User manual SONY CCD-TRV31E

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] You can select one of eight preset titles. You can also select the language, position, and color of titles in the menu system. (3) Turn the control dial to select the desired language, then press the dial. To add the title from the beginning (1) While the camcorder is in Standby mode , press TITLE repeatedly until the desired title appears. Each time a new title appears, it flashes. When the desired title appears, wait for it to stop flashing. Each time a new title appears, it flashes. (2) When the desired title appears, wait for it to stop flashing, and press TITLE again to erase the title from the display. (3) Press START/STOP to start recording. (4) When you reach the point where you want to add the title, press TITLE. The titles are displayed in the language you selected in the menu system. The camcorder takes about 10 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 program by editing with any other h 8 mm, H Hi8, j VHS, k S-VHS, VHSC, K S-VHSC, l Betamax or ¬ ED 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. [. . . ] If a difficulty persists after checking the problem a few times, contact your local authorized Sony service facility. System Video recording system Four rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system (separate SP/LP heads) Audio recording system Rotary heads, FM system Video signal NTSC color, EIA standards Usable cassette 8mm video format cassette (Hi8 or standard 8) Recording / Playback time (using 120 min. Cassette) SP mode: 2 hours LP mode: 4 hours Fastforward/rewind time (using 120 min. 5 mm) Stereo type Intelligent accessory shoe 8-pin connector LASER LINK Video/audio: IR space transmission system according to EIAJ (Electric Industries Association of Japan) standards Audio carrier wave: L ch 4. [. . . ]