User manual SONY HDR-GW55VE

[. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 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. Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. [. . . ] It may take some time for the computer to recognize the camcorder when you connect the USB cable for the first time. 1 Turn on the computer. Close down all applications running on the computer. For Windows 2000/Windows XP Log on as Administrators. Copying the pictures For Windows users Double-click the [Removable Disk] icon displayed in [My Computer]. Then, drag and drop a picture in the folder onto the hard disk drive of your computer. 2 Insert a "Memory Stick Duo" into your camcorder. 3 Prepare the power source for your camcorder. Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power source (p. 13). 74 Disconnecting the USB cable (supplied) For Windows users If [USB CONNECT] appears on the LCD screen, follow the procedure below to disconnect the USB cable. Click the [Unplug or eject hardware] icon on the task tray. Click this icon. Folder containing image files recorded using other camcorders without the folder creation function (for playback only) Folder containing image files recorded with your camcorder When no new folders have been created, only [101MSDCF] is displayed. Folder containing movie data recorded using other camcorders without the folder creation function (for playback only) task tray Click [Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device-Drive]. Click here. Using a computer Click [OK]. Disconnect the USB cable from the camcorder and computer. Folder File Meaning 101MSDCF DSC0 Still image (up to file . JPG 999MSDCF) stands for any number between 0001 and 9999. For Macintosh users Double-click the drive icon, then drag and drop the desired picture file onto the hard disk of your computer. If [USB CONNECT] does not appear on the LCD screen, do only step above. · Remove the USB cable according to the correct procedure, otherwise files in the "Memory Stick Duo" may not be updated correctly. Also, this may cause a malfunction of the "Memory Stick Duo. " Continued 75 Copying still images to a computer (Continued) For Macintosh users Close down all applications running on the computer. 56). Using a computer When setting up your camcorder The menu settings required depend on the format of the recorded pictures and the format for copying. Copied format to the computer Menu setting*1 Recorded format [VCR HDV/DV] HDV [HDV] [OFF] [i. LINK CONV] [VCR HDV/DV] HDV [HDV] DV [i. LINK CONV] [ON HDV DV] [VCR HDV/DV] HDV DV [DV] [i. LINK CONV] DV [OFF] [i. LINK CONV]. *1 See page 56 for [VCR HDV/DV] and 59 for 77 Creating a DVD (Direct Access to "Click to DVD") You can create DVDs from a tape when you connect your camcorder to a Sony VAIO series computer* with "Click to DVD" installed via an i. LINK cable (optional). The picture is automatically copied and written to a DVD. The following procedures describe how to create a DVD from a picture recorded on a tape. For details of compatible computers, operating environment, "Click to DVD, " and upgrading to "Click to DVD Ver. 2. 3" or later, visit the following URL: ­ Europe http://www. vaio-link. com/ ­ USA http://ciscdb. sel. sony. com/perl/select-pn. pl ­ Asia Pacific Regional http://www. css. ap. sony. com/ ­ Korea http://scs. sony. co. kr/ ­ Taiwan http://vaio-online. sony. com/tw/vaio/ ­ China http://www. sonystyle. com. cn/vaio/ ­ Thailand http://www. sony. co. th/vaio/index. html ­ Latin America http://vaio-online. sony. com/ * Note that you need a computer with a DVD drive that can be used to write DVDs, and "Click to DVD Ver. 2. 3" (Sony original software) or later installed. to i. LINK (IEEE1394) connector i. LINK cable (optional) :Signal flow to HDV/DV Interface (i. LINK) jack · Images recorded in HDV format are downconverted to SD (standard definition) quality when copying to DVDs. (They are not copied in the HD (high definition) quality. ) · You can only use an i. LINK cable (optional) for this operation. You cannot use a USB cable (supplied). Using the Direct Access to "Click to DVD" function for the first time The Direct Access to "Click to DVD" function enables you to copy pictures recorded on a tape to a DVD easily if your camcorder is connected to a computer. Before operating the Direct Access to "Click to DVD" function, follow the steps below to start "Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher. " Turn on the computer. Click the start menu, then select [All Programs]. Select [Click to DVD] from the programs displayed, then click [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher]. [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] starts up. · After you start up [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] once, from then on it starts up automatically when you turn on your computer. · [Click to DVD Automatic Mode Launcher] is set up for each Windows XP user. 78 1 Turn on the computer. Close all applications running with an i. LINK. 8 Place a writable DVD in the disc drive of the computer. 2 Prepare the power source for the camcorder. [. . . ] 123 TRAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]