User manual SONY CCD-TRV37

[. . . ] You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 6 Getting started Charging and installing the battery pack . As you read through this manual, buttons and settings on the camcorder are shown in capital letters. [. . . ] When fading in or out you cannot display a title. â· If you display the menu while superimposing a title, the title is not recorded while the menu is being displayed. You can choose from the following 7 colors: WHITE ~ YELLLOW ~ VIOLET ~ RED ~ CYAN ~ GREEN ~ BLUE (4) Press MENU to erase the menu display. You can make up to two titles and store them in the camcorder. (3) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. To move the cursor to the character on the left side, select M. (4) Repeat step 3 until you finish the title. (5) When you are finished, turn the control dial to , then press the dial. In step 2, select TITLE 1 SET or TITLE 2 SET, whichever title you want to edit is stored in. If you do nothing more than 5 minutes while a cassette is in the camcorder The power goes off automatically. Turn STANDBY down once, turn it again up and proceed from step 1. You can record a tape from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has audio/video outputs. (2) Press REC r and the button on the right together at the point where you want to start recording. in recording and recording pause mode , S VIDEO and VIDEO/AUDIO jacks automatically work as input jacks. If your VCR or TV has an S video jack, connect using the S video cable (not supplied) [a] to obtain a high quality picture. : Signal flow/ If your VCR or TV is a monaural type, connect only the white plug for audio on both the camcorder and the VCR or TV. If you are going to connect the camcorder using the S video cable (not supplied) [a], you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/ V connecting cable [b]. To check the picture from a VCR or TV before recording press P after pressing r. You can check the picture in the viewfinder. This indicates that the Steady Shot function is working and the camcorder compensates for camera-shake. You can release the Steady Shot function when you do not need to use the Steady Shot function. Do not use the Steady Shot function when shooting a stationary object with a tripod. [. . . ] After reconnecting or reattaching the power source, operate the camcorder. M When you contact your local authorized Sony service facility, inform the service number with five digits. If a difficulty persists after checking the problem a few times, contact your local authorized Sony service facility. System Video recording system Two rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system Audio recording system Rotary heads, FM system Video signal PAL colour, CCIR standards Usable cassette 8mm video format cassette (Hi8 or standard 8mm) Recording / Playback time (using 90 min. [. . . ]