Sony DCR-PC9 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Customizing Your Camcorder
Changing the menu settings
Icon/item
DATA CODE*
WORLD TIME
BEEP
COMMANDER
DISPLAY
REC LAMP
VIDEO EDIT
EDIT SET
Meaning
To display date, time and various settings
during playback
To display date and time during playback
To set the clock to the local time. Press r/R 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 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 show the display on the LCD screen and
viewfinder
To show the display on the TV screen, LCD
screen and viewfinder
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 make programs and perform Digital
program editing (p. 77).
To adjust and set the synchronicity of your
camcorder and a VCR for dubbing in Digital
program editing.
POWER
switch
VCR
MEMORY
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
CAMERA
MEMORY
CAMERA
MEMORY
VCR
VCR
Mode
zDATE/CAM
DATE
——
zMELODY
NORMAL
OFF
zON
OFF
zLCD
V-OUT/LCD
zON
OFF
——
——
* Using the Remote Commander only
Note
If you press DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL with “DISPLAY” set to “V-OUT/LCD” in the
menu settings, the picture from a TV or VCR will not appear on the LCD screen even
when your camcorder is connected to outputs on the TV or VCR.
In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source
The “PROGRAM AE”, “AUDIO MIX”, “COMMANDER”, “HiFi SOUND” and “WHT
BAL” items are returned to their default settings.
The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.
When recording a close subject
When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red camera recording lamp on the front of the
camcorder may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set
REC LAMP to OFF.
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