User manual SONY XBA-4IP

[. . . ] 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. You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. For customers in the U. S. A. If you have any questions about this product, you may call : Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) or write to : Sony Customer Information Center 1 Sony Drive, Mail Drop #T1-11, Park Ridge, NJ 07656 CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: Model No. : Responsible Party: 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. [. . . ] Attachment of a conversion lens (not supplied) may influence the SteadyShot function. If you cancel the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot off indicator appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera-shake. 65 Changing the menu settings POWER switch VTR Icon/item HiFi SOUND Mode z STEREO 1 2 Meaning To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track tape with main and sub sound To play back a stereo tape with the left sound or a dual sound track tape with main sound To play back a stereo tape with the right sound or a dual sound track tape with sub sound To correct jitter To not correct jitter. Set TBC to OFF when playing back a tape on which you have dubbed over and recorded the signal of a TV game or similar machine. To reduce picture noise To reduce a conspicuous afterimage when the picture has a lot of movement To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and stereo 2 TBC* z ON OFF VTR TBC stands for "Time Base Corrector". DNR* z ON OFF VTR DNR stands for "Digital Noise Reduction". AUDIO MIX -- VTR ST1 PB MODE z AUTO ST2 VTR To automatically select the system (Hi8/ standard 8 or Digital8 ) that was used to record on the tape, and play back the tape To play back a tape that was recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system when your camcorder does not automatically distinguish the recording system To convert digital video signals into analog video signals via your camcorder. To convert analog video signals into digital video siginals via your camcorder "A/V t DV" appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. 59) / A/V t DV OUT z OFF ON VTR * When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system only. Notes on AUDIO MIX When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance. You can adjust the balance only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. Note on PB MODE The mode will return to the default setting when: you remove the battery pack or power source. Note on AUDIO MODE When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX. *To dub a tape to another VCR You cannot select AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. You, however, can select AUDIO MODE when you dub tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using the i. LINK cable. 68 Changing the menu settings POWER switch CAMERA MEMORY VTR CAMERA MEMORY VTR CAMERA MEMORY VTR CAMERA MEMORY CAMERA Customizing Your Camcorder Icon/item CLOCK SET AUTO TV ON Mode -- z OFF ON Meaning To reset the date or time (p. 71) -- To automatically turn on the Sony TV when using the super laser link function To switch the video input on a Sony TV when using the super laser link function (p. 28) -- To display selected menu items in normal size To display selected menu items at twice the normal size To make the demonstration appear To cancel the demonstration mode TV INPUT z VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO3 OFF z NORMAL 2 LTR SIZE DEMO MODE z ON OFF Notes on DEMO MODE You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder. DEMO MODE is set to STBY (Standby) at the factory and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted. To cancel the demonstration, insert a cassette, set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA, or set DEMO MODE to OFF. When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the "NIGHTSHOT" indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings. 69 Changing the menu settings POWER switch CAMERA MEMORY Icon/item WORLD TIME Mode -- Meaning To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to set a time difference. The clock changes by the time difference you set here. If you set the time difference to 0, the clock returns to the originally set time. [. . . ] 129 OVERLAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 94 PC serial cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Photo scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Photo search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]