User manual SONY CCD-TR920E

[. . . ] Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam® camcorder. 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. [. . . ] Turn STANDBY down once, turn it again up and proceed from step 1. When you enter 22 letters in step 4 The title is stored automatically. Do not erase the title by selecting empty spaces. If you do so, a title full of empty spaces is stored. Before you start recording or during recording, press DATE or TIME. You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder with the picture. press DATE (or TIME) , then press TIME (or DATE) to display date and time together. The clock is already set at the factory to Sydney time for Australia and New Zealand models, to Tokyo time for the models sold in Japan and to Hong Kong time for other models. Note on the date or time indicator If you press DATE or TIME while you are recording in CINEMA mode, the indicators in the viewfinder move upwards. Use this feature to check the tape condition before recording, so that you can get the best possible picture (ORC). The camcorder takes about 5 seconds to check the tape condition and then returns to Standby mode. To check if you have performed ORC If the ORC indicator lights up in the display window, the tape condition has been checked. notes on the ORC function · 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 use this function on a tape with the red mark on the cassette exposed. ⷠWhile the ORC function is turned on, you cannot operate the power zoom lever. You can create your own video programme by editing with any other h 8 mm, H Hi8, j VHS, k S-VHS, VHSC, K S-VHSC or l Betamax VCR that has video/audio inputs. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert your recorded tape into the camcorder. (2) Play back the recorded tape on the camcorder until you locate the point where you want to start editing, then press P to set the camcorder in playback pause mode. Note on the DISPLAY function If you have displayed the viewfinder screen indicators on the TV, erase the indicators by pressing DISPLAY on the Remote Commander so that they will not be superimposed on the edited tape. [. . . ] 4 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption 3. ) 770 g (1 lb 11 oz) excluding the battery pack, lithium battery, cassette and shoulder strap 920 g (2 lb) including the battery pack NP-F330, lithium battery CR2025, cassette and shoulder strap Microphone Stereo type Supplied accessories See page 6. ) 560 g (1 lb 3 oz) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 19) Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 6. [. . . ]