User manual SONY CCD-TR61

[. . . ] With your Handycam, you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your 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 come. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 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. [. . . ] First, select the icon, then the menu item and then the mode. (1) In the standby or PLAYER 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. RETURN and press the dial, then (5) If you want to change other items, select repeat steps from 2 to 4. For details, see "Selecting the mode setting of each item"(p. 40). Customizing Your Camcorder 1 MENU CAMERA CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9WIDE N. LIGHT PLAYER PLAYER SET EDIT TBC DNR 2 CAMERA SET D ZOOM 16 : 9WIDE OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP [MENU] : END [MENU] : END OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP RETURN 0 HR 3 OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP 0 HR OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP ON RETURN OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP ON OFF RETURN 4 OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP ON OFF RETURN OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP REC LAMP OFF RETURN To make the menu display disappear Press MENU. 39 Changing the menu settings Menu items are displayed as the following icons: CAMERA SET PLAYER SET VF SET TAPE SET SETUP MENU OTHERS Selecting the mode setting of each item z is the default setting. Menu items differ according to whether the POWER switch is set to PLAYER or CAMERA. The viewfinder screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment. POWER switch CAMERA Icon/item D ZOOM Mode z OFF 40× 200× Meaning To deactivate digital zoom. More than 20× to 40× zoom is performed digitally. More than 20× to 200× zoom is performed digitally. ·When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears in the viewfinder and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings. Icon/item WORLD TIME Mode Meaning To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial to set a time 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. z MELODY To output the melody when you start/stop recording or when an unusual condition occurs on your camcorder To output the beep sound instead of the melody To cancel the melody and beep sound To light up the camera recording lamp at the front of your camcorder To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the subject is not aware of the recording CAMERA POWER switch CAMERA BEEP PLAYER CAMERA NORMAL OFF REC LAMP z ON OFF 42 Resetting the date and time The default clock setting is set to East Coast Standard Time. The date and time are held in memory by the lithium battery. If you replace the lithium battery with the battery pack or other power source connected, you need not reset the date and time. You must reset the date and time when the lithium battery becomes dead with no power source installed. First, set the year, then the month, the day, the hour and then the minute. (1) While your camcorder is in the standby mode, press MENU to display the menu. (2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET, then press the dial. [. . . ] 18 40 17 34 21 53 O, P, Q Operation indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 ORC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Picture effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Picture search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]