User manual SONY DCR-HC18E

[. . . ] 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. The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this digital camcorder. 65 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects . [. . . ] If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can superimpose the title while recording or after recording. When you play back the tape, the title is displayed for five seconds from the point where you superimposed it. You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles (p. You can also select the colour, size and position of titles. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid out as desired. (5) Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting. And when you press START/STOP to start recording, "TITLE SAVE" appears on the screen for five seconds and the title is set. If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to lock You cannot superimpose or erase the title. Slide the write-protect tab to release the write protection. To use the custom title If you want to use the custom title, select step 2. If the tape has a blank portion in the middle of the recorded parts The title may not be displayed correctly. Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) once and then to CAMERA again, then proceed from step 1. We recommend setting the POWER switch to VCR or removing the cassette so that your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters. To enter a space Select [ ], then select the blank part. If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can label a cassette. the label can consist of up to 10 characters and is stored in cassette memory. When you insert the labelled cassette and turn the power on, the label is displayed for about five seconds. (6) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the dial. (7) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. In step 6 turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [C], then press the dial. To change the label you have made Insert the cassette to change the label, and operate in the same way to make a new label. If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to lock You cannot label it. [. . . ] 4 V (AC power adaptor) Average power consumption (when using the battery pack) During camera recording using LCD DCR-TRV6E: 3. ) DCR-TRV6E: 580 g (1 lb 4 oz) DCR-TRV11E: 620 g (1 lb 5 oz) DCR-HC18E: 680 g (1 lb 7 oz) main unit only DCR-TRV6E: 680 g (1 lb 7 oz) DCR-TRV11E: 720 g (1 lb 9 oz) DCR-HC18E: 780 g (1lb 11 oz) including the battery pack, NP-FM50, cassette DVM60, lens cap and shoulder strap Supplied accessories See page 5. Memory Flash memory 4MB: MSA-4A Operating voltage 2. 14 oz) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. [. . . ]