Canon MV 901 manual

English PUB. DIE -253 PA L English Introduction Basic Functions Advanced Functions Editing Additional Information Digital Video Camcorder Instruction Manual Mini Digital Video Cassette[...]

2 Introduc tion Impor tant Usage Instructions W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MO ISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK O [...]

3 Introd uction E Using this Man ual Thank you f or purchasing t he Canon MV920 /MV901/MV 900/MV8 90. Plea se read this manual caref ully befor e you use the camcor der and ret ain it for future reference. Should your camcord er fail to opera te correc tly , refer to the T roubleshoot ing table ( 76). Change the dis play langua ge before you begin [...]

4 About the Opera t ing Modes The operat ing modes are det ermined by the position of the switch. : Function can be used in this mode. : Function cannot be used in this mode. T rademark Ackn owledgment s • is a t rademark . • Windows ® is eith er a reg istered tra demark or trademark of Microsoft C orporation in the Uni ted St ates and/o r oth[...]

5 E Introd uction T able of contents Introduction Using this Manual ................ ....................... ....................... ............................ ..3 Checking th e Supplied Ac cessor ies ..... .... .... ..... ...... .......... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... ..7 Components Guide. ..... ................. .............. ............[...]

6 List of Mes sages.... .... ...... ........... .... .... .... ...... ........... .......... ........... .... .... ..... ....70 Maintenance/Others . ....... ............................................ ..................................71 T roubleshooting ............. ................. .............. ................. ................. ...........[...]

7 E Introd uction Chec king the Supplied Acc essories * Eur ope only . ** Not includ ed with the . CA-570 Compact Power Adapter (incl. power cord) BP-2L5 Battery Pack Lithium Button Battery CR1616 SS-900 Shoulder S trap** STV -250 N S tereo Video Cable PC-A10 SCART Adapter*[...]

8 Components Guide MV920/MV901/MV900/MV890 0 Lef t side view Right si de view Lens c ove r sw itc h ( 18 ) ( open, closed) LCD BA CKLIGHT butt on ( 15) S peaker ( 28) CHARG E indicator ( 10 ) T erm inal cover switch ( 4) Grip belt ( 14) A V ter minal ( 29) MIC (m icrophone ) terminal ( 50) DV term inal ( 63, 65) Zoom lev er ( 22) Progr am selector [...]

9 E Introd uction Front view Rear view Bot tom v iew S tereo mic rop hon e View fin der ( 14) Dioptric adjustmen t lever ( 14) BA TT . (b attery release) button ( 10) LCD scr een ( 15 ) Joy st ick ( 3 ) FUNC. button ( 33) D.EFFECTS button ( 51) WIDE SCR button ( 54) / DA T A CODE button ( 56) Backup b attery com p artmen t ( 12 ) S tart/stop bu tto[...]

10 Basic Func tions Preparati ons Pre paring the P ow er Supply Att aching the Batt ery Pack 1. T urn the swit ch to . 2. Att ach t he b atte ry p ack t o th e camcor der . • R emove th e terminal c ove r of the battery pack. • Pr ess lightly and slide th e battery pack in the direction o f the arrow until it clicks. Charging the Battery Pack 1[...]

11 Basic Fu nctions Prepara tions E Using a Household Power Source Connect t o a household po wer source to us e the camcor der without worr ying abou t the battery power . Y ou can keep the bat tery pac k attac hed; the bat tery power will not be consumed. 1. T urn the swit ch to . 2. C onnect the powe r cord to the power adapt er . 3. Plug the po[...]

12  Charging, Recording and Playback Times The following t imes are app roximate an d vary according t o the chargi ng, recordin g or playback cond itions. * Approximat e times for rec ording w ith repeated o perations such as start/stop, zooming, power on/o ff. Actual time may be shorte r . Inst alling the Backup Battery The back up batt ery [...]

13 Basic Fu nctions Prepara tions E Loading/Unloa ding a Cassette Use on ly vide ocasse ttes mar ked wit h the logo. 1. Sli de t he O PEN/ EJEC T swit ch and o pen the c assette compartment co ver . The cas sette c omp artment opens automatically . 2. Loa d/unload the cas sette. • Lo ad the cas sette with the window facing t he grip belt. • U n[...]

14 Pre paring the C amcorder Adjusting t he V iewfinder (Dioptric Adjustment) 1. T u rn on the camcor der and keep the LCD panel closed. 2. A djust the dioptri c adjustment leve r . Fastening the Grip Bel t Adjust t he grip belt so that you can reach t he zoom lever with your ind e x fing er , and the start /stop bu tton wit h your th umb. Att achi[...]

15 Basic Fu nctions Prepara tions E Adjust ing the L CD Scr een Rot ating the LCD Screen Open t he LCD p anel 90 degree s. • Y ou can rotate t he pane l by 90 degrees outward. • Y ou can rotate t he panel by 180 degrees inward. LCD Backlight Y ou can switch the bright ness of the LCD screen betwe en normal and bright by press ing the LCD BACKLI[...]

16 Setting the Time Zone, Da te and Time Set the time zone, date and time wh en you firs t sta rt using yo ur camcorde r , or when you have replaced the ba ckup batte ry . Setting the T ime Zone/Dayli ght Saving Ti me 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. The FUNC. menu will open. Contin ue the procedure with the joystic k to open the s[...]

17 Basic Fu nctions Prepara tions E 8. Press the F UNC. button to close the menu. Time Zones and Difference from GM T/UTC. Once you have set ti me zone, dat e and time, yo u do not need to re set the c lock each time y ou travel t o another time z one. Jus t set the time zone to t he one of your destin ation, and t he camcorde r automaticall y adju[...]

18 Recording R ecor d ing Mo vies on a T ape Recording 1. O pen the l ens cover (move the lens cover switch dow n to ). 2. Set th e cam cor der to mode. Set the switch t o CAMERA. 3. Ope n the LC D p ane l. 4. Pre ss th e st art/st op button to begi n recor ding . Press the star t/stop but ton aga in to paus e the recordin g. When Y ou Have Finish [...]

19 Basic Fu nctions Recording E  About the LCD and viewfinder screen: The screens are produced with extremely high-precision ma nufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixel s operating to specification. Les s than 0.01% of the pixels m ay occas ionally misf ire o r appear as bla ck or gr een dot s. This has no effect on the r ecord[...]

20 Reviewing and Sear ching when Recording Record Review In record p ause mode, this funct ion allows you to review the las t few second s of your recording to c heck if it has been recorded prope rly . 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. If th e joystick guide doe s not appear on scr een, press ( ) to display it. 3. Push the j oyst ick ( ) mome[...]

21 Basic Fu nctions Recording E When the c amcorder shut s off auto matically , the reco rd review and record se arch functi ons will no t work . T o resume normal operation turn t he switch to and the n back to CAME RA. Screen Displays during Recordi ng Time Code Indic ates t he reco rding time in h ours, minutes and second s. Rema ining tape Indi[...]

22 Zooming The camcorder is equipped with opt ical zoom and di gital zoom. Optical Zoom Move t he zoom lever toward W to zoom ou t (wide- angle). Move it toward T to zoom in (telephoto). Y ou can also change t he zoom spee d ( 24).  Keep at least 1 m to the sub ject. At wide-a ngle, you can focus on a s ubjec t as close as 1 cm.  The zoom spe[...]

23 Basic Fu nctions Recording E Digit al Zoom When the d igit al zoom is ac tivate d, the c amcorder a utomatically switches be tween optical and digit al zoom. Wi th digital zoom , image r e solution becomes l ower the more y ou zoom in. 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 2. Wi th the joy stick select ( ) the icon an d press () . 3.[...]

24 Selecting t he Zoom S peed Y ou can set the z oom spe ed to vari able or to on e of 3 leve ls of fixed z oom sp eeds. Wh en set to [V ARIABLE ], the zoo m speed dep ends on how you activat e the zoom lever . Press softl y for a slowe r zoom or press more str ongly for a fa ster zoo m. 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 2. Wi th th[...]

25 Basic Fu nctions Recording E Tips for Mak ing Better Videos Holding the Camcorder For maximum s tabili ty , grip the camc order in your r ight h and and keep your right el bow pressed again st your b ody . If necessar y , support t he camcord er with your left h and. Be c areful that yo ur fingers do not t ouch the microp hone or lens. For More [...]

26 Playback Playing Back a T ape 1. Set th e cam cor der to mode. Set the switch to PLA Y . 2. Ope n the LC D p ane l. Y ou can also close t he LCD panel wit h the scree n facing out . 3. If th e joystick guide doe s not appear on sc reen, press ( ) to display it. 4. Pus h the joysti ck ( ) toward s to rewind the tape. 5. Push th e jo ysti ck ( ) t[...]

27 Basic Fu nctions Play back E Special Playback Modes / (Playb ack Pause) During normal playba ck, push the joystick ( ) towards / . (Fast Forwar d Playback) / (Rewind Playbac k) Plays back the t ape at 1 1.5 times normal speed (forward or reverse). Durin g normal playback, hold t he jo ystick pushed ( ) towards or pushed ( ) towar ds . Rele ase t[...]

28 Adjust ing the V olume When you use t he LCD s creen f or playb ack, t he camc order play s back the s ound us ing the built-in speaker . The sound will be mu ted when the LCD panel is closed. 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 2. Wi th the joystic k select ( ) the sp eaker volume icon. 3. Adjust ( ) the volume as required. 4. Pre[...]

29 Basic Fu nctions Play back E Playing Back on a TV Screen TVs with SCART T erminal Refer also to the TV or VCR in struction ma nual. 1. T ur n off all the devices before starting the c onnections. 2. Conn ect the PC-A 10 SCART Adapt er to the TV or VCR’s SCART term inal. 3. C onnect the STV- 250N Stereo Video Cable to the camcorder ’s A V ter[...]

30 TVs with Audio/V ideo T erminals Refer also to the TV or VCR in struction ma nual. 1. T ur n off all the devices before starting the c onnections. 2. C onnect the STV- 250N Stereo Video Cable to the camcorder ’s A V terminal and the audio/video terminals on the TV/VCR. Connect the white plug to t he white audio termi nal L (lef t), the red plu[...]

31 Basic Fu nctions Play back E Selecting t he T ype of TV During playba ck set the [T V TYPE] option according to the TV set t o which you connec t the camco rder . 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 2. Wi th the joy stick select ( ) the icon an d press () . 3. Sel ect ( ) the [VCR SETU P] menu and press ( ). Then, select ( ) the [T[...]

32 Selecting t he Audio Output Channel Y ou can selec t the o utput c hannels when play ing bac k a t ape with a udio rec orded on two channels. 1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 2. Wi th the joy stick select ( ) the icon an d press () . 3. Selec t ( ) the [A UDIO SETUP ] menu and press ( ). Then, sele ct ( ) the [OUTPUT CH] option [...]

33 Advan ced Func tions E Advanced F unctions Menus an d Settings The camcord er’s functions and settings are control led from a serie s of menus that appear when you pr ess the FUNC. button. Most ba sic f unctions appear on t he first menu scre en - the FUNC. menu. For more advanced settin gs you have to open the setup menu s by selecting t he [[...]

34 Menu and Default Settings Default sett ings are sh own in boldfa ce. * The item will not appear in mode. Submenu Menu Item Setting Options FUNC. menu Recording Programs* PROGRAM AE , POR TRAIT , SPORTS, NIGHT , SNOW , BEACH, SUNSET , SPOTLIGHT , FIREWORKS 36 White Balance AUTO , DA YLIGHT , TUNGSTEN, SET 43 Image Effect IMAGE EFFECT OFF , VIVID,[...]

35 Advan ced Func tions E Submenu Menu Item Setting Options FUNC. menu S peaker V olume 28 Recording Pause - 65 End Search - 57 Digital Effects D.EFFECT OFF , F ADER, EFFECT 51 VCR SETUP REC MODE STD PLA Y , LONG PLA Y 48 TV TYPE NORMAL TV , WIDE TV 31 AUDIO SETUP OUTPUT CH L/R , L/L, R/R 32 12bit AUDIO STEREO1 , STEREO2, MIX/FIXED, MIX/V AR. 58 MI[...]

36 Recording Using th e R ecor ding Pro grams Easy Recording Program The camcorde r adjust s focus, exp osure and ot her setti ngs automatical ly , allowin g you t o just point and sho ot. Recording Progr ams Program AE The camcorde r adjust s focus, exp osure and ot her setti ngs automatical ly . However , you have the opt ion of adjus ting th e s[...]

37 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Beach Use this mode to reco rd on a sunny bea ch. It pre vents t he subject from bein g underexpose d. Sunset Use this mo de to re cord sun sets in vib rant co lors. Spot light Use this mode to reco rd spotlit scene s. Firework s Use this mod e to re cord firew orks.[...]

38 Av ailability of Functions in Each Mode: : Available : Not available A: Auto settin g Selecting t he Easy Recording Program Set the progr am selector to . “ ” a ppears. Prog ram Sele ctor Recording Program Image S tabiliz er (on) Focus (A) White Balanc e (A) Wind Scr een (A) Shut ter Speed (A) (A) Exposu re Adjustme nt (A) Digital Ef fects J[...]

39 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Selecting a Recording Program 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 3. Wi th the joystic k select ( ) the re cording programs icon . 4. Selec t ( ) the recording program fro m the options on the bottom bar . 5. Press the FUNC. button to save the setting and close th[...]

40 Adjusting t he Exposure Manually Adjust th e exposure when a backlit subje ct become s underexp osed, or overex posed due to bri ght lig ht. 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. If th e joystick guide doe s not appear on scr een, press ( ) to display it. 3. Push th e jo ysti ck ( ) t owar ds [ EXP] to ente r th e exposure lock mode . [EXP] on [...]

41 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Adjusting t he Focus Man ually Auto focus may not work w ell on the fol lowing subjects. In such case, focus m anually . 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. A djust the zoo m. When you ope rate the zo om after adjust ing the fo cus, the subjec t may not st ay in fo cus. Adju st the zoom bef ore the foc us. 3. [...]

42 • T o retur n to autofocus, push the joystick ( ) towards [FOCUS] onc e more. “MF” will disappea r and [ FOCUS] wil l turn wh ite a gain. 6. Push th e jo ysti ck ( ) towar ds [ BACK] to save the fo cus adjus tment. 7. If nec essary , pre ss ( ) again to hide the joystick gu ide. The manual foc us will reset to aut ofocus when y ou set the [...]

43 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Setting the White Balance Y ou can use the preset modes to re produce c olors more acc urately , or set a cust om white balance to obtain th e optimal setting. 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 3. Wi th the joystic k select ( ) the whit e balance icon. 4. Selec [...]

44  Use the aut o setting for normal out door scenes .  When the p rogram selec tor is set to , the white balanc e is p reset to [AUTO].  The camcor der retain s the custo m white balance setting even if you turn it of f.  When you have s et the custom whit e balance: - Depending on t he light source, “ ” may keep flashing. Th e res[...]

45 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Setting the Shutt er Speed Y ou can adjust the shut ter speed manually to mak e stab le shot s of fast movi ng subject s. Avail able shutt er speed se ttings: AUTO, 1/ 50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/ 1000, 1/20 00 1. Set the prog ram se lecto r to . 2. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu. 3. Wi th the joyst[...]

46 Auto Slow Shutter In th e Easy Recordin g mode or whe n the shu tter speed is set to [AUTO] i n the Program AE rec ording pro gram, the ca mcorder use s shutter s peeds down to 1/ 25. T his allows you to obt ain a brighter recording in places with insuffi cient lig hting. Howev er , you can set the c amcorder not to use a slow s hutter sp eed. 1[...]

47 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Using the Self-Timer 1. Open the FUNC. menu and select ( ) the s elf timer icon. 2. Set ( ) it to [SELF TIMER ON] and close the menu. 3. Pre ss th e st art/st op button . The camcor der sta rts recor ding af ter a 10-se cond count down. The countd own appears on the sc reen.  T o cancel the self timer , select[...]

48 Changing the R ecording Mode (SP/LP) Y ou can choo se b etween SP (standard play ) and LP (long play). LP e xtends the t ape usage by 1.5 t imes. 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and press ( ). 2. Sel ect ( ) the [VCR SETUP] me nu and press ( ). Then , select ( ) the [RE C MODE] op tion and pr ess ( ). 3. Set ( ) it to [STD PLA Y] or [...]

49 Advan ced Func tions Recording E A udio R ecor ding Changing the Audi o Mode Y ou can record sound in two aud io modes—16 -bit and 12-bit . The 12-bit mode reco rds sound on two chan nels (ste reo 1), lea ving 2 chann els free (ster eo 2) for adding new sound late r with anot her editi ng device. Select the 16-bit mod e for highe r sound quali[...]

50 Using an External Microphone Y ou can connect an extern al microph one to the MIC ter minal. Use comme rcially availa ble condenser mic rophone s with their own power s upply . Y ou can connect almos t any stereo microphone equ ipped with a Ø 3.5 mm plug but the audio lev el will be diff erent than with the built- in microphone. MIC terminal Op[...]

51 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Using Di gital Effects Faders ( 52) Begin or end scenes with a fa de to or fr om black. Fade T rigger (F ADE-T) Wipe (WIPE) Corner Wipe (CORNER) Jump (JUMP) Flip (FLIP) Puzzle (PUZZLE) Zigzag (ZIGZAG) Beam (BEAM) Tid e (TI DE)[...]

52 Effects ( 53 ) Add flav or to your recordin gs. Selecting a Fader In mo de, set the pro gram select or to . * Not ava ilable if the TV typ e is set to [NORMA L TV]. 1. Open the FUNC. menu and select ( ) the digit al effects icon. 2. Selec t ( ) the [FADER] option and press ( ). 3. Selec t ( ) a setting option, press ( ) and close the m enu . The[...]

53 Advan ced Func tions Recording E Fade out: During r ecording, press the D.EFFE CTS button and pause recording by pressing the st art/stop button. The fader ca n be activ ated/dea ctivated by pressing the D.EFFECTS bu tton. : 4. Fad e in: In playback p ause mode, pres s the D.EFFECTS button an d begin playback by pushing the joyst ick ( ) toward [...]

54 W idescreen TV R ecor ding (16:9 ) The camcorder uses the full width of the CCD providing high-re solution 16:9 r ecording. Press the W IDE SCR button. • “ ” disappears and the picture ch anges to 4:3 as pect rati o. • On the LCD screen: Wides creen video will dis play normal ly; video in 4:3 aspect ratio will appear with black side bars[...]

55 Advan ced Func tions Playback E Playback Magnifying the Image The playback ima ge can be magnif ied up to 5 times. 1. Move the zoom lever toward T . • The image is magnif ied by 2 times . • A frame appea rs indicating t he position of the magnifi ed area. • T o further en large the image, move the zoom le ver toward T . T o shrink the imag[...]

56 Displayi ng the Da ta Code The camcorde r maintain s a data code contain ing the reco rding dat e and time. Y ou can select t he dat a cod e combina tion and disp lay it during playback . 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and press ( ). 2. Selec t ( ) the [DISPLA Y SETU P/ ] menu an d press ( ). Then, select ( ) the [DA T A CODE] optio[...]

57 Advan ced Func tions Playback E End Search When you have p layed b ack a tap e, you c an use this f unction t o locate the end of t he last recorded s cene. In st op mod e: 1. Open the F UNC. menu, select ( ) the end s ea rch icon and press () . 2. Selec t ( ) [EXECUTE] and pres s ( ) to start the search. • “END SEARCH” appears. • The ca[...]

58 Playing Back a T ape with Added Sound Y ou can select to pl ay back S tereo 1 (origina l sound) , S tere o 2 (added sound ), or adjus t the bala nce of both sounds. 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and press ( ). 2. Selec t ( ) the [A UDIO SETUP ] menu and press ( ). Then, s elect ( ) the [12bit AUDIO] option and press ( ). 3. Selec t[...]

59 Advan ced Func tions Other Fu nctions E Other Func tions Changing the Display Languag e The langua ge used for sc reen display and menu items can be chan ged. The ava ilable se t of language s varies dep ending on the region. Follow the p rocedure be low to check which set of lang uages are provid ed with your ca mcorder . 1. Open the FUNC. menu[...]

60 Other Camcorder Settings Beep Y ou will hear a beep upon camcorder operat ions such as power on/of f, st art/stop , self- timer count down, and unusual condit ions of the camcorder . If you turn off the beep , all camcorder sounds will be turned of f . T o tur n of f the beep: 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and press ( ). 2. Selec t[...]

61 Advan ced Func tions Other Fu nctions E T urning Off the Image St abilize r The image st abiliz er compensa tes for camcorde r s hak e even at ful l telephoto. It tr ies to compensate for horizont al movements; the refore , you may decide to turn it off when you mount the c amcorder on a tr ipod. 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and p[...]

62 Demonstration Mode The demonstr ation mode displays the camcorder’s main feat ures. I t start s automat ically when you leave the ca mcorder turned on (u sing th e power adapt er) witho ut lo ading a recording media for more t han 5 minutes. However , you can set the camcorder no t to star t the demo nstrati on mode. T o deactivate the d emons[...]

63 E Editing Editing R ecor ding to a V CR or Digit al Video De vice Y ou can copy your recordin gs by conn ecting th e camcorder to a VCR or a digital vi deo device. If you connect a di gital vi deo device, you can copy recor dings with virt ually no generation loss in image and sound quality . Connecting the Devices Connecting a VCR See Playing B[...]

64  We re commend powering the ca mc order from a hous ehold p ower sour ce.  When con necting a VCR, the q uality o f the edi ted ta pe will be slightly lower than that of the original .  When co nnecting a digit al video de vice: - If the picture doe s not appear , reconnect t he DV cable or turn the camcord er off and back on again. - P[...]

65 E Editing R ecor ding from Digital Video De vices (D V Dubbing) Y ou can record from oth er digit al video devices e quipped with a DV terminal with virt ually no loss in picture an d sound qu ality . 1. C onnect the camc order to the digital video devi ce. See Connectin g a Digital V ideo Devic e ( 6 3 ) . 2. Set the camcord er to mode an d loa[...]

66 Concerning Copyright Copyright Precaution Certain pr e-recorded video ta pes, films and ot her mate rials, as well as some t elevision programmes are co pyrighted . Unau thorised recordi ng of these materi als may v iolat e copyright pr otection laws. Copyright Signals During playba ck: If you try to play back a tape t hat cont ains co pyright c[...]

67 E Editing T r ansf er ring Video R ecor dings to a Computer T ransferring Using a DV Cable Y ou can transfer reco rdings to a comput er equipp ed with a IEEE1394 (DV) termi nal or IEEE1394 capture boa rd. Use the edi ting software supp lied with your c omputer/c apture board to transf er vid eo record ing fr om tape to comp uter . Refer to th e [...]

68 Additiona l Information Screen Displays Hiding the Displays on the LCD Screen Y ou can hide the display s on the LCD scre en to have a cl ear screen for playback . 1. Open the FUNC. menu, select ( ) the icon and press ( ). 2. Selec t ( ) the [DISPLA Y SETU P/ ] menu an d press ( ). Then, select ( ) the [DIS PLA YS] option and press ( ). 3. Set i[...]

69 E Additional Informat ion Screen Displays during Recordi ng/Playback (se e al so 21) Self-timer ( 47) Digital ef fects ( 51) Shutter spee d ( 4 5) Exposure lock ( 40) Rec ordi ng re mind er ( 21) Manual focu s ( 41) Image stabilizer ( 61) Recording mode ( 48) T ape op eration T ime code ( 21) Remainin g tape ( 21) Operat ing mode ( 4), Zoom ( 22[...]

70 List of Messa ge s Message Expl anatio n SET THE TIME ZONE, DA TE AND TIME Y ou have not set the time zone, date and time. This message appears each time you turn the power on until you set the time zone, date and time. 16 CHANGE THE BA TTERY PA C K Battery pack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack. 10 THE T APE IS SET FOR ERASURE PR[...]

71 E Additional Informat ion Maintenance/Ot her s Camcorder Handling Precauti ons  Do not carry the camcorder by th e LCD panel .  Do not leave the c amcorder in plac es subject to high temper atures, such as a sun- heated ca r , and high humidity .  Do not use th e camcorder near strong ele ctri c or magnetic fie lds such as abo ve TVs, n[...]

72 Viewfinder  Clean the vi ewfinder screen using a blowe r brush or a co mmercially a vailable cl eaning cloth for glasses. Video Heads  When the pl ayback pic ture become s distor ted, t he video heads need to be cleane d.  T o maintain t he best pict ure qualit y , we re commend cl eaning t he vide o hea ds frequent ly with the Canon DV[...]

73 E Additional Informat ion When con densation i s detected:  The camcord er stops op erating and t he warning mess age “CONDENSA TION HAS BEEN DETECTED” app ears for app rox. 4 secon ds and “ ” s tart s flash ing.  If a cassett e is loaded, the warning message “REMOVE T HE CASSETT E” appears and “ ” start s flas hing. Remove[...]

74 About the ba tter y terminal cover The battery terminal cover has a [ ]-shaped hol e. This is use ful when you wish to diff erentiate between char ged and uncharged ba tter y packs. For exam ple, with char ged battery p acks, at tach t he terminal co ver so that th e [ ]-shaped hole shows the blue label. Lithium Button Batter y Handling Pr ecaut[...]

75 E Additional Informat ion Protecting T a pes from A ccidental Erasure T o protect you r rec ordings from a ccident al eras ure, slide the tab on the casse tte to the left. (This switch position is usually labeled SA VE or ERAS E OFF .) If you load a protecte d cassett e in CAMERA mode, the me ssage “THE T APE IS SET FOR ERASURE PREVENTIO N” [...]

76 T r oubleshooti ng If you hav e a problem wit h your c amcorder , r efer to t his checklist . Consult your deale r or a Canon Service Cent er if the prob lem persist s . Power S ource Recordi ng/Playback Problem Caus e Solution Camcorder will not turn on. Battery p ack is exhausted. Replace or charge the battery pack. 10 Battery pack is not corr[...]

77 E Additional Informat ion Recording Problem Caus e Solution Image will not appear on the screen. Camcorder is not set to mode. Set the camcorder to mode. 18 “SET THE TIME ZONE, DA TE AND TIME” appears on the screen. Time zone, date and time are not set. Set the time zone, date and time. 16 Backup battery is exhausted. Replace the backup bat [...]

78 Playback Problem Caus e Solution Pressing the playback button does not start playback. Camcorder is turned off, or is not set to mode. Set the camcorder to mode. 26 Cassette is not loaded. Load a cassette. 13 T ape reached th e end (“ END ” flashes on the screen). Rewind the tape. 26 T ape is running, but image will not appear on the TV scre[...]

79 E Additional Informat ion System Dia g ram (Availability differs from area to area) * The BP-2L5 is n ot available a s a separate optional acce ssory . CB-2L TE Battery Charger CBC-NB2 Car Battery Charger STV - 250N S tereo Video Cable CA-570 Compact Power Adapter CV -150F/CV-250F DV Cable SC-2000 Soft Carrying Case WS-20 Wrist S trap Shoulder S[...]

80 Optional Accessorie s Battery Pa cks When you n eed ext ra ba ttery packs, select from the follo wing: NB -2L, NB-2L H, BP- 2L12, BP-2L1 4. CB-2L TE/CB-2L WE Ba ttery Charger Use the batter y charger f or charging t he batte ry packs. Charg ing time var ies according to the charg ing condition . CBC-NB2 Car Battery Charger Use the car b attery c[...]

81 E Additional Informat ion SC-2000 Soft Ca rrying Case A handy camcor der bag with padde d compart ments and plent y of spac e for accessorie s. This mark identif ies gen uine Canon video access ories. When you use Canon video equ ipment, we recommend Canon-bra nd accessories or product s bearing the same mark.[...]

82 Specifica tions MV920/MV901/MV900/MV890 System Video Recording System 2 rotary hea ds, helical scanning DV system (consumer dig ital VCR SD system), digital com ponent recordin g Audio Rec ording S ystem PCM digital sound: 16 bi t (48 kHz/2 ch); 12 b it (32 kHz/4 ch) T elevision System E IA st andard ( 625 lines, 50 fields) P A L col or signal I[...]

83 E Additional Informat ion CA-570 Comp act Power Adapter BP-2L5 Battery Pack Weight and dimensions are approxima te. Errors and omission s excepted . Subject to change with out notic e. Power/ Oth ers Power supp ly (rated) 7.4 V DC Power consump tion ( AF on) 2.4W (using viewfind er), 2.5 W ( using LCD sc reen in normal brightne ss) Operating tem[...]

84 Index 16:9 (Widesc reen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 6-seco nd auto date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 A Abroad, us ing the camc order . . . . . . . . 75 Accesso ries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 80 Audi o mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Audio out put chann el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Auto slow shut[...]

85 Additional Informat ion E R Recor d review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recor d search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recor ding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Recor ding mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Recor ding pr ograms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 S Self timer . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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