User manual SONY DCR-TRV8E

[. . . ] Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder. With your Digital Handycam, you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Digital Handycam is loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. [. . . ] If you have not made any custom title, "­ ­ ­ ­ . The title size changes as follows : SMALL y LARGE If you input 13 characters or more for a LARGE title, the title is automatically reduced in size after its position is set. The title position changes as follows : 1y 2y 3y 4y 5y 6y 7y 8y 9 The larger the position number, the lower the title is positioned. When you select the title size "LARGE", you cannot choose position 9. One cassette can have up to about 26 titles, if one title consists of 5 characters However, if the cassette memory is full with date, photo and cassette label data, one cassette can have only up to about 15 titles with 5 characters each. (5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the title you want to erase, then press the dial. (6) Make sure the title is the one you want to erase, and turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ERASE, then press the dial. You can make up to two titles and store them in the cassette memory. Each title can have up to 20 characters. (3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1) or second line (CUSTOM2), then press the dial. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the dial. (5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character, then press the dial. (6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have selected all characters and completed the title. (7) To finish making your own titles, turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [SET], then press the dial. In step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to change, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [C], then press the dial to delete the title. If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters in the standby mode while a cassette is in your camcorder The power automatically goes off. The characters you have entered remain stored in memory. Set the POWER switch to OFF once and then to CAMERA again, then proceed from step 1. We recommend setting the POWER switch to PLAYER or removing the cassette so that your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters. 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. [. . . ] The LASER LINK system sends and receives pictures and sound between video equipment having the mark by using infrared rays. 36) x STOP (stop) m REW (rewind) N PLAY (playback) M FF (fastforward) X PAUSE (pause) The control buttons light up when you set the POWER switch to PLAYER. LINK" mark is a trademark of Sony Corporation and indicates that this product is in agreement with IEEE 1394-1995 specifications and their revisions. Ta i (headphones) jack When you use headphones, the speaker on your camcorder is silent. [. . . ]