Sony CCD-TRV338 Camera manual

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

2 Read this first Before o perating the unit, plea se rea d this manu al th orou ghly, an d retai n it for fut ure re fere nce . WARNIN G To preve nt fire or sho ck hazard, do no t ex p ose the u n it to rai n or mo is tu re. Th is sym bol i s int ended to aler t th e user to th e presenc e of uninsulat ed “danger ous vo ltage” within the produ[...]

3 CAU TIO N You are cauti oned that a ny changes or mo dificati ons not ex pressly approve d in t his man ual coul d void your autho rit y to operate this equip ment. b Notes: • This e quipmen t has been tested and found t o comply with t he lim its f or a Class B digita l devi ce, pursu ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. The se limits a re design[...]

4 • The illu strati ons used on th is manu al are based on the mod el DCR-TRV2 80. • The scre ens show n in this manual a re from a Windows XP compu ter. T he scre ens ma y vary dependin g on t he OS. Note s on using th e camcor der • Hold your cam corder correc tly. • To ensur e a good gr ip, faste n the gri p belt as sh own in the foll ow[...]

5 Read this first .... ....... ............ ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ..... 2 Quick Star t Guid e Record ing mo vies .......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ............. ...... ..... 8 Record ing/Play ing bac k with eas e .... ............. ............. ............. .........[...]

6 Superim posing a title .......... ............. ............. ............. ............. ....... ........... 31 Searchi ng for th e la st scen e of the most rec ent r ecordin g – END SEA RCH .................. ............. ............. ............. ............. ........... 33 Playb ack Viewing p ictures recorded on a ta pe ................[...]

7 Advanced operations Customizing Your Camcorder Changin g the men u sett ings ......... ..... 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 Sta rt Guide 8 Quick Start Guide Recording movies 1 Attach the charged battery pack to the camcorder. To char ge t he b att ery, see pag e 12 . 2 Insert a casse tte into the camcord er. a Lift up the viewfin der. b Slide the battery pa ck in the dire ction of the arrow un til it clic ks. a Slide the OPEN/ EJECT le ver in the directi on o f th[...]

Qu ick Sta r t Gui de Quick Start Guide 9 3 Start r ecording while chec king the subject on the LCD sc reen. The date and time i s not s et up in t he default setti ng. To set the date and time, s ee page 17. 4 View the recorded pi cture on the LCD scre en. a Rem ove the l ens ca p. Lens cap is not attach ed whe n you pu rcha se your camc orde r (p[...]

Quick Sta rt Guide 10 Recording/Playing back with ease By switch ing to Ea sy Hand ycam ope ration, recor ding/pl aybac k operat ion becom es even easie r. Easy Hand ycam op eration all ows easy reco rding/pl ayback for e ven firs t time u sers by prov iding only th e ba sic fu nctio ns f or rec ordin g/play bac k. For deta ils, se e instr uctio ns[...]

Getting started Getting st arted 11 Getting s tarte d Step 1: Checkin g supplied items Make s ure you have fo llow ing item s sup plie d with y our camco rder. The nu mbe r in pare nthese s indi cates the num ber of that it em supplie d. AC Adaptor (1) Power cord (1) Lens cap ( 1) See page 104 on how to atta ch the le ns cap . Shoulde r strap (1) S[...]

Getting started 12 Step 2: Charging the battery pack You ca n charge t he batt ery by att aching the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (M series) to your camco rd er. b Notes • You can not use batte ries oth er than th e “InfoLITHIUM ” batter y pack ( M series) (p. 96) . • Do not sh ort-circu it the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or b attery t ermi[...]

Getting started Getting st arted 13 6 Slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF . The CHG (charg e) lamp lights up and char gi ng s tart s. After chargin g the battery The CHG (charg e) lamp turns off when the bat tery is fu lly c harge d. Disco nn ect the AC Ad apto r fro m th e DC IN jac k. To remo ve the ba ttery p ack 1 Lif t up th e viewf inde r.[...]

Getting started 14 at 25°C (77 °F). (10 – 30 °C (50 – 8 6°F) re comm ended .) Recordi ng time when re cordi ng with the LCD screen o n Appr oxi mate nu mbe r of minut es av ailable when y ou u se a f ull y ch arge d ba tt ery p ack at 25°C (77 °F) . For TRV 138/3 38: For TR V2 80: Recordi ng time when re cordi ng with the vi ewf inde r Ap[...]

Getting started Getting st arted 15 b Notes • The power will not b e suppl ied from t he battery pa ck wh en the AC Adap tor is co nne cted to the D C I N jac k of your camcord er, even if its po wer co rd is disc onnec ted fr om the wa ll outle t. • The recording a nd playbac k time will be shorter when you use your cam corder in low t emperat[...]

Getting started 16 Step 4: Adjusting the LCD panel and viewfinder Adjus ting the L CD panel You ca n adjust the angl e and brigh tness of the LCD panel to me et variou s recording situatio ns. Even when the re ar e obst ructi on s be tween you and the sub ject, you can check the sub ject on t he LCD scr een du ring re cord ing by adj usting the ang[...]

Getting started Getting st arted 17 Step 5: Set ting the date and time Set t he date an d time when using this camcorder for the first time. If you do not set the da te and time , the [CL OCK SET] sc reen appe ars eve ry time you tur n on your camco rder. b Note • I f you do not use your c amcorder for about 3 months , the buil t-in rech argeabl [...]

Getting started 18 To check th e preset date and tim e For TRV 138/3 38: Press DATE to display the date indicator . Pr ess TI M E to disp la y th e t ime in dica to r. Pre ss DA TE (or TIME ) and t hen pr ess TI ME (or DATE) to s imultane ously di splay t he date and time indicator. To hide t he date an d/or time indic ator, pre ss DATE an d/or TIM[...]

Getting started Getting st arted 19 2 Insert a cass ette with its window-side fa cing up. 3 Press . The cass ette compart ment aut omatically slide s back in. 4 Close the lid. To eject the casse tte 1 Slide the OPEN /EJECT lever in the dire cti on o f th e ar row a nd ope n th e li d. The cass ette compart ment aut omatically comes out. 2 Take out [...]

Getting started 20 5 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [ LANGUAGE], then pres s the dial. 6 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desi red language, then press the dial. 7 Press MENU. z Tip • Your camc order offe rs [ENG [SIMP]] (simplifi ed English ) for when you canno t find your nativ e tongue am ong the options . SETUP MENU CLOCK SET [...]

Recording Recording 21 Recordi ng Recording movies Before recording, follow steps 1 to 7 in “Get ting st arted ” (p. 11 - p. 19). For TRV 138 /338: Movi es will be reco rded alon g with mo naural soun d. For T RV280: Movies wi ll be recorded al ong with st ereo soun d. b Note • F or TRV138/ 338: The date is auto matica lly recor ded for 10 se[...]

Recording 22 Indicato rs disp layed dur ing recor ding The indica tors will not be record ed on th e tape. For T RV 13 8/33 8 : For TRV 280 : Date/time an d camera s ettings d ata (p. 3 7) will not be di spl aye d durin g reco rdin g. A Rem a inin g b att er y tim e The indicated time may not be correct de pend ing on t he env ironme nt of u se. Wh[...]

Recording Recording 23 Recordi ng for a lo nger ti me To reco rd for a long er time In the (TAPE SET) menu, sel ect [REC MODE], the n [LP] (p . 52). In the LP mode , you can recor d longer than when reco rding in the SP mode (2 times longer for TR V138/33 8 , 1.5 times longer f or TRV280 ). A tape r ecorded in th e LP mode shoul d be played bac k o[...]

Recording 24 : Aut omatically turns on and off accor ding to the amb ient bright ness . m : Alw ays turn s on. To turn off the built-in light Pre ss LIG HT re peat edly unt il no in dica tor appe ars on the scre en. b Notes • The buil t-in video light emits very brigh t lig ht, which is perf ectly safe in norm al use. Howeve r, avoi d direct ly a[...]

Recording Recording 25 Superimp osing the d ate and t ime on pict ures ( TRV138 /338) You can record the da te and/or time disp laye d on the sc reen sup eri mpose d on the pictu re. Press D ATE to r ecord th e date. Press TIME to re cord the time. Press DATE (o r TIME), then press TIME (or DATE) to record the date and time. To hide th e date and t[...]

Recording 26 3 Slide the POWER switch to s elect the CAMERA mode. 4 Pres s and hold P HOTO li ghtly. You will hear a sm all beep sound , and t he pictu re will b ecome a st ill image . Rec or di ng doe s no t s tar t at th is po in t. 5 Press PHOTO ful ly. A shut ter so und i s heard, and th e image is recor ded w ith sound for 7 s econd s. The sti[...]

Recording Recording 27 5 Press REC START/STOP. Reco rdi ng start s. [REC] appea rs on the LCD screen and the Camera rec ording lamp lig hts u p. Pre ss REC STA RT/ STOP agai n to sto p reco rd ing. To turn the pow er off Sli de t he P OWER sw itch up t o (CHG) O FF. To cance l Eas y Handycam ope ration Pres s EAS Y agai n. b Notes • You cannot sw[...]

Recording 28 Adjus ting the e xposure manuall y You can f ix the brigh tnes s of a pictu re at the best expo sure . Whe n re cordi ng in doors on a cl ear day , fo r in stanc e, y ou c an av oid back light sh adow s on peopl e next to the wind ow b y m anuall y fi xing the ex pos ure t o that of the wal l side of t he ro om. 1 Press EXPOSURE in CAM[...]

Recording Recording 29 z Tip • If you rec ord su bjects in c omplete darkn ess, set [N. S. LI GHT] to [ON] in the men u se ttings. The maxim um s hooting distanc e us ing t he NightS hot Light is about 3 meter s (10 feet). If you record subj ects in dark pl aces (such as ni ght scene or in moon lig ht), se t [N.S . L IGHT] to [ OFF] in th e me nu[...]

Recording 30 Tips for focusing manu ally • It is eas ier to focus on the su bject when you us e the zoom fun ction. M ove th e pow er zoo m le ver t owa rd s T (te leph oto ) to ad just the fo cus, an d th en, tow ard s W (w ide an gle) to adjus t the zoom for reco rd ing. • Whe n you w ant to re cord a clos e-up image of a subj ect, m ove the [...]

Recording Recording 31 [STRIPE F ADER] Thi s featur e is for TRV1 38/33 8 only. [MONOTONE FADER ] Wh en fad ing in, the pict ure grad ua lly chan ges from blac k-and-w hite to color . Wh en fadin g out, the pictur e grad ually ch ange s fro m colo r to blac k-an d-w hite. 1 Slide the POWER swit ch to select the CAMERA mode. 2 Pr ess F A DE R unt i [...]

Recording 32 4 Tur n the SE L/PUS H EXE C di al to select th e desire d ch arac ter, t hen pr ess t he dia l. To er ase a c hara cter: Se lect [ C ]. To e nter a sp ace: S elec t [ Z& ? ! ], then sele ct th e blan k part bet we en & and ? . To se lect alphab et and Rus sian char acte rs: Sel ect [ ]. 5 Tur n the SE L/PUS H EXE C di al to se[...]

Recording Recording 33 Searching for t he last scene of the most recent recording – EN D SEAR CH This f uncti on is hand y when you have played back th e tape, for examp le, but want t o start recording ri ght after the most recentl y reco rded scen e. The E ND SEA RCH fu ncti on will no t work once y ou eject the cassette after you have reco rde[...]

Playback 34 Play back Viewing pictures recorded on a tape Make su re you ha ve a reco rded cassette inserted into your camcorder. When y ou want to play back the recorded pictu re on your TV, s ee pa ge 39. z Tip • Perfor ming Easy Handyca m operation, even first time user s can play bac k easily. For detail s, see page 36. 1 Press OPEN and ope n[...]

Playba ck Playback 35 For TR V280 : A Remainin g batte ry time B Reco rd ing mod e (S P or LP) C Tape transpo rt indi cator D Tape co unter (hour: minu te: s econd ) ( TRV1 38/3 38) E Hi8 for mat ( TRV 138/338 ) This appe ars while p laying b ack Hi 8 format tapes. F Time c ode (h our: min u te: seco nd: fr ame) or t ape co unter (hour : minute: s [...]

Playback 36 Playing back with ease – Easy Hand ycam Eas y Handycam op eration allows eas y playb ack for eve n first time us ers by providin g only the basic fun ctions for playb ack. Als o screen font si ze increase s for easy vi ewing. Make sure yo u have a reco rded cassette in serted into your camcorde r. z Tip • Butto ns that do not work d[...]

Playba ck Playback 37 Various playback functions You can displa y the recorde d date on the screen . Displa ying th e screen in dicato rs You can choo se to displ ay the time code, t ape counter, and other information on the scree n. Press D ISPLAY/BATT INFO. The in dica tors app ear/ disapp ear as you pres s the butt on. z Tip • You can dis play[...]

Playback 38 To hide the date /time or the camera settings data Follow step s 2 to 4, and se lect [OF F] in ste p 5. Camera settin gs data display In the date/time d ata displ ay, the d ate and time is disp layed in the same a rea. If yo u re cord the pict ure wi thou t set ting th e clock, [--- -- ----] a n d [ --:-- :--] wi ll appe ar. A Stead ySh[...]

Playba ck Playback 39 Playing the picture o n a TV Conn ect yo ur camcor der to a TV using the supplied A/V conn ecting c able as sh own in the fo llowing illustratio n. Conne ct the su pplied AC Adapt or to th e wall outlet fo r the power supply (p. 12). Refer also to the instruction manuals sup plied with the de vices to b e connec ted. To cop y [...]

Playback 40 When yo ur TV i s connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR using the A/V connecting cable. Set th e in pu t s ele cto r on th e V CR t o L IN E. When yo ur TV i s stereo For TRV 138/3 38: Conn ect th e audi o pl ug of th e A/V c onnec tin g cable to the left ( white) in put jack of your TV. When yo ur TV[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 41 B Advanc ed opera tions Cust omizin g Your C amcor der Changing t he menu settings You can change variou s sett ings or make detaile d adjustm ents using the me nu items disp layed o n the sc reen . 1 Turn on the power (p. 15). 2 Press MENU. The m enu scree n appe ars. 3 Turn the SEL/P USH[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 42 Using the (MANUAL SET) menu – PR OGRAM AE/P EF FECT, etc. You can se lect ite ms liste d below in the MANUAL SET menu. To selec t these it ems, see “Changi ng the menu settings ” (p. 41). The default settings ar e marked wit h G . The sett ings you ca n adju st v ary d epe ndin g on th e powe r mode of yo ur c a[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 43 **Your cam corder is adjuste d to focus only on distant subjects. b Note • When you se t the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON, [PROGRAM AE] does not work. P EFFECT For TRV 138/3 38: You ca n add sp ecia l eff ects (s uch as film s) to a pict ure befo re reco rdin g. appe ars w hen each ef fec[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 44 z Tip • For TRV280: You can co py pictures edit ed using pi cture effects to another tape ( p. 61). AUTO SHT R G ON Sele ct to au toma tica lly ac tivat e the e lect ronic shut ter to adjust the shutt er speed whe n recordin g in bright con ditions . OFF Selec t when record ing witho ut usi ng the elec tron ic shutt[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 45 Using the (CAMERA SET) menu – 16: 9 WIDE/S TEADYSHOT , etc. You can s elect items listed below in th e CAMERA S ET menu. To select t hese items, see “Cha ngin g the me nu set tings ” (p. 4 1). The defa ult sett ings are marked with G . The setti ngs yo u can ad just va ry depend ing [...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 46 16: 9 W I DE For TRV1 38/ 338 : You ca n re cord a cinem a-like pict ure ([CI NEMA ] m ode) or a 16:9 w ide pictur e ([16:9 F ULL] mode) to watch on th e 16:9 wid e-screen TV. Refe r also t o the ma nuals supp lied w ith your TV. In [C INE M A] mo de In [1 6:9 FU LL] mode * Pic ture a ppear s in ful l scree n whe n th[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 47 z Tips • The ID-1 system sen ds aspe ct ratio inf ormation (16:9 , 4:3 , or l etter b ox) b y inser ting signals be tween vid eo signals . • Whe n you record in the [16:9 FULL], the date or time indicator wil l be widened on wide- screen TVs. • For T RV338: The Steady Shot does not w[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 48 STEADYSH OT For TR V33 8/ TRV28 0: Yo u ca n se le ct th is fun cti on to c omp en sa te fo r ca m era -sh ak e. b Note •F o r T R V 2 8 0 : Came ra-s hake can not be co mplet ely co mpens ated for in the foll owing ca ses: – Whe n rec ordi ng i n a dar k pla ce – Wh en reco rd ing a subj ect wit h little contr [...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 49 Using the (PLAYER SET)/ (VCR SET) menu – HiFi SOUN D/EDI T, et c. You ca n select the items listed below in the menu (the PLAYER S ET menu for TRV138/33 8, the VCR SET me nu for TRV280). T o s elect th ese items , see “Changin g the menu settings ” (p. 41 ). The d efault setting s ar[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 50 TBC For TRV1 38/ 338 : DNR For TRV1 38/ 338 : AUDIO MI X For TRV2 80: You ca n ad just th e audio ba lanc e bet ween ST1 (the origin ally re corde d soun d) and ST 2. b Notes • Yo u canno t adj ust s ound re corded in 16 bit audio m ode. • On ly the origina lly record ed sound will be heard when you disc onnect th[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 51 Using the (LCD SET) menu – LCD B.L./LCD COLOR , etc. You ca n select the items listed below in the LCD SET men u. To select these items, see “Changin g the menu settings ” (p. 41 ). The d efault setting s are mark ed with G . The settin gs you c an ad just va ry de pendi ng on th e p[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 52 Using the (TAPE SET) menu – FR AME REC/ INT. REC, et c. You can se lect ite ms liste d below in the TAPE SET menu. To sele ct items, see “ Changing the m enu se ttings” (p. 41). The defaul t settin gs are mar ked with G . The sett ings you can adjust vary d epend ing on the powe r mode of yo ur c amcor der. Th e[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 53 • Whe n you set [ORC TO SET], a no n-recor ded secti on of abo ut 0.1 second appe ars on the tape. Ho wever, note tha t this non-re corded sectio n disapp ears from the ta pe when you continue recordi ng from this secti on. • To che ck if you have al ready set th is setting, select [OR[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 54 INT.R EC For TRV2 80: You ca n ac hieve ex cell ent rec ordi ngs of fl owe rs bloo ming, etc., wi th this fun cti on. Co nne ct your camc order to th e wal l outl et usin g the s uppl ied AC Ad aptor du ring the op erat ion. a. [REC TIME] b. [INTERVAL] 1 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dia l to sel ect [SET], then press the di[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 55 Using the (SETUP MENU) – CLO CK SET /USB S TREA M/ LANGUAGE , etc . You ca n selec t it ems list ed be low in the SETUP MENU. T o sel ect i tems, see “Cha nging the menu setti ngs” (p. 41). The d efault setting s are mark ed with G . The settin gs you c an ad just va ry de pendi ng o[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 56 LANGUAGE Yo u can selec t or chan ge t he lang uage used fo r the on-s cree n dis pla y (p. 19). You can sele ct from English, Si mplified Englis h, Canadian- French, Lati n American Spanish, Bra zilian-P ortuguese, Traditional-Ch inese, or Ko rean. DE MO MOD E When you r emove a cass ett e fr om yo ur c amcor der, an[...]

Custom i zing Your Ca mcorder Customizing Your Camcorder 57 Using the (OTHERS) menu – WORLD TIME/VI DEO ED IT, etc. You can s elect items listed below in th e OTHER S men u. To select items , se e “C hangi ng the menu se ttings ” (p. 41) . The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h G . Th e sett ing s you ca n adju st vary depen ding on the powe[...]

Customizing Y our Camcorder 58 b Note • When yo u conne ct your camc order to th e wall outlet , [A.SHUT OF F] is automat ically set to [NEVER]. DISPLAY REC LAMP VIDEO E DIT For TRV2 80: Yo u can s elect u p to 20 scene s (pr ogra ms) an d rec ord t hem in t he de sire d ord er to ano ther recordi ng devi ce s uch as V CR (p . 67) . G LCD Sele ct[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 59 Dubb ing/Edit ing Connecting to a VCR You can crea te a copy of the pict ure record ed on y our c amco rder on othe r re cord ing de vices ( p. 6 1). For TRV280, yo u can al so record the pictu re fr om a VCR t o a ta pe on you r camcorder (p. 66). Connect your camc order to a VCR a s shown in the followi ng illu[...]

Dubbing/Editing 60 For T RV280: b Notes • Use th e A/V connecti ng cable to connec t your camcord er to other devic es. Bef ore connec ting, make sur e the [D ISPLA Y] sett ing in the (OTHERS) menu is s et to [LC D] (the def ault setting) (p. 58). • For TRV138 /338: When you are co nnect ing your cam corder to a st ereo device, conne ct the aud[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 61 Dubbing t o another tape You can copy and ed it the pic ture play ed back on your ca mcord er to ot her re cord ing device s (such as VCRs). 1 Connec t your VCR to yo ur camco rder as a r ecor ding d evice (p. 5 9, 60). 2 Prepa re your VCR fo r rec ording. • In sert a cass ette fo r reco rd ing. • If yo ur VC[...]

Dubbing/Editing 62 Dubbing a tape easily – Easy Dubb ing ( TRV1 38/3 38) You c an c ontro l VCR for du bbi ng wit h yo ur camc order eas ily with the VCR co nnected to the cam corder. Step 1: Preparing your camcor der and VCR f or operat ion Follo w the steps below when yo u are performing the Easy Dubbing for the first time. You can skip this se[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 63 10 Point the infrared ray em itter of yo ur camc order toward s the remote sen sor on your VCR, from about 30 cm (12 in.) aw ay, w ith no obst ruction s. 11 Set the VCR to recording pause. 12 Turn the SEL/P USH EXEC dial to select [IR TEST], then press the dial. 13 Turn the SEL/P USH EXEC dial to select [EXECUTE][...]

Dubbing/Editing 64 * TV/VC R com ponent Step 2: Selectin g the title You can insert a title. You can select one of the 8 preset title s and the 2 custom title s. See steps 1 to 4 on page 3 1 to create or iginal ti tles. 1 Turn the SE L/PUSH EXEC dial to select [TI TLE SEL], then press th e dial. 2 Turn the SE L/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired [...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 65 4 Turn the SEL/P USH EXEC dial to select [OK], then press the dial. The title lights u p. b Notes • You ca n put a tit le only in to the tape of the VCR. • If you set the backgr ound color to [FADE], the picture may not appea r properly, depe nding on the connec ted VCR. z Tips • The title color c hanges as[...]

Dubbing/Editing 66 2 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [EXECUTE], th en press the dial. When dubbi ng end s, you r cam cor der and VCR stop aut omatically. Then the display returns to t h e Easy Dubbing initial screen . To stop d ubbing d uring editin g Pre ss (stop) on your ca mco rder. To quit Easy Dubbi ng Pres s EASY D UB. b Note • [NOT R[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 67 Dubbing selected scenes from a tape – Digi tal pro gram editi ng ( TRV2 80) You can sel ect up to 20 sc enes (progra ms) and re cord them i n the des ire d ord er to ot her recordin g device su ch as VCR. Step 1: Pr eparin g your camcorde r and VCR for operat ion Follow th e steps below when you a re perform in[...]

Dubbing/Editing 68 9 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to selec t [i.LINK] o r [IR], t hen press the dia l. When co nnect ing with an i.LINK cable After sel ecting [i.LINK], go on to “Step 2: Adjus ting th e sync hroniza tion of the VCR” (p. 6 8). When co nnect ing with an A/V connec ting cable After s e lectin g [IR], f o llo w the proced ure descri[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 69 3 Turn the SEL/P USH EXEC dial to select [ADJ TES T], then press the dial. 4 Turn the SEL/P USH EXEC dial to select [EXECUTE], th en press the d ial. [EXECU TING] fl ashes an d a pic ture (about 50 se cond s long ) wi th 5 [I N] an d [OU T] indi cat ors each for adju sting sync hron izat ion is reco rde d. [COMP [...]

Dubbing/Editing 70 2 Press MENU. 3 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select (OTHERS), then press the dia l. 4 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [VIDEO EDIT], then press the dia l. 5 Search for the be ginning of th e first scene that you want to rec ord on your camcor der, th en pa use pl ayback . 6 Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [MARK], the[...]

Dubbing/Editin g Dubbing/Editing 71 To end Digital pro gram editing Pres s MENU. To save a program wit hout using it t o record Pres s MENU in step 11. The progr am is sto red in memory until t h e cass ett e is ej ecte d. To erase prog rams 1 Fol low st eps 1 t o 4 in “Re cordi ng the selec ted s cenes as pro gram s” (p. 69). 2 Turn the S EL/P[...]

Using with yo ur computer 72 Using with your c ompu ter Features ( TRV280 ) When yo u insta ll the Pi cture Pack age so ftware on a Wi ndows co mput er f rom the su ppl ied CD- RO M, you c an enj oy the follow ing op erat ions by co nnec ting your ca mco rder to your com puter . Sof twar e and fe atur es av ailable f or Ma cinto sh comput ers di ff[...]

Using wit h your compu ter Using with your computer 73 About “Fi rst Step Guide” “First St ep Guide” is an inst ruction man ual you can refer to on your comp uter . Thi s “Fir st Step Guide ” de scribe s b asic ope ration s, from init ial hook up of yo ur camc orde r and co mpu ter an d maki ng set tings , to gener al operat ion the f i[...]

Using with yo ur computer 74 • Display: Mini mum 1 024 × 7 68 dots, 32 000 colo rs (thi s prod uct will not oper ate co rrec tly at l ess t han 1 02 4 × 7 68 d ots o r 256 colo rs. ) • Applicat ion: Quic kTime 4 or la ter (Quick Time 5 recommended ) • Other: Disc dr ive Installing the software and “First Step Guide” on a computer ( TRV2[...]

Using wit h your compu ter Using with your computer 75 For W indows 20 00/Wi ndows XP Log on as Administra tors for installati on. 1 Confirm that your c amcorde r is not con nec te d t o th e c ompu ter. 2 Turn on the compute r. Clo se all ap plicat ions r unnin g on th e com put er befo re ins tal ling th e soft ware . 3 Plac e the CD-ROM in the d[...]

Using with yo ur computer 76 9 Click [In stall] on the [Ready to Install the Program] scre en. The in stallat ion of Pi cture Pa ck age star ts. 10 Select the language for “First Step Guide ” to be installed, then click [Next]. Depending on the comput er, this s creen may not b e disp layed . In su ch a case , skip to step 12. 11 Click [Next] t[...]

Using wit h your compu ter Using with your computer 77 (and “Fir st Step Gu ide,” if i nstalle d by steps 11-1 2) a ppea r on the desk top . 15 Remo ve the CD-ROM from the disc drive of you r comput er. If you have any questio ns about Pictur e Package Contact informat ion is liste d on page 78. Installi ng on a Macintos h computer 1 Confirm th[...]

Using with yo ur computer 78 Using “First Step Guide” ( TRV280 ) Viewi ng “First Step Guide” Star ting u p on a Window s comput er Doub le- click t he icon on the de skt op. • You c an also sta rt by sel ect ing [ Star t], [Pr ograms] ([All Progra ms] for Wind ows XP), [P icture Package ], and [First S tep Guide ], then star t up [F irst [...]

Using wit h your compu ter Using with your computer 79 • iM ac, iBo ok, M aci ntosh, Mac OS , Pow erB ook an d Pow erM ac are t rade marks of Appl e C ompu ter, In c., re gister ed in the U.S . and ot her co untr ies. • eMac is a t radem ark of App le Comp uter , Inc. • QuickTime and the Qui ckTime logo a re trad ema rks of A pple Comp uter, [...]

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Using wit h your compu ter Using with your computer 81 WRITING: The pictur e is being written onto the DVD. z Tip • If you use a DVD-RW/+RW which has other dat a sto red on it , the messag e [Thi s is a reco rded di sc. Dele te and overwri te?] appears on the LCD screen of your cam corder. When you press the SE L/PUS H EXEC dial, the existing da [...]

Troubleshooting 82 Trou bles hoot ing Troubleshooting If you run into a ny prob lem using your camc orde r, us e the fol lowin g table t o tro uble shoot the pro blem . If th e pro blem per sists, r emove the po wer sour ce and contact your S ony dea ler. If “C: ss : ss ” is d ispl ayed on the L CD screen or the viewfinder, the self-diag nosis [...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 83 Cassett e tapes LCD scree n/vie wfinder The p ower a bruptl y turn s of f. • [A. SHUT O FF] i n the (OTHERS) menu is set to [ 5 mi n]. ( p. 57) c When approxim ately 5 minu tes have elapse d while yo u do not opera te your camcor der, th e cam corde r is auto mati cal ly turned of f. Slid e the POWER switch do[...]

Troubleshooting 84 Recor ding Symp tom Cause and/or Corrective Actio ns The t ape doe s not s tart wh en you pres s REC START/S TOP. c Sli de t he P OWE R s witch to tu rn on t he C AME RA la mp. (p. 15) c The tape has reached th e end. Rewind it, or insert a new cassett e. c Set the write-prote ct tab to REC or insert a new cass ette. (p. 95) c Th[...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 85 Playback The built- in light doe s not functi on. c Press L IGHT repe ated ly to sele ct . c If th e probl em pr esists, conta ct your Sony dealer or lo cal author ized Sony ser vice fac ility. Sympto m Cause and/or Correcti ve Actions Cannot play b ack. c If the tape has reached the end, rewin d the tape. (p. 3[...]

Troubleshooting 86 Dubbi ng/Editi ng Symp tom Cause and/or Corrective Actio ns Cannot dub correc tly us ing th e A/V connec ting ca b le. c Set [DI SPL AY] to [L CD] in the (OTH ERS) me nu. (p . 58) For TRV2 80: Pict ures fro m conn ected devices are not dis playe d correc tly. • Th e input si gnal is not NTSC . (p. 66) For TRV2 80: Digit al prog[...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 87 Connecti ng to a computer Symp tom Cause and/or Corrective A ctions For TRV280: The computer does not recognize your camcord er. c Disconne ct the cable fro m the c omputer and cam corder, th en c onnect it again firmly . c Disconne ct the USB de vice o ther th an th e keyboar d, th e mouse , and the camc order [...]

Troubleshooting 88 For TRV2 80: The image does not appea r on the screen o f the Windows comp uter when usin g the USB cable. c The USB driver has been re gistered incorrec t ly as th e comp uter was conn ected to your camc order be fore t he i nstalla tion o f th e USB driver was c omple ted. Fol low the pr ocedur e below to inst all the U SB driv[...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 89 For TRV280: The ima ge does not ap pear on the screen of th e Windows c o mputer when using th e USB cable. For Wi ndows 2000 Log on as Adminis trators. 1 Chec k th at y our camcord er is conn ecte d to a computer . 2 Right-c lick [My Comp uter], then click [Prop erties ]. The [S yste m Prope rties ] scree n app[...]

Troubleshooting 90 For TRV2 80: The image does not appea r on the screen o f the Windows comp uter when usin g the USB cable. For Windows XP Log on as Adm inistra tors. 1 Ch eck th at your camc orde r is conne cted to a com pute r. 2 Click [S tart ]. 3 Righ t-cl ick [My Com put er], then c lick [Prop erti es]. The [ Sys tem Pr operti es] scr een ap[...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 91 For TRV280: There is no soun d when the camcord er is connec ted to the Windows comput er vi a a USB ca ble. c Change the settin gs for your com puter env ironme nt as describ ed in the followin g pro cedures: 1 Sel ect [S tart], [Pro grams ] ([Al l Prog rams] fo r Wind ows XP), [P icture Pack age] , [Han dycam [...]

Troubleshooting 92 Warning indicators and messages Self -diag nosis d isplay /Warning i ndicat ors If in dica tors ap pear on the s creen, che ck th e fo llow ing. See th e pa ge i n pa rent hese s for det ails. Indica tion Cause and/or Corrective Actions C: ss : ss /E: ss : ss (Se lf- diagnos is displa y) Some sy mptom s can be fi xed by you rself[...]

Trou bleshoot ing Troubleshooting 93 * Y ou hear a melody or beep sound when the warning indic ators appear on the screen. Warning mes sages The foll owing messa ges will appear to p rompt you to correct the situation . Z (Eje ct cassett e warnin g)* Slow flashing: • The write- protec t tab on the ca sset te is set to loc k. (p . 95) Fast flashi [...]

Additional Informati on 94 Additi onal Inf ormation Using your camcorder abroad Power suppl y You ca n use your camco rde r in any co untry / region usin g the AC Ad aptor supp lied with your ca mco rder w ithin AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz. Use a com mercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depen ding on the design o f the wa ll outle[...]

Additio nal Informa tion Additional Information 95 Usable cassette tapes You ca n use s tand ard 8 mm and Hi8 , Digi tal8 video c asse ttes on y our cam cord er. Hi8 system This Hi8 system is a n extension o f the stan dard 8 mm sys tem, a nd wa s de velo ped to prod uce highe r qua li ty pi ctur es. You ca nn ot play b ack a ta pe recor ded i n th[...]

Additional Informati on 96 About the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack This unit is compati ble with th e “I nfoLIT HIUM ” bat tery pack (M ser ies). Your cam corde r op erate s only with the “I nfoLITH IUM ” batte ry pack. “I nfoLIT HIU M” M se ries batter y pack s have the mark. What i s the “InfoL ITHIUM” batte ry pack? The “Inf o[...]

Additio nal Informa tion Additional Information 97 your camc order i n tap e re cord ing stan dby until the power goes off . About b attery life • The battery l ife is limite d. Battery capacity drops l ittle by l ittle as you u se it mor e and m ore, a nd as tim e pas ses. W hen the avai lable battery ti me is shortene d considera bly, a probabl[...]

Additional Informati on 98 dev ice. It is also indi cated ne ar th e i.LINK in terfac e on som e de vice . The baud rat e may di ffer fr om the indica ted value when th e unit is c onnected t o device with a differe nt maximum bau d rate. * What is Mb ps? Mbps stands for “mega bits per se cond,” or the amount of data that can be sent or receive[...]

Additio nal Informa tion Additional Information 99 • D o n ot wrap yo ur cam cord er wi th a to wel, for exa mple, and o pera te it. D oing so mig ht cau se heat to buil d up in side. • When di sconne ctin g the power co de, pull by th e plug and not th e code . • D o no t damag e the p ower co de suc h as by pl acing an ythi ng hea vy on it.[...]

Additional Informati on 100 • For T RV2 80: If th e follo win g prob lem oc curs , cle an the vide o head s for 1 0 se conds with the Son y V8-2 5CLD cl eani ng c asse tte (op tio nal ). – Mos aic-pa ttern noi se a ppear s o n the pla yba ck p ictur e or th e screen is disp laye d in b lue. – P layb ack p ictur es do not m ove . – Play back[...]

Additio nal Informa tion Additional Information 101 Specification Video came ra reco rder Sys tem Video reco rding system For TR V138/3 38: 2 rotary heads, Helical scanning FM system For TRV 280: 2 rotary heads, Helical sca nning system Audio reco rdi ng sy stem For TR V138/3 38: Rotary heads, FM sy stem For TRV 280: Rotary heads, PCM system Quan t[...]

Additional Informati on 102 General Powe r requi reme nts DC 7.2 V (ba ttery pack) DC 8.4 V (AC Adapto r) Averag e power consumption (when using the ba ttery pa ck) For TRV13 8/338: During ca mera rec ordin g using the view finder 1.8 W During c amera re cording usi ng the LCD 2.7 W For TRV 280: During c amera re cording usi ng vie wfinder 2.5 W Du[...]

Additio nal Informa tion Additional Information 103 Types of differe nces z Provid ed — No t provid ed Model CCD- DCR- TRV138 TRV338 TRV 280 Reco rding sys tem Hi8 Hi8 Digita l8 Playba ck sys tem Hi8 /8 Hi8/8 Digita l8 Audio recordi ng Monaural Monaur al S tereo AUDIO/VIDEO jack OUT OUT OUT DV Interfa ce — — IN/OUT USB jack — — z SteadyS [...]

Quick Reference 104 Quick Re ferenc e Identifying parts and controls Camcord er A Lens ca p (p. 2 1, 25) B LCD sc reen (p. 3, 16) C OPEN button (p . 16) D REC START/STOP button on LCD fram e (p. 21) E Zoom buttons on LCD fr ame ( p. 2 3) F VOLUME – /+* butto n (p. 34) G END SEARCH button (p. 33) H Speak er I Viewfi nder (p. 3 , 16) If you attac h[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refe rence 105 A Built-i n light (p. 23) B Len s C Infr ared r ay emit ter ( p . 6 2, 68) D Ca mera re co rdin g lamp (p . 21, 26) E Micro phone F NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch (p. 28) G EASY butto n (p. 26, 36) H DISPLA Y/BA TT INFO bu tton (p. 13, 37) A Jac k cover B For TRV280: A/V OUT jack ( p. 39, 60) C For TRV280: DV Interf ace [...]

Quick Reference 106 A RESE T button (p. 8 2) B For TRV 280: BURN DVD/VCD You ca n easily ta ke a pictur e record ed on the ta pe and burn it o nto a DVD or CD-R. For d etails on BURN DVD, see “Cr eating a DVD (Direct Access to “Cl ick to DVD”)” (p. 79) , an d on BUR N VCD, see “ First Ste p Guide” in the suppl ied CD-ROM. Fo r TRV1 38/3[...]

Quick Reference Quick Refe rence 107 A Viewfin der len s ad justmen t le ver (p. 16) B Eye cup C Casse tte li d D OP EN/EJE CT leve r (p. 18) E Tripod r ecept acle Mak e su re th at th e le ng th of th e tr ip od scre w is le ss th an 5.5 mm (7/3 2 in ch ). Otherwis e, you canno t attach t he trip od secu rely , a nd th e scr ew ma y da mage yo ur [...]

Quick Reference 108 Indi cators fo r the LCD scree n and vi ewfinder Following indicator s will appear on the LCD scr een a nd view find er to in dica te the st ate of your cam cor der. Ind icato rs a nd t hei r on -scr een/ view find er pos ition s vary dep endin g on yo ur cam corde r mode l. Indicators M eanings y 60min Remaini ng batter y time [...]

Quick Refe rence Quick Reference 109 Index Numerics 16:9 WIDE mode .... .....46, 47 A A/V connectin g cable ...... ....... ...... ......39, 59 , 60 AC Adaptor ...... ....... ....... ....15 Adju sting the vi ewfi nder . ..16 AUDIO MIX .... ....... .......... . 50 AUDIO MODE ........... ...... .52 AUTO DATE .......... ...........55 AUTO SHTR ........[...]

Quick Reference 110 P PAL ......... ...... ........... ......... 94 Pi cture ef fect (P EFFECT) ....... ...... ... 43 Picture Packag e .... ....... ...... 74 Picture searc h ....... ....... ...... 35 Playing time ............. ......... 14 Power mode ....... ....... ...... ... 15 PROGRAM A E ........ ...... ... 42 R Recording capac ity Display ....[...]

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