Sony DCR-TRV280 manuale d’uso

2-515-259- 12 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation Camera Operations Guide Video Camera Recorder/Digital Video Camera Recorder CCD-TRV138/TRV338 DCR-TRV280 Read this firs t[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating th e unit, p lease r ead this manu al thorou ghly , and retai n it for futur e refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or shock haza rd, do not exp os e the un it to rain or mo is ture . This symbol is int ended to a lert the user to the pre sence of unin sulated “dangerous voltage ” withi n the product’ s en[...]

3 CAUT IO N You are cauti oned that any chang es or modifica tions not exp ressly ap proved in t his man ual could v oid you r author ity to oper ate th is equip ment. b Notes: • This equi pment has be en tested and f ound to comply with t he limit s for a Cla ss B digita l devic e, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi gne[...]

4 • The illustrati ons used on th is manual are base d on the model DCR -TRV280. • The screens shown in thi s manual are from a Windows XP computer. The scre ens ma y vary depending o n the OS . Notes on us ing the camc order • Ho ld your camcorder co rrectly. • To ensure a good grip , fasten th e grip belt a s shown in the foll owing illu [...]

5 Read thi s first ........... ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ........... 2 Quick Start G uide Recordin g movies ....................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ..... 8 Recordin g/Playing b ack with ease .... .................... ............. ................... ...[...]

6 Superimpos ing a titl e.......... ............. ............. .................... ............. ........... 31 Searching for the la st scen e of the most recen t recor ding – END SEARCH ........... ............. .................... ............. ............. ........... 33 Playback Viewing p ictures recor ded on a ta pe .....................[...]

7 Advanced operations Customizing Your Camcorder Changing t he menu s ettings ......... ..... 41 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, etc. ......... ........... ................. .......... 42 Using the (CAM ERA SET) menu – 16:9 WIDE/ST EADYSHOT, etc. ......... ........... ................. .......... 45 Using the (P LAYER SET)/ ([...]

Quick Star t Guide 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged batt ery pack to the camcorder. To ch arge the batt ery, see page 1 2. 2 Insert a cassette i nto the camcorder. a Lift up the viewfinder . b Slide the batte ry pack i n the direction of the arrow un til it clicks. a Slide the OPEN/ EJECT lever i n the directi on of the arr[...]

Qui ck S tar t Gui de Quick Start Guid e 9 3 Start r ecording whil e checking the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time is n ot set up in the default setti ng. To set the date and time, see page 1 7. 4 View the recorded pict ure on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e le ns ca p. Lens cap is n ot attached when yo u purc hase your camcor der (p .[...]

Quick Star t Guide 10 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Easy Ha ndycam ope ration, recordi ng/play back oper ation becomes eve n easier. Easy Handyca m operation allows easy recording/pl ayback for e ven first time u sers by pr oviding only the bas ic fu nction s for r ecordin g/play back. For det ails, see ins tructio ns for ea ch [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 11 Getting st arted Step 1: Checking supplied items Make su re you have follo wing item s supplied with your camcor der. The nu mber in parenthe ses indi cates the numbe r of that it em supplied. AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (1) Lens c ap (1) See p age 104 on h ow to atta ch the le ns cap. Shoulder stra p (1) See page [...]

Getting started 12 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n charge the battery by att aching the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) to your ca mcor der. b Notes • You cannot use batte ries other tha n the “InfoLITHIUM” b attery p ack (M ser ies) (p. 96) . • Do not short-circu it the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or bat tery term inals [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 13 6 Slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF. The CHG (charge) lamp light s up and char ging star ts. After charging the ba ttery The CHG (charge) lamp turns off when the batte ry is fu lly charge d. Disco nnec t the AC Adap tor f rom th e DC IN jack. To remove t he bat tery pack 1 Lift u p the vi ewfinde r. 2 Set th[...]

Getting started 14 at 25°C (77°F ). (10 – 30 °C (50 – 8 6°F) recom mend ed.) Recording time when re cording wit h the LCD screen o n Appr oximat e numbe r of minut es avai lable when y ou us e a f ully ch arge d bat ter y pa ck at 25°C ( 77°F). For TRV1 38/338: For TR V280 : Recording time when re cording wit h the view fin der Appr oxima[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 b Notes • The powe r will not be s upplied fro m the battery pa ck when the A C Ada ptor is co nnect ed to th e DC IN jac k of your camcorder, even if its power co rd is disconn ect ed from the w all outle t. • The reco rding and playb ack time will be shorter when you u se your camcorder in lo w temperat u r[...]

Getting started 16 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjusti ng the LCD pan el You ca n adjust the ang le and brigh tness of the LCD panel to meet vari ous recording situation s. Even w hen t here are obst ructions between y ou and the s ubject, you can ch eck t he sub ject on the LCD scree n durin g reco rding by adj usting the angle [...]

Getting started Getting start ed 17 Step 5: Setting the date and time Set the d ate and time when usin g this camcorder for the first time. If you do not set the date a nd time, the [CLOCK SET ] screen appear s every t ime you t urn on your camcorder. b Note • If you do not u se your camcorde r for ab out 3 months , th e built-i n rechargea b le [...]

Getting started 18 To check th e preset d ate and time For TRV1 38/338: Press DATE to d isplay th e date indic ator. Pre ss T IM E to displ ay the t ime indi ca tor. Press DATE (or TIME ) and t hen pres s TIME (or DATE) to s imultaneousl y display t he date and time indicator. To hide the d a te and/ or time ind icator, p ress DATE an d/or TIME aga[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 19 2 Insert a cassette with its window-side fac ing up . 3 Press . The casset te compartment a u tomatica lly slides ba ck in. 4 Close the lid. To eject t he cassette 1 Slide the OPEN/EJECT lever in the dire ctio n of the ar row a nd ope n the lid. The casset te compartment a u tomatica lly comes out. 2 Take out th [...]

Getting started 20 5 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [ LANGUAGE], then press the dial. 6 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired language, then press the dial. 7 Press MENU. z Tip • You r camcorder offe rs [ENG [SIMP]] (simpli fied English) for when you cannot find your na tive tongue among the options. SETUP MENU CLOCK SET USB ST[...]

Recording Recording 21 Recordi ng Recording movies Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Getti ng start ed” (p. 1 1 - p. 19). For TRV1 38/338: Movies wi ll be recorded along with mo naural sound. For TRV 280: Movies will be recorded alo ng with stereo sound. b Note • For TRV138/ 338: The date is a utomati cally reco rded for 10 sec onds a[...]

Recording 22 Indicato rs displayed during r ecording The indica tors will not be re corded on th e tape. For T RV 138/ 338 : For TR V 280 : Date/time an d camera settin gs data (p. 37) will not be di spla yed duri ng reco rdin g. A Rem ain ing batt ery time The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the env ironme nt of use . Whe n you ope[...]

Recording Recording 23 Recording f or a longer time To record f or a lo nger time In the (TAPE SET) me nu, select [R EC MODE], then [LP] (p. 52). In the LP mode, you can recor d longer than when record ing in the S P mode (2 ti me s longe r for TRV13 8/338 , 1.5 times longer for TRV280 ). A tape recor ded in the LP mo de should be played back only [...]

Recording 24 : Automatic ally turn s on and o ff accordi ng to the ambient bright ness. m : Alw ays tu rns o n. To turn off the built-in light Press LIGH T repeat edly unt il no in dicator appear s on the screen . b Notes • The buil t-in vid eo light emits very brigh t light, which is perfectl y safe in normal u se. However, avoid directly aiming[...]

Recording Recording 25 Superimposi ng the date and time on picture s ( TRV138/33 8) You can reco rd the date and /or time disp layed on the s creen sup erimposed on the pictu re. Press D ATE to reco rd the date. Press TIME to recor d the time. Press DATE (or TI ME), then press TIME (or DATE) to r ecord the date and time. To hide the da te and time,[...]

Recording 26 3 Slide the P OWER switch to s elect the CAMERA mode. 4 Press and ho ld PHOTO lightly. You wil l hear a sm all b eep sound , and the picture will become a still ima g e. Rec ord ing doe s no t sta rt at th is po int. 5 Press PHOTO fully. A shut ter soun d is hear d, and th e image is recorde d wi th sound for 7 s econd s. The still ima[...]

Recording Recording 27 5 Press REC START/STOP. Reco rding s tarts. [R EC] appea rs on the LCD screen and th e Camera recordi ng lamp light s up. P ress REC STA RT/ STOP ag ain to sto p record ing. To turn the power of f Slid e the POWE R swit ch up to (C HG ) OF F. To cancel Easy Han dycam operat ion Pres s EASY again. b Notes • You cannot swit c[...]

Recording 28 Adjusti ng the expos ure manually You can fix t he bri ghtnes s of a pictur e at th e best e xposu re. W hen re cording in doors on a clear day, for i nstanc e, you can avoid backl ight shado ws on peop le next to the wind ow by manua lly fi xing the ex posure to that of the wall si de of the room. 1 Press EXPOSURE in CAMERA mode. The [...]

Recording Recording 29 z Tip • If you recor d subjec ts in comple te darkn ess, set [N.S . LIGH T] to [ON ] in the men u setti ngs. The maxim um shoot ing dista nce us ing the NightShot Light is ab out 3 meters (10 fee t). If you record subjects in dark places (s uch as night scene or in moon light), set [N. S. L IGHT] to [OFF ] in the me nu sett[...]

Recording 30 Tips for focusing manu ally • It is easie r to fo cus on th e subject wh e n you use t he zoom function. Move th e power zoom leve r towa rds T (t ele phot o) to adju st the fo cus, and then , towa rds W (wid e angle) to adju st the zoom fo r reco rdin g. • W hen yo u want to re cord a close- up image of a su bject, move the pow er[...]

Recording Recording 31 [STRIPE FADER] This fe ature i s for TRV1 38/33 8 only. [MONOTONE FADER ] When f adin g in, the pi cture grad ually c hange s from bl ack-and -whi te to color . When f ading out , the pict ure grad ually ch anges from color t o black- and-w hite. 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode. 2 Pres s F ADER un ti l th e[...]

Recording 32 4 Turn t he SEL/ PUSH EX EC dial to se lect the de sire d charac ter, t hen pres s the d ial. To er ase a cha racter : Select [ C ]. To ent er a spac e: Selec t [Z& ? ! ], t hen sele ct the blan k part between & and ? . To se lect alph abet and Rus sian charac ters: Sel ect [ ] . 5 Turn t he SEL/ PUSH EX EC dial to se lect the [...]

Recording Recording 33 Searching for the last scene of the most recent recording – END SE ARCH This fun ction i s handy when you have played back the tape, for example, b ut want to start recording righ t after the most recently reco rded sce ne. The E ND SEAR CH fu nction will not wo rk once you eje ct the cassette af ter you ha ve r ecorded on [...]

Playback 34 Play back Viewing pictures recorded on a tape Make sur e you hav e a recorde d casse tte inserted into your camcorder. When y ou want to play b ack the record ed pictur e on y our TV, see page 3 9. z Tip • Performing Easy Handyca m operation, even firs t time user s can play back easi ly. For deta ils, see page 36. 1 Press O PEN and o[...]

Playback Playback 35 For TR V280: A Remaining b attery time B Reco rding m ode (S P or LP) C Tape tr ansport indicator D Tape co unter (h our: min ute: s e cond) ( TRV1 38/338 ) E Hi8 format ( TRV 138/338 ) This appears while pla ying back Hi 8 format tapes. F Time cod e (hour: minute: seco nd: frame) or tap e counte r (hour: mi n ute: s e cond ) ([...]

Playback 36 Playing back with ease – Easy Hand ycam Easy Han dycam operat ion allows eas y playback for even first ti me users by providing on ly the basic functio ns for playback . Also screen fo nt size increase s for easy vi ewing. Mak e sure yo u have a recor ded cassette inserted into yo ur camcord er. z Tip • Buttons that do not work duri[...]

Playback Playback 37 Various playback functions You can di splay the reco rded date o n the screen. Displa ying the sc reen indicato rs You can choose to di splay the time co de, ta pe counter, and other information o n the screen. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The indi cator s appea r/disapp ear as you pr ess the butt on. z Tip • You can dis play the[...]

Playback 38 To hide the date/tim e or the camera settings data Follow steps 2 to 4, and select [OFF] in s tep 5. Camera settings data display In the date /time data display, t he date and time is display ed in the s ame area. If you record th e pi ctur e witho ut sett ing t he clock, [--- -- ----] and [ --:-- :--] will a ppear. A SteadyS hot off B [...]

Playback Playback 39 Playing the picture on a TV Conne c t you r camcorder to a TV using the supplied A/V co nnecting cable as shown in the follo wing ill ustration. Connect the supp lied AC Adaptor to the wall outlet for th e power supply (p. 1 2). Refer also to the instruc tion manuals supplied with the de vices to be con nected. To copy t o anot[...]

Playback 40 When your TV is connected t o a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR u sing the A/V connecting cable. Set th e inp ut s elec to r on the V CR t o LI NE. When your TV is stereo For TRV1 38/338: Conn ect the a udio plu g of th e A/V con nec ting cable to the l e ft (whit e) input jack of your TV. When your TV is mona[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 41 B Advanced op erations Cust omizing Y our Camc order Changing t he menu settings You can cha nge var ious sett ings or make detailed adjustments u sing the m enu item s disp layed on the sc reen. 1 Turn on the power (p. 15). 2 Press MENU. The me nu scr een appe ars. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 42 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRA M AE/ P EFFEC T, etc. You can sele ct items listed below in the MANUAL SET menu. To select t h ese items, see “Ch anging the menu settings ” (p. 41) . The default settings a re marked with G . The sett ings you can adjust vary de pending on th e powe r mode o f your c amcorder[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 43 **Your camco rder is adju sted to focu s only on distant subjects. b Note • When you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON, [PROGRAM AE] does not work. P EFFECT For TRV 138/338 : You ca n add spec ial eff ects (such as films) to a pict ure be fore reco rdin g. appe ars wh en eac h effect is[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 44 z Tip • For TRV280: You can copy pic tures edited using picture effec ts to another tape ( p. 61). AUTO SHTR G ON Sele ct to autom atica lly ac tivate th e ele ctronic shutter to adjust the shutte r speed when recor ding in bright con ditions . OFF Selec t when rec ording wi thout usi ng the elec tronic shutter.[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 45 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – 16:9 W I DE/S TEADYSH OT, et c. You can select items listed belo w in the CAMERA SET me nu. To select t h ese items, see “Cha nging t he menu s ettings ” (p. 41) . The default settings are marke d with G . The setting s you ca n adjust vary d ependi ng on[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 46 16: 9 W IDE For TRV138 /338: You ca n reco rd a cine ma-like pictur e ([CINEM A ] mode) or a 16:9 wi de pict ure ([16:9 FULL] mo de) to watc h on the 16:9 wide-scre en TV. Refer a lso to th e manua ls supp lied with your TV. In [C INE MA] m ode In [16: 9 FULL] mo de * Pictu re appe ars in ful l scree n when the wide- s[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 47 z Tips • The ID-1 s ystem s ends aspect ra tio inf ormation (16:9, 4:3 , or l etter b ox) by i nserting signals betwe en video si gnals. • When you record in the [16:9 FULL], the da te or time indicato r will be widened on wide - screen TVs . • For TRV338: The SteadySh ot does not wor[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 48 STEADYSH OT For TR V338/ TRV 280: Yo u can sele ct th is fu nc tion to c omp ensa te for ca mer a- shak e. b Note •F o r T R V 2 8 0 : Camer a-shak e cannot be co mplet ely compe nsated for in the foll owing ca ses: – Whe n rec ordi ng in a dar k place – Wh en reco rding a subj ect wit h little co ntra st to the [...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 49 Using the (PLAYER SET)/ (VCR SET) menu – HiFi S O UND/E DIT, etc. You can sele ct the item s listed belo w in the menu (the PLAYER SET menu for TRV138/338, the VCR SE T menu fo r TRV280). To select these it ems, see “Changin g the me nu settings” (p. 41 ). The defau lt settings a re m[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 50 TBC For TRV138 /338: DNR For TRV138 /338: AUDIO MIX For TRV2 80: You ca n adjust the audi o balanc e betwee n ST1 (t he origin ally re corde d sound) and ST 2. b Notes • You canno t adjust sound r ecorded in 16 bit a udio mode . • Only the origina lly recorded sound will be heard when you disconnect the power sourc[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 51 Using the (LCD SET) menu – LCD B.L./LCD COLOR, etc. You can sele ct the item s listed belo w in the LCD SET menu. To select these item s, see “Changin g the me nu settings” (p. 41 ). The defau lt settings a re marked with G . T h e settin gs yo u can adjust vary dep ending on the powe[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 52 Using the (TAPE SET) menu – FR AME RE C/ INT. REC, etc. You can sele ct items listed below in the TAPE SET menu. To select items, se e “Changi ng the menu setti ngs” (p. 41). The default s e ttings a re marked with G . The setti ngs you can adju st vary d ependin g on the powe r mode o f your c amcorder. The scre[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 53 • When you set [ORC TO SET ], a non- recorded sec tion of abo ut 0.1 seco nd appears on the tape. Howev er, note that this non- recorded sec tion disapp ears from the tape when you continue rec ording from this section. • To check if you have alr eady set this se tting, sele ct [ORC TO [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 54 INT.R EC For TRV2 80: You ca n achiev e exce llent rec ording s of flowe rs bloo ming, etc., wit h this funct ion . Conn ect yo ur camc order to th e wall outlet us ing the sup plie d A C Adapt or du ring th e operat ion. a. [REC TIME] b. [INTERVAL] 1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [SET], then press the dial. 2 [...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 55 Using the (SETUP MENU) – CLOCK SET /USB ST REAM/ LANGUAGE, etc. You ca n sel ect it ems list ed bel ow in the SE TUP MENU. To s elect ite ms, see “Cha nging the menu setting s” (p. 41). The defau lt settings a re marked with G . T h e settin gs yo u can adjust vary dep ending on the p[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 56 LANGUAGE You c an s elect or chan ge the langua ge us ed fo r the on-scr een d isplay ( p. 19 ). You can select from Englis h, Simplifie d English, Canadia n-French, Lati n American Spanish, Brazi lian-Portugu ese, Traditio nal-Chinese, or Korean. DE MO MOD E When y ou remove a cass ette fr om your camcorde r, and se l[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 57 Using the (OTHERS) menu – WORLD TIME/VID EO EDIT, etc. You can select items listed belo w in the OTHERS menu. To s elect i tems, see “Chan g ing the m enu setti ngs” (p. 41). The defau lt setting s are mark ed with G . The setti ngs you can ad just va ry depen ding on the power mode o[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 58 b Note • When you connec t your camcorde r to the wall outl et, [A.SHUT OF F] is automatic ally set to [NEVER]. DISPLAY REC LAMP VIDEO EDIT For TRV2 80: You ca n selec t up to 20 scene s (prog rams) and r ecord t hem in th e desi red ord er to anot her re cording devi ce s uch as VCR (p. 6 7). G LCD Sele ct to show t[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 59 Dubbing /Editing Connecting to a VCR You can creat e a copy of the pictur e recorded on you r c amcorder on other recor ding devic es (p . 61). For TRV280, yo u can also reco rd the pictu re fro m a VC R to a tape on your camcorder (p. 66). Connect yo ur camcord er to a VCR as shown in the fo llowing ill ustration[...]

Dubbing/Editing 60 For T RV280 : b Notes • Us e the A/V connecting cable to connec t your camcorder to ot her device s. Before conne cting, make sure the [DISP LAY] se tting in the (OTHERS) menu is set to [ LCD] (the defa ult setting) (p . 58). • For TRV138/338: When you are con necting your camcord er to a stereo device, connec t the audio plu[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 61 Dubbing t o another tape You can cop y and edit t he picture pl ayed back on yo ur camcor der t o other re cordi ng device s (such as VCRs) . 1 Connect y our VCR to your ca mcorder as a r ecordin g devic e (p. 59, 60). 2 Prepare your V CR for recording. • Insert a cass ette fo r record ing. • If your V CR has [...]

Dubbing/Editing 62 Dubbing a tape easily – Easy Dubb ing ( TRV138/3 38) You c an con trol VC R for du bbing w ith your camcorde r easily wi th the VCR connected to the camcord er. Step 1: Pre paring your camcorder and VCR for operation Follo w the steps bel ow when you are performing the Easy Dubbin g for the first time. You can skip this sett in[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 63 10 Point the infrar ed ray emit ter of your camcord er towards the remo te sensor on your VCR, from a bout 30 cm (12 in.) awa y, with no obstruct ions. 11 Set the V CR to reco rding pause. 12 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [IR TEST], then press the dial. 13 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [EXECUTE],[...]

Dubbing/Editing 64 * TV/VCR component Step 2: Sel ecting t he title You can insert a title. You can select one of t h e 8 preset t itles and the 2 custom titles. S ee steps 1 to 4 on page 31 t o create origi nal titles. 1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [TI TLE SEL], then pres s the dial. 2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select the desired [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 65 4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [OK], then pr ess the dial. The title lights up. b Notes • You ca n put a title o nly into the ta pe of the VCR. • If you set the ba ckground color to [FADE], th e picture ma y not appear proper ly, dependin g on the connecte d VCR. z Tips • The titl e color change s [...]

Dubbing/Editing 66 2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [EXECUTE], then p ress the dial. When dubbing ends, you r cam corder and VCR stop automatic ally. Then the di splay retur ns to the Easy Dubbing in itial sc reen. To stop d ubbing duri ng edi ting Press (s top) on your cam corder . To quit Ea sy Dubbing Pres s EASY DUB. b Note • [NOT READ[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 67 Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digita l progra m editin g ( TRV280 ) You can select up to 20 scenes (programs) and rec ord th em in th e desire d order to oth er recording de vice such as VCR. Step 1: Prepar ing your camcorder and VCR for ope ration Follow the steps b elow when you are performing digital [...]

Dubbing/Editing 68 9 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [i. LI NK] or [I R], then p ress the dial. When co nnecting w ith an i.LINK cable After selec ting [i.LINK], go on to “Step 2: Adjustin g the sy nchroni zation of the VCR” (p. 68 ). When co nnecting w ith an A/V connecting ca ble After s electing [I R ], fol low the proc edure describe [...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 69 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [ADJ TEST], then press the di al. 4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [EXECUTE], then press the dial. [EXECUT ING] fl ashe s and a pic ture (abo ut 50 se cond s long) w ith 5 [I N] and [OUT ] indic ators ea ch f or adju sting synchr onizati on is reco rded. [COMPLE TE][...]

Dubbing/Editing 70 2 Press MENU. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select (OTHERS), then press the dial. 4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [VIDEO EDIT], then press the dial. 5 Search for the begi nning of the first scene that you wan t to record on your camcorde r, then p ause p layback . 6 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [MARK], then pr[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 71 To end Digital progra m editing Press MENU. To save a program withou t using it to record Press MENU in ste p 11. The program i s stored i n memory unti l the cass ette is eject ed. To erase prog rams 1 Follo w step s 1 to 4 in “R ecordi ng the selec ted scen es as p rogram s” (p. 69 ). 2 Turn the SE L/PUSH EX[...]

Using with yo ur computer 72 Using with y our co mputer Features ( TRV280 ) When you i nstal l the Pi cture Pack age soft ware on a Wi ndows compu ter f rom the su ppli ed CD- ROM , you can e njoy the follow ing op erations by co nnecting your ca mcor der to you r comp uter. Soft ware an d featur es avai lable f or Maci ntosh compute rs differ from[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 73 About “Firs t Step Gui de” “First Ste p Guide” is an instru ction manual you can r efer to on your comp uter. This “F irst St ep Gui de” desc ribe s basic ope rations, fr om ini tial hook up of yo ur camc order an d com puter an d making settin gs, to general operation the first time[...]

Using with yo ur computer 74 • Display: Minimum 1 024 × 768 dot s, 32 000 colors (this prod uct wi ll not oper ate corr ectly at l ess than 1 024 × 7 6 8 d ots o r 25 6 col ors. ) • Application: QuickT ime 4 or later (QuickTime 5 recommended) • Other: Disc driv e Installing the software and “First Step Guide” on a computer ( TRV280) You[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 75 For Win dows 2000 / Wind ows XP Log on as Admin istrators for in stallati on. 1 Confirm th at your camc order is not conn ected to t he c ompu ter. 2 Turn on the co mputer. Close all appl ication s runnin g on the comp uter bef ore i nstal ling the so ftwa re. 3 Place the CD-ROM in the disc driv[...]

Using with yo ur computer 76 9 Click [Install] on the [Ready t o Install the Program] screen . The inst allatio n of Pictur e Pack age star ts. 10 Select the language for “First Step Guide” to be installed, then c lick [Next]. Depending on t h e computer, th is screen may not be displa yed. In s uch a case , skip to step 1 2. 11 Click [Next] to[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 77 (and “Fir st Step Guide,” if instal led by steps 11-12) appear on th e desk top . 15 Remove the CD-ROM from th e disc drive of your c omputer . If you have any questions abou t Picture Package Contact informat ion is listed on page 78. Installi ng on a Macint osh computer 1 Confirm th at you[...]

Using with yo ur computer 78 Using “First Step Guide” ( TRV280 ) Viewing “F irst Step Guide” Start ing up on a Wind ows computer Doub le-cl ick the ic on on the de sktop. • Y ou can al so sta rt by sele cting [Star t], [Prog rams] ([All Pr ograms] fo r Windows XP), [P icture Pac k age], and [Fir st Step Guide ], then start up [F irst St e[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 79 • iMa c, iBo ok, M acintos h, Ma c OS , Powe rBoo k and Po werM ac are tra demar ks of Appl e Compu ter , Inc., re gistered in the U.S. and o ther count ries. • eMac is a t rademar k of Apple Comput er, Inc . • QuickTime and t he QuickTime logo a re trad emark s of App le Comp uter, Inc . [...]

Using with yo ur computer 80 – Europe http://www.vaio- link.com/ –U S A http://www.i ta.sel.son y.com/support / dvima g/ – Asia Paci fic R egional http://www.css.a p .sony.com/ –K o r e a http: //scs. sony. co.kr/ –T a i w a n http://va io-online.so ny.com/tw/va io/ – China http://www.sonysty le.com.cn/vaio / – Thailand http://www.son[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 81 WRITING: The picture is being writt en onto the DVD. z Tip • If you use a DVD-RW/+RW which has other data stored on it, th e messag e [Thi s is a record ed disc. Delete and ov erwrite?] appears on the LCD screen of your camc order. When you press the SE L/PUSH EXEC dial , the existing data is [...]

Troubleshooting 82 Trou blesho oting Troubleshooting If you run into any p roblem using your camc order, us e the fol lowin g table to tro ublesho ot the pr oblem . If th e probl em persi sts, rem ove the po wer sour ce and contact your Son y dealer . If “C: ss : ss ” is d isplaye d on the L CD screen or the viewfinder, the self-di agnosis disp[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 83 Cassette t apes LCD scree n/viewfi nder The po wer abrupt ly tur ns of f. • [A.SHUT OFF] i n the (OTHERS) me nu is set to [5 min] . (p. 57 ) c When approximate ly 5 minu tes have elapsed whi le you do not op erate your ca mcorde r, the c amcorde r is automa tical ly turne d off. Slid e the POWER swi tch down t[...]

Troubleshooting 84 Recordin g Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective Actions The t ape does not start wh en you press RE C START/S TOP. c Slide the POW ER s witch to turn on t he C AMERA lam p. ( p. 15 ) c The tape has rea ched the end. Rewind it, or insert a new casse tte. c Set the write -protect ta b to REC or insert a new cass ette. (p. 95) c The ta[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 85 Playback The built-i n light does not func tion. c Press L IGHT r epeat edly to sele ct . c If the problem presist s, conta ct your S ony dea ler or local authoriz ed Sony servic e facility. Symptom Cause and/or Corrective A ctions Cannot pl ay back. c If the tape ha s reached the end, rewind the tape. (p . 34) [...]

Troubleshooting 86 Dubbing/ Editing Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective Actions Cannot dub co rrectly using th e A/V connecti ng ca ble. c Set [DIS PLAY ] to [LCD] in the (OTH ERS) me nu. (p. 58) For TRV280: Pictur es from c onnected devices are not dis played cor rectly. • T he input si gnal is not NTSC. (p. 6 6) For TRV280: Digita l program editi[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 87 Connecting t o a computer Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective A ctions For TRV280: The computer does not recognize your camcorder. c Disconnect the cabl e from the computer a nd camco rder, th en connect i t again fi rmly. c Disconnect the USB device o ther th an the keyboard, th e mo use, and the camcor der from [...]

Troubleshooting 88 For TRV280: The image does not appear on the screen of the Windows co mputer when using th e USB cable. c The USB d river has been re g iste red inco rrectly as the compute r was connecte d to yo ur ca mcorder be fore t he instal latio n of th e USB dr iver was comp leted. Follow the pr ocedur e below to install the USB drive r c[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 89 For TRV280: The image does not appear on the screen of the Win dows comp uter when using th e USB cable. For Wind ows 20 00 Log on as Adminis trators. 1 Chec k that your camco rder is connec ted to a computer . 2 Right-c lick [M y Computer ], then click [Proper ties]. The [S ystem Pr operti es] scree n appea rs.[...]

Troubleshooting 90 For TRV280: The image does not appear on the screen of the Windows co mputer when using th e USB cable. For Windows XP Log on a s Admini strators. 1 Check that your camc orde r is conne cted to a c ompute r. 2 Click [Sta rt]. 3 Righ t-click [My C omput er], th en cli ck [Pr operti es]. The [S ystem Proper ties] scree n appe ars. [...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 91 For TRV280: There is no sound whe n the camcorder is connec ted to the Windows c omputer via a USB ca ble. c Change the settings for you r computer env ironme nt as described in the followin g procedure s: 1 Selec t [Sta rt], [P rograms ] ([All Progra ms] for Windows XP), [Pic ture Packag e], [Han dycam Tools] ,[...]

Troubleshooting 92 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis disp lay/Warni ng indicat ors If in dica tors appear on the s cree n, che ck the fo llowi ng. S ee the pa ge i n pare ntheses f or det ails. Indicat ion Cause and/or Corrective Actions C: ss : ss /E: ss : ss (S elf - diagnos is display) Some sy mptoms c an be fixed by you rself. If [...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 93 * Y ou hear a melody or beep so und when the warning ind icators appear on the sc reen. Warning messag es The foll owing messages will appear to prompt y ou to corre ct the sit u ation. Z (Eje ct casset te warning)* Sl ow flashing: • T he write- protec t tab on the cass ette is se t to lock. (p . 95) Fast fl a[...]

Additional Information 94 Addition al Information Using your camcorder abroad Power sup ply You ca n use your camcorde r in any co untry/ region usin g the AC Adapto r supplied with your ca mcord e r with in AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 H z. Use a com mercially availab le AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of th e wall outlet [b[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 95 Usable cassette tapes You ca n use sta ndard 8 mm and H i8 , Digit al8 video c assettes on your ca mcord er. Hi8 system This Hi8 s ystem is a n extension o f the stan dard 8 mm system, and was deve loped to prod uce h igher qua lity pi ctures . You ca nnot pl ay back a tape recor ded in th e Hi8 sys[...]

Additional Information 96 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatible with the “Inf oLITHI UM” b attery pa ck (M serie s). Your camc order op erate s only with the “Inf oLITHIU M” bat tery pack. “Inf oLITHI UM” M series battery p acks h ave the mark. What is the “Inf oLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLITHIU M?[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 97 your camcor der in t ape re cordi ng st andb y until the power goes off. About ba ttery li fe • The battery life is limited. Battery cap acity drops litt le by little as y ou use it more and mor e, and as tim e pas ses. Wh en th e avai lable battery ti me is shor tened cons iderably, a probable ca[...]

Additional Information 98 dev ice. It is al so indi cated ne ar the i.LI NK inte rface on some de vice. The ba ud rate m ay di ffer from t he indi cated value when the unit is co nnected to devi ce with a different maximum baud rat e. * What is Mb ps? Mbps stands for “megabit s per second,” or the amount of data that can be sent or received in [...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 99 • Do n ot wrap your camco rder wi th a to wel, f or exam ple, an d opera te it. D oing so m ight cause heat to b uild up inside . • When discon necting t he powe r code, pull by the pl ug and no t the code . • Do no t damag e the pow er code such as by placi ng anyt hing hea vy on it. • Kee [...]

Additional Information 100 • Fo r TRV 280: If the fo llow ing prob lem oc curs , clean the video he ads fo r 10 se conds with the Sony V8-2 5CLD c leaning c assette (opt ion al). – Mosai c-patter n n oise a ppears on the pla yback pict ure or th e screen i s di splaye d in bl ue. – Pl ayba ck pict ures do no t move. – Playbac k pictu res do[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 101 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video recording system For TRV 138/338: 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system For TRV2 80: 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Audio record ing syste m For TRV 138/338: Rotary heads, FM system For TRV2 80: Rotary heads, PCM system Quan tization [...]

Additional Information 102 General Power requ ire ments DC 7.2 V (batt ery pack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adaptor) Average power consum ption (when using the batte ry pa ck) For TRV138/ 338: During cam era recor ding using the vie wfinder 1.8 W During cam era reco rding using the LCD 2.7 W For TRV280 : During cam era reco rding using vie wfinder 2.5 W During c[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 103 Types of di fferences z Provid ed — Not provided Model CCD- DCR- TRV138 TRV338 TRV280 Reco rding syste m Hi8 Hi8 Digital8 Playbac k system H i8/8 Hi8/8 Digital8 Audio recordi ng Monaural M onaural Stereo AUDIO/VIDEO jack OUT OUT OUT DV Interface — — IN/OUT USB jack — — z SteadyShot — zz[...]

Quick Reference 104 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A Lens cap (p . 21, 25) B LCD scre en (p . 3, 16) C OPEN button (p. 1 6) D REC START/STOP button on LCD frame ( p. 21) E Zoom button s on LCD fr ame ( p. 23) F VOLUME –/+* b utton (p. 34) G END SEARCH button (p . 33) H Speaker I Viewfinde r (p. 3, 16) If you at tach t [...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 105 A Built-in ligh t (p. 23) B Len s C Infrar ed ray emi tter ( p. 62, 68 ) D Cam era reco rdin g lamp (p . 21, 26) E Micropho ne F NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (p. 28) G EASY b utton (p . 26, 36) H DISPLA Y/BATT IN FO button ( p. 13, 37) A Jac k cover B For TRV280: A/V OUT jack (p. 39, 60) C For TRV280: DV Interf ace (p.[...]

Quick Reference 106 A RESET but ton (p. 82) B For TRV 280: BURN DVD/VCD You ca n easi ly take a pictur e recorded on the tap e and burn it onto a DVD or CD-R. For de tails on BURN DVD, s ee “Creati ng a DVD (Direct Access to “Click t o DVD”)” (p. 79), and on BURN VCD, see “ First Ste p Guide” in t h e supplied CD-ROM. For TR V138 /338: [...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 107 A Viewfinde r lens adjus tment le ver (p. 16) B Eye cup C Cassette lid D OPEN /EJEC T lever (p. 1 8) E Tripod r eceptac le Mak e su re th at th e le ngth of the tr ipo d scre w is less than 5.5 mm (7/ 32 inch ). Otherwise, you cannot atta c h the tr ipod secu rely, a nd t he scr ew m ay damag e yo ur camc order.[...]

Quick Reference 108 Indicat ors for t he LCD screen and vi ewfinder Following indicators will appear on the LCD scre en and vie wfind er to in dicate the state o f your camc orde r. Indi cators and thei r on -scree n/vie wfind er posi tions va ry dep ending on yo ur camc order mode l. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba ttery tim e (p. 22) SP[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 109 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode .........46, 47 A A/V connecting cable ......... .............. ..39, 59, 60 AC Adaptor ............. ...........15 Adju sting t he viewfi nder ... 16 AUDIO MIX ........... .......... . 50 AUDIO MODE ....... ...........52 AUTO DATE .......... ...........55 AUTO SHTR .............. .[...]

Quick Reference 110 P PAL ............ ................. ...... 94 Pict ure effe ct (P EFFECT) ............. ... 43 Picture Package ........... ...... 74 Picture search ........... ......... 35 Playing time ............. ......... 14 Power mode ....... .......... ...... 15 PROGRAM A E ........ ......... 42 R Recording capacity Display ........ ....[...]

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