User manual SONY DCR-VX2100E

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Depending on the analog video unit, the image may contain noise or incorrect colours. The camcorder cannot output the digital signal when you input the analog signal that includes a copyright protection signal. You can record a tape from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has video/audio outputs. (1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into your camcorder. If you want to record a tape from the VCR, insert a recorded tape into the VCR. (5) Press z REC and the button on its right simultaneously on your camcorder, then immediately press X on your camcorder. (6) Press N on the VCR to start playback if you record a tape from a VCR. Select a TV program if you record from a TV. the picture from a TV or VCR appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. (7) Press X on your camcorder at the scene from which you want to start recording. When you have finished recording In step 5, press z REC and MARK simultaneously, then immediately press X. And in step 7, press X at the scene from which you want to start recording. If your VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video output jack and the white plug to the audio output jack on the VCR or the TV. Connect using an S video cable (optional) to obtain high-quality pictures With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V connecting cable. connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the VCR. This connection produces higher quality DV format pictures. If you do various playbacks on the VCR during recording The recorded picture may be blurred. On the commander mode Your camcorder works in the commander mode, VTR 2. Commander modes 1, 2 and 3 are used to distinguish your camcorder from other Sony VCRs to avoid remote control misoperation. If you use another Sony VCR in the commander mode VTR 2, we recommend changing the commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper. on index signal The index is automatically marked on a tape when you start recording. If you mark the index using the INDEX MARK button during recording, "LINE" appears in the CH column on the INDEX SEARCH screen, and the index is recorded on cassette memory. [. . . ] Do not pull the eyecup inward or with excessive force [c]. Attaching/removing the hood with a lens cap To attach the hood with a lens cap, fit the line on the hood to the corresponding line on the lens frame, then screw the hood clockwise and tighten the lower hood fixing screw. To remove the hood with a lens cap, loosen the lower hood fixing screw, and unscrew the hood with a lens cap counterclockwise. To open/close the shutter of the hood with a lens cap, slide the knob to your desired direction according to the arrow. [. . . ]