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PROV950H/pp. 062-065; 96/5/8/16:00
G.K. Associates, Tokyo
• If you want to record with a Hi8 tape in normal
8 mm format, set the menu item “ ” to
“OFF” on the MENU-PAGE
1
(Camera mode
) screen before recording. (See page 14
for the menu screen.)
Video Cassette Tapes
To protect recordings against erasure
When a previously recorded cassette is used
again for recording, the previously recorded
material is erased. To protect a recording
against accidental erasure, slide the tab on the
cassette to cover the hole. (A red mark will be
exposed.) To record, slide the tab to open the
hole.
Notes:
• Do not insert anything into the erasure-
protection hole in the cassette.
• Only use those tapes with the
or the
mark.
• Do not put anything into the holes on the
bottom of the cassette.
• Do not store or place your video tapes in
direct sunlight, near heaters, or in places with
excessive moisture or dust.
• Do not keep video tapes near magnetic
objects as they may erase the recording.
• Do not drop or subject the tapes to excessive
shocks.
• Uneven tape winding will damage the tape. If
the tape is not properly wound, reinsert it in
the camcorder and rewind the tape.
• Store the cassettes in their cases and stand
them on edge.
What is ?
Hi8 is a high-performance extension of the
ordinary 8 mm format. It uses advanced
technology to achieve even higher resolution
and picture quality. Hi8 recording on special
Hi8 tape results in a revolutionary improvement
in picture quality, realizing vivid, realistic, high-
quality pictures. Use a video cassette with the
mark on it for high-quality recording and
playback, or use one with the mark to enjoy
ordinary 8 mm recording and playback.
• When you load a Hi8 tape, recording is in Hi8
format. (The Hi8 indicator on the view screen
lights up.) When you load a normal 8 mm
tape, recording is in ordinary 8 mm format.
(The Hi8 indicator on the view screen is off.)
• During playback, the format recorded is
automatically detected.
• Video equipment not for use with Hi8 is
unable to play back a tape recorded in Hi8
format.
Using Your Camcorder
Abroad
Television system signals and electrical system
voltages and frequencies vary substantially
from country to country. When you are abroad,
please check the sections below before using
the AC adapter or connecting the camcorder to
a TV.
The AC adapter is compatible with 50 Hz and
60 Hz electrical systems in the range of 100 V
to 240 V AC.
This can be used with 12-V and 24-V negative-
ground cars only. Do not use it with positive-
ground electrical systems.
In any country, you can always watch the video
picture by using the LCD monitor screen.
However, if you want to watch the picture on a
TV screen, the TV must be NTSC-M system
compatible. NTSC-M is used in the following
areas:
The Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Myanmar
(previously Burma), Canada, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, The Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland, Guam,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan,
South Korea, Mexico, The Netherland Antilles,
Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, The Philippines,
Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Surinam,
Taiwan, Trinidad, the U.S.A., Venezuela,
southern Vietnam, and the Virgin Islands.
AC Power Sources
Optional SDC100 Car Battery
Adapter
Television Signal Systems
References