User manual SONY DCR-HC46

[. . . ] 2-659-813-11(1) Digital Video Camera Recorder Getting Started 12 Operating Guide Recording/ 28 Playback Using the Menu Dubbing/Editing 44 71 86 99 DCR-HC36/HC46/HC96 Using a Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information 122 © 2006 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet before cleaning or polishing it. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. [. . . ] Sound you are recording is not output from your camcorder's speaker. Check the sound using a TV or other device. 3 Touch t [MENU] t (EDIT/PLAY) t t [AUD DUB CTRL] t t [AUDIO DUB]. X appears. 60min AUD DUB CTRL 0:00:00:00 AUDIO DUB 4 Touch (Play) and start playing back the audio you want to record at the same time. appears while recording the new sound in stereo 2 (ST2) during the playback of the tape. Dubbing/Editing 5 Touch (Stop) when you want to stop recording. To dub on other scenes, repeat step 2 to select scenes, then touch [AUDIO DUB]. Recording sound Insert a recorded cassette into your camcorder beforehand. 6 Touch t . 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. 2 Touch (Play/Pause) to play back the tape, then touch it again at the point where you want to start recording the sound. · To set the end point for audio dubbing, beforehand, press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the scene at which you want to stop audio dubbing during playback. After step 2 to 4, the recording stops automatically at the selected scene. · You can only record additional audio over a tape recorded on your camcorder. The sound may deteriorate when you dub audio on a tape recorded on other camcorders (including other DCR-HC36/HC46/HC96 camcorders). Continued , 79 Dubbing sound to a recorded tape (Continued) To check the recorded sound 1 Play back the tape on which you have recorded audio (p. 2 Touch t [MENU] t (STANDARD SET) t t [AUDIO MIX] t . 60min AUDIO MIX Deleting recorded pictures from the "Memory Stick Duo" 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. 0:00:00:00 ST1 ST2 2 Touch 60min 60 min 101­0001 101 0001 101­0002 . 3. 0M 2 / 10 101 MEMORY PLAY 3 Touch / to adjust the balance of the original sound (ST1) and the new sound (ST2), then touch . · The original sound (ST1) is output at the default setting. · Audio balance adjustment returns to the default setting after 12 hours of turning the power off. P-MENU 3 Select a picture you want to delete with / . · To delete all pictures at once, select [ ALL ERASE] (p. 58). 4 Touch t [YES]. · The pictures cannot be restored once they are deleted. · You can delete pictures on the index screen (p. You can easily search for the picture to be deleted by displaying 6 pictures at once. Touch t [ DELETE] t the picture you want to delete t t [YES]. · Pictures cannot be deleted when a "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect tab is set to the write-protect position (p. 124), or when the selected picture is protected (p. 81). 80 Marking images on the "Memory Stick Duo" with specific information (Print mark/Image protection) When you are using a "Memory Stick Duo" with the write-protect tab, make sure the write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick Duo" is not set to the write-protect position (p. 124). · Do not mark images on your camcorder if the "Memory Stick Duo" already has some images with the Print mark put on using other devices. This may change the information of the images with the Print mark put on using the other device. Selecting still images for printing (Print mark) The DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard is used to select images for printing on your camcorder. By marking images that you want to print out, you do not need to reselect them when you print them out. (You cannot specify the number of printouts. ) Preventing accidental erasure (Image protection) You can select and mark images to prevent accidental erasure. 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. Dubbing/Editing 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. 2 Touch [PROTECT]. t t t 2 Touch t [PRINT MARK]. t t 3 Touch the image that you want to protect. PROTECT 3 Touch the image that you want to print out later. PRINT MARK appears. 101­0002 2/ 10 101 OK appears. 4 Touch 101­0002 2/ 10 101 t [END]. OK 4 Touch t [END]. · To cancel image protection, touch the image again to cancel image protection in step 3. · To cancel Print mark, touch the image again to cancel Print mark in step 3. 81 Printing recorded images (PictBridge compliant printer) You can print out pictures using a PictBridge compliant printer without connecting the camcorder to a computer. Connect the AC Adaptor to obtain power from the wall outlet. Insert the "Memory Stick Duo" containing still images into your camcorder and turn on the printer. · You can also operate by selecting in the following orders: ­ Touch t [MENU] t (PICT. APPLI. ) t [USB SELECT] t [PictBridge PRINT] ­ Touch t [MENU] t (PICT. APPLI. ) t [PictBridge PRINT] · We cannot guarantee the operation of models that are not PictBridge compatible. Printing Connecting your camcorder to the printer 1 Select the image to be printed with / . 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to turn on the PLAY/ EDIT lamp. 2 Touch t [COPIES]. 2 Connect the (USB) jack of your camcorder (DCR-HC36) or the Handycam Station (DCR-HC46/ HC96) to the printer using the USB cable. [. . . ] 55, 110 Remaining battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Remote Commander. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 REMOTE CTRL (Remote control). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 RESET button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Reversal Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Review button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 S S VIDEO cable . . . 43, 72, 75, 97 S VIDEO jack. . . . . 43, 72, 75, 97 Searching for the starting point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Self-diagnosis display. . . . . . . . . 117 SELF-TIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 SEPIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Setting the date and time . . . . . . 23 SHARPNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 109 Shoulder belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Signal convert function. . . . . . . . . 97 Skip Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 SLIDE SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Slow Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 O OLD MOVIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 ONE PUSH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 OPEN/EJECT lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Operation confirmation beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See BEEP OUTDOOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 OVERLAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 P P. MENU . . . . See Personal Menu PAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 PASTEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 PB FOLDER (Playback folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 PB zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Personal Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 69 Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Arrange the order. . . . . . . . . . . 70 Customize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Personal Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . 36 PHOTO button. . . . . . . . . . 28, 30, 40 PICT. EFFECT (Picture effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 PICT. APPLI. menu (Picture Application menu). . . 59 PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 PictBridge PRINT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Q QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]