Operating Instructions

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Indicators displayed in the recording mode
The indicators are not recorded on tape.
[a] : Remaining battery time indicator
[b] :Format indicator
[c] : Recording mode indicator/
Mirror mode indicator
[d] :STBY/REC indicator
[e] : Time code indicator/
Tape photo recording indicator
[f] : Remaining tape indicator
This appears after you start to record for a while.*
1)
This appears after you insert a cassette and record or play back for a while.*
2)
[g] :Date indicator
This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
[h] :Time indicator
This is displayed for five seconds after the POWER switch is set to CAMERA.
[i] : Hi8 format indicator
This appears while playing back or recording in Hi8 format.
[j] : Tape counter indicator
Remaining battery time indicator
The remaining battery time indicator indicates the approximate recording time. The
indicator may not be correct, depending on the conditions in which you are recording.
When you close the LCD panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute for the correct
remaining battery time in minutes to be displayed.
Time code (DCR-TRV140 only)
The time code indicates the recording or playback time, “0:00:00” (hours:minutes:
seconds) in CAMERA mode and “0:00:00:00” (hours:minutes:seconds:frames) in VCR
mode. You cannot rewrite only the time code.
You cannot reset the time code.
*
1)
DCR-TR140 only
*
2)
CCD-TRV107/TRV108/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only
SP
0:00:01
40min
REC
SP
0:00:01
12:05:56
AM
JUL 4 2002
40min
REC
[a][i]
[d][c][j]
[f]
[a][b]
[d][c][e]
[f]
[g]
[h]
Recording a picture
DCR-TRV140 CCD-TRV107/TRV108/TRV308/TRV408/
TRV608