User manual SONY CCD-TRV46

[. . . ] 3-865-333-62 (1) Video Camera Recorder Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. CCD-TRV46 CCD-TRV36/TRV46 CCD-TRV16 ©1998 by Sony Corporation Welcome! Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Handycam VisionTM camcorder. With your Handycam Vision, you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam Vision 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. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. [. . . ] ·The FADER function works while the title is displayed, however, the title does not fade. ·If you display the menu or title menu while superimposing a title, the title is not recorded while the menu or title menu is being displayed. Title color changes as follows: WHITE ~ YELLOW ~ VIOLET ~ RED ~ CYAN ~ GREEN ~ BLUE Title size changes as follows: SMALL ~ LARGE Title position changes as follows: When you select the title size "SMALL", you can choose 9 positions. When you select the title size "LARGE" you can choose 8 positions. Notes on the title ·Depending on size or position of the title, both of the date and time or either of them is not displayed. ·If you input 13 characters or more for a LARGE title, the title is automatically reduced into a proper size after the position is set. ·When the title is displayed, LCD BRIGHT and VOLUME indicators do not appear. 45 Making your own titles You can make up to two titles and store them in the camcorder. We recommend to set the POWER switch to PLAYER or eject the cassette before you begin. Your title can have up to 20 characters. (1) Press TITLE to display the title menu. (2) Turn the control dial to select , then press the dial. (3) Turn the control dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1) or second line (CUSTOM2), then press the dial. (4) Turn the control dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the dial. (5) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. (6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you finish the title. (7) For finishing the titling work, turn the control dial to select SET, then press the dial. 1 TITLE 2 TITLE SET CUSTOM1 " ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ··" CUSTOM2 " ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ··" TITLE SET ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ RETURN [TITLE] : END [TITLE] : END 3 TITLE SET ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ RETURN TITLE SET ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ [TITLE] : END [TITLE] : END 4-6 7 TITLE SET TITLE SET ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ [TITLE] : END [TITLE] : END TITLE SET SUMMER CAMP IN LAKE ­ TITLE SET ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ TITLE SET S­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ [TITLE] : END [TITLE] : END [TITLE] : END 46 Making your own titles To edit a title you have stored In step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to edit, then change the title. Note You cannot enter over 20 characters title. If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters while a cassette is in the camcorder The power goes off automatically. Turn STANDBY down once and then up again, then proceed from step 1. Advanced operations To delete a title In step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the dial. Repeat this step until all characters are deleted. Recording with the date/time Before you start recording or during recording, press DATE or TIME. You can record the date or time displayed in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen with the picture. Press DATE (or TIME), then press TIME (or DATE) to display the date and time together. The clock is set at the factory to Tokyo time for the models sold in Japan and to Hong Kong, New York or Panama time for other models. [. . . ] 12 DATE/TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 DEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 80 Digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]