Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Important Safeguards
- Contents
- Read this first!
- Accessories
- Operating precautions
- Checking the system operations
- Adjusting the hand strap
- Attaching the shoulder strap
- Attaching the lens hood
- Attaching the lens-cap strap
- Cassette tapes
- Description of parts
- The remote control
- The battery
- Viewfinder
- Time data
- Regular shooting
- Shooting techniques for different targets
- Check what you have shot (rec check)
- Finding specific scenes (image search)
- Zoom
- Low-angle shooting
- Self-portrait shooting
- Zebra pattern
- Marker
- ONE-SHOT recording
- Changing the image size
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Using the USER buttons
- Backlight compensation
- Index recording
- Color bars
- Adding effects to images
- Backup recording
- Switching to manual mode
- Adjusting the volume while shooting
- Shooting in progressive mode
- Focus
- Adjusting the shutter speed
- Adjusting the white balance
- Adjusting Iris, Gain, and Light Intensity
- Switching Audio Input
- Using scene files
- Transferring scene files
- Playback
- Variable-speed playback
- Using the Counter
- Connecting external units
- Audio dubbing
- Dubbing
- Screen displays
- Using the setup menus
- Setup menu structure
- Setup menu list
- Before calling for service
- Condensation
- Tally lamp
- System resetting
- Video Heads
- Cleaning
- Storage Precautions
- Specifications
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The camera’s internal battery saves the date and
time. “ ” appears on the screen of the
viewfinder or LCD when the internal battery is
running low on charge.
Do the following to recharge it.
Reset the date and time when fully recharged.
1 Connect the AC adapter. (Page 10)
2 Leave the POWER switch at OFF.
3 Leave the camera-recorder like this for about 4
hours.
• The internal battery charges during this time.
• Recharge the battery regularly to ensure
correct TC and menu operations.
Setting user information allows you to store 8-digit
information (such as the date and time) in the
hexadecimal format on the tape’s sub code track.
User information is automatically saved in the
memory and retained after you turn off the power.
1 Set the POWER switch to ON.
2 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP
screen UB MODE, select USER.
• For menu operation (Page 66)
• You can also use the menu buttons on the
remote control. (Page 19)
3 Move the OPERATION lever r to select UB
PRESET.
4 Press the OPERATION lever [h] (or move it
y), move it r to select YES and press [h]
again.
5 The following screen appears, so use the
OPERATION lever to set the user information.
Move the OPERATION lever e or r to select
the characters for the user information.
• You can use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters
from A to F.
Move the OPERATION lever t or y to
move to the next digit.
Recharging the built-in battery
Setting user information
RECORDING SETUP
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
UB PRESET
UB MODE
REC TIME
ONE-SHOT REC
OFF
0.5
S
TC PRESET
- - - -
- - - -
RECORDING SETUP
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
UB PRESET
UB MODE
REC TIME
ONE-SHOT REC
OFF
0.5
S
USER
TC PRESET
- - - -
RECORDING SETUP
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
UB PRESET
REC TIME
ONE-SHOT REC
0.5
S
YES
UB MODE
USER
TC PRESET
- - - -
UB PRESET
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+/
-
SEL
: PUSH PLAY/STOP
: PUSH REW/FF
UB PRESET
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+/
-
SEL
: PUSH PLAY/STOP
: PUSH REW/FF
UB PRESET
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
+/
-
SEL
: PUSH PLAY/STOP
: PUSH REW/FF
Preparations