User manual SONY CCD-TRV17

[. . . ] 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. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. [. . . ] The built-in light automatically turns on and off according to the ambient brightness. However, if the built-in light turns on for more than about 5 minutes, it automatically turns off. In this case, turn STANDBY down once and turn it up again. notes · The battery pack is quickly discharging while the built-in light is turned on. When putting the camcorder into a bag, slide LIGHT to OFF and remove the battery pack to avoid turning on the built-in light. If the built-in light is turned on when the battery is weak, the battery may be used up quickly. Flickering may occur when you shoot white and bright subjects in AUTO mode. The built-in light may turn on/off when you use the PROGRAM AE or BACK LIGHT function. When using a marine pack or sports pack (not supplied), slide LIGHT to OFF. Be careful not to touch the lighting section, because the plastic window and surrounding surfaces are hot while the light is on. It remains hot for a while after the light is turned off. While the menu is displayed, the titles are not recorded. You can make two titles of up to 22 characters each, and store them in memory. We recommend to eject the cassette before you begin so that the power is not turned off on the way. (3) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. (4) Repeat step 3 until you finish the title. Select at the leftmost character, then press the dial. To erase the title you have made To change the title you have made In step 2, select TITLE1 SET or TITLE2 SET, depending on which title you want to change, then press the dial. If you enter 22 characters in step 4 The title is stored immediately (and you can skip step 5). If it takes more than 5 minutes to make a title with a cassette inserted If the Standby mode lasts for more than 5 minutes with a cassette inserted, the power is turned off automatically. If the power is turned off while you are making a title, set the POWER switch to OFF once, then to CAMERA. The title you have made remains stored in memory. [. . . ] $ When the CHARGE lamp flashes again Install another battery pack. $ When the CHARGE lamp does not flash again If the CHARGE lamp lights up and goes out after a while, there is no problem. $ When the CHARGE lamp flashes again The problem is with the AC power adaptor. $ When the CHARGE lamp does not flash again If the CHARGE lamp lights up and goes out after a while, the problem is with the battery pack installed first. [. . . ]