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Camera recording
Note on Standby mode
If you leave the digital camcorder in Standby mode for 5 minutes while a cassette is
inserted, the digital camcorder turns off automatically. This prevents wearing down
the battery and wearing out the tape. To resume Standby mode, turn STANDBY down
and up again. To start recording, press START/STOP.
Note on time code display
While recording, the time code shows hours, minutes and seconds (0:00:00). While
playing back, it shows hours, minutes, seconds and frame number (0:00:00:00). If there
is a blank portion between pictures on a tape, the time code restarts from zero. You
cannot rewrite the time code only.
The time code of this digital camcorder is the drop frame system.
Note on recording
When you record from the beginning of a tape, run the tape for about 15 seconds before
starting the actual recording. This will ensure that you won’t miss any start-up scenes
when you play back the tape.
Note on the beep sound
As indicated with ≥ in the illustration, a beep sounds when you turn the power on or
when you start recording, and two beeps sound when you stop recording, confirming
the operation. Several beeps also sound as a warning of any unusual condition of the
digital camcorder.
Note that the beep sound is not recorded on the tape. If you do not want to hear the
beep sound, select “OFF” in the menu system.
To change the directionality of the built-in microphone
Set DIRECTION SELECT on the back of the microphone to the desired position (0°/
90°/120°).
To record through an external microphone
Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack. In this case,
sound from the built-in microphone will not be recorded. You can also attach a
microphone to the accessory shoe.
To monitor the sound while recording
Use headphones or the built-in speaker. To turn on the built-in speaker, set SPEAKER
to ON. To use headphones, connect them to the 2 jack. Use the MONITOR LEVEL dial
to adjust the volume of the speaker or headphones. When using headphones the built-
in speaker becomes inactive.
When monitoring the built-in speaker, feedback may occur. In this case, turn down the
MONITOR LEVEL or SPEAKER set to OFF.