Sony DCR-TRV285E manual

2-515-260- 14 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation Camera Operations Guide Read thi s first Video Camera Recorder/Digital Video Camera Recorder CCD-TRV238E/TRV438E DCR-TRV270E/TRV285E[...]

2 Read this first Before ope rating th e unit, p lease r ead this manu al thorou ghly , and retain i t for future refe rence . WARNING To preve nt fire or shock haza rd, do not exp os e the unit to rain o r mo istu re. To avoi d el ectr ic al sho ck, do not op en the cabinet. Refer servicing to qua lified personnel only. FOR CUSTOMERS I N THE UNITE[...]

3 or bright poi nts (white , red, blue, or gree n in color) tha t app ear co nst antly o n the L CD scr een and t he viewfinder. These points are normal res ults of th e manufact uring process and do not aff ect the r ecording in any way. • E xposing the LC D screen, the viewfinde r, or the lens to direct s unlight fo r long periods o f time may [...]

4 Read this first ............... ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... . 2 Quic k Start Guid e Recording m ovies .............. ............. .................... ............. ............. ............. 8 Recording/P laying back with ease .. .................... ............. ............. ........... [...]

5 Recordin g a pic ture using variou s effects ............. ................... ............. ... 30 Fading in and out of a scene – FADER ...... ....................... ..................... .................. 30 Superimp osing a t itle ................... ............. ................... ............. ................ 31 Searc hing for the la [...]

6 Advanced operations Customizing Your Cam cor der Changing th e menu s ettings .............. 42 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/P EFFECT, etc. . ........... ........... ............ ............ 43 Using the (CAMERA S ET) menu – 16:9 W IDE/STEADYSHOT, etc. . ........... ........... ............ ............ 46 Using the (PLAYER SET)/[...]

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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 17. 4 View the recorded pict ure on the L CD screen. a Remo ve th e le ns cap . 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 Hand ycam ope ration, recording /playbac k operat ion 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, se e 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 camcorder . The nu mber in parenthe ses indica tes the number of that it em supplied. AC Adaptor (1) Ma ins lea d (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 bat tery by att aching the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) to your ca mcor der. b Notes • You can not use batterie s other than th e “InfoLITHIUM” b attery pack (M ser ies) (p. 96). • Do not short-circui t the DC plug of th e AC Adapt or or bat tery term inal[...]

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 full y 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 view finde 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 minute s availa ble when y ou us e a f ully ch arge d bat ter y pa ck at 25°C ( 77°F). For TRV2 38E/438 E: For T RV270E/2 85E: Recording time when re cording wit h the view fin der A[...]

Getting started Getting start ed 15 b Notes • T he power will not be suppl ied from the battery pack when the AC Ada ptor is co nnect ed to th e DC I N jack of your camcorder, even if its mains lead i s disc onn ected from th e wall s ock et. • T he record ing and playbac k time will be shorter when you u se your camcorder in lo w temperat u re[...]

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 ca n ch eck the 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 tur n on your camcorder. b Note • If you do not use your ca mcorder for about 3 months , th e built-i n rechargea b le ba[...]

Getting started 18 To check th e preset d ate and time For TRV2 38E/438 E: Press DATE to d isplay th e date indic ator. Pre ss T IM E to d ispl ay th e t ime in di cato r. 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 TI[...]

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 • Your camcor der offers [ENG [ SIMP]] (simplified English) for when you cannot find your na tive tongue among the options. STBY SETUP MENU CLOCK SET US[...]

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 TRV238E/4 3 8E: Movies wi ll be recorded al ong with mo naural sound. For T RV270E/ 285E: Movies will be recorded along wi th stereo sound. b Note • For TRV238E/438E : The date is a utomati cally recor ded for [...]

Recording 22 For T RV270E/2 85E: Date/time an d camera settin gs data (p. 36) will not be di spla yed duri ng reco rdin g. A Rem ain ing b att ery ti me The indicated time may not be correct depe nding on the env ironme nt of use . Whe n you open ed or closed the LCD panel , it take s about 1 minute to disp lay the correct remainin g battery ti me [...]

Recording Recording 23 Using zoom When the CAME RA mode is selected , you can choose z oom to magnific ation l evels greater than 20 times, an d from that point activa te the d igital zoom ([D ZOO M], p. 46) . Occasiona l use of the zoom is e ffective , but use it spar ingly fo r best results. Move the power zoo m lever sli ghtly for a slower zoom.[...]

Recording 24 • The batt ery pack disc harges quickl y while the bui lt- in light is turned on. • When you d o not use your c amcorder, tu rn the built- in light off and remove the batt ery pack to av oid turning on the buil t-in light accidentall y. • When f lickering occurs wh ile shoo ting i n the mode, p ress LIGHT unt il appe ars. • The[...]

Recording Recording 25 Recording still images – Tape ph oto recording ( TRV27 0E/285E ) You can reco rd still images. Before recording, fo llow steps 1 t o 7 in “G etting started” (p. 11 - p. 19). 1 Remove the lens cap. Pull the lens cap string down and attach it to the g r ip belt. 2 Press OPEN and open the LCD pa nel. 3 Slide the POWER swit[...]

Recording 26 Recording with ease – Easy Hand ycam With this E asy Handycam oper ation, m ost of the camera settings are set to automatic mode, o nly bas ic fun ctions becom e avai lable, and screen font si ze increases for easy viewing . Even firs t time users ca n enjoy easy recording. Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Ge tting star te[...]

Recording Recording 27 Adjusting the exposure The exposur e is adju sted automat ically in the defaul t sett ing. Adjusting t he exposure for backl it subjects When yo ur subject has its ba ck to the sun or other light, you can adj ust the exposure to preve nt the subject from becoming shadowed . Press BACK LIGHT in CAMERA mode. . appe ars. To canc[...]

Recording 28 Recording in dark places – Night Shot plu s You can re cord subj ects in da rk pl aces (su ch as when capturi ng the fa ce of your ba by sle eping) with th is func tio n. Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON. and [”NIGHTSHOT PLUS”] appear. To cancel NightShot p lus, set t h e NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OF F. b Notes • Do not use t[...]

Recording Recording 29 Adjusting the focus manually The focus is adjusted automatically in the defaul t setting. You can adjust the focus ma nually ac cording to the reco rding con ditions. Use this fun ction in th e following cases. – To reco rd a su bjec t behi nd a wind ow covered with raindr ops. – To rec ord ho rizon tal st ripes. – To r[...]

Recording 30 Recording a picture using various effects Fading i n and out of a scene – FADER You ca n add the fol lowing ef fects to currently record ing pictures. [BLACK FADER ] [WHITE FADER] [MOSAIC FADER] [STRIPE FADER] This fe ature is fo r TRV23 8E/438E only. [MONOTONE FADER] When fading in, the pic ture gr adually changes from bl ack-and- w[...]

Recording Recording 31 Superimposing a title You can insert a title when recordi ng. You can sel ect one of the 8 pr eset titles and the 2 cu stom titles. 1 Slide the POWER switch to select the CAMERA mode, then press TITLE. Select a desired t itle from the di splayed titles (2 origin al titl es that y ou have created before and the pres et ti tles[...]

Recording 32 [POS IT ION] (posit ion) You c an select f rom 8 to 9 cho ices. 4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [OK], then press the dial . The title appears. 5 Press REC START/STOP. 6 Press TITLE at the scene you want to erase the title off. To superi mpose the title wh i le you are recording Press TITLE a nd carry out step s 2 to 4. When you[...]

Playback Playback 33 Playba ck Viewing pictures recorded on a tape Make sur e you have a r ecorde d cassett e inserted into yo ur camcorde r. When you want to play back th e recor ded pict ure on your TV, see page 3 8. For TR V238E/43 8E/ TRV 285E: You can con trol playb ack using the Remo te Commander . z Tip • P erformin g Easy Handycam operati[...]

Playback 34 For T RV270E/2 85E: A Rem ain ing b att ery ti me B Recordi ng mode (SP or LP) C Tape tr ansp ort indica tor D Tape count er (h our: mi nute : seco nd) ( TRV23 8E/438E) E Hi8 form at ( TRV 238E/43 8E) This appe ars whi le playin g back Hi 8 forma t tape s. F Time code (hour : minu te: s econ d: fr ame) or tape co unter (ho ur: mi nute: [...]

Playback Playback 35 Playing back with ease – Eas y Hand ycam Easy Hand ycam operat ion allows easy playback for even first ti me users by provi ding on ly the basic func tions f o r playback. Also scree n font size increases fo r easy vie wing . Ma ke su re you ha ve a record ed cassette inser ted into you r camcorde r. z Tip • B uttons that d[...]

Playback 36 Various playback functions You ca n displ ay the rec orded da te on the screen. Display ing the scr een indicators You can choose to display the time code, tape count er, and ot her inf ormatio n on the scre en. Press DISPLAY/BATT INFO. The in dica tors appear/ disappea r as you pres s the butto n. z Tips • For TRV238E/43 8E/ TRV285E [...]

Playback Playback 37 To hide the date/tim e or the camera settings data Follo w step s 2 to 4, an d select [OFF ] in step 5 . Camera settings data display In the date /time data displa y, the date and time is disp layed in th e same are a. If you re cord the picture without se tting the clock, [-- -- --- -] and [--: --:--] will app ear. A Stea dySh[...]

Playback 38 Playing the picture on a TV For TRV23 8E/438E: Conn ect yo ur cam corder to a TV using the supplied A/ V connecting cable as shown in the fol lowing illustra tion. Connect the sup plied AC Adaptor to the wall socket for the power supply (p . 12). Refer also to the instruction manuals sup plied with the devi ces to be conne cted. To copy[...]

Playback Playback 39 When your TV is connec ted to a V CR Connec t your cam corder t o the LINE IN input on the VCR us ing the A/V connect ing cable. Set the input s elector on the VCR to LINE. When your TV is stereo For T RV238E/4 38E: Connec t the aud io plug of the A /V conne cting cable to th e left (white) input jack o f your TV. When your TV [...]

Playback 40 b Notes • There may be a di screpancy of severa l seconds between t he time code and the tape counter . • Zer o set m emory will not func tion corr ectl y if th ere is a blank sect ion betw een record ed section s on the tape. Searchin g for a scene by dat e of recordi ng – Date sea rch You c an locate t he point where the reco rd[...]

Playback Playback 41 Playin g back stil l images in sequence – Phot o scan You can also l ocate still i mages one after anoth er and disp lay each image for 5 secon ds automatically . 1 Slid e the P OWE R swi tch rep eatedl y to select the PLAY/EDIT mode. 2 Press SEARCH M. on the Remote Commande r repeate dly to s elect [PHOTO SCAN]. 3 Press . (p[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 42 B Advanced ope rations Cust omizin g Your C amcorde r Changing the menu settings You can cha nge va rious settings o r make detailed adjustments u sing the menu items displaye d on the scr e en. 1 Turn on the power (p. 15). 2 Press MENU. The menu scre en appear s. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired men[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 43 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PROGRAM AE/P EFF ECT, etc. You can select items listed belo w in the MANU AL SET menu. To select these ite ms, see “ Chang ing the menu sett ings” ( p. 42) . The default settings are marke d with G . The setting s you ca n adjust vary dep endi ng on the p[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 44 **Your camcord er is adjust ed to focus only on distan t s ubject s. b Note • When you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS s witch to ON, [PROGRAM AE] do es not work. P EFFECT For TR V238E/43 8E: You ca n add sp ecial e ffects (s uch as fi lms) to a pictur e before recor ding. appea rs when each eff ect is sel ected. For TRV2 70E[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 45 z Tip • For TRV270 E/285E: You can copy pic tures edited usi ng picture effec ts to another tape (p. 62) . AUTO SHTR G ON Selec t to a utomatica lly ac tivate th e electr onic shu tter to adju st t he shutter speed w hen re cording i n bright conditi ons. OFF Se lect when recording withou[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 46 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – 16:9 W IDE/STE ADYSH OT, etc. You can sele ct items listed below in the CAM ERA S ET menu . To sel ect the se items , see “Changi ng the menu setti ngs” ( p. 42) . The default settings a re mark ed with G . The sett ings you can adjust vary de pending on th e powe r mode o f your c a[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 47 16:9 WIDE For TRV 238E/43 8E: You can rec ord a ci nema- like picture ( [CINEMA] mo de) or a 16:9 wi de pi cture ([1 6:9 FU LL] mo de) to wat ch on the 16:9 wide -screen TV . Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV. In [CI NEM A] mod e In [1 6:9 FUL L] mo de * Pic ture appear s in f[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 48 z Tips • When you record in the [16:9 F ULL], the date or time indicator will be widened on wide- screen TVs. • For TRV438E: The SteadyS hot does not work. If you set [16:9 FULL] in the me nu settings when th e SteadyShot is working, fla shes and the Steady Shot does not functi on. For TRV2 70E/28 5E: You ca n reco[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 49 STEADYSHOT For TRV438 E/ TRV270E/28 5E: You can select this func tion to compensate for camera -shake. b Note • For TRV270 E/285E: Camera -shake ca nnot b e comp letely co mpensated for in the foll owing case s: – When recordi ng in a dark place – When re cording a subjec t with littl[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 50 Using the (PLAYER SET)/ (VCR SET) menu – Hi Fi SOUND/ED IT, etc. You can sele ct the items listed belo w in the menu (the PLAYER SET menu fo r TRV2 38E/4 38E/ TR V270E, t he VCR SET menu f or TRV285E). T o select th ese items, see “Chan ging the m enu settin gs” (p. 42). The defaul t settings are marked with G . [...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 51 TBC For TRV 238E/43 8E: DNR For TRV 238E/43 8E: AUDIO MIX For TRV2 70E/285 E: You c an a djust t he au dio ba lanc e betwe en S T1 (t he ori ginally recor ded sound) and ST2. b Notes • You cannot adjust sound r ecorded in 16 bit aud io mode. • Only the originally recor ded sound will be[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 52 Using the (LCD SET) menu – LC D B.L./ LCD COLO R, etc . You can sele ct the items listed belo w in the LCD SET menu. To select these ite ms, see “Changin g the menu se ttings ” (p. 42). The defaul t settings are marked with G . The settings you can ad just vary de pending on the power mo de of your ca mcorder. Th[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 53 Using the (TAPE SET) menu – FRAME R EC/ INT.RE C, etc. You can select items liste d below in th e TAPE SET menu. To select items, see “Changing the menu setting s” (p. 42). 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 of [...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 54 • When you set [OR C TO SET] , a non-recorde d section o f about 0.1 second app ears on th e tape. Howeve r, note that this non- recorded section disappears f rom the tape when you continu e recording fro m this section. • To check if yo u have alre ady set this setting , sele ct [O RC T O SET] in the menu sett ing[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 55 INT.REC For TRV2 70E/285 E: You ca n achi eve exce llent rec ordin gs of flower s bloom ing, et c., with thi s functi on. Conn ect your camcor der to the wall sock et usin g the supp lied AC Adaptor du ring the op eration. a. [RE C TIME] b. [INTERVAL] 1 Turn the S EL/PU SH E XEC dial to s e[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 56 Using the (SETUP MENU) – CLOCK SET/USB STR EAM/ LANGUAGE , etc. You can select ite ms listed belo w in the SETUP ME NU. To sele ct ite ms, se e “Chan ging the menu settings” ( p. 42). The defaul t settings are marked with G . The settings you can ad just vary de pending on the power mo de of your ca mcorder. The [...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 57 LANGUAGE You ca n sel ect or chan ge the lang uage us ed for the on -screen di splay (p. 19). You can select f r om English, S implified Engli sh, Tradition al-Chinese, Simplif ied- Chin ese, Frenc h, Spa nish, Por tugu ese, Ger man, Du tch, Ital ian, Gr eek, R ussian , Arabic , or Persia n[...]

Customizing Your Camcorder 58 Using the (OTHERS) menu – WORLD TIME/VI DEO EDIT, etc. You can sele ct items listed below in the OTHERS m enu. To select items , see “Changing the menu sett ings” (p. 42). The default s e ttings a r e marked with G . The setti ngs you can adju st vary depe ndin g on the powe r mode o f your c amcorder. The screen[...]

Custom izing Yo ur Camcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 59 b Note • When you connec t your camcorder to the wa ll soc ket, [A.SH UT OFF] i s autom atically se t to [NEVER]. COMMANDER For TRV 238E/43 8E/ TRV285 E: b Note • The setti ng returns to [ON] when you have the power source disconnected fro m your camcorder for more than 5 minutes. DISPL[...]

Dubbing/Editing 60 Dubb ing/ Edit ing Connecting to a VCR You can create a cop y of the picture reco rded on your camcorde r on other recordi ng devices (p. 62) . For TRV285E, yo u can also reco rd the picture from a VCR t o a tape on your camcorder (p. 67). Connect y our camcord er to a VCR as show n in the fol lowing illustration. For TRV23 8E/43[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 61 For TRV270 E/285E: * For TRV270E: Your camc order does not accept input dat a from t he connect ed device. It can o nly out put dat a from the DV Interface. b Notes • U se the A/V connecti ng cabl e to conn ect yo ur camcorder t o other d evices. Before c o nnecti ng, make sure the [ DISPLA Y] setti ng in the (O[...]

Dubbing/Editing 62 Dubbing to another tape You ca n copy and ed it the pict ure played back o n your camcorder to othe r recordin g devi ces (s uch a s VCRs). 1 Connect your VCR to your c amcorder as a recor ding devi ce (p. 60, 61). 2 Prepare you r VCR for recording. • Insert a c a ssette for record ing. • If yo ur VCR has a n input selector ,[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 63 Dubbing a tape easily – Eas y Dubb ing ( TRV238E /438E) You ca n contro l VCR fo r dubb ing wit h your camcorder easi ly with the VCR connect ed to the ca mcord er. Step 1: Prepar ing your camcorder and VCR for ope ration Follow the steps b elow when you are performing the Easy D ubbing for the first time. You c[...]

Dubbing/Editing 64 10 Point the infrared ray e mitter of your camcorde r towards the remote sen sor on your VCR, from about 30 cm (12 in.) awa y, with no obstru ctions. 11 Set the VCR to recording pause . 12 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [IR TEST], then press the dial. 13 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [EXECUTE], then p ress the dial[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 65 * TV/VC R component Step 2: Sel ecting the titl e You can insert a t itle. You can sel ect one of the 8 pr eset titles and the 2 cu stom title s. See step s 1 to 4 on page 31 to create original titles. 1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC d ial to select [TITLE SEL], then pr ess the dial. 2 Turn the SEL/PUS H EXEC dial to sel[...]

Dubbing/Editing 66 • The backg round color chan ges as follows: [FADE] y [WH ITE ] y [YELLOW] y [VIOLET] y [RED] y [CYAN] y [GREEN] y [BLUE] y [BLACK] Step 3: S electing the dubbi ng mode You ca n choose ei ther normal reco rding ([NORMAL]) or interval record ing ([PREVIEW]). 1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [MODE SEL], then press the dial[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 67 Recording pictures from a VCR ( TRV2 85E) You can record a nd edit p ictures from a VCR on a ta pe inse rted in your camcor der. Insert a cassette for recording in your camcorder. 1 Connect y our VCR to your camco rder (p. 61). Use a n i.LINK ca ble (op tional) for conne ction. 2 Slid e the P OWE R swi tch rep eat[...]

Dubbing/Editing 68 2 Prepare your VCR. • Insert a c a ssette for record ing. • Set the input selecto r to input mo de, if your V CR has one. 3 Prepare you r camcorder (play ing device). • Insert a cassette for edit in g. • Slide the POWER switch repeate dly to select t he PLAY /EDIT m ode. 4 Press MENU. 5 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to sele[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 69 5 Poin t the in frared ra y emit ter of you r camcord er tow ards t h e r emote se nsor o n your VCR, from ab out 30 cm (12 in.) away, with no ob struc tions. 6 Insert a cassette into your VCR, and s et the VCR to re cordin g pause . 7 Turn the SEL /PUSH EXEC dial to s elect [IR TEST ], then press the di al. 8 Tur[...]

Dubbing/Editing 70 8 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the averag e numerica l value of [IN], then pres s the dial. The ca lculate d start pos ition for re cordin g is se t. 9 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [”CUT-OUT”], then press the dial. 10 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the averag e numerica l value of [OUT], then press th[...]

Dubbing/Editing Dubbing/Editing 71 8 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. The en ding poin t of the first program is set, and t he low er pa rt of the program mar k change s to lig ht blue . 9 Repe at steps 5 to 8 and create progr ams. 10 Set yo ur VCR to th e recor ding pa use. Skip this st ep if your camcorder is conne cted vi a an i .LI NK cable. 11 Tu[...]

Using with yo ur computer 72 Using with y our co mputer Features ( TRV270 E/285E) 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 followi ng op erations by co nnecting your ca mcor der to you r comp uter. Soft ware an d featur es avai lable for Macint osh compute rs differ[...]

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 c omput er. This “F irst St ep Gui de” desc ribe s basic ope rations, fr om init ial hook up of your camc order an d comp uter and m aking settings , 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 ( TRV270E /28[...]

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 appli cation s running on the comp uter bef ore in stalli ng the so ftwa re. 3 Place the CD-ROM in the disc drive[...]

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

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” ( TRV270 E/285E) Viewing “F irst Step Guide” Start ing up on a Wind ows computer Doub le-clic k the icon on the de sktop. • You can a lso s tart by sel ecting [St art], [Prog rams] ([All Pr ograms] fo r Windows XP), [P icture Pac k age], and [Fir st Step Guide ], then st art up [F irst[...]

Using with yo ur computer Using with your computer 79 • i Mac, i Book , Maci ntosh, M ac OS, Powe rBoo k and Po werMac are tra demar ks of Appl e Compu ter, I nc., regi stered in the U .S. and o ther countr ies. • eMac is a tradem ark of Apple Com put er, I nc. • QuickTime and the QuickTime lo go are trad emark s of Apple 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 Pa cific Region al 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 ha s 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 lowing t able to tro ublesho ot the pr oblem . If th e problem 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 displ[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 83 Cassette t apes LCD scree n/viewfi nder The remaini ng battery tim e indicator does not indicat e the cor rect time . • The tem peratur e of the environm ent is too high or too l ow, or the ba ttery pack h as not been cha rged eno ugh. T his is n ot a m alfunctio n. c Fully c harge th e battery again. If the p[...]

Troubleshooting 84 Recordin g The pi cture in t he vie wfinder is not clear. c Use the viewfin der lens a djustm ent lever to adjust th e lens . (p. 16) The pi cture in t he viewfi nder has disappeare d. c Close the LCD pan el. The picture is not displayed in the viewfinde r when the LCD panel is ope n. (p. 16) Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective Act[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 85 Playback Flicke ring or chang es in color o ccurs. c Thi s occurs when recor ding pict ures unde r a fluor escent lamp, sodium lamp, or mercur y lamp in the soft portr ait or spo rts less on mode. Ca ncel [PROGRAM AE] in th is case. (p. 43) END SEARCH d oes not work . • The cas sette was ejected a fter reco rd[...]

Troubleshooting 86 Dubbing/ Editing For TRV2 70E/285E: The pi cture do es not appear on the screen when playi ng back a tape. • The ta pe is recorde d in the Hi8 /standard 8 mm sys tem. Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective Actions Cannot dub co rrectly us ing th e A/V connecti ng ca ble. c Set [DIS PLAY] to [LCD] in the (OT HERS) me nu. (p. 59) For [...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 87 Connecting t o a computer Sympt om Cau se and/or Corrective A ctions For TRV27 0E/285E: The computer does not recognize your camcorder. c Disconnect the cable from the c omputer a nd camco rder, then connect it again fi rmly. c Disconnect the USB device o ther th an the ke yboard, th e mouse , and the camcor der[...]

Troubleshooting 88 For TRV2 70E/285E: 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 camc order bef ore the instal lation o f the USB driv er was comp leted. Follow the pr ocedur e below to install the USB driv[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 89 For TRV27 0E/285E: 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 operties ] scree n ap[...]

Troubleshooting 90 For TRV2 70E/285E: 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 order is connect ed to a com pute r. 2 Click [Sta rt]. 3 Righ t-click [My C omput er], th en click [Prop erties ]. The [S ystem Pr operties ] scree n appe[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 91 For TRV27 0E/285E: There is no sound whe n the camcorder is connec ted to the Windows c omputer via a USB cable . c Change the settings for you r computer env ironment 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 To[...]

Troubleshooting 92 Warning indicators and messages Self-d iagnosis dis play/Warni ng indicators 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 t[...]

Troubl eshooti ng Troubleshooting 93 * Y ou hear a melody or beep sound whe n 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)* S low flashing: • The wr ite-prote ct tab on the ca sset te is set to lock. (p. 95) Fast fl ash[...]

Additional Information 94 Addition al Information Using your camcorder abroad Power sup ply You ca n use your camcorde r in any coun try/ 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. On TV color systems Your cam corder is a PAL syste m-b ased camc order. If you w ant to view the pl ayback pict [...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 95 Usable cassette tapes You ca n use stand ard 8 mm and Hi8 , Digit al8 vi deo cas settes on y our cam corder. Hi8 system This Hi8 s ystem is a n extens ion of the stan dard 8 mm syst em, a nd was de velope d to prod uce h igher qua lity pi ctures . You ca nnot pl ay back a ta pe recor ded in th e Hi8[...]

Additional Information 96 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compatible with the “Inf oLITHI UM” b attery pa ck (M series) . Your camc order op erate s only w ith 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 life • The battery life is limite d. Battery capacity drops litt le by little as y ou use it more and mor e, and as tim e pas ses. Wh en the avai lable battery ti me is shor tened cons iderably, a probable caus[...]

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 • D o not wrap yo ur ca mcord er with a towel , for exam ple, an d opera te it. D oing so m ight cause heat to b uild up inside . • When di sconnect ing the ma ins lea d, p ull b y the pl ug and not the lead . • D o not da mage t he mains l ead su ch as by placi ng anyt hing hea vy on it. • [...]

Additional Information 100 – [ D irty video he ad. Use a cl eani ng casset te.] ap pears on the sc reen during recordi ng. • For T RV270E /285E: If the fo llow ing prob lem oc curs, c lean the video he ads fo r 10 se conds with the Sony V8-2 5CLD c leaning c assette (opt ion al). – Mos aic-pa ttern n oise a ppear s on the pla yback pict ure o[...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 101 Specification Video camera r ecorder Sys tem Video recording system For TRV 238E/43 8E: 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system For TRV2 70E/285 E: 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning system Audio record ing syste m For TRV 238E/43 8E: Rotary heads, FM system For TRV2 70E/285 E: Rotary heads, PCM s[...]

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 TR V238E/ 438E: During cam era recor ding using the vie wfinder 1.8 W During cam era reco rding using the LCD 2.7 W For TRV 270E/28 5E: During cam era reco rding using vie wfinder 2.5 [...]

Additional In formation Additional Information 103 Types of di fferences z Provid ed — Not provided Model CCD- DCR- TRV238E TR V438E TRV27 0E TRV285E Recor ding syst em Hi8 Hi8 Digi tal8 Di gital 8 Playbac k system Hi8/8 Hi8/8 Digit al8 Dig ital8 Audio reco rding Monaural M onaural Stereo Stereo AUDIO/VIDEO jack OUT OUT OUT OUT DV Interface — ?[...]

Quick Reference 104 Quick Refe rence Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A Lens cap (p . 21, 25) B LCD scre en (p. 2, 1 6) 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. 33) G END SEARCH button (p . 32) H Speaker I Viewfinde r (p. 2, 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 emit ter (p. 6 3, 68)/ For TR V238E/438E/ TRV2 85E: Remote se nsor 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, 35) H DISPLA Y/BATT IN FO button ( p. 13, 36) A Jac k cover B For TRV2 70E/285 E: A/V [...]

Quick Reference 106 A RESET but ton (p. 82) B For TRV 270E/28 5E: 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”) ( TRV270E/28 5E)” ( p. 79), and o n BURN V CD, se e “First Step Gu ide” in th e supplie d[...]

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 len gth of th e tr ipod scre w is le ss th an 5.5 m m (7/ 32 in ch ). Otherwise, you cannot atta c h the tr ipod secu rely, a nd t he scr ew m ay da mage your camc ord[...]

Quick Reference 108 Remote Commande r Rem ov e the insu lati on shee t befo re usin g the Remote Commander. A Transmitter After tu rning on your c amcor der, point towar ds the re mote s ensor t o contro l your camcor der. B REC START/STOP button ( p. 21) C Power zo om butt on (p. 23 ) D Video contro l buttons (Rewind , Playback, Fast-forwa rd, P a[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refer ence 109 b Notes on the Remote Commander • A button- type lithiu m battery (CR 2025) is use d in the Re mote C ommander. Do not u se bat teries other than CR202 5. • P oint the remo te sensor awa y from strong light sources such as direc t sunlight or overhead lighting. Other wise, t he Remot e Comm ander may n ot fu[...]

Quick Reference 110 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-s cree n/view finder posi tions va ry dep ending on your camcor der mode l. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaining ba ttery time (p. 21) SP LP[...]

Quick Refer ence Quick Reference 111 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode ........ .......48 21-pin adapt or ......... ....... ....39 A A/V connecting cable ......... .............. ..38, 60, 61 AC Adaptor .......... .......... ....15 Adju sting t he viewfinde r ... 16 AUDIO MIX ........ .......... ....51 AUDIO MODE .............. ....53 AUTO DATE .......[...]

Quick Reference 112 O On-line help.......... ....... 77, 78 Operation confirma tion beep See BEEP ORC............ .......... ............. 53 P PAL ............ ................. ...... 94 Photo scan ..... ....... .......... ... 41 Photo search ...... ....... ......... 40 Pict ure effe ct (P EFFECT) .......... ...... 44 Picture Package ........ ...[...]

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