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Changing the menu settings
Notes on DEMO MODE
•You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder.
•DEMO MODE is set to STBY (Standby) at the factory and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes
after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted.
To cancel the demonstration, insert a cassette, set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA, or set
DEMO MODE to OFF.
•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears in the viewfinder and you
cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings.
Icon/item
CLOCK SET
AUTO DATE
LTR SIZE
DEMO MODE
Mode
z ON
OFF
z NORMAL
2×
z ON
OFF
Meaning
To reset the date or time (p. 75)
To record the date for 10 seconds after recording
has started
To cancel the auto date function
To display selected menu items in normal size
To display selected menu items at twice the normal
size
To make the demonstration appear
To cancel the demonstration mode
POWER
switch
CAMERA
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
CAMERA
Icon/item
WORLD TIME
BEEP
COMMANDER
REC LAMP
INDICATOR
Mode
z MELODY
NORMAL
OFF
z ON
OFF
z ON
OFF
z BL OFF
BL ON
Meaning
To set the clock to the local time. Turn the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial to set a time difference. The clock
changes by the time difference you set here. If you
set the time difference to 0, the clock returns to the
originally set time.
To output the melody when you start/stop
recording or when an unusual condition occurs on
your camcorder
To output the beep sound instead of the melody
To cancel the melody and beep sound
To activate the Remote Commander supplied with
your camcorder
To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid
remote control misoperation caused by other VCR’s
remote control
To light up the camera recording lamp at the front
of your camcorder
To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the
subject is not aware of the recording
To turn off the backlight on display window
To turn on the backlight
POWER
switch
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
Notes on INDICATOR (CCD-TR918E only)
•When you select “BL ON”, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording.
•When you use power sources other than the battery pack, “BL ON” is automatically selected.
(CCD-TR427E/
TR617E/
TR717E/
TR918E only)
(CCD-TR918E
only)