work correctly 55 56 Searching a recording by date Date search You can automatically search for the point where the recording date changes and start playback from that point Date search Use the Remote Commander for this operation Use this function to check where recor
144. pause on the VCR Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PAUSEMODE then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the mode to cancel recording pause on the VCR then press the dial OTHERS OTHERS vElpacaad vElbacead PAUSEMODE PAUSE TR TEST P PAUSEMODE IR TEST RETURN PRETURN MENU END MENU END Buttons for canceling recording pause on the VCR The buttons vary depending on your VCR To cancel recording pause Select PAUSE if the button to cancel recording pause is II Select REC if the button to cancel recording pause is Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is B 3 Setting your camcorder and the VCR to face each other Locate the infrared rays emitter of your camcorder and face it towards the remote sensor of the VCR Set the devices about 30 cm 11 7 8 in apart and remove any obstacles between the devices Infrared rays emitter Remote sensor A V connecting cable supplied Continued on the following page 65 Dubbing only desired scenes Digital program editing 4 Confirming VCR operation Insert a recordable tape into the VCR then set to recording pause Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select IR TEST then press the dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial If the VCR starts recording the setting is correct When finished the indicator on t
145. pears or the indicator flashes in the display window in the following cases The battery pack is not installed correctly Something is wrong with the battery pack If the power may go off although the battery remaining indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate Charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the battery remaining indicator is correct When you use the AC power adaptor Place the AC power adaptor near a wall outlet If any trouble occurs with this unit disconnect the plug from the wall outlet as soon as possible to cut off the power Recommended charging temperature We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F What is Info LITHIUM The InfoLITHIUM is a lithium ion battery pack which can exchange data such as battery consumption with compatible electronic equipment This unit is compatible with the InfoLITHIUM battery pack M series Your camcorder operates only with the InfoLITHIUM battery InfoLITHIUM M series battery packs have the D infourrHium M mark InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation SERIES 13 14 Step 1 Preparing the power supply Charging time Battery pack Full charge Normal charge NP FM5B0 supplied 150 90 NP FM30 145 85 NP FM70 240 180 NP FM90 330 270 NP FM91 360 300 The charging time may increase if
146. press the cassette compartment down Doing so may cause malfunction e Your camcorder records pictures in the Digital8 B system e The recording time when you use your camcorder is half of indicated time on Hi8 Fli E tape If you select the LP mode in the menu settings 3 4 of indicated time on Hi8 Hli E tape e If you use standard 8 EJ tape be sure to play back the tape on this camcorder Mosaic pattern noise may appear when you play back standard 8 EJ tape on other camcorders including other DCR TRV730 TRV828 TRV830 e The cassette compartment may not be closed when you press any part of the lid other than the PUSH mark To prevent accidental erasure Slide the write protect tab on the cassette to expose the red mark Recording Basics Recording a picture Your camcorder automatically focuses for you 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both knobs on its sides and attach the lens cap to the grip strap 2 Install the power source and insert a cassette See Step 1 to Step 3 for more information p 11 to 18 Le 3 Set the POWER switch to CAMERA while pressing the small green button Your camcorder is set to the standby mode f 4 Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN The viewfinder automatically turns off a 5 Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording The REC indicator p appears on the screen The camera recording lamp located on the front of your
147. r Deleting selected images 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Play back the image you want to delete 3 Press MEMORY DELETE DELETE appears on the screen 4 Press MEMORY DELETE again The selected image is deleted DELETE 21 400 100 0021 DELETE DELETE suogesedo opns AiouRW DELETE DEL CANCEL To cancel deleting an image Press MEMORY in step 4 To delete an image displayed on the index screen Press MEMORY to move the indicator to the desired image and follow steps 3 and 4 Notes e To delete a protected image first cancel image protection e Once you delete an image you cannot restore it Check the images to delete carefully before deleting them 133 Deleting images Deleting all the images You can delete all the unprotected images in the Memory Stick 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press MENU to make the menu display appear 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select Jj then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select DELETE ALL then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select OK then press the dial OK changes to EXECUTE 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE then press the dial DELETING appears on the screen When all the unprotected images are deleted COMPLETE is disp
148. r digital camcorder you can use Hi8 Hi E Digital8 P video cassettes Your camcorder records and plays back pictures in the Digital8 E3 system Also your camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8 Flif standard 8 E analog system You however cannot use the functions in Advanced Playback Operations on page 52 to 58 for playback in the Hi8 FliE1 standard 8 E system To enable smooth transition we recommend that you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 Hi E standard 8 A with the Digital8 BE system on a tape Note on TV color systems TV color systems differ from country to country To view your recordings on a TV you need an NTSC system based TV Copyright precautions Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws Using this manual Precautions on camcorder care Lens and LCD screen finder on mounted models only e The LCD screen and the finder are manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red f blue or green in color that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the finder These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way e Do not let your camcorder get wet Keep your camcorder away from r
149. rding You can also record still images on Memory Stick s with the self timer p 101 25 Checking the recording END SEARCH EDITSEARCH Rec Review You can use these buttons to check the recorded picture or shoot so that the transition between the last recorded scene and the next scene you record is smooth EDITSEARCH END SEARCH You can go to the end of the recorded section after you record Press END SEARCH in the standby mode The last 5 seconds of the recorded section are played back and returns to the standby mode You can monitor the sound from the speaker or headphones EDITSEARCH You can search for the next recording start point Hold down the side of EDITSEARCH in the standby mode The recorded section is played back to go forward to go backward Release EDITSEARCH to stop playback If you press START STOP re recording begins from the point you released EDITSEARCH You cannot monitor the sound Rec Review You can check the section which you have stopped most recently Press the side of EDITSEARCH momentarily in the standby mode The section you have stopped most recently will be played back for a few seconds and then your camcorder will return to the standby mode You can monitor the sound from the speaker or headphones Notes END SEARCH EDITSEARCH and Rec Review work only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system e If you start recording after using the e
150. rding on a tape in a poor recording state for example on a tape that has been repeatedly used for dubbing When attempting to input images that are distorted due to poor radio wave reception when a TV tuner unit is in use Between scenes or in the various playback modes on the tape recorded in Hi8 standard 8 system suonesdo opas AioweN During recording on Memory Stick Do not eject the cassette tape from your camcorder During ejecting the tape sound is not recorded on the Memory Stick 109 Superimposing a still image in the Memory Stick on an image MEMORY MIX You can superimpose a still image you have recorded on the Memory Stick on top of the moving image you are recording You can record the superimposed images on a tape or a Memory Stick However you can record only superimposed still images on the Memory Stick M CHROM Memory chroma key You can swap a blue area of a still image such as an illustration or a frame with a moving image M LUMI Memory luminance key You can swap a brighter area of a still image such as a handwritten illustlation or title with a moving image Record a title on the Memory Stick before a trip or event for convenience C CHROM Camera chroma key You can superimpose a moving image on top of a still image such as an image can be used as background Shoot the subject against a blue background The blue area of the moving image will be
151. record on Memory Stick s suone1d9 Bulpicosy psoueapy 33 Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Self timer recording You can record still images on tapes with the self timer You can also use the Remote Commander for this operation 1 In the standby mode press MENU to display the menu settings 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select gj then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SELFTIMER then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial 5 Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear 6 Press PHOTO deeper Self timer starts counting down from 10 with a beep sound In the last two seconds of the countdown the beep sound gets faster then recording starts automatically CAMERA SET SELFTIMER kci MENU END 1 5 MENU To cancel self timer recording Set SELFTIMER to OFF in the menu settings in the standby mode You cannot cancel the self timer recording using the Remote Commander Note The self timer recording mode is automatically cancelled when Self timer recording is finished The POWER switch is set to OFF CHG or VCR Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Printing the still image You can print a still image by using the video printer optional Connect the video printer using the A V connecting cable supplied with your camc
152. record some scenes in the LP mode The playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes Adjusting the LCD screen The LCD panel moves about 90 degrees to the viewfinder side and about 180 degrees to the lens side If you turn the LCD panel over so that it faces the other way the indicator appears on the LCD screen and in the viewfinder Mirror mode When closing the LCD panel set it vertically until it clicks and swing it into the camcorder body Note When using the LCD screen except in the mirror mode the viewfinder automatically turns off When you use the LCD screen outdoors in direct sunlight The LCD screen may be difficult to see If this happens we recommend that you use the viewfinder When you adjust angles of the LCD panel Make sure if the LCD panel is opened up to 90 degrees Picture in the mirror mode The picture on the LCD is a mirror image However the picture will be normal when recorded During recording in the mirror mode You cannot operate the ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander Indicators in the mirror mode The STBY indicator appears as II and REC as Some of other indicators appear mirror reversed and others are not displayed When recording with the LCD panel opened Recording time becomes shorter a little compared with when recording with the LCD panel closed Recording a picture Brightness of the LCD screen You can adjust the b
153. rect colors e You cannot record or capture the video output via your camcorder when the video includes copyright protection signals such as ID 2 system 73 74 Recording video or TV programs Using the AN connecting cable You can record a tape from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has video audio outputs Use your camcorder as a recorder Before operation Set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu settings The default setting is LCD 1 Insert a blank tape or a tape you want to record over into your camcorder If you are recording a tape from the VCR insert a recorded tape into the VCR 2 Set the POWER switch to VCR 3 Press REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder then immediately press Il on your camcorder 4 Press B gt on the VCR to start playback if you are recording a tape from VCR Select a TV program if you are recording from TV The picture from a TV or VCR appears on the screen of your camcorder 5 Press If on your camcorder at the scene where you want to start recording from 3 PAUSE REC Gees AUDIO VIDEO OUT S VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO auDio Signal flow When you have finished dubbing a tape Press W on both your camcorder and the VCR Notes To enable smooth transition we recommend that you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 with the Digital8 E system on a tape e If you fast forward
154. rightness of the LCD screen Select LCD B L or LCD BRIGHT in the menu settings p 78 Even if you adjust the LCD B L or LCD BRIGHT the recorded picture will not be affected After recording 1 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG 2 Close the LCD panel 3 Eject the cassette seg Hupo Using the zoom feature Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom Move it further for a faster zoom Using the zoom function sparingly results in better looking recordings T side for telephoto subject appears closer W side for wide angle subject appears farther away Zoom greater than 18x is performed digitally To activate digital zoom select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings p 78 The picture quality deteriorates as the picture is processed digitally The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone The digital zooming zone appears when you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings Notes on digital zoom e Digital zoom starts to function when zoom exceeds 18x e The picture quality deteriorates as you go toward the T side e You cannot use the digital zoom when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY When you shoot close to a subject If you cannot get a sharp focus move the power zoom lever to the W side until the focus is sharp You can shoot a subject that is at least about 80 cm about 2 feet 5 8 inch away
155. s START STOP in step 7 To cancel the recording press START STOP again To cancel self timer recording Set SELFTIMER to OFF in the menu settings while your camcorder is in the standby mode You cannot cancel self timer recording with Remote Commander Note The self timer recording mode is automatically cancelled when Self timer recording is finished The POWER switch is set to OFF CHG or VCR To check the image to be recorded You can check the image with pressing PHOTO lightly then press it deeper to start the self timer recording 101 102 Recording an image from a tape as a still image Your camcorder can read moving image data recorded on a tape and record it as a still image on a Memory Stick Your camcorder can also take in moving image data through the input connector and record it as a still image on a Memory Stick Before operation Insert a recorded tape and a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to VCR 2 Press B gt The image recorded on the tape is played back 3 Keep pressing PHOTO lightly until the image from the tape freezes CAPTURE appears on the screen Recording does not start yet 4 Press PHOTO deeper The image displayed on the screen will be recorded on the Memory Stick Recording is complete when the bar scroll indicator disappears 2 REW PLAY FF C J N Y eT TH CAPTURE
156. s more brightly OLD MOVIE You can add an old movie type atmosphere to images Your camcorder automatically sets the wide mode to ON picture effect to SEPIA and the appropriate shutter speed Still image Moving image STILL LUMI Using special effects Digital effect 1 Press MENU to display the menu settings in CAMERA mode 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select W then press the dial 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select D EFFECT then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired digital effect mode 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The bars appear on the screen In the STILL and LUMI modes the still image is stored in memory 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect as follows STILL The rate of the still image you want to superimpose on the moving image FLASH The interval of flash motion LUMI The color scheme of the area in the still image which is to be swapped with a moving image TRAIL The vanishing time of the incidental image SLOW SHTR Shutter speed The larger the shutter speed number the slower the shutter speed OLD MOVIE No adjustment necessary The more bars there are on the screen the stronger the digital effect The bars appear in the following modes STILL FLASH LUMI and TRAIL MANUAL SET MD EFFECT STILL vibaagel SLOW SHTR OLD MOVIE MENU END MANUAL SET MD EFFECT
157. s played back And press Ill at the scene where you want to start recording from 3 Press START STOP When IMAGESIZE in the menu settings is set to 160 x 112 the maximum recording time is 60 seconds However when IMAGESIZE in the menu setting is set to 320 x 240 the maximum recording time is 15 seconds REW PLAY _FF PAUSE Ce s Recording time can be recorded on the Memory Stick This indicator is displayed for 5 seconds after pressing STA RT STOP This indicator is not recorded To stop recording Press START STOP Recording moving pictures from a tape Notes e Sound recorded in 48 kHz is converted to one in 32 kHz when recording images from a tape to Memory Stick s e Sound recorded in stereo is converted to monaural sound when recording from tapes When the access lamp is lit or flashing Do not shake or strike the unit As well do not turn the power off eject a Memory Stick or remove the battery pack Otherwise the image data breakdown may occur Data code recorded on a tape You cannot record the data code recorded on a tape If XI AUDIO ERROR is displayed Sound that cannot be recorded by your camcorder has been recorded Connect the A V connecting cable to input images from an external unit used to play back the image The picture may be recorded on the Memory Stick incorrectly if you turn the POWER switch during recording you press any video
158. s set to the recording pause mode 4 Press MEMORY PLAY to play back the image you want to copy 5 Press I to start recording and press Il again to stop 6 If you have more to copy repeat steps 4 and 5 suopedo PRS UowaNW To stop copying Press W 127 128 Copying the image recorded on Memory Stick to tapes During copying You cannot operate the following buttons MEMORY PLAY MEMORY INDEX MEMORY DELETE MEMORY MEMORY MIX Note on the index screen You cannot record the index screen If you press EDITSEARCH during pause mode Memory playback stops Image data modified with your computer or shot with other equipment You may not be able to copy them with your camcorder If you press DISPLAY in the standby or recording mode You can see memory playback and the file name indicators in addition to the indicators pertinent to Hi8 FliE1 Digital8 tapes such as the time code indicator When copying You cannot copy the image recorded on Memory Stick with titles to tapes Enlarging still images recorded on Memory Stick s Memory PB ZOOM You can enlarge still images recorded on a Memory Stick Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Press PB ZOOM on your camcorder while you are playing back images recorded
159. t disassemble the unit e Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit e While the unit is in use particularly during charging keep it away from AM receivers and video equipment AM receivers and video equipment disturb AM reception and video operation e The unit becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction e Do not place the unit in locations that are Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Vibrating uoneuuojuj jeuonippY About care and storage of the lens e Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances When there are fingerprints on the lens surface In hot or humid locations When the lens is used in environments susceptible to salt such as the seaside e Store the lens in a well ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust To prevent mold from occurring periodically perform the above We recommend turning on and operating the video camera recorder about once per month to keep the video camera recorder in an optimum state for a long time 155 156 Maintenance information and precautions Battery pack e Use only the specified charger or video equipment with the charging function e To prevent accident from a short circuit do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the battery terminals e Keep the battery pack away from fire e Never expose the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as in a car parked in th
160. tect tab on the Memory Stick is set to work LOCK gt Release the lock p 88 Continued on the following page 141 142 Types of trouble and their solutions Others Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions Digital program editing does not function e The input selector on the VCR is not set correctly gt Check the connection and set the input selector on the VCR again p 62 e The camcorder is connected to DV equipment of other than Sony gt Set it to IR p 63 e Setting program on a blank portion of the tape is attempted gt Set the program again on a recorded portion p 70 e The camcorder and the VCR are not synchronized gt Adjust the synchronicity p 68 e PB MODE is set to Fli E H in the menu settings gt Set it to AUTO p 78 The Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder does not work e COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu settings gt Set it to ON p 78 e Something is blocking the infrared rays gt Remove the obstacle e The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the polarities incorrectly matching the marks gt Insert the batteries with the correct polarity p 165 e The batteries are dead gt Insert new ones p 165 The picture from a TV or VCR does not appear even when your camcorder is connected to outputs on the TV or VCR e DISPLAY is set to V OUT LCD in the menu settings gt Set it to LCD p 78
161. th LeD closed NP FM5B0 supplied 110 155 NP FM30 70 95 NP FM70 240 320 NP FM90 360 490 NP FM91 420 565 Approximate number of minutes when you use a fully charged battery Approximate continuous playing time at 25 C 77 F The battery life will be shorter if you use your camcorder in a cold environment The recording and playing times of a normally charged battery are about 90 of those of a fully charged battery Note The table shows the playing time for tapes recorded in the Digital8 P system The playing time of tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system is reduced by about 20 15 Step 1 Preparing the power supply Connecting to a wall outlet When you use your camcorder for a long time we recommend that you power it from a wall outlet using the AC power adaptor 1 Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder with the plug s A mark facing up 2 Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor 3 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet PRECAUTION The set is not disconnected from the AC power source house current as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the set itself has been turned off Notes e The AC power adaptor can supply power even if the battery pack is attached to your camcorder e The DC IN jack has source priority This means that the battery pack cannot supply any power if the power cord is connected to th
162. th Part15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Memory Stick This device complies with Part15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur ina particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int
163. tick To unplug the USB cable or eject the Memory Stick follow the procedure below For Windows 2000 users 1 Move the cursor to the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the TaskTray and click to cancel the applicable drive 2 A message to remove the device from the system appears then unplug the USB cable or eject the Memory Stick For Macintosh users 1 Quit application programs opened Make sure that the access lamp of the hard disk does not lit 2 Drag and drop the Memory Stick icon to the Trash or select Eject under the Special menu 3 Eject the Memory Stick Notes on using your computer Memory Stick e Memory Stick operations on your camcorder cannot be assured if the Memory Stick has been formatted on your computer e Do not optimize the Memory Stick on a Windows machine This will shorten the Memory Stick life e Do not compress the data on the Memory Stick Compressed files cannot be played back on your camcorder suonesdo PRS AioweN Software e Depending on your application software the file size may increase when you open a still image file e When you load an image modified using a retouch software from your computer to the camcorder or when you directly modify the image on the camcorder the image format will differ so a file error indicator may appear and you may be unable to open the file Communications with your computer Communi
164. tion Re _ ose 4 at p Hele S 1 While your camcorder is in the standby mode keep pressing EDITSEARCH and release the button at the insert end point b 2 Press ZERO SET MEMORY The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the counter resets to zero 3 Keep pressing the side of EDITSEARCH and release the button at the insert start point a 4 Press START STOP to start recording The scene is inserted Recording stops automatically near the counter zero point Your camcorder returns to the standby mode ZERO SET MEMORY EDITSEARCH Notes e The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system The picture and the sound may be distorted at the end of the inserted section when it is played back If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The zero set memory function may not work correctly suone1d9 Bulpicosy psoueapy 51 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects During playback you can process a scene using the picture effect functions NEG ART SEPIA B amp W and SOLARIZE 1 Press MENU to display the menu settings in the playback or playback pause mode 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select qf then press the dial 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select P EFFECT then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired picture effect mode
165. urn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select STILL SET then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PIC MODE then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired setting then press the dial 7 Press MENU to erase the menu display 8 Press PHOTO deeper MEMORY SET T MOVIE SET PRINT MARK PROTECT amp SLIDE SHOW amp DELETE ALL ere FORMAT RETURN MENU END MEMORY SET T SINGLE T DE SINGLE T T 4 IMAGESIZE MULTI SCRN PRETURN vabpiaga MENU END 4 IMAGESIZE RETURN BE Ea a4 u MENU END If the capacity of the Memory Stick becomes full NI FULL appears on the screen and you cannot record still images on the Memory Stick 99 Recording still images on Memory Stick Memory Photo recording Continuous shooting settings Setting Meaning indicator on the screen SINGLE Your camcorder shoots one image at a time no indicator CONTINUOUS Your camcorder shoots up to 16 still images at about 0 5 sec intervals Zy MULTISCRN Your camcorder shoots 9 still images at about 0 5 sec intervals and displays the images on a single page divided into 9 boxes Still images are recorded in 640 x 480 size EE
166. ut Before operation Insert a Memory Stick into your camcorder 1 Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR Make sure that the LOCK is set to the left unlock position 2 Play back the image you want to write a print mark 3 Press MENU to display the menu 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 5 then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select PRINT MARK then press the dial 6 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select ON then press the dial 7 Press MENU to erase the menu display The By mark is displayed beside the data file name of the image with a print mark MEMORY SET STILL SET VT T E PRINT MARK J Er RETURN MENU END MEMORY SET MEMORY SET wr STILL SET G MOVIE SET te PRINT MARK OFF e pm amp SLIDE SHOW amp D ALL amp DELETE ALL ere FORMAT ere FORMAT P RETURN RETURN MENU END MENU END DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN MENU END To cancel writing print marks Select OFF in step 6 then press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial If the write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK You cannot write print marks on still images Moving pictures 136 You cannot write print marks on moving pictures Using the external printer You can use the external printer supplied with DCR TRV830 only on your camcorder to print still ima
167. w h d excluding projecting parts Mass approx 280 g 9 8 oz excluding power cord Battery pack Maximun output voltage DC 8 4 V Mean output voltage DC 7 2 V Capacity 8 5 Wh 1 180 mAh Operating temperatur 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Dimensions approx 38 2 x 20 5 x 55 6 mm 19 16 x 13 16 x 21 4 in w h d Mass approx 76 g 2 7 oz Type Lithium ion Memory Stick Memory Flash memory 4 MB MSA 4A Operating voltage 2 7 3 6 V Power consumption Approx 45 mA in the operating mode Approx 130 pA in the standby mode Dimensions approx 50 x 2 8 x 21 5 mm 2x1 8x7 8 in w h d Mass approx 4 g 0 14 oz Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls Camcorder Lens cap p 19 6 BATT battery release lever p 11 LCD screen p 19 7 POWER switch p 19 OPEN button p 19 8 START STOP button p 19 VOLUME buttons p 27 9 Hooks for shoulder strap Battery pack p 11 10 DC IN jack p 12 DEO ACCS S o wt Ss A o D Attaching the Attach the shoulder strap supplied with your camcorder to the hooks for the shoulder strap This mark indicates that this product is a genuine accessory for Sony video products When purchasing Sony video products Sony recommends that you purchase

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