Sony GV-HD700 manual

3-217-209- 11 (1) © 2007 Sony Corporation Digital HD Videocassette Recorder Oper atin g Guid e GV-HD700/HD700E Getting Start ed 11 Basi c Opera tions 20 Dubbing /Editing 38 Using a “Memory Stick Duo” 44 Custom izing your VCR 53 Troubles hooting 65 Ad ditio nal Info rma tio n 75 Quick Reference 87 Spanis h Quick Guide/ Guía rápida en español[...]

2 To reduce f ire or shock hazard , do not ex pose th e unit t o rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to th e presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be o f sufficient magnitude to constitute a r isk of electri c shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale rt the user to[...]

3 Clea ning Unplug the set from the wall outlet befor e cleaning or polishing it . Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaner s. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for cl eaning the exterior of the set. Water and Mois tur e Do not use power-line operated sets near wa ter – for example, near a bathtub, was hbowl, kitchen sink, or laun dry [...]

4 Read this first Befo re operat ing the uni t, plea se read this manua l thoroughly , and retain i t for future refere nce. Replace the battery with the specified type o nly. Otherwise, fire or injury may resu lt. Excessive sound pressu re from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat such as s[...]

5 These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection a gainst harmful interfe rence in a residential i nstallation. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions , may cause harmful interf erence to radio communication s. However, there is no guar[...]

6 By ensu ring this produc t is disposed of corr ectl y, y ou wi ll h elp preve nt p otent ial negat ive consequ ences for the env ironment and hum an health, wh ich could oth erwise be cause d by inappro priate wa ste handling of thi s product . The r ecycling of materia ls will help to cons erve n atur al reso urces . For more de tailed informa t[...]

7 About m enu ite ms an d the L CD pane l • A menu i tem that is grayed out is not available under the curre nt record ing or playback co nditions. • The LC D screen is manu facture d using extremel y high-prec ision technolo gy, so over 99.99% of the pixels ar e operati onal for effect ive use. Howe ver, ther e may be some tiny black points an[...]

8 Table of Content s IMPORTANT SAFEGUA RDS ........ 2 Read this first ..... .......... ...... .......... .. 4 What you can do with yo ur VCR .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ... 10 Step 1: Chec king supp lied ite ms .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ... 11 Step 2: Pre paring the power supply .......... ...[...]

9 (AUDIO SET) menu .............. . 60 Settings for the audio recording ( DV AU.MODE/DV AUDIO MIX, et c.) (MEMORY SET) menu .......... 61 Settings for the “Memory St ick Duo” (QUALITY/ ALL ER ASE, et c.) (OTHERS) menu ..... .......... .... 63 Other basic settings (BE EP/USB SELECT, etc.) Troubleshootin g ........ ......... ....... .... 65 Warni[...]

10 What yo u ca n do wit h your VCR The HDV for mat ha s about mor e than 2 ti mes the h orizont al reso lut ion of a sta ndard TV, and providing hig h quality i mages. Being t he HDV format compli ant, your VCR is ready to record/pl ay back crysta l clear, high-def inition im ages. 1 Co mpatible wi th HDV/DV f ormats The V CR is c ompatibl e with [...]

11 Getting Started Gettin g Started Step 1: Checki ng supp lied ite ms Make sure that you have the fol lowing items supplied with your VCR. The number in the par enthe ses ind icat es the numb er o f th at it em s uppli ed. AC Adaptor (1) (p. 12) Power cord (Mai ns lead) (1) (p. 12) Wireless Re mote Commande r (1) (p. 90) Size R6 (AA ) ba ttery f o[...]

12 Step 2: Pr eparin g the po wer suppl y Provid e an o utsi de pow er so urce t o u se the VCR. You can ei ther connec t th e AC Adap tor to a wa ll out let (wall socket ) or charg e the batt ery pack to use your VCR. When re cording/ editing or usi ng the VCR for a lo ng ti me, co nnect the AC Adapt or to a wal l ou tlet (wa ll so cket) to o btai[...]

13 Getting Started 2 Slide the OPEN . lev er a nd open the LCD panel . 3 Set th e POWER swi tch to OFF (CHG) (The def ault setting). 4 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the VCR. Make sure that the v mark on the DC plug i s facing to the v mark on the VCR. 5 Connect the power cord ( mains lead) to the AC Adaptor and the wall outlet (wall s[...]

14 To rem ove the bat tery pack Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG). Push an d hold t he v BATT R ELEASE button and remove the ba ttery pack. L seri es: b Notes • When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, make sur e that the POWER/CHARGE lamp is turned off. To us e the “Inf oLITH IUM” ba ttery pack M series (optio nal) To a[...]

15 Getting Started Chargin g time Approxima te time (min .) require d when you fully c harge a fully disch arged bat tery pack. b Not es • You cannot us e the battery pack NP- FM30/ F330/F530/500/510/7 10 on the VC R. Availab le pla yback time App roximat e tim e (mi n.) availa ble w hen you use a full y charged battery pa ck. HDV format pictures[...]

16 • The available playba ck time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use the VCR. On the AC Adaptor • Use the nearby wall outlet (wall s ocket) when using the AC Adaptor. Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet (wall s ocket) immediately if a ny malfunction occurs while using your VCR. • Do not use the AC Adapt[...]

17 Getting Started 3 Set [Y] (year) using V / v , then press EXEC. You ca n set any year up to the year 2079. GV-HD700 : 12:0 0 AM s tan ds f or mid nig ht. 12:00 PM stand s for noon. GV-HD700 E: 4 Set [M] (month), [ D] (day), the hours and minu tes in the same way, then press EXEC. The cl ock starts. To tur n off th e power Set the POWER switch to[...]

18 Step 4 : In serti ng a ca sset te ta pe or a “Mem ory Stick Duo” You can use mini DV cassett es only (p. 76). 1 Slide EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow. The casse tte compar tment au tomatic ally com es out an d opens up. 2 Insert a cassette tape with its window f acing up. Push t he cen ter of the ba ck of the cassett e tape lightly[...]

19 Getting Started Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” into the Memory S tick Duo slot in the right direction until it cl icks. b Not es • If you insert the “Memory Stick Duo” into the slot in the wron g direction, the “M emory Stick Duo,” the Memory Stick D uo slot or image data may be damaged. To ejec t the “Me mory St ick Duo” Lightl[...]

20 Basic Operat ions Playba ck on y our VC R You ca n play back mo vies as follow s. 1 Prepare the power supply (p. 12). 2 Insert a cassette t ape for playback (p. 18). 3 While pressing the green button, set the POWER switch to ON. The POWER/CHARGE lamp on the front turns on gr een. 4 Press PLAY N . Play back st art s. 5 Adjust the sound volume usi[...]

21 Basic Op erations To pause playbac k Press PAUSE X duri ng playba ck. To resume play back, press PAU SE X or PLAY N . z Tip s • Playback au tomatically stops if pause is en gage d for mor e t han 3 minu te s. To fa st forw ard/re wind the tape To fa st for ward th e tape whil e play back i s stopped, press FF M . To rewind the t ape while play[...]

22 To vie w the p ictur e at do uble s peed (Dou ble spee d pla yback) Press ×2 2 during playback. To dou ble the speed of pl ayback in rev erse direction, press c I 1 , then pr ess ×2 2 . b Notes • For more details about the Remote Comm ander, see page 31, 90. • During playback pause or in any playback mode other than normal playback, no sou[...]

23 Basic Op erations Playin g the p icture on a TV Connec tion method s and image qual ity differ depe nding on wha t type of TV is connected a nd conne ctors ar e used. It is r ecomme nded to co nnect your VCR t o the wall ou tlet ( wall socket ) usin g the supplied AC Adap tor for this operat ion (p . 12). Refer also to th e ins truct ion man ual[...]

24 : Signal fl ow Type VCR Cable TV Menu Setting (IN/OUT REC) t [HDV/DV SEL] t [AUTO] (p. 55) [COMPONENT] t [1080i/48 0i] (GV-HD700)/ [1080i/57 6i] (GV-HD700E) (p. 56) b Notes • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output audio s ignals. Connect the white and red plugs of t he A/ V connecting cable to the audio i nput jack of y our TV. (IN/O[...]

25 Basic Op erations Images re corded with H D (high defi nition) qual ity are conve rted to SD (sta ndard defini tion) and pl ayed b ack. Images recor ded wit h SD ( stan dard d efini tion ) imag e quali ty ar e play ed back with SD (stand ard def inition) imag e qualit y. To se t the as pect ra tio acco rding to the co nnecte d TV (16:9/4: 3) Set[...]

26 : Signal fl ow Type VCR Cable TV Menu Setting (IN/OUT REC) t [HDV/DV SEL] t [AUTO] (p. 55) [COMPONENT] t [1080i/48 0i] (GV-HD700)/ [1080i/57 6i] (GV-HD700E) (p. 56) [TV TYPE] t [16:9]/[4:3] (p. 56) b Notes • An A/V connecting cable is also needed to output audio s ignals. Connect the white and red plugs of t he A/ V connecting cable to the aud[...]

27 Basic Op erations When c onnect ing to your TV via the other VCR Select the desired conne cting met hod accordin g to the input jac k of the other V CR. Connect the VCR to the LINE IN input on the other VCR usi ng the A/ V connec ting c able. Se t the input selector on the other VCR to LINE (VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, e tc.). When your TV is m onaura l ([...]

28 Record ing the picture fro m TV, VC R, e tc. Conn ect th e VCR to the wa ll out let (wa ll soc ket) us ing th e sup plied AC Ada ptor fo r this oper ation (p. 12). Refer also to th e instruction manual suppl ied with th e device to be connec ted. The con nection me thod and the i mage quali ty will differ dependin g on the TV, VC R and the conne[...]

29 Basic Op erations b Not es • Disconnect the i.LINK cable before changing [HDV/DV SEL] and [i.LINK CONV] settings. Otherwise, the VCR may n ot recognize the video signal from the connected device. • This VCR has a 4-pin i.LINK terminal. Select a cable th at fits the terminal on the device to be connected. z Tip s • When you use an i.LINK ca[...]

30 1 Prepare the VCR for recording. Inser t a cass ette tape for reco rdin g. Set the PO WER s witch to ON. 2 When connecting with an i.LINK cable, set the input signal to the VCR (p. 55). Normally set [HDV/DV SEL] to [AUTO] (t he default set ting). 3 Connect the V CR to the pl ayback dev ice or T V. For details abo ut connect ion, see page 28. 4 P[...]

31 Basic Op erations • When you recor d the picture from a tape recorded in the HDV a nd DV formats by setting [HDV/DV SEL] to [AUTO], the picture and sound are temporarily interrupted when the signal switches between the HDV and DV forma ts. • To record the part recorded in the HDV f ormat on the tape in the HDV and DV f ormats, set [HDV/DV SE[...]

32 3 Press REW m 1 . The ta pe stops automatic ally wh en the tape cou nter re aches “0: 00:00”. The ta pe counte r ret urns to the ti me code displ ay, and disappea rs. 4 Press PLAY 6 . Play back st art s from the po int designat ed “0:00:00 ” on the tap e counter . b Notes • There may be a discrepa ncy of several seconds between the tim[...]

33 Basic Op erations z Tip s • Wh en setti ng [S EARCH SEL], [S EARCH . ] and [SEARCH > ] to ASSIGN buttons (p. 35), you can use the date search function on the VCR without using the Remote Commander. To ca ncel th e opera tion Press STOP 7 . You can lo cate th e point where the in dex sign al (p. 37) is r ecorded by th e VCR o r other dev ice[...]

34 Changi ng/c heck ing the se tting s in you r VCR You can tu rn off the LCD scree n to make the batt ery last lon ger. Press LCD O N/OFF 2 . To turn on the LCD scre en, press LCD ON/ OFF 2 agai n. z Tips • If you turn off th e LCD screen during recording or playback, th e recorded and original pictur e will not be affected. You ca n turn on and[...]

35 Basic Op erations To turn o ff the se tup valu e Press STATUS CHECK 4 again. You ca n check al l area su rrounding t he picture frame, wh ich you c annot ch eck on a TV s cre en. Press ALLSCAN 1 . All the ar ea su rroundi ng the pictu re fram e is display ed on the screen . To retu rn to t he prev ious scre en, press ALLSCAN 1 again. b Not es ?[...]

36 1 Press MENU. 2 Select (OTHERS ) using V / v , then press EXEC. 3 Select [ASSIGN BTN] usin g V / v , then press EXEC. 4 Select the number of the ASSIGN button (ASSIGN 1-3) you wa nt to assign the funct ion using V / v , then press EXEC. [------] is displayed at th e number tha t no functio n is assigned. 5 Select the fu nction to be assig ned us[...]

37 Basic Op erations • During magni fying a still image, the PB zo om function is automatically canceled when you press the following buttons: –M E N U – MEM ORY PLAY – MEM ORY INDEX – V OLUME/MEMORY (–/+) z Tip s • You can also magnify a picture with the zoom button W (Wide angle)/ T (Telephoto) on the Re mote Comm and er. • You ca[...]

38 Dubbin g/Editing Dubbin g to VCR, DV D/HDD r ecorde r, et c. Conn ect yo ur VC R to th e wall outle t (wall sock et) usin g the supp lied AC Adap tor for this oper ation (p. 12). Re fer also to the in struction ma nual suppl ied with the devi ces to be connec ted. The connecti on method and t he image qual ity will differ depending on t he VCR, [...]

39 Dubbin g/Editing Recording format The dubbed format (HDV/D V) differs depending on the recorded p icture or the format supported by the VCR, DVD/HDD recorder. See the table below for selecti ng the appropriate settings, and pe rform necessary menu setting. b Not es • When you play back a tape re corded in the HDV and DV formats by setting [HDV[...]

40 Usin g an A/V co nnecti ng cabl e with S V IDEO o r an A/V con necti ng cable . * When connecting the VC R to a monaural device, conn ect the yellow plug of the A/V connectin g cable to the video jack on the devi ce, then connect the white ( l eft channel) or red (right channel) plug to the a udio jack on the device. b Notes • Set [DISP O UTPU[...]

41 Dubbin g/Editing 1 Prepare the VCR for playback. Inser t a recorded ta pe for play back. Set the POWE R switch to ON. 2 Connect the V CR to the recording device. For deta ils about connec tion, see page 38. 3 Prepare the recording device. Turn on th e recordi ng device. When dubbin g the picture to the other VCR , insert a cassett e tape for rec[...]

42 Using with an ana log video unit a nd yo ur compu ter (Sig nal conv ert funct ion) You ca n capture p ictures fr om an ana log video un it conne cted to you r comput er which ha s the i.LINK (DV) j ack via your V CR. Conn ect th e VCR to the wa ll out let (wa ll soc ket) us ing th e sup plied AC Ada ptor fo r this operat ion (p. 12). You need to[...]

43 Dubbin g/Editing 7 Start capturing procedures on your comput er. The ope ration proce dures depe nd on your com puter and the software you use. For de tails on how to ca pture pictu res, refer to the instruct ion manual of your com puter and soft ware. 8 Stop capt uring proc edures on your computer, and stop the playback on th e analog video uni[...]

44 Using a “Memory Stick Duo” Captur ing a sti ll ima ge to a “Mem ory Stick Duo” from a pictur e record ed on a t ape You ca n captur e a stil l image to a “M emory Stick Duo” from a pi cture rec orded o n a tape. Make sure to in sert a r ecorded t ape and a “Mem ory Stick Duo” in your VCR. 1 Set the POWER switch to ON. 2 Press PLA[...]

45 Using a “M emor y Stic k Duo” Viewi ng a st ill i mage on a “Me mory S tick Du o” (Mem ory phot o playba ck) You can pl ay bac k still images re corde d on a “Memo ry Stick Duo.” Insert a “Mem ory Stick Duo” into yo ur VCR before this operati on. 1 Set th e POWER swi tch to ON. 2 Press MEMO RY PLAY. The l ast r ecord ed imag e is[...]

46 b Notes • When the index s creen is displayed, a number appears above each image. This indicates the order in which images are recorded on the “Memory Stick Duo.” These numbers are different from the data file names (p. 48). • You may n ot display image data on the index screen modified on a computer, or image data recorded with other de[...]

47 Using a “M emor y Stic k Duo” 1 Turn on the comput er. Clos e down all a pplicatio ns running on the co mputer. For Windows 2000/Window s XP/ Windows Vi sta Log on as an Adm ini stra tor . 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Duo ” into the VCR. 3 Connect the VC R to the wall outlet (wall socket) using the supplied AC Adapto r (p. 12). 4 Set th e[...]

48 • Operation is not guaranteed if you connect the USB cable to the USB jack on a keyboard or USB hub. • Make sure to connect the cable to the USB jack on the computer. • Operation is not guaranteed even for the recommended environments. For Wi ndows us ers Doubl e-click th e [Remov able Disk] icon disp laye d in [My Co mpu ter]. Then, dr ag[...]

49 Using a “M emor y Stic k Duo” 3 Click [OK ]. 4 Disconne ct the USB cable from the VCR and comput er. If [USB CONNECTING] does not appear on the LCD scre en, do only step 4 . For M aci ntosh users 1 Close down all applic ations runni ng on the compu ter. 2 Drag and drop the drive icon on the desktop onto the [Trash] ico n. 3 Disconne ct the U[...]

50 4 Select [YES] usin g V / v , then press EXEC. The st ill imag e is de leted. b Notes • Still images cannot be restored once they ar e deleted. • Still images cannot be deleted when a “Memory Stick Duo” with the write-prote ct tab is set to the write-protec t position (p. 77), or when the selected picture is protected. z Tips • To dele[...]

51 Using a “M emor y Stic k Duo” One of th e image s stor ed on t he “Mem ory Stick Duo” will be displayed. 1 Select the image yo u want to print using VOLUM E/MEMORY (–/ +). 2 Set the number of copi es you want to print if necessary. If you do not wan t to set the number, go to step 3 (the numb er will be automat ically se t to 1 ). 1 Se[...]

52 • On some printer models, the top, bottom, right, and left edges of images may be trimmed. If you print a still image rec orded in a 16:9 (wide) ratio, the left and right ends of the image may be trimmed widely. • Some printer models may not support the date/ time printing funct ion. Refer to your printer’ s operating in structions for det[...]

53 Customizing you r VCR Customizi ng your VCR Using th e menu i tems You can cha nge various set tings or make detail ed adju stments us ing the menu ite ms displayed on the sc reen. 1 Set th e POWER swi tch to ON. 2 Press MENU to display the menu scr een . 3 Select the icon of th e desired me nu usi ng V / v , then press EXEC. IN/OU T REC (p. 55)[...]

54 List of the menu i tems (IN /OUT REC) menu (p. 55) (DIS PLAY SE T) menu (p. 57) (AU DIO SET ) menu (p. 6 0) (MEMORY SET) menu (p . 61) Items Page HDV/DV SEL 55 DV REC MODE 55 COMPONENT 56 i.LIN K CONV 56 TV TYPE 56 A/V t DV OUT 42 Items Page LCD S ET 57 DV WIDE DISP 58 DISP OUTPUT 58 COLOR BAR 58 DV BARS 59 DATA COD E 59 Items Page DV AU.M ODE 6[...]

55 Customizing you r VCR (IN/OUT REC) menu Recording settings , input a nd ou tput settings (HDV/DV SEL/DV REC MODE/TV TYPE, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 53 for details on selecting menu items. You ca n select the pl ayback signal. Nor mally set t[...]

56 You c an sele ct the type of co nnect ion when connect ing the VCR to a TV with the compo nent input jack. GV-HD700 : 480i Sele ct when connecti ng the VCR to a TV with the c omponent i nput jack. B 1080i/48 0i Sele ct when connecti ng the VCR to a TV that has the co mpone nt input jac k and is capable of displa ying the 1080i si gnal. GV-HD700 [...]

57 Customizing you r VCR (DIS PLAY SE T) menu Display settings of the LCD sc reen (LCD SET/COLO R BAR/DATA C ODE, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 53 for details on selecting menu items. You can sel ect the desired LCD panel setups . The recorde d pic[...]

58 DELET E You can delete the panel profile settings. 1 Select [DELETE]. 2 Sele ct t he p ane l pr of ile you w ant to dele te. 3 Select [ YES] in t he check screen. The panel pr ofile setting s are deleted . RESE T You can restore the default setti ngs for [LCD SET]. 1 Select [RESET]. 2 Select [ YES] in t he check screen. The LCD panel setups are [...]

59 Customizing you r VCR You ca n sele ct the as pect r atio of col or bars in the DV format. B 16:9 Sets the aspect ratio of color bars to 16:9. 4:3 Sets the aspe ct ratio of color bars to 4:3. b Not es • You cannot change the current setting during recording. During playbac k, you ca n displ ay the informa tion (data c ode) recor ded automa tic[...]

60 (AUD IO SET) menu Settings for th e audio recording (D V AU.MOD E/DV AU DIO MI X, et c.) The defa ult set tings are marked with B . The in dicators in parent heses appe ar wh en the items ar e select ed. See page 53 for details o n selecting menu items. B 12BIT Recor ds in the 12-bi t mode (2 ster eo sounds). 16BIT ( ) Records in the 1 6-bit mod[...]

61 Customizing you r VCR (MEMO RY SET) menu Sett ings for th e “Memo ry Sti ck Duo” (QUALIT Y/ALL ERASE, etc. ) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 53 for details on selecting menu items. B FINE ( ) Rec ords s till ima ges at the fine imag e qualit y level[...]

62 • Do not at tempt the f ollowing ope rations while [ Erasing all data...] is on the sc reen: – Operate the POWER switch/operation buttons. – Eject the “Memory Sti ck Duo.” You can de lete al l the sti ll ima ges on the “Memory Stic k Duo” to recover rec ordable free space to allow you to writ e in. If you want t o format the “Me [...]

63 Customizing you r VCR (OTHER S) m enu Other basic settings (BEEP/USB SEL ECT, etc.) The def ault se ttings ar e marked wi th B . The indic ators in parenthe ses appear whe n the i tems ar e sele cted. See page 53 for details on selecting menu items. See page 35. See page 16. When you use th e VCR abr oad, you ca n adju st the cl ock to the lo ca[...]

64 You ca n connect the VCR to a compu ter with a US B cable and c opy still image s on the “Memo ry S tick Du o” to the co mputer (p. 46 ). You can al so conne ct the VCR to a PictBri dge comp atibl e prin ter (p. 50 ) usin g this fu nction. B Memory St ick Sele ct to v iew sti ll im ages on a “Memory Stick Duo” on the com puter or to copy[...]

65 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting Trou blesho oting If you run into any problems using yo ur VCR, use th e follo wing ta ble to trouble shoot the problem. If the problem persists, disconnect the po wer source an d contac t your Sony dea ler. • Ove rall operat ions/R emote C ommand er ........ ..... ...... ......... ...... ......... ...... ....[...]

66 The POWER/CHARGE lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged. • Attach the battery pack to the VCR correctly (p. 12). If the p roblem persist s, discon nect the AC Adapt or from the w all out let (w all soc ket) and contact you r Sony dealer. The battery pack may be damaged. The remaini ng batte ry time indicator does not in dicate th[...]

67 Troubles hooting You cannot de lete the recorded picture on the tape. • You cannot del ete the recorded pict ure on the tape. You c an only r ewind the tape and record again. The ne w record ing overwrites the existing o ne. You cannot de lete any or all still images at o nce stored on th e “Memory St ick Duo. ” • The still images are pr[...]

68 The picture or sound breaks off. • The tape was rec orded in both of the HDV and DV formats. This is not a malfunc tion. The movies f reeze for a while, o r the sound breaks off. • This occur s if the tape or video hea d is dirt y ( p. 82). • Use the Sony m ini DV cassette. “-:--:--:--” is displayed o n the screen . • The tape you ar[...]

69 Troubles hooting You cannot view the pict ure on the TV connected with the i.LINK cable. • You cannot view the pi cture in the HD (high definit ion) quality on the TV, if an i.LINK jack o f the TV is no t compa tible wi th the H DV1080i specifi cation (p. 23). Refer to th e instructi on manu al supplie d with your TV. • Down convert the pic [...]

70 When connected using an i.LINK cable, no picture appears on the monitor screen o r the picture is dis tort ed duri ng dub bing. • Set [HDV/DV SEL] accordi ng to the requirem ents of the conne cted device (p. 55). • If the conne cted device is not compatible w ith HDV1080i specific ation, you cannot dub pictures in the HD (hi gh definition) i[...]

71 Troubles hooting Your compu ter freezes. • Set [HDV/DV SEL] co rrectly accordin g to t he connect ed device (p. 55). • Disconnec t the cable from you r computer and VCR. Reboot your computer , then c onnect yo ur compute r and VCR f ollowing the steps in the correct order (p. 48) .[...]

72 Warnin g in dicato rs and messa ges If indi cators ap pear on the LCD screen, check th e fol lowing . You can fi x some sympt oms by yourself . If the probl em persists ev en after you have tried a couple of times, contact your Sony dealer or l ocal author ized S ony se rvice facili ty. C: ss : ss (S elf-diagnosis display) C:04: ss • The batte[...]

73 Troubles hooting (Warnin g indicat ors per taining to “Memory St ick Duo” fo rmatti ng)* • The “Mem or y Stic k Du o” is da mage d. • The “Me mor y Stic k Du o” is no t formatted c orrectly (p . 62, 77 ). (Warning ind icators pe rtain ing to unsuppo rted “Memor y Sti ck Duo”)* • A “Memory Stick Duo” that ca nnot be used[...]

74 x Oth ers Change to correct tape format. • The pictures cannot be played back because o f an i ncompat ible format. No signal display in “HDV/DV SEL”. Change setti ng. • Stop playba ck or signal inp ut, or change [HDV/DV SEL] setting (p. 55). x Dirty video head. Use a cleaning cassette. (p. 82) Warning indicator s and messa ges (Co ntinu[...]

75 Additi onal Info rmation Addition al Information Using your V CR ab road Power supply You can use yo ur VCR in a ny country/ region using th e AC Adap tor supplied w ith the VCR within the AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/ 60 Hz ran ge. Use a comm ercia lly availabl e AC plug adapto r [a], if necessary, dep ending on the desig n of th e wall outle t (wa ll[...]

76 Maint enance and pr ecautio ns Your VCR is capable of recording in both HDV and DV formats. You ca n use mini DV form at cassettes only. Use a c assett e with the mar k. Your VCR is not compati ble with the Cassette Memory func tion. What is the HDV format? The HD V format is a vide o format devel oped to record and pl ay back di gital high d ef[...]

77 Additi onal Info rmation x Afte r usi ng th e casset te Rewind th e tape to the begi nning to avoi d distortion of the picture or the so und. T he cass ett e shou ld the n be p ut in it s case , and stored in an uprigh t position. x When c lea nin g the go ld-p lat ed connect or Genera lly, clea n the gold-p lated co nnector on a casset te with [...]

78 • Do not insert any thing other than a “Memory Stick Duo” into the Memory Stick Duo slot. Doing so m ay cause a malfunction. • Do not use or keep the “Memory Stick Duo” in the follow ing locations: – Places subject to extremely high temperature, such as a c ar parked outside i n the summer. – Places under di rect sunlight. – Pl[...]

79 Additi onal Info rmation With a n AC Ad aptor/ charg er, the re mainin g batte ry time an d chargin g time ap pear. To char ge the ba ttery pa ck • Make sure to charge the battery pack before you start using your VC R. • We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 °C to 30 ° C (50 °F to 86 °F) until the[...]

80 i.LI NK-com pat ibl e devi ces can b e connec ted using an i.L INK cable. Possible applica tions are opera tions and da ta transacti ons with various digital A V devi ces. When two o r more i.LINK-c ompatib le devic es are daisy-cha ined with the unit, oper ation bec omes p ossible from any device in the chai n. Note th at operat ion method m ay[...]

81 Additi onal Info rmation On use an d care • Do not use o r store the VCR and accessories in the followin g locations. – A nywhere extremely hot, cold or humid. Never leave them exposed to temp eratures above 60 °C (140 °F), such as under direct sunlight, near heaters or in a car parked in the sun. They may malfunction or become defo rme d.[...]

82 If moi sture start s to c ondense, y our VCR sometimes c annot detect cond ensation. If thi s happ ens, th e cass ette is some times not ejected for 10 sec onds a fter th e casse tte compart ment lid is opene d. This is not a malfu nction. Do not close the cassette compartm ent lid un til the cass ette is eject ed. x Note on mois ture conde nsat[...]

83 Additi onal Info rmation x To cle an the LC D scr een If fingerp rints or dust make the LCD screen dirty, it is reco mmended yo u use a soft cloth to clean it. Whe n you use th e LCD Cleaning Kit (o ptional) , do not apply the cleani ng liquid directly to the LCD screen . Use clea ning paper moistene d with the liquid. On han dling th e ca sing [...]

84 * “Exif” i s a file f ormat f or still images, established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). Files in this format can have additional in formation such as you r VCR’s setting informatio n at the time of recording. Input/Ou tput co nnectors S VIDEO IN jack GV-HD700: 4-pin m ini DIN Lumina nc[...]

85 Additi onal Info rmation Operat ing temperatur e 0 °C to + 40 °C (32 ° F to 104 °F) Storage te mperature -20 °C to + 60 °C (-4 °F to + 140 °F) Dimensions (approx.) 201 × 64 × 163 mm (8 × 25 / 8 × 6 1/2 i n.) (w/h /d) includin g the projecting p arts Mass (approx.) 1.2 kg (2 lb 9 oz) Supplied accessories See page 11. AC Adap tor AC-L1[...]

86 On trad emarks • “Memory Stick,” “ ,” “Memory St ick Duo,” “ ,” “Memory S tick PRO Duo,” “ ,” “Memory Stick Mi cro,” “MagicGate,” “ ,” “MagicGat e Memory Stick” and “MagicGate Memory Stick Duo” are trademarks of S ony Corporation. • HDV and the HDV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation and Victor[...]

87 Quick Referenc e Quick Reference Ident ify ing part s and co ntrol s The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. A Memor y Stick Duo slot (18) B Memory St ick ac cess la mp (18) C {RESET} button (b ottom) If you press th e {R ESET} butto n, all settings incl uding the clock setting (except th e LCD profil e settin gs) ret urn to the de fault. D EJ[...]

88 A OPEN . lever (16) B LCD pa nel (16) C v BATT RELEA SE button (14 ) D Batter y pack (1 2) E i (headp hones) ja ck Use a headph one with a ste reo mini- plug. When y ou use h eadphones, the speaker on the VC R is silent. F (USB) jack (46, 50) G DC IN j ack (1 2) H Jack cove r (23, 28, 38) I HDV/DV (i.LINK) interface (23, 28, 38) J HDMI OUT jack [...]

89 Quick Referenc e A LCD ON /OFF button (34) B ALLSCA N but ton (35) C DISPLAY /BATT INFO button (1 4, 34) D ASSIGN but tons (1/2 * /3) (35) E Memor y control bu ttons (PHOTO, PLAY, INDEX, DELET E) ( 44, 45, 49) F VOLUME/MEMORY buttons * (20, 45) G LCD BRIG HT buttons (20 ) H POWER swit ch (16) I EXEC bu tton (53) J V / v / B / b buttons (5 3) K S[...]

90 A REC (30 ) B SEARCH SELECT (32, 33) C Memory control b uttons (PL AY, INDEX, –/+) (45) D DISPLAY (34) E INDEX MARK (37) F DATA CODE (59) G ZER O SET MEMO RY (31) H Trans mitter I PHOTO (44) J Power Zo om (36) K . > (32, 33) L Video control buttons (REW, PLAY , FF, c I , STOP, i C , PAUSE, SLOW, ×2 ) (20, 21) M END SEARCH (32) b Notes • [...]

91 Quick Referenc e Indic ators displ aye d duri ng reco rding /play back The numbe rs in ( ) are referenc e pages. The i ndicators will not be record ed on the ta pe during recordi ng. Recordi ng movi es Recording still imag es Viewin g movi es Viewing st ill images A Record ing forma t ( or ) (55) Recording mode ( SP or LP ) is also displayed in [...]

92 Upper le ft Upper right Center Bottom Indicat ors wh en you made changes Indicator Meaning Recordi ng format (55) SP LP DV REC M ODE (55) * Indicator Meaning QUALITY (61) INDEX MARK (37) HDV input/ DV input (30 ) HDV output/ DV ou tp ut (41) i.LINK c onnection (23, 28, 38) A/V t DV OUT (42) Zero set me mory (31) LCD off (3 4) Indicator Meaning Z[...]

93 Quick Referenc e Index Numeric 1080i/480i .................. ...........56 1080i/576i .................. ...........56 12BIT ...... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...60 16BIT ...... .... ....... ..... ....... .... ...60 16:9 .. ..... ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ...56 480i ............................... ........56 4:3 .. ....... .... ....[...]

94 Memory ph oto playback ....... 45 MEMORY S ET ..... ..... ...... .... 61 “Memory Stick” ......... 6, 64, 77 “Memory Stick Duo”........ 6, 77 Number of recorda ble still image s ..... ..... ....... .... ......6 1 Write -protect tab ....... .... 77 Menu AUDIO SET .................. 60 DISPL AY SET........ ......5 7 IN/O UT REC . ....... ..[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 95 Spanish Quic k Guide/Guía rápida en es pañol Paso 1 : Com probac ión de los ar tícul os sumini strados Asegúres e de que dispone de l os siguientes compon entes suministrado s con su videogr abadora. El número e ntre paré ntesis indica la cantid ad de elem entos sumi nistra dos d e cada ar[...]

96 Paso 2 : Prep aración del sumi nistro el éctri co Proporci one una fue nte de alimenta ción extern a para utiliza r su videograba dora. Para u sar la vid eogra bador a pued e conect ar el ada ptador de ca a la t oma de corri ente mural o carg ar la bate ría. Si desea utili zar las funciones de grabac ión o edi ción de su video grabadora , [...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 97 As egúrese de que la ba tería en caja per fectamen te y de que qu eda firm em ente s uje ta a la v ideog rabad ora . 2 Desplace la palanca OPEN . y abra el pan el LCD. 3 Ajuste el interruptor POWER en OFF (CHG) (su posici ón predeterminada). 4 Conecte el adaptador de ca a la toma DC IN en la vi[...]

98 El indicador POWER/CHARGE se apag a cuan do la bate ría está comp letam ente carga da. De spué s de carg ar la b aterí a, de sconec te el adap tador de ca de l a toma DC IN de la videogra badora. b Notas • La dirección adecuada para conectar una batería de la serie L es distinta a la de una batería de la serie M (opcional). Asegúrese d[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 99 Extracci ón: Almace namien to de la bat ería Antes de gua rdar la bate ría durante un período prolongado de ti empo, d escárguela comple tamente . Compro baci ón del n ivel de carg a de la batería (B attery Info) Ajuste el inter ruptor POWE R en OFF (CHG) y, a con tinuación, pu lse DISPLAY[...]

100 Imág enes e n for mato DV (GV- HD70 0) Imág enes e n for mato HDV (G V-HD 700E ) Imág enes e n for mato DV (GV- HD70 0E) Acer ca de la bate ría • Antes de car gar la batería, ajuste el interruptor POWER en OFF (CHG) y apague el indicador POWER/CHARGE. • El indicador P OWER/CHARGE parpadea durante la carga. La información sobr e la bat[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 101 Paso 3: Encen dido y c onfi gurac ión de la fech a y hora Cuan do utilice su videogr abado ra por primer a vez, intro duzca la f echa y la hora. Si no conf igur a la fecha y la hor a, la pantal la [AJUS TE REL OJ] apare cerá cada vez que e ncienda la videograb adora. 1 Desplace la palanca OPEN [...]

102 Proced imien to pa ra ap agar el equ ipo Deslice e l inte rruptor POWER a OFF (CHG). Proc edimie nto p ara re stable cer la fech a y la hor a Puls e MEN U y se leccio ne (OTRO S) t [AJUSTE RELOJ], a continuación defina la hora y fec ha. b Notas • Si no utili za la v ideograbadora po r un período de aproxima damente 3 meses , la batería rec[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 103 3 Para cerrar el compartimiento del videocasete, presione el indi cad or (PUSH) de l a tapa del compartimiento. El compa rtimiento de l videocasete se desli za automá ticam ente a su posi ción de ci erre. b Not as • No in troduzca los dedos ni t oque la parte interior del compartimiento del v[...]

104 • Al insertar o extraer el “Memory Stick Duo”, tenga cuidado de que el “Memory Stick Duo” no se salga accidentalmente de la ranura y se caiga. Paso 4: Procedi miento p ara inser tar un vi deocaset e o un “Memory Sti ck Duo” ( continua ción)[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 105 Repro ducci ón con la vi deog rabado ra Para re producir p elículas, si ga el p rocedim iento a continua ción. 1 Prepare la fuen te de energía. 2 Inserte una c inta de videocasete. 3 Pulse el botón verde y, sin soltarlo, deslice el interruptor POWER a ON. El indi cado r POWE R/CHA RGE en l a[...]

106 Pausa en la r eprod ucción Pulse PAUSE X durant e la reproduc ción. Para reanud ar la reprod ucción, pulse PAUSE X o PLAY N . z Suger enci as • La reproducción se detiene automáticamente si la pausa permanece activada durante más de 3 minutos. Avanc e ráp ido o r ebobi nado de l a cinta Para u tilizar la f unción de avance rápido mie[...]

Spanish Qu ick Guide/ Guía rápi da en español 107 Cambi o de l a di recció n de reprod ucción Pulse c I 1 durant e la reproduc ción. Para disminu ir la velocida d de reproduc ción cua ndo ésta se rea liza en sentido inve rso, pulse c I 1 durante la reproduc ción y, a cont inuaci ón, pulse SLOW y . z Sugerencia s • Al reproducir una cint[...]

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