User manual SONY DCR-DVD703E

[. . . ] Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for cleaning the exterior of the set. Installation Water and Moisture Do not use power-line operated sets near water ­ for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. Use Power Sources This set should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of electrical power supplied to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. For those sets designed to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions. Power-Cord Protection Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to the plugs, receptacles, and the point where the cord exits from the appliance. Polarization This set may be equipped with a polarized ac power cord plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. [. . . ] Refer also to the instruction manual supplied with your accessory for details. · The Active Interface Shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory securely. To connect an accessory, press down and push it to the end, and then tighten the screw. To remove an accessory, loosen the screw, and then press down and pull out the accessory. · When you are recording with the external flash (optional), turn off the power of the external flash to prevent charging noise being recorded. · When an external microphone (optional) is connected, it takes precedence over the internal microphone (p. 37). 2. . . Open the shoe cover. 345. . . Open the jack cover. 3 DC IN jack (p. 17) 4 A/V (audio/video) jack (p. 42, 70, 72) 5 REMOTE jack (DCR-SR60/SR80) · Connect other optional accessories. 6 Interface connector 7 (USB) jack (p. 74, 84) 76 Performing with a computer What you can do with the camcorder by connecting to your computer If you install "ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder" in the supplied CD-ROM on your computer (p. 80), you can operate various functions by connecting the camcorder with your computer. x DVD creation with One Touch (p. 83) By pressing the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station, you can save images recorded on the camcorder to a DVD automatically. You can use easy DVD creation. x Copying and viewing images on the computer (p. 87, 92) You can view images recorded on the camcorder by copying them to your computer. You can print still images on a computer. x Creating a DVD with edited images (p. 94, 96) You can edit copied movies on a computer. Also, you can create DVD by selecting the copied images on a computer. The quality of a recorded image is maintained even when the image is saved on a DVD. Main functions of the supplied software · Other functions are also available other than described below. For details, see the help in the supplied software. DVD Create a DVD with One Touch Performing with a computer Copy images to a computer View copied images on a computer Create a DVD with selected images DVD Edit images , :Image data flow · You can also view the images on the hard disk of the camcorder on the computer. 77 System requirements When using the supplied software, you need the following system requirements below. License of ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder by Sony Corporation would not be construed as conferring to you by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use the Music Contents. Performing with a computer You can edit the copied images and burn them on a DVD using the compliant software. · For the folder structure of your camcorder, see page 119. · When you copy image files to a Macintosh, do not delete the files on the camcorder directly from the Macintosh. 79 Installing software You need to install the software to your Windows computer. The installation is only required once. 2 Double-click [CAMCORDERSOFT (E:)] (CD-ROM)* * Drive names (such as (E:)) vary depending on the computer. 1 Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer. 3 Double-click [install. exe]. 5 Click [Install]. 2 Turn on the computer. · Log on as Administrators for installation. · Close all the applications running on the computer before installing the software. 3 Place the CD-ROM (supplied) on the disc drive of your computer. The select screen for installation appears. 6 Select the language for the application to be installed, then click [Next]. 4 Click [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder]. The installation screen appears. 7 Click [Next]. If the screen does not appear, follow the steps below. 1 Click [start], then click [My Computer] (For Windows 2000, double-click [My Computer] on the desktop. ) 80 8 Read [License Agreement], check [I accept the terms of the license agreement] when you agree, then click [Next]. 11Click [Install] on the [Ready to Install the Program] screen. The installation for "ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder" starts. 9 Select a folder to save the software, then click [Next]. 12If the [Installing Microsoft (R) DirectX (R)] screen is displayed, follow the steps below to install DirectX 9. 0c. If not, skip to step 13. 1 Read [License Agreement], then click [Next]. Performing with a computer 10Select [NTSC], then click [Next]. 2 Click [Next]. 81 3 Click [Finish]. 13Make sure [Yes, I want to restart my computer now. ] is checked, then click [Finish]. The computer turns off once, then starts up again automatically (Restart). When you complete the installation, the shortcut icons for [ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder] and [ImageMixer destination folder] appear on the desktop of your computer. 14Remove the CD-ROM from the disc drive of your computer. 82 Creating a DVD with One Touch You can save images with ease by pressing the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station (One Touch DVD Burn function) without any complex operations of your computer. · Images that have not been saved to a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn can automatically be saved. · The history of each saved image is recorded according to the user account. If you use a different user account, the image that has already been saved to a DVD is recorded on the DVD again. · You can play back the created DVD on a DVD player or other devices. · Still images are recorded first on a DVD. [. . . ] 31, 33, 36 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Sound card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]