User manual SONY CCD-TR618

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 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. [. . . ] Otherwise, the picture will be too bright under normal lighting condition. This function is also effective under the following conditions: · A subject with a light source nearby or a mirror reflecting light · A white subject against a white background. Especially when you shoot a person wearing shiny clothes made of silk or synthetic fiber, his or her face tends to become dark if you do not use this function. Set the ORC TO SET in the menu to automatically adjust the recording condition of the tape to get the best possible recording. "ORC" blinks for about 9 seconds on the LCD screen. If you have already performed this function, "ORC ON" is displayed when you select ORC TO SET in the menu system. When you set ORC TO SET, the recording on the tape is erased for about 0. 1 second so that the camcorder can check the tape condition. Be careful when you use a recorded tape. 1 second blank is erased if you record from the point where you set ORC TO SET for more than 2 seconds, or if you record over the blank. You cannot set ORC TO SET for a cassette with its tab out (red). When marking at the beginning of recording or playback When recording or playback starts, the MARK indicator stops flashing. This shows that the index signal is being marked. When marking during recording or playback Make sure you mark index signals at more than two-minute intervals. Otherwise, you may not be able to search for them correctly. If you stop recording while the index signal is being marked (the INDEX MARK indicator lights on the LCD screen), the search may not be completed correctly. If you mark an index signal on the tape with the Data Code, the Data Code will be erased at the point on which the index signal is marked. When playing back this tape, the camcorder keeps displaying the Data Code immediately before the erased one. If the Data Code does not exist for more than 30 seconds, the Data Code displays bars (--). A black band appears when you mark the index signal during playback, and you cannot hear the sound. This does not affect the picture and the sound that are already recorded. You cannot mark an index signal on a tape with the red mark on the cassette exposed. [. . . ] When you connect an external microphone, you cannot set WIND in the menu system. , by attaching the ETA-26 Handycam Station adaptor. (1) Match the screw on the adaptor with the screw hole for a tripod on the camcorder, then tighten the screw. You can slide the plate including the screw to the left or right until the camcorder is in the desired position. [. . . ]