DCR-TR8000E
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5. eG 46 English Table of contents Checking supplied accessories 5 Quick Start Guide 6 Getting started Using this manual ssssssss 10 Step 1 Preparing the power supply 12 Installing the battery Charging the battery pack 1 Connecting to the mains Step 2 Inserting a Recording Basics Recording a picture sss 20 Shooting backlit subjects BACK
6. NIGHTSHOT PROGRAM
7. Maintenance information and precautions Connection to your PC When inputting the image recorded by Hi8 standard 8 analog system into your PC dub the image into a Digital8 or DV tape first and then input it into your PC When inputting the image recorded by Hi8 standard 8 system into Sony VAIO The Program Capture function of DVgate motion doesn t work To use this function dub the image into a Digital8 or DV tape first and then input it into your Sony VAIO AC power adaptor Unplug the unit from the mains when you are not using the unit for a long time To disconnect the mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the mains lead itself Do not operate the unit wi
8. DISPLAY 1 POWER PLAYER 2 SEARCH MODE Tex DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 H 9 Ke PI
9. Playing back a tape Various playback modes To operate video control buttons set the POWER switch to PLAYER To view a still image playback pause Press M during playback To resume playback press M B To advance the tape Press P in the stop mode To resume normal playback press We To rewind the tape Press lt in the stop mode To resume normal playback press We To change the playback direction Press lt on the Remote Commander during playback to reverse the playback direction To resume normal playback press We To locate a scene monitoring the picture picture search Keep pressing lt lt or gt gt during playback To resume normal playback release the button To monitor the high speed picture while advancing or rewinding the
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12. Connections for playback Using the AV cordless IR receiver Once you connect the AV cordless IR receiver not supplied to your TV or VCR you can easily view the picture on your TV For details refer to the operating instructions of the AV cordless IR receiver S LASER LINK Super laser link amp 1 After connecting your TV and AV cordless IR receiver set the POWER switch on the AV cordless IR receiver to ON 2 Turn the TV on and set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR 3 Press S LASER LINK The lamp of S LASER LINK lights up 4 Press We on your camcorder to start playback 5 Point the super laser link emitter at the AV cordless IR receiver Adjust the position of your camcorder and the AV cordless IR receiver to obtain clear playback pictures
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14. 5 POWER CAMERA Sony 2025 WARNING The battery may explodeif mistreated Donot recharge disassemble nor dispose ofitin fire Lithium battery Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of children e Should the battery beswallowed immediately consulta doctor Wipethebattery witha dry cloth toensure goodcontact Lithium battery installed at the factory Thisbattery may notlast1
15. 1 uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 105 Maintenance information and precautions Maintenance information Cleaning the video head To ensure normal recording and clear pictures clean the video heads When you playback record in the Digital8 system The video head may be dirty when mosaic pattern noise appears on the playback picture playback pictures do not move playback pictures are hardly visible playback pictures do not appear the indicator and CLEANING CASSETTE message appear one after another in the viewfinder When you play back in the Hi8 standard 8 analog System The video head may be dirty when playback pictures contain noise playback pictures are hardly visible playback pictures do not appear If the above problems occur clean the video heads with the Sony V8 25CLD clea
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19. 16 Using the fader function Youcan fade the picture in or out to give your recording aprofessional appearance a FADER M FADER mosaic BOUNCE 22 OVERLAP 2 WIPE DOT random dot b MONOTONE When fading in the picture gradually changes from black and white to colour When fading outthe picture gradually changes fromcolourtoblack and white 1 Youcanusethis function when D ZOOM is set toOFFinthemenusetting 2 Fadeinonly 1
20. English Specifications Video camera recorder System Video recording system 2 rotary heads Helical scaning system Audio recording system Rotary heads PCM system Quantization 12 bits Fs 32 kHz stereo 1 stereo 2 16 bits Fs 48 kHz stereo Video signal PAL colour CCIR standards Recommended cassette Hi8 Digital8 video cassette Recording playback time using 90 min Hi8 video cassette SP mode 1 hour LP mode 1 hour and 30 minuites Fastforward rewind time using 90 min Hi8 video cassette Approx 5 min View finder Electric Viewfinder monochrome Image device 1 4 type CCD Charge Coupled Device Approx 800 000 pixels Effective Approx 400 000 pixels Lens Combined power zoom lens Filter diameter 37 mm 1 1 2 in 25x Optical DCR TR8000E 100x Digital DCR TR8100E 125x Digital Focal length 3 7 92 5 mm 5 32 27 8 in When converted to a 35 mm still camera 48 1200 mm 1 15 16 47 1 4 in C
21. Sony V8 25CLD Maintenance information and precautions Removing dust from inside the viewfinder 1 Remove the screw with a screwdriver not supplied Then while holding the RELEASE knob up turn the eyecup in a counterclockwise direction and pull it out 2 Clean the surface with a commercially available blower for a still camera 3 Turn the eyecup in a clockwise direction then replace the screw no 1 RELEASE
22. W W gt amp Superimposing a title You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles p 55 You can also select the language colour size and position of titles 55
23. EJECT button p 18 View finder p 23 Cassette compartment p 18 Grip strap LANC control jack LANC stands for Local Application Control Bus System The LANC control jack is used for controlling the tape transport of video equipment and other peripherals connected to the video equipment This jack has the same function as the jack indicated as CONTROL L or REMOTE S VIDEO jack p 29 39 67 Q headphones jack AUDIO VIDEO out jack p 29 39 67 MIC jack PLUG IN POWER Connect an external microphone not supplied This jack also accepts a plug in power microphone DV OUT jack p 69 The B DV OUT jack is i LINK compatible Identifying the parts and gt gt gt N P gt gt gt D EJECT 18 23
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26. m E 8 006 b Rae M e GA i gt 1 While your camcorder is in the standby mode keep pressing EDITSEARCH and release the button at the insert end point b 2 Press ZERO SET MEMORY The ZERO SET MEMORY indicator flashes and the counter resets to zero 3 Keep pressing the side of EDITSEARCH and release the button at the insert start point al 4 Press START STOP to start recording The scene is inserted Recording stops automatically near the counter zero point Your camcorder returns to the standby mode ZERO SET MEMORY 1 B EDITSEARCH b 2 ZERO SET MEMORY ZERO SET MEMORY 3 amp
27. lt psoueapy nannaa 2 49 50 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Press PROGRAM AE in CAMERA mode The PROGRAM AE indicator appears 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode The indicator changes as follows OT es Ml To turn the PROGRAM AE function off Press PROGRAM AE Notes n the spotlight sports lesson and beach amp ski modes you cannot take close ups This is because your camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance n the sunset amp moon and landscape modes your camcorder is set to focus only on distant subjects The following functions do not work in the PROGRAM AE mode Slow shutter Old movie Bounce The following functions do not work in the low lux mode Digi
28. InfoLITHIUM L InfoLITHIUM InfoLITHIUM f InfoLITHIUM Step 1 Preparing the power supply Connecting to the mains When youuse your camcorder foralong time werecommend that you power it from the mains using the AC power adaptor 1 Open the DC INjackcover and connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder withtheplug s Amarkfacingup 2 Connect the mains lead to the AC power adaptor 3 Connect themains lead to themains 1
29. Identifying the parts and controlperynatopos 19 Eyecup 201 FADER button 42 21 BACK LIGHT button p 25 22 View finder lens adjustment lever p 23 23 Eyecup RELEASE knob 107 24 EXPOSURE button p 51 25 PROGRAM AE button 50 19 20 FADER 42 21 BACK LIGHT 25 22 23 23 RELEASE 107 24 EXPOSURE 51 25 PROGRAM 50 Attaching the shoulder strap Attach the shoulder strap supplied with your camcorder to the hooks for the shoulder strap Suap nHhogeduo 4 115 116
30. Gun D 2 2 41 42 Using the fader function 1 When fading in amp Inthestandby mode press FADER until the desired faderindicator flashes When fading out b Intherecording mode press FADER until the desired faderindicator flashes Theindicator changesas follows FADER M FADER BOUNCE MONOTONE OVERLAP WIPE DOT Thelastselected fadermodeisindicated first ofall 2 PressSTART STOP The fader indicator stops flashing After the fade in outis carried out your camcorder automatically returns tothe normalmode To cancel the fader function Beforepressing START STOP press FADER until the indicator disappears 1 FADER
31. FULL poeyeys Dunes 10 13 14 Step 1 Preparing the power supply After charging the battery pack Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC INjack on your camcorder 1 DC IN Notes e Preventmetallicobjects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the DC plug of the AC power adaptor This may cause ashort circuit damaging the AC power adaptor Keepthebattery pack dry e When the battery packisnottobeused fora long time charge the battery pack once fully and thenuseit untilit fully discharges again Keep the battery packinacool place When the battery pack is charged fully The LCD backlight of the display window wi
32. DC IN DC IN Sony peyeys Dunes exsololt or 17 18 Step 2 Inserting a cassette Werecommend using Hi8 El Digital8D video cassettes 1 Prepare the power supply p 12 2 Open the lid of the cassette compartment and press EJECT Thecassettecompartmentopens automatically 3 Inserta cassette withits window facing out and the tab onthecassette up 4 Close the cassette compartmentby pressing the markonthecassette compartment Thecassettecompartmentautomatically goes down
33. amp DV OUT POWER OFF CHARGE Playing back a tape with digital effects During playback youcanprocessasceneusing the digital effect functions STILL FLASH LUMI and TRAIL 1 During playback press DIGITALEFFECT and turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial until the desired digital effectindicator STILL FLASH LUMI or TRAIL flashes 2 PresstheSEL PUSH EXEC dial Thedigitaleffectindicatorlights up and the bars appear In the STILL or LUMI mode the picture where you press the SEL PUSH EXEC dialisstored in memory asastill picture 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effect For details of each digital effect function see page46 DIGITAL EFFECT NIE LN Sune Aaa NS To cancel the digital effect function Press DIGITAL EFFECT Notes The digital effect function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system You cannot process externally inp
34. i LINK Making your own titles You can make up to two titles and store them in your camcorder Each title can have up to 20 characters 1 Press TITLE in the standby or PLAYER mode 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 2 then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the first line CUSTOM1 or second line CUSTOM2 then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character then press the dial 5 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character then press the dial 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have selected all characters and completed the title 7 To finish making your own titles turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select SET then press the dial The title is stored in memory 8 Press TITLE to make the title menu disappear
35. PAL M PAL N WORLD TIME 71 Maintenance information and precautions Moisture condensation If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense inside
36. POWER AUTO SHTR ON B OFF D ZOOM OFF CAMERA 25x 50 25 50 22 100x 25 100 22 16 9WIDE OFF CAMERA ON
37. suoneiedo peoueApy 4 2 65 Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan Scanning photo 1 Setthe POWERswitchto PLAYER 2 PressSEARCH MODE on the Remote Commanderrepeatedly until the photoscan indicatorappears Theindicator changesas follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 Ke or DPI Eachphotoisplayed back forabout5 seconds automatically 2 SEARCH MODE PHOTO 00 SCAN To stop scanning Press 1 POWER PLAYER 2 SEARCH MODE DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 19
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39. 1 DISPLAY 2 ZERO SET MEMORY 0 00 00 ZERO SET MEMORY 3 4 4 ZERO SET MEMORY 5 B DISPLAY Notes Thezerosetmemory function works only for tapesrecordedintheDigital8 Bsystem e When you press ZEROSETMEMORY before rewinding the tape thezeroset memory function willbe canceled e Theremay beadiscrep
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41. SEL PUSH EXEC 1 CAMERA PLAYER MENU 2 SEL PUSH EXEC 3 SEL PUSH EXEC 4 SEL PUSH EXEC 5 gt RETURN 2 4
42. To cancel the super laser link function Press S LASER LINK The lamp on the S LASER LINK button goes out S LASER LINK S LASER LINK you turn the power off Super laser link function turns off automatically When super laser link is activated the S LASER LINK button is lit Your camcorder consumes power Press S LASER LINK to turn off the super laser link function when it is not needed L is a trademark of Sony Corporation S LASER LINK S LASER LINK
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44. B gt lt soiseg ouHot eaeuoduoog 35 36 Playing back a tape To view the picture at double speed Press x2 on the Remote Commander during playback For double speed playback in the reverse direction press then press x2 on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press Be To view the picture frame by frame Press on the Remote Commander in the playback pause mode For frame by frame playback in the reverse direction press To resume normal playback press We In the various playback modes Noisemay appear when yourcamcorderplays back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system Soundismuted e Thepreviousrecording may appear asamosaic image whenplayingbackintheDigital8 B system Notes on the playback p
45. SLIM c STRETCHId MOSAIC f el f Using special effects Picture effect 1 Press PICTURE EFFECT in CAMERA mode The picture effectindicator appears 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired pictureeffectmode Theindicator changesas follows NEG ART gt SEPIA gt B amp W SOLARIZE gt SLIM STRETCH gt PASTEL MOSAIC To turn the picture effect function off PressPICTUREEFFECT 1 POMA 2 NEGART M BW ME M SEH AG PICTURE EFFECT NEG ART While using the picture effect function You cannot select OLD MOVIE with DIGIT
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49. FADER FUR JONE gt MODE OER P Wt 2 KHonky FADER Using the fader function Notes The overlap wipe and dotfunctions work only for tapesrecordedinthe Digital8 Youcannotuse the following functions while using the fader function Also youcannotuse the fader function while using the following functions Digitaleffect Low lux mode of PR
50. CAPTURE SLL HOOK 4 psoueApy 1 37 38 Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Notes During the tape photorecording youcannot changethemodeorsetting e The PHOTO button does not work the digital effect functionis set orin use while the fader functionisin use e Whenrecording astillimage donotshake your camcorder Mosaic patternnoisemay appear ontheimage To use the tape photo recording function using the Remote Commander Press PHOTO in the Remote Commander Your camcorderrecords animagein the viewfinder immediately When you use the tape photo recording function during normal CAMERA recording Youcannot check animage inthe viewfinderby pressing PHOTOlightly Press PHOTO deeper Thestillimageisthenrecorded foraboutseven seconds and yourcamcorderreturns to the standby mode During thesevensecondsto record youcannotshootanotherstillimage
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54. Video printer LINE IN VIDEO VIDEO 9 X Signal flow Nepegaya If the video printer is equipped with S video input Use theS videoconnecting cable notsupplied Connectitto theS VIDEO jack and theS video input of the video printer S ero S VIDEO S psoueApy eiraHHegosloHomdesoo A NAN 39 40 Using the wide mode Youcanrecorda16 9 wide picture to watchon the 16 9 wide screen TV 16 9WIDE The picture during playing backin the viewfinder onanormalTV a orawide screen TV b are compressed in the widthwise direction Ifyouset the screen mode of the wide screen TV tothe full mode youcan watch picturesofnormalimages c 16 9WIDE a b Inthe standby mode set 16 9WIDE to ON in the menusettings p 71
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56. POWER OFF CHARGE CAMERA seg 92 21 22 Recording a picture After recording 1 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE 2 Ejectthecassette Using the zoom feature Movethe power zoom lever alittle foraslower zoom Moveit further fora faster zoom Using the zoom function sparingly results in better looking recordings T side fortelephoto subjectappears closer W side for wide angle subjectappears farther away Zoom greaterthan25 xisperformed digitally To activate digital zoom select the digital zoom powerin D ZOOM in the menu settings p 71 The picture quality deteriorates as the pictureis processed digitally The rightside of the barshows the digital zooming zone The digital zooming zone appears when you select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menusettings D ZOOM
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59. f 2 SEL PUSH EXEC 1 3 SEL PUSH EXEC ZOOM d Exec PB ZOOM EXEC PB ZOOM ZOOM Enlarging recorded images PB ZOOM PB ZOOM Notes PBZOOM works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 Dsystem Youcannotprocessexternally inputscenes using PBZOOM function e Youcannotrecord pictures that you have prosessed using PB ZOOM function with this camcorder Torecord pictures that youhave processed using PB ZOOM function re
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61. BACK LIGHT CAMERA BACK LIGHT you press EXPOSURE when shooting backlit subjects The backlight function willbe canceled EXPOSURE seg 92 25 26 Recording a picture Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot The NightShotfunctionenables you toshoota subjectina dark place For example youcan satisfactorily record theenvironmentof nocturnalanimalsforobservation when you use thisfunction While your camcorder is in CAMERA mode slide NIGHTSHOT to ON and NIGHTSHOT indicators flash in the viewfinder Tocancel the NightShot function slide NIGHTSHOT to OFF NIGHTSHOT C OFF WON SUPER NIGHTSHOT NightShot Light emitter Using SUPER NIGHTSHOT TheSuper NightShot mode makes subjects up to 16times brighter than those recorded
62. Dubbing a tape Using the i LINK cable Simply connect thei LINK cable DV connecting cable not supplied amp DV OUT and to DV IN OUT ofthe DV products With digital to digital connection videoandaudiosignalsare transmitted in digital form for high quality editing Youcannotdub thescreenindicators 1 Insertablank tape ora tape you wantto record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tapeinto yourcamcorder 2 Settheinputselector on the VCR to DV itisavailable Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR formoreinfomation G SetthePOWERswitchto PLAYER Playbacktherecordedtapeon your camcorder Startrecording onthe VCR Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR formore infomation Signalflow llepenaua When you have finished dubbing a tape Press Monbothyourcamcorderand the VCR i LINK i LINK DV amp DV OUT DV IN OUT
63. 17 2 18 20 BACKLIGHT 25 26 EDITSEARCH 28 29 32 37 41 44 46
64. POWER OFF CHARGE 1 POWER PLAYER 2P2 9 1 lt Z amp 1 Inserting a scene You can insert a scene in the middle of a recorded tape by setting the start and end points The previously recorded frames between these start and end points will be erased Use the Remote Commander for this operation
65. 13 TV VCR VCR LINE IN Ha LINE soseg 8I3HSOHOQ ouHat eaeuoduoog 29 30 Connections for playback If your TV or VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video inputjack and the white or the red plug to the audio inputjack on the VCR or the TV Ifyouconnect the white plug the sound 151 left signal If youconnect the red plug the soundis right signal
66. Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Printing the still image Youcan printastillimage by using the video printer notsupplied Connectthe video printer using the A V connecting cable supplied with yourcamcorder Connectthe A V connecting cable to the AUDIO VIDEO out jack and connect the yellow plug of the cable to the video input of the video printer Refer to the operating instructions of the video printer as well AUDIO VIDEO out Bag LM
67. b c b c Mia ES Wiz 9 22 SS e e 11 12 Step 1 Preparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Install the battery pack to use your camcorder outdoors Slide the battery pack down untilitclicks 1 remove the battery pack Slide the battery pack outin the direction of the arrow while pressing BATTRELEASE down RELEASE BHN3
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69. TRAIL SLOW SHTR OLD MOVIE STILL FLASH LUMI TRAIL psoueapy 2 47 48 Using special effects Digital effect To cancel the digital effect AEFFECT Press DIGITAL EFFECT Notes The following functions donot work during digital effect Fader Low lux mode of PROGRAM ocBeujeuHocru PROGRAM Tapephotorecording Super NightShot
70. 9 START STOP 20 10 22 Oo N Identifying the parts and controlperynatopos To prepare the Remote Commander Insert 2 size R6 AA batteries by matching the and polarities on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment R6 Notes on the Remote Commander Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or overhead lighting Otherwise the Remote Commander may not function properly Your camcorder works in the Commander mode VTR 2 Commander modes 1 2 and 3 are used to distinguish your camcorder from other Sony VCRs to avoid remote control misoperation If you use another Sony VCR in the Commander mode VTR 2 we recommend changing the Commander mode or covering the sensor of the VCR with black paper
71. EDITSEARCH START STOP EDITSEARCH EDITSEARCH EDITSEARCH Digital8 B Playback Basics Connections for playback Connect your camcorder to your TV or VCR with the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorderto w
72. 49 49 FADER 41 37 PICTURE EFFECT 44 DIGITAL EFFECT crp 46 49 53 2 B D ZOOM MENU 71 2 D 52 3
73. AUTO 50 AWB 21 6 9dB He DATA CODE DATE 71 reg 33 34 Playing back a tape Note on the data code function The datacode function works only for tapes recordedintheDigital8 E system Recording data Recording datais yourcamcorder sinformation when youhaverecorded Inthe recording mode the recording data willnotbe displayed When you use data code function bars and appear if Ablanksection of the tape is being played back The tapeis unreadable due to tape damage or noise Thetapewasrecordedby acamcorder without the dateand timeset no Digital8 B
74. i LINK 4 4 i LINK Sony i LINK 87 88 Changing the lithium battery in your camcorder Whenreplacing the lithium battery keep the battery pack or other power source attached Otherwise you willneed to reset the date time and otheritemsin the menusettings hold in memory by the lithium battery Insert the battery with the positive side facing out When the battery becomes weak or dead the Windicator flashes in the viewfinder for about5 seconds when youset the POWER switch to CAMERA In this case replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion Discard used batteries according to themanufacturer sinstructions
75. PROGRAM AE PROGRAM AE 3 seg 92 27 28 Checking the recording EDITSEARCH Rec Review Youcanuse these buttons to check the recorded picture or shootso thatthe transitionbetween the lastrecorded scene and thenextscene you record issmooth EDITSEARCH Youcansearch for thenextrecording start point Hold do
76. H 1 suoneiedo peoueApy 4 2 63 64 Searching a recording by date Date search no Notes e The datesearch works only fortapesrecorded inthe Digital8 Bsystem e Ifoneday srecording is less than two minutes yourcamcorder may notaccurately find the pointwheretherecording date changes If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The datesearch functionmaynotworkcorrectly Digital8 D
77. 1 Press TITLE to display the title menu in the standby mode 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CJ then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired title then press the dial The titles are displayed in the language you selected 4 Change the colour size or position if necessary Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the colour size or position then press the dial The item appears 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item then press the dial G Repeat steps and until the title is laid out as desired 5 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting 6 Press START STOP to start recording 7 When you want to stop recording the title press TITLE 1 TITLE 2 SEL PUSH EXEC 9 3 SEL PUSH EXEC 4 SE
78. 16 9 16 9 Hi B e 16 Jk MENU To cancel the wide mode Set16 9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings 16 In the wide mode you cannot select the following functions Old movie Bounce During recording Youcannotselectorcancelthewidemode When youcancelthewidemode setyourcamcorderto thestandby modeand then set 16 9WIDE to OFF inthemenusetting B He
79. cam4 min REC 0 00 01 Recording a picture Notes Fasten the grip strap firmly Donottouch the built in microphone during recording Note on Recording mode Your camcorder records and plays backin the SP standard play mode and in the LP long play mode SelectSP or LP in the menu settings p 71 Inthe LP mode you can record 1 5 times aslong asintheSP mode When yourecorda tapeinthe LP modeon your camcorder we recommend that you play back the tapeon your camcorder To enable smooth transition Youcanmakethe transition between the last scene you recorded and thenextscenesmoothas longas you donoteject the cassetteif youturn off yourcamcorder When you change the battery pack set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE If you leave your camcorder in the standby mode for 3 minutes Your camcorder automatically turns off This is tosave battery powerand topreventbattery and tape wear Toresumethestandby mode the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE once then turn it to CAMERA again
80. 1 POWER OFF CHARGE 2 MsBnekure kaccery W 25 D ZOOM 71
81. Sony V8 25CLD 106 HiFi SOUND 2 gt STEREO 71 AUDIO ST2 gt AUDIO MIX 71 63 PB MODE FH EI El Digitals gt AUTO 71 Hi8
82. p DV OUT POWER OFF CHARGE suoneiedo 4 2 59 Enlarging recorded images PB ZOOM Youcanenlargemoving and stillimages recorded ontapes 1 Press PB ZOOM on yourcamcorder while youare playing back Theimageis enlarged and f appears inthe viewfinder 2 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlargedimage then press the dial 1 Theimagemoves downwards Theimagemovesupwards becomesavailable 3 Turn SEL PUSH EXEC dial to move the enlargedimage then press the dial 4 Theimagemovesrightward Turn the dialdownwards Theimagemovesleftward Turn the dial upwards PB ZOOM To cancel PB ZOOM function Press PBZOOM ZOOM 1 ZOOM
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84. AFM HiFi HiFi SOUND 71 HiFi STEREO 1 2 uoneuuoju 85 86 About i LINK The DV jack on this unit is ani LINK compliant DVinput outputjack This section describes the i LINKstandard and its features What is i LINK i LINKisa digital serial interface for handling digital video digital audio and other dataintwo directions between equipmenthaving thei LINK jack and for controlling other equipment i LINK compatibleequipmentcanbe connected byasinglei LINK cable Possible applications are operations and data transactions with various
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86. 5 Note The photosearchand photoscan work only for tapesrecordedintheDigital8 Bsystem If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions Thephotosearchand photoscan functionmay notworkcorrectly D Editing Dubbing a tape Using the AN connecting cable Connect yourcamcorder tothe VCRusing the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder 1 Insertablank tape ora tape you wantto record over into the VCR and insert the recorded tapeinto yourcamcorder Settheinputselector on the VCR to LINE Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR formore information G Setthe POWERswitchtoPLAYER Play back the recorded tapeon your camcorder Startrecording onthe VCR Referto the operating instructions of your VCR formore information S VIDEO Signal flow Nepegaya
87. 1 DC IN DC IN 2 3 PRECAUTION Thesetis not disconnected from the AC power source themains aslong asitis connected to themains evenifthe setitselfhas been turned off Notes e The AC power adaptor cansupply power even ifthe battery packis attached to your camcorder e The DCINjackhas source priority This means thatthe battery pack cannotsupply any powerifthe mains lead is connected to the DC INjack even when the mains lead isnot plugged intothemains Using a car battery Use Sony DC Adaptor Charger not supplied
88. HaKBM bunipa AdAiedeuue o1AsAdt 67 68 Dubbing a tape you have displayed the screen indicators on the TV Make theindicators disappear by pressing SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander DISPLAY or DATA CODE so that they will not besuperimposed onthe edited tape You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems E18 mm Hi El Hi8 VAS VHS SVIS S VHS VHSC SWHSIS VHSC Betamax IN mini DV IN DV or B Digital8 If your VCR is a monaural type Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video inputjack and the white or the red plug to the audio inputjack on the VCR or the TV When the white plug is connected the left channelaudiois output and the red plugis connected the right channel audiois output Connect using an S video cable not supplied to obtain high quality pictures With this connection youdonotneed toconnect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable ConnectanSvideocable notsupplied totheS videojacks ofboth your camcorder and the VCR SEARCH MODE
89. Hi8 Fi E Digital8 Digital8 Hi8 Hi EV8 El 58 66 Hi8 El Hi8 Fi Fl 8 Bl B Digital8 B PAL
90. 20 1 TITLE PLAYER 2 SEL PUSH EXEC T2 3 SEL PUSH EXEC 1 CUSTOM2 4 SEL PUSH EXEC 5 SEL PUSH EXEC 6 4 5 7 SEL PUSH EXEC SET 8 TITLE a 2 TITLE SET CUSTOM CUSTOM2 1p TITLE END TITLE SET 2
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92. DCR TR8000E TR8100E PUSH prevent accidental erasure Slide the write protecttab on the cassette to expose the red mark Hury exsoloJt or 19 20 Recording Basics Recording a picture Your camcorder automatically focuses for you 1 Remove thelenscapby pressing both knobs onits sides and attach the lens cap to the grip strap 2 Install the power source and inserta cassette See Step 1 and Step 2 formore information p 12to19 3 Setthe POWER switch to CAMERA while pressingthesmallgreenbutton Your camcorderissettothestandby mode 4 Press START STOP Your camcorder starts recording The REC indicator appears The camerarecording lamp located on the front of your camcorder lights up To stop recording press START STOP again The recor
93. Recording a picture Notes digital zoom e Digital zoomstarts to function whenzoom exceeds25 x e The picture quality deteriorates as you go toward the T side When you shoot close to a subject Ifyoucannot getasharp focus move the power zoom lever to the W side until the focus is sharp Youcanshootasubjectthatis atleast about80cm about 2 feet5 8 inch away from thelenssurfacein the telephoto position or about 1 cm about 1 2inch away in the wide angle position To record pictures with the viewfinder adjusting the viewfinder Adjust the viewfinder lens to your eyesightso that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp focus Liftup the viewfinderand move the viewfinder lensadjustmentlever 25
94. 3 CR2025 Tak 4 uoneuuoju 89 90 Troubleshooting Ifyourunintoany problem using your camcorder use the following table to troubleshoot the problem Ifthe problem persists disconnect the powersource and contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility It C functionhasworked See page 94 In the recording mode Symptom 11 00 appearsin the viewfinder the self diagnosis display Cause and or Corrective Actions START STOP does not operate The POWER switch is set to OFF CHARGE or PLAYER Set it to CAMERA p 20 The tape has run out 2 Rewind the tape or insert a new one p 18 32 The write protect tab is set to expose the red mark 2 Usea new tape or slide the tab p 19 The tape is stuck to the drum moisture condensation gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 105 The power goes off While being operated in CAMERA mode your camcorder has been in the standby mode for more than 3 minutes 2 Set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE and then to CAMERA again p 20 The image on
95. Battery pack Playing time NP F330 95 85 NP F530 160 145 NP F550 195 175 NP F730 325 290 NP F750 395 355 NP F930 515 465 NP F950 610 550 NP F960 720 645 Approximatenumberof minutes when you usea fully chargedbattery Numbersin parentheses indicatethetime usinganormally charged battery Thebattery life willbeshorterifyouuseyourcamcorderina coldenvironment D Supplied with DCR TR8000E Supplied with DCR TR8100E The remaining battery time indicator Theindicatormay notbe correct depending on the conditionsin which youare recording If the power may go off although the battery remaining indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate Charge the battery pack fully againso thatthe indication onthe battery remaining indicatoris correct What is InfoLITHIUM The InfoLITHIUM is a lithium ion battery pack whichcanexchange datasuchasbattery consumption with compatible electronic equipment This unitis compatible with the InfoLITHIUM battery pack L series Your camcorderoperatesonly with the InfoLITHIUM battery InfoLITHIUM battery packshavethe q infourtHium mark InfoLITHIUM isa trademark of Sony Corporation
96. 19 105 18 32 101 CLOCK SET FOR InfoLITHIUM BATTERY ONLY 8 mm TAPE SP REC Hi8 TAPE LP SP REC Sol amp TAPE END NO TAPE CLEANING CASSETTE 82 InfoLITHIUM 16 Hi8 Fl EY Digital 8 LP 79 18
97. Adjusting the exposure manually You can manually adjust and set the exposure Adjust the exposure manually in the following cases The subject is backlit Bright subject and dark background To record dark pictures e g night scenes faithfully 1 Press EXPOSURE in CAMERA mode The exposure indicator appears in the viewfinder 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness To return to the automatic exposure mode Press EXPOSURE 1 CAMERA EXPOSURE B 2 SEL PUSH EXEC EXPOSURE B
98. Format indicator Recording mode STBY RECindicator STBY REC Time code Tape Remaining tape indicator This appears after you start to record for a while Time Thisis displayed for five seconds after the POWER switchis to CAMERA OH POWER CAMERA Date Thisis displayed for five seconds after the POWER switchis set to CAMERA POWER CAMERA Time code for tapes recorded the Digital8 system only Digital8 E3 The time code indicates the recording or
99. 3 SEL PUSH EXEC 46 STILL DIGITAL EFFECT Digital8 C
100. 19 gt 1 105 CAMERA 3 gt POWER OFF CHARGE CAMERA 20 gt 23 STEADYSHOT OFF gt 71 FOCUS MANUAL gt AUTO 52
101. Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan Youcansearch for thestillimage recorded on tape photo search Youcanalsosearch forstillimages one after anotherand display each picture for five seconds automatically photo scan Use the Remote Commander forthese operations Werecommend connecting yourcamcorderto your TV or VCR to view the picture on the TV screen Ifthe viewfinder indicators donotappear onthe TV screen during operations press DISPLAY onthe Remote Commander Searching for a photo 1 Setthe POWERswitchto PLAYER 2 PressSEARCH MODE onthe Remote Commanderrepeatedly until the photo searchindicatorappears Theindicator changesas follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 Press 149 or PI toselectthe photo for playback Eachtimeyoupress 9 or PPI thecamcordersearches for the previous or nextphoto Yourcamcorder automatically starts playback from the photo 2 PHOTO 00 SEARCH SEARCH MODE PHOTO 01 SEARCH To stop searching Press
102. 2 3 a Caution Do not remove any other screws You may remove only the screw to remove the eyecup jeuonippy 107 Maintenance information and precautions Precautions Camcorder operation Operate your camcorder on 7 2 V battery pack or 8 4 V AC power adaptor For DC or AC operation use the accessories recommended in this operating instructions If any solid object or liquid get inside the casing unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further Avoid rough handling or mechanical shock Be particularly careful of the lens Keep the POWER switch set to OFF CHARGE when you are not using your camcorder Do not wrap your camcorder with a towel for example and operate it Doing so might cause heat to build up inside Keep your camcorder away from
103. 16 1 NIGHTSHOT CAMERA 2 SUPER NIGHTSHOT S SUPER NIGHTSHOT SUPER NIGHTSHOT N S LIGHT 71 Recording a picture Notes e Donotuse the NightShotfunctioninbright places ex outdoorsinthe daytime Thismay cause your camcorder to malfunction When you keep NIGHTSHOT set to ON in normalrecording thepicture may berecorded inincorrectorunnaturalcolours Iffocusing is difficult with the autofocus mode whenusing the NightSh
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105. DV HiFi SOUND HiFi Sound Playing back Playing back Mode a stereo tape a dual sound crp 71 track tape Maineoundand OT STEREO Stereo Lch Mainsound HiFi 2 Subsound s STEREO When you use tape recorded the 1 al Hi8 standard 8 system 2 oe When you play backa dualsound track tape recorded inan AFM HiFistereo system set HiFi SOUND tothe desired mode in the menusettings p 71 Sound from speaker HiFi Sound Playing back Playing back Mode a stereo tape a dual sound track tape STEREO Stereo Mainsoundand subsound 1 Monaural Main sound Unnatural 2 Sound Sub sound Youcannotrecord dualsound programmeson yourcamcorder 8 8
106. d N 78 POWER 27 HiFi SOUND STEREO PLAYER C 1 2 TBC ON PLAYER OFF OFF
107. 90 8 1 1 30 90 Hi8 5 1 4 800 000 400 000 37 25 DCR TR8000E 100x DCR TR8100E 125x 3 7 92 5 35 48 1200 F 1 6 0 nk B
108. 106 CLEANING CASSETTE uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 103 Using your camcoder abroad Using your camcorder abroad You can use your camcorder in any country or area with the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Your camcorder is a PAL system based camcorder If you want to view the playback picture on a TV it must be a PAL system based TV with VIDEO AUDIO input jack The following shows TV colour systems used overseas PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Great Britain Holland Hong Kong Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc SECAM system Bulgaria France Guyana Hungary Iran Iraq Monaco Poland Russia Ukraine etc Simple setting of clock by time diff
109. 1 5 pasa SP POWER PLAYER CAMERA AUDIO MODE 12BIT 12 16BIT B 16 PLAYER CAMERA REMAIN e AUTO 8 8 Toro 8 B 8 DISPLAY PLAYER
110. DV OUT Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording Youcanrecordastillimagelikea photograph Thismodeisuseful when you wanttorecorda imagesuchasaphotographorwhen youprinta imageusingavideo printer notsupplied Youcanrecord about510imagesintheSP mode and about 765 images inthe LP modeonatape whichcan record for 60 minutesintheSPmode 1 Inthestandby mode keep pressing PHOTO lightly untilastillimage appears The CAPTUREindicator appears Recording does notstartyet Tochange thestillimage release PHOTO selectastillimageagain andthenpressand hold PHOTO lightly 2 Press PHOTOdeeper The stillimage inthe viewfinderis recorded foraboutsevenseconds Thesound during thosesevensecondsisalsorecorded The stillimageis displayed in the viewfinder untillrecordingiscompleted
111. POWER PLAYER 3 lt 4 4 B To stop playback Press To monitor the sound from headphones Connectheadphones notsupplied tothe Q Playing back a tape To display the screen indicators Display function Press DISPLAY onthe Remote Commander supplied with your camcorder Theindicators appear onthe TV screen Tomaketheindicators disappear press DISPLAY again Using the data code function Yourcamcorderautomaticallyrecordsnotonly imagesonthetapebutalsotherecording data date timeorvarioussettings whenrecorded Data code Press DATA CODEon your camcorderorthe RemoteCommanderintheplayback mode Thedisplay changesasfollows date time varioussettings SteadyShot exposure AUTO MANUAL white balance gain shutterspeed aperturevalue noindicator 4 72000 12 05 56 Not to disp
112. Sony Corporation reg 31 32 Playing back a tape Youcan monitor the playback pictureonaTV screen after connecting yourcamcordertoaTV or VCR Youcanalsomonitor the picture inthe viewfinder Youcancontrol playback using the RemoteCommander supplied with your camcorder 1 Install the power source and insertthe recorded tape 2 Set the POWER switch to PLAYER while pressing thesmall green button Thevideo control buttonslightup 3 Press lt lt torewind thetape 4 We tostartplayback 1 2
113. B gt OFF 26 STEADYSHOT OFF 71 POWER CAMERA OFF CHARGE gt PLAYER 32 gt 32
114. W 80 1 seg 2 NULE 23 24 Recording a picture Indicators displayed recording mode in the B The indicators arenotrecorded on tape He 4 7 2000 Remaining battery time indicator
115. i LINK i LINK i LINK i LINK i LINK i LINK
116. 49 3 8 49 z o B s f Ha a cTp 40 B PICTURE EFFECT 58 DIGITAL EFFECT crp 59 33 57 62 65 66 HiFi SOUND MENU 71
117. 7 2 NP F330 5 0 NP F550 10 8 38 21 71 95 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls 1 BATT RELEASE lever 12 1 BATT RELEASE 12 2 2 FOCUS switch p 52 2 FOCUS 52 3 DC IN jack 13 3 DC IN 13 g 0 4 POWER switch p 20 4 POWER 20 o 5 START STOP button 20 5 START STOP 20 3 6 Hooks for shoulder strap p 115 6 115 5 This mark indicates that this 5 product is genuine accessory for E Sony video products
118. 3 SEL PUSH EXEC CLOCK SET 4 SEL PUSH EXEC 5 SEL PUSH EXEC 6 SEL PUSH EXEC 7 MENU gt 3 SETUP MENU DEMO MODE EX eTe ETUP MEN CLOCK SET 1 1 1999 LTR SIZE 0 00 00 DEMO MODE DEMO MODE ES eRETURN eRETURN 2 ETUP MEN CLOCK SET LTR SIZE MENU END MENU END ETUP MEN ETUP MEN CLOCK_SET CLOCK SET 4 7 2000 2 LTR SIZE DEMO MODE 2000 E gRETU MENU END LTR SIZE 17 30 00 DEMO MODE RN E gRETURN 1 MENU END Resetting the date and time Th
119. About i LINK i LINK Baud rate i LINK smaximum baud rate varies according to the equipment Three maximum baud rates are defined 100 approx 100Mbps 200 approx 200Mbps S400 approx 400Mbps Thebaudrateislisted under Specifications in theinstructionmanualofeachequipment Itis alsoindicated nearthei LINKjackonsome equipment Themaximumbaudrate ofequipmenton which itisnotindicated suchas this unitis S100 When units are connected toequipmenthavinga different maximumbaud rate the baud rate sometimes differs from the indicated baud rate Whatis Mbps Mbpsstandsformegabits persecond orthe amount of data that canbesentorreceivedin onesecond For example abaud rate of 100Mbps means that 100 megabits of datacanbesentin onesecond i LINK Functions on this unit For details onhow to dub when this unitis connected to other video equipmenthaving DV jacks seepage69 This unitcanalsobe connected to otheri LINK DV compatible equipment made bySONY e g VAIOseries personal computer other than video equipment Beforeconnecting this unittoa personal computer make sure that applicationsoftware supported by this unitis already installed onthe personalcomputer Fordetailson precautions whenconnecting this unit alsorefer to the instruction manuals for the equipmenttobeconnected Required i LINK Cable Use the Sonyi LINK 4 pin to 4 pin cable during DV dubbing i
120. PROGRAM AE 58 59 PB ZOOM eerte 60 63 65 67
121. 12 13 8 amp gt 1 105 uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 99 COMMANDER OFF gt ee 71 gt gt
122. BL ON 10 BL ON uno Huzun 4 1 I 82 Resetting the date and time The default clock setting is set to London time for United Kingdom and to Paris time for the other European countries Time The date and time are held in memory by the lithium battery If you replace the lithium battery with the battery pack or other power source connected you need not reset the date and time You must reset the date and time when the lithium battery becomes dead with no power source installed First set the year then the month the day the hour and then the minute 1 While the camcorder is in the standby mode press MENU to display the menu settings 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select 65 then press the dial 3 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select CLOCK SET then press the dial 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the desired year then press the dial 5 Set the month day and hour by turning the SEL PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial 6 Set the minute by turning the SEL
123. 18 LANC LANC LANC CONTROL L REMOTE S VIDEO 29 39 67 AUDIO VIDEO 29 39 67 MIC PLUG IN POWER DV OUT 69 DV OUT i LINK Suay PNO nHhogeduo 4 117 118 Identifying the parts and controlgerynsropobB Fastening the grip strap Fasten the grip strap firmly
124. A e v LUMI STILL FLASH FLASH MOTION LUMI LUMINANCEKEY TRAIL c SLOW SHTR SLOW SHUTTER
125. Identifying the parts and 26 Intelligent accessory shoe 27 DIGITAL EFFECT button p 47 59 28 PICTURE EFFECT button p 45 58 29 DATA CODE button p 33 30 Lithium battery compartment p 89 31 Power Zoom lever p 22 32 PHOTO button p 37 33 TITLE button p 53 34 MENU button p 40 71 35 SEL PUSH EXEC dial p 40 71 36 PB ZOOM button p 60 14 Intelligent Accessory Shoe Notes on the intelligent accessory shoe The intelligent accessory shoe supplies power to optional accessories such as a video light or microphone The intelligent accessory shoe is linked to the POWER switch allowing you to turn the power supplied by the shoe on and off Refer to the operating instructions of the accessory for further information The intelligent accessory shoe has a safety device for fixing the installed accessory securely To connect an accessory press down and push it to the end and then tighten the screw To remove an accessory loosen the screw and then press down and pull out the accessory 26 27 DIGITAL EFFECT 47 59 28 PICTURE EFFECT 45 58 29 DATA CODE 33 30
126. NIGHTSHOT DEMO MODE POWER etc WORLD TIME CAMERA SEL PUSH EXEC 0 MELODY PLAYER CAMERA NORMAL OFF COMMANDER ON B
127. ZERO SET MEMORY Searching a recording by date Date search Youcanautomatically search forthe point where therecording date changes and start playback fromthat point Date search Use the Remote Commander for this operation Use this function tocheck where recording dates change ortoeditthe tape ateach recording date c 4 7 2000 no 5 7 20004
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129. Step 1 Preparing the power supply Charging time Bpema 1 Battery pack Full charge Normal charge NP F330 150 90 NP F530 F550 210 150 NP F730 F750 300 240 NP F930 F950 390 330 NP F960 420 360 Approximatenumber of minutes tochargean empty battery pack Recording time Bpema Battery pack Continuous Typical NP F330 100 90 55 50 NP F530 165 150 95 85 NP F550 200 180 115 100 NP F730 335 300 190 170 NP F750 410 365 235 210 NP F930 535 480 305 275 NP F950 630 570 360 325 NP F960 740 665 420 380 Approximatenumberof minutes when youusea fully chargedbattery Numbersin parentheses indicate the time using anormally charged battery 1 Supplied with DCR TR8000E Supplied with DCR TR8100E 2 3 Approximatecontinuousrecording timeat 25 C 77 F The battery life will be shorter if youuse yourcamcorderinacold environment Approximatenumber of mi
130. SUPER LASER LINK 31 123 Index A B 5 AC power adaptor 13 Self diagnosis display 94 Adjusting viewfinder 23 SEL PUSH EXEC dial 116 AFM HiFi Sound 85 Shoulder strap AUDIO MIX 73 LANG Qik 117 Skip scan AUDIO 74 LUMINANCEKEY 46 Slow 35 A V connecting cable SLOW SHUTTER 46 STEADYSHOT 72 M N Stereo tape F STILL vee ee E Sub sound Menu settings SUPER LASER LINK Moisture condensation Se MORISHOT CD Monaural Joi uuu MONOTONE Charging battery 13 Mosaic fader Clack ects 82 dur Connection Normal charge Tape counter s es 24 viewing on TV 29 Tape photo recording 37 dubbing a tape 67 Telephote Data eode sects r O P Q Time code 63 OLD MOVIE 46 DIGITAL EFFECT 46 59 Operation indicators 120 Transition Digital 8 system 84 DAL svstem 104 colour systems DISPLAY ao ers DOT stai 41 7 66 Dual sound track tape 85 oaa Dua 65 W X 2 Dubbing
131. 2400 B SIREC 0 00 00 co ir E MEMORY Display window Okowko 21 20 08 23 DATE 01 SEARCH pry Recording mode indicator p 21 N Format indicator p 84 B Hi Bl or El indicator appears Remaining battery time indicator 13 24 A Exposure indicator p 51 Zoom indicator 22 Fader indicator 42 Digital effect indicator p 47 59 on 6j Wide mode indicator p 40 7 Picture effect indicator p 45 58 8j Data code indicator p 33 9 PROGRAM AE indicator p 49 10 Backlight indicator p 25 11 SteadyShot off indicator p 72 12 Manual focusing indicator 52 13 Video flash ready indicator This indicator appears when you use the 3 10 11 12 video flash light not supplied 120 13 21 84 B
132. Digital8 B i LINK is 88 97 101 102 105 112 113 Microsoft Windows Microsoft Corporation Macintosh Mac OS Apple Computer Inc
133. B TV Checking supplied accessories Make sure that the following accessories are supplied with your camcorder 1 2 3 TA So sony 1 Wireless Remote Commander 1 118 2 AC L10A L10B L10C AC power adaptor 1 Mains lead 1 p 13 3 NP F330 battery pack 1 p 12 13 DCR TR8000E NP F550 battery pack 1 p 12 13 DCR TR8100E 4 CR2025 lithium battery 1 p 88 The lithium battery is already installed in your camcorder 5 R6 Size AA battery for Remote Commander 2 p 119 6 A V connecting cable 1 p 29 7 Shoulder strap 1 115 8 Lens cap 1 p 20 9 21 pin adaptor 1 30
134. 13 24 51 22 42 47 59 40 45 58 33 9 PROGRAM 49 25 72 52 14 STBY REC indicator p 20 Video control mode p 35 15 Tape counter p 24 57 62 Time code indicator p 24 Self diagnosis display indicator p 94 Tape photo recording indicator p 37 16 Remaining tape indicator p 24 17 ZERO SET MEMORY indicator p 57 62 18 Search mode indicator p 28 63 19 NIGHTSHOT indicator p 26 20 Audio mode indicator p 74 N Warning indicators p 95
135. The following functions donot workin the slow shuttermode Exposure PROGRAM AE The following functions donot workin the old moviemode Exposure 16 9WIDE Pictureeffect PROGRAM AE When you turn the power off Thedigitaleffectisautomatically canceled When recording in the slow shutter mode Autofocusmay notbeeffective Focus manually usingatripod Shutter speed Shutterspeednumber Shutterspeed SLOWSHTR1 1 25 SLOWSHTR2 1 12 SLOWSHTR3 1 6 SLOWSHTR4 1 3 ROME Ho PROME Swn a Sup 2 Sw 6 IWA a Using the PROGRAM
136. We PLAY gt FF II PAUSE POWER PLAYER EDITSEARCH 28 S LASER LINK 31 52 20 26 31 SUPER NIGHTSHOT 26 NIGHTSHOT 26 120 6 5 118 What is SUPER LASER LINK The super laser link system sends and receives pictures and sound between video equipment having the super laser link mark by using infrared rays 114 SUPER LASER LINK
137. 89 31 22 32 37 33 TITLE 53 34 40 71 35 SEL PUSH EXEC 40 71 36 PB ZOOM 60 intelligent Accessory Shoe POWER
138. Hi8 El Digital8 Hi8 Hi El Digital8 D Digital8 B Hi8 8 2 3 Hi8 8 90 60 8 El 8 El DCR TR8000E TR8100E Digital8 B Hi8 8 El Hi El
139. playback time 0 00 00 hours minutes 0 00 00 seconds in CAMERA modeand 0 00 00 00 CAMERA 0 00 00 00 hours minutes seconds frames in PLAYER mode Youcannotrewrite only the timecode PLAYER He When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8system the tape counter appears 8 Youcannotreset the time code or the tape 8 counter He Recording a picture Shooting backlit subjects BACK LIGHT When youshootasubject with the lightsource behind the subject or asubject withalight background use the backlight function Press BACK LIGHT in CAMERA mode The Efndicator appears in the viewfinder To cancel press BACK LIGHT again BACKLIGHT C
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141. PB ZOOM suoneredo peoueApy 4 2 61 62 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function Your camcorder goes forward or backward to automatically stop ata desired scenehavinga counter value of 0 00 00 Use the Remote Commander for this operation Use this function forexample to view adesired scene later onduring playback 1 ntheplayback mode press DISPLAY 2 Press ZEROSET MEMORY at the point you wanttolocate later Thecountershows 0 00 00 and the ZEROSET MEMORY indicator flashes 3 Press B whenyouwanttostop playback 4 Press lt 4 torewind the tape to the counter s zero point The tape stops automatically when thecounter reaches approximately zero The ZEROSET MEMORY indicator disappears and the time code appears 5 Press B gt Playbackstarts from thecounter s zeropoint 0 00 00
142. Using this manual Copyright precautions npaBe Television programmes films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws Precautions on camcorder care AB TOPCROM MPARG pepeys uD The viewfinder is manufactured using high precision technology However there may be some tiny black points and or bright C points red blue green or white that constantly appear the viewfinder These 2 points occur normally the manufacturing zi process and do not affect the recorded 9 pi
143. DISPLAY DATA CODE El 8 Hi El 5 VHS SVHS S VHS WHS SMSA S VHSC 9 Betamax DV DV DV B Digital8 KBM
144. MODE FH EVE 71 8 98 gt 12 13 gt 17 gt 13 gt
145. M 69 104 PAL des 85 wits THAT PBL ies ceteris ceteras certe 82 71 Digital8 22 40 51 AUDIO 78 AUDIO MODE 79 BACK LIGHT 25 81 BOUNCE 41 DEMO 80 DIGITAL EFFECT 46 59 DISPLAY 33 DOT 41 FADER FLASH MOTION FOCUS Hi Fi SOUND 1 O EEINIKC s titres 86 LANC 117 LUMINANCE KEY 46 MONOTONE 41 NIGHTSHOT 26 OLD MOVIE 46 OVERLAP o erroe eo 41 P Z PB ZOOM 60 PICTURE EFFECT 44 58 PROGRAM 49 SLOW SHUTTER 46 STEADYSHOT
146. 24 101 13 26 FULL 13 Suay nHhogeduo 4 121 122 English Quick Function Guide Functions to adjust exposure in the recording mode Ina dark place NIGHTSHOT p 26 In insufficient light Low lux mode p 49 e In dark environments such as sunset fireworks or general night Sunset amp moon mode p 49 views Shooting backlit subjects BACK LIGHT p 25 e In spotlight such as at the theatre Spotlight mode p 49 In strong light or reflected light such as at a beach in midsummer Beach amp ski mode p 49 or on a ski slope Functions to give images more impact in the recording mode Smooth transition between scenes FADER p 41 Taking a still image Tape photo recording p 37 Digital processing of images PICTURE EFFECT p 44 DIGITAL EFFECT p 46 Creating a soft background for subjects Soft portrait mode p 49 e a title TITLE p 53 Functions to give a natural appearance to your recordings in the recording mode Preventing deterioration of picture quality in digital zoom D ZOOM MENU p 71 Focusing manually Manual focus p 52 Shooting distant subjects Landscape mode
147. opino YeIS Quick Start Guide 2 Open the lid of the cassette compartment and press EJECT The compartment opens automatically This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your camcorder See the page in parentheses for more information 1 Connecting the mains lead 17 AC power adaptor supplied Inserting a cassette p 18 Insert cassette into the cassette compartment with its window facing out and the tab on the cassette up I Open the DC IN jack cover Connect the plug with its A mark facing up Close the cassette compartment by pressing the mark on the cassette compartment The cassette compartment automatically goes down Close the lid of the cassette compartment 3 Recording a picture p 20 CAMERA while pressing the small green button The picture appears in the viewfinder Your camcorder starts recording To stop recording press the red button again View finder Use the viewfinder placing your eye against its eyecup The picture in the viewfinder is black and white 4 HMonitodng the playback picture in the viewfinder p 32 Press lt 4 to rewind the tape REWG Press We to start playback PLAY Set the POWER switch to PLAYER while pressing the small green button Note Do not pick up your camcorder by holding the viewfinder or the battery pack opin
148. Selecting the mode setting of each item is the default setting MANUAL SET MANUAL SET 1 CAMERA SET CAMERA SET zi PLAYER SET PLAYER SET co TAPE SET co SET SETUP MENU SETUP MENU etc OTHERS OTHERS Menu items differ according to the position of the POWER switch The viewfinder shows only the items you can operate at the moment POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch AUTO SHTR ON To automatically activate the electronic shutter when CAMERA shooting in bright conditions OFF To not automatically activate the electronic shutter even when shooting in bright conditions ka D ZOOM e OFF To deactivate digital zoom Up to 25x zoom is carried CAMERA out 50x To activate digital zoom More than 25x to 50x zoom is performed digitally p 22 100x To activate digital zoom More than 25x to 100x zoom is performed digitally p 22 16 9WIDE OFF CAMERA ON To record a 16 9 wide picture p 40 STEADYSHOT To compensate for camera shake CAMERA OFF To cancel the SteadyShot function Natural pictures are produced when shooting a stationary object with a tripod N S LIGHT ON To use the NightShot Light function p 26 CAMERA OFF To cancel the NightShot Light function 125x DCR TR8100E only Notes on the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera shake Attac
149. 2 When purchasing Sony video Sony i products Sony recommends that you purchase accessories with this Sony GENUINE VIDEO Hee ACCESSORIES mark Sony GENUINE VIDEO ACCESSORIES 113 Identifying the parts and N Video control buttons p 32 35 STOP stop 44 REW rewind Bb PLAY playback gt gt FF fasttorward PAUSE pause The control buttons light up when you set the POWER switch to PLAYER EDITSEARCH buttons p 28 9 S LASER LINK button p 31 10 Focus ring p 52 11 Microphone 12 Camera recording lamp 20 13 Infrared rays emitter p 26 31 14 SUPER NIGHTSHOT button p 26 15 NIGHTSHOT switch p 26 16 Display window 120 17 Tripod receptacle base Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 6 5 mm 9 32 inch Otherwise you cannot attach the tripod securely and the screw may damage your camcorder 18 Remote sensor p 118 32 35 W STOP lt lt lt REW
150. 31 12 2000 Rg a b 1 Setthe POWERswitchto PLAYER 2 PressSEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the datesearch indicatorappears Theindicatorchangesas follows DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 Whenthecurrentpositionis b press 1 to searchtowards alorpress Pl tosearch towards C Yourcamcorder automatically starts playbackat the point where the date changes Eachtimeyoupress PPI the camcordersearches forthe previous ornext date DATE 00 SEARCH DATE 01 SEARCH To stop searching Press c 1 POWER B PLAYER 2 SEARCH MODE DATE SEARCH PHOTO SEARCH PHOTO SCAN 3 b I Pl c Bawa
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152. EDITSEARCH 4 START STOP EDITSEARCH Notes The zero set memory function works only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system The picture and the sound may be distorted at the end of the inserted section when it is played back If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions The zero set memory function may not work correctly Digital8 2 57 58 Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a ta
153. 1 InfoLITHIUM L 1 DC IN DC IN 2 3 4 POWER OFF CHARGE im
154. 16 9 40 STEADYSHOT ON CAMERA OFF N S LIGHT ON 26 OFF 125 DCR TR8100E Gs uno HulzwosnD 4 eH 3osoHelo
155. EXPOSURE Note When you adjust the exposure manually the following function and modes do not work in CAMERA mode Backlight Old movie Slow shutter Your camcorder automatically returns to the automatic mode if you change the PROGRAM AE mode if you slide NIGHTSHOT to ON CAMERA PROGRAM AE NIGHTSHOT ON 2 51 52 Focusing manually You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases e The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting subjects through glass coated with water droplets horizontal stripes su bjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky pores you want to change the focus from a bject in the foreground to a subject in the ba
156. When you have finished dubbing a tape Press Monbothyourcamcorderand the VCR AUDIO VIDEO out Bpixog AUDIO VIDEO k KBM c k Bawen L LINE Bawero KBM nepekniouarerie POWER B PLAYER 3anucaHHon 6 IN S VIDEO VIDEO
157. 82 CAMERA LTR SIZE NORMAL C PLAYER 2 DEMO MODE ON roro OFF DEMO MODE DEMO MODE DEMO MODE STBY 10 POWER CAMERA POWER CAMERA DEMO MODE OFF NIGHTSHOT ON
158. 1 1 118 2 AC L10A L10B L10C 1 13 3 NP F330 1 12 13 8000 NP F550 1 12 13 DCR TR8100E 4 CR2025 1 88 5 R6 2 119 6 1 29 7 1 115 8 1 20 9 21 1 30 Contents of the recording cannot be compensated if recording or playback is not made due to a malfunction of the camcorder video tape etc
159. Battery pack Use only the specified charger or video equipment with the charging function To prevent accident from a short circuit do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the battery terminals Keep the battery pack away from fire Never expose the battery pack to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight Keep the battery pack dry Do not expose the battery pack to any mechanical shock Do not disassemble nor modify the battery pack Attach the battery pack to the video equipment securely Charging while some capacity remains does not affect the original battery capacity Notes on dry batteries To avoid possible damage from battery leakage or corrosion observe the following Be sure to insert the batteries with the polarities matched to the marks Dry batteries are not rechargeable Do not use a combination of new and old batteries Do not use different types of batteries Current flows from batteries when you are not using them for a long time Do not use leaking batteries If batteries are leaking Wipe off the liquid in the battery compartment carefully before replacing the batteries If you touch the liquid wash it off with water e If the liquid get into your eyes wash your eyes with a lot of water and then consult a doctor If any problem occurs unplug your camcorder and contact
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161. A malfunction other than the above that you can service has occurred gt Remove the cassette and insert it again then operate your camcorder 2 Disconnect the mains lead of the AC power adaptor or remove the battery pack After reconnecting the power source operate your camcorder E 61 00 E 62 A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5 digit code example E 61 10 If youare unable torectify the problem even if you try corrective actions few times contact your Sony dealer orlocal authorized Sony service facility Warning indicators and messages Ifindicators and messages appear in the viewfinder or inthe display window check the following See thepagein parentheses formoreinformation Warning indicators The battery is dead or nearly dead Slow flashing e Thebattery isnearly dead p 13 Fastflashing Thebattery is dead p 13 Dependingonconditions the 1 indicator may flash evenifthere C 21 00 Ni 8 are5to10minutesremaining A ls Warning indicator as to tape Slow flashing Thetapeisneartheend e Notapeisinserted p 18 e Thewrite protecttabon thecassette is out red p 19 Fastflashing e The tape has run out p 18 32 The lithium battery is weak or is not installed p 88 Youhearthemelody orbeep sound Thisin
162. Hi8 8 Digital8 9 Digital8 P system recording and playback When you play back Playing back an NTSC recorded tape You can play back tapes recorded in the NTSC video system if the tape is recorded in the SP mode When you playback a dual sound track tape When you use tapes recorded in the Digital8 D system When youplaybackaDigital8 system tape whichis dubbed froma dual sound track tape recorded inthe DV system set HiFiSOUND to the desired modein the menusettings p 71 Sound from speaker Digital8 NTSC Digital8 Digital8
163. If your TV VCR has a 21 pin connector EUROCONNECTOR Use the 21 pin adaptor supplied with your camcorder L R 21 EUROCONNECTOR 21 Connect using video cable not supplied to obtain high quality pictures With this connection youdonotneed toconnect the yellow video plug of the A V connecting cable Connect theS video cable notsupplied totheS videojacks onboth your camcorder and the TV orthe VCR
164. 82 Additional Information Digital8 B system recording and playback 84 About i LINK 86 Changing the lithium battery in your camcorder Troubleshooting sss Self diagnosis display Warning indicators and messages a Using your camcorder abroad Maintenance information and precautions siesena 105 Specifications sss 111 Quick Reference Identifying the parts and controls 113 Quick Function Guide 122 Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Furthermore and are not mentioned in each case in this manual 5 etu 8 10 1 12
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166. After installing the battery pack Donotcarry your camcorder by holding the battery pack Ifyou doso the battery pack may slideoffyourcamcorderunintentionally damagingyourcamcorder Step 1 Preparing the power supply Charging the battery pack Use the battery pack after charging it for your camcorder Yourcamcorder operates only withthe InfoLITHIUM battery pack L series 1 Open the DCINjack cover and connect the AC power adaptor supplied with your camcorder to the DCINjack withthe plug s mark facing up 2 Connect the mains lead to the AC power adaptor 3 Connect the mains lead tothemains 4 Setthe POWER switch to OFF CHARGE Charging begins The remaining battery time isindicatedin minutes on the display window When theremaining battery indicatorchangesto normal charg s completed To fully charge thebattery full charge leavethebattery pack attached forabout1hourafternormalchargeis completed until FULL appearsinthe display window Fully charging the battery allows you to usethebattery longer than usual
167. TITLE END PRESET TITLE 07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY T2 HAPPY HOLIDAYS CONGRATULATIONS OUR SWEET BABY TITLE SET m T WEDDING VACATION THE END TITLE END 2 TITLE END ABCDE 12345 67890 KLMNO AE 1OU U ABCDE 12345 FGHIJ 67890 KLMNO AE TOU OU UVWXY Z amp 7 A NCB Z TITLE END UVWXY AEOZE Z amp 71 AONGB TITLE END TITLE SET pars E U P2 UWWXY SET UVWXY Z amp AONSB TITLE END 12345 tig FGHIJ 67890 ed KLMNO 0 pads U SET Z amp 71 AONGB TITLE END psoueapy eiraHHegog1oHomdegoo2A 55 56 Making your own titles To change a title you have stored In step 3 select CUSTOMI or CUSTOM2 depending on which title you want to change then press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select then press the dial to delete the title The last character is erased Enter the new title as desired If you take 3 minutes or longer to enter characters in the standby mode while a cassette is in your camcorder The power automatically goes off The characters you have entered remain stored in memory Se
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169. CAMERA OFF LAMP ON CAMERA OFF Tak INDICATOR e BL OFF Ha PLAYER BL ON 5 AUDIO MIX COMMANDER HiFi SOUND INDICATOR
170. El 18 3 20 o POWER CAMERA 32 lt 4 REWS PLAY E POWER PLAYER
171. Remote Commander The buttons that have the same name on the Remote Commander as on your camcorder function identically to the buttons on your camcorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 O OY O PHOTO button p 37 DISPLAY button p 33 SEARCH MODE button p 63 65 kea gt gt buttons 63 65 Tape transport buttons p 35 DATA CODE button p 33 ZERO SET MEMORY button p 57 62 Transmitter Point toward the remote sensor to control the camcorder after turning on the camcorder START STOP button p 20 Power zoom button p 22 10 37 DISPLAY 33 SEARCH MODE 63 65 14 63 65 35 DATA CODE 33 ZERO SET MEMORY 57 62
172. DCR TR8000E POWER CAMERA TR8100E Digital ZOOM 100x 125 x Before using your camcorder With your digital camcorder you can use Hi8 Hi El Digital8 video cassettes Your camcorder records and plays back pictures in the Digital8 B system Also your camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8 Hi El standard 8 analog system You however cannot use the functions in Advanced Playback Operations on page 58 to 66 for playback in the Hi8 Hl El standard 8 El system To enable smooth transition we recommend that you do not mix pictures recorded in the Hi8 Hii El standard 8 with the Digital8 B system on a tape Note on TV colour systems TV colour systems differ from country to country To view your recordings on a TV you need a PAL system based TV
173. LP Bs LP AUDIO MODE 16 AUDIO AUDIO MODE Digital8 B AUDIO MODE 8 8 i LINK uno HulzwuosnD 4 eH 1 79 80 POWER CLOCK SET
174. TITLE END psoueapy 2 53 54 Superimposing a title To superimpose the title while you are recording Press TITLE while you are recording and carry out steps 2 to 5 When you press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial at step 5 the title is recorded To select the language of a preset title If you want to change the language select before step 2 Then select the desired language and return to step 2 If you display the menu or title menu while superimposing a title The title is not recorded while the menu or title menu is displayed To use the custom title If you want to use the custom title select in step 2 If you have not made any custom title appears on the display Title setting The title colour changes as follows WHITE YELLOW gt VIOLET lt gt RED CYAN GREEN gt BLUE The title size changes as follows SMALL gt LARGE You cannot input more than 12 characters in LARGE size The title position changes as follows 14 2 349 44 5 64 7 84 9 The larger the position number the lower the title is positioned When you select the title size LARGE you cannot choose position 9 When you are selecting and setting the title You cannot record the title displayed on the screen When you superimpose a title while you are record
175. i e marked with or Y mark must be used If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse Never use the plug without the fuse cover If you should lose the fuse cover please contact your nearest Sony service station ATTENTION The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this digital camcorder For the customers in Germany Directive EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under the following circumstances Residential area Business district e Light industry district This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B Digital Handycam Sony C Digital Digital Handycam
176. 22 Recording lamp p 20 This indicator appears in the viewfinder 23 Tape counter p 24 57 62 Time code indicator p 24 Self diagnosis display indicator p 94 Remaining battery time indicator p 13 26 24 FULL charge indicator p 13 Identifying the parts and controlperynatopos 14 1 16 17 18 19 20 2 22 2 STBY REC 20 35 24 57 62 24 101 37 24 ZERO SET MEMORY 57 62 28 63 NIGHTSHOT 26 79 102 20 24 57 62
177. 5 Closethelidofthecassette compartment 2 Hi8 EV Digital8 B 1 12 2 EJECT 3 4 5 To eject a cassette Follow the procedure above and eject the cassetteinstep 3 3 Step 2 Inserting a cassette 2 Notes e Donotpressthe cassette compartment down Doingsomay cause malfunction e Yourcamcorder records picturesin the Digital8 Bsystem Therecordingtime when you use your camcorderis2 3ofindicatedtimeonHi8 tape Ifyouselect the LP modeinthemenu s
178. 77 MANUAL SET XIT4AUTO SHTR Gc MANUAL SET XT AUTO SHTR PLAYER SET X HiFi SOUND DNR AUDIO MIX NTSC PB PB MODE MENU END MENU END OTHERS 7 WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER REC LAMP EIc INDICATOR RETURN OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER REC LAMP EIC INDICATOR RETURN OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP ur WORLD TIME Ga COMMANDER ON el ETC4INDICATOR RETURN OTHERS Xj WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER amp REC LAMP etc lt INDICATOR PRETURN OTHERS WORLD TIME BEEP COMMANDER LAMP RETURN OTHERS XT WORLD TIME lt COMMANDER amp REC LAMP ETC INDICATOR RETURN uno Huzun edewexoot us 1 E 72 Changing the menu settings To make the menu display disappear Press MENU MENU Menu items are displayed as the following icons B
179. AE function Youcanselect PROGRAM AE Auto Exposure modetosuityourspecificshooting requirements Spotlight mode Thismode prevents people s faces forexample from appearing excessively white whenshooting subjects litby strong lightin the theatre amp Soft portrait mode Thismodebrings outthe subject while creating a softbackground forsubjectssuchaspeopleor flowers Sports lesson mode This mode minimizes shake on fast moving subjectssuchasintennisor golf 7T Beach amp ski mode Thismode prevents people s faces from appearing darkinstrong lightor reflected light suchasatabeachinmidsummer or onaski slope Sunset amp moon mode Thismodeallowsyouto maintainatmosphere when youarerecording sunsets generalnight views fireworks displaysandneonsigns Landscape mode Thismodeisforwhen youare recording distant subjectssuchasmountainsand prevents your camcorder from focusing onglassormetalmesh in windows when youare recording asubject behind glassorascreen 2 Low lux mode Thismodemakessubjectsbrighterin insufficient light PROGRAM PROGRAM
180. AdAiedeuue o1AsAdt bunipa 69 70 Dubbing a tape Note on tapes that are not recorded the Digital8 D system The picture may fluctuate Thisisnota malfunction During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system Digitalsignalsareoutputastheimagesignals from the amp DV OUT jack You can connect one VCR only using the i LINK cable DV connecting cable During digital editing YoucannotusePICTURE EFFECTorDIGITAL EFFECTbuttonfunctions If you record playback pause picture via the DV OUT jack Therecorded picture becomesrough Also when you play back the recorded pictures on other video equipment the picture may jitter Digital8 D 8 8 B DV OUT i LINK D
181. B Digital8 8 Hi8 8 DV OUT Digital8 B 8 Digital8 E Hi8 8 El Hi EVE
182. DNR ON Ha PLAYER OFF DNR AUDIO MIX PLAYER 1 2 ST1 A ST2 NTSC PB ON PAL TV PLAYER PAL NTSC 4 43 NTSC NTSC 4 43 PB MODE AUTO Hi8 PLAYER 8 Digital8 Hi EYE B 8 8
183. LINK trademarks i LINK i LINK i LINK 100 100 200 200 400 400 i LINK S100
184. OLD MOVIE Moving image Moving image Using special effects Digital effect 1 While your camcorder isin CAMERA mode press DIGITAL EFFECT The digital effect indicatorappears 2 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired digital effectmode Theindicator changesas follows STILL gt FLASH gt LUMI TRAIL gt SLOW SHTR OLD MOVIE 3 Press the SEL PUSH EXEC dial Theindicator lights up and the bars appear Inthe STILL and LUMI modes the stillimage is stored in memory 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the effectasfollows STILL Therate of thestillimage you want tosuperimposeonthemovingimage FLASH Theinterval of flash motion LUMI Thecolourschemeoftheareainthe stillimagewhichistobe swapped withamovingimage TRAIL Thevanishingtimeoftheincidental image SLOW SHTR Shutterspeed Thelargerthe shutterspeednumber the slowertheshutterspeed OLD MOVIE Noadjustmentnecessary Themorebars the
185. PUSH EXEC dial and pressing the dial by the time signal The clock starts to move 7 Press MENU to make the menu settings disappear B 1 MENU 2 SEL PUSH EXEC amp
186. a tape GE A RUIDECAEBHESD ae SE PICTURE EFFECT 44 58 Warning indicators 95 69 Picture search 35 Wide angle Playback 35 Wide mode E Power sources WIPE etre ts battery pack 12 WORLD TIME 76 EDITSEARCH 4 28 the mains Write protect tab 19 Exposure eee 51 car battery 17 Zero set memory External microphone PROGRAM 49 not supplied 117 R F G H Recording time 15 EADBR d uegneecuhanueie 41 Rec Review sss 28 Fade in out 41 Remaining battery time FLASH MOTION 46 TR catot s s recte 24 FOCUS 52 Remaining tape indicator 24 Fullch rge lise 13 Remote Commander 118 Grip strap 118 Remote control jack LANC Headphone jack ee a Y E eee 117 i eVo EAA 106 Remote sensor 114 HiFi SOUND ss 73 124 12 InfoLITHIUM 16 22 41
187. digital AV equipment When twoormorei LINK compatible equipment areconnected to this unitina daisy chain operationsand data transactionsare possible withnotonly the equipment that this unitis connected to butalso with other devices via the directly connected equipment Note however thatthe method of operation sometimes varies according tothe characteristics and specifications of the equipment tobe connected and that operationsand data transactionsaresometimesnotpossibleonsome connectedequipment Note Normally only one piece of equipment canbe connected to this unit by thei LINK cable DV cable When connecting this unit toi LINK compatible equipmenthaving twoormore i LINKjacks DV jacks refer to the instruction manual oftheequipmenttobeconnected About the Name i LINK 15 amore familiar term for IEEE 1394 data transport bus proposed by SONY andisa trademarkapprovedby many corporations IEEE 1394 is aninternational standard standardized by the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicEngineers i LINK DV i LINK DV i LINK
188. p 49 Recording fast moving subjects Sports lesson mode p 49 Functions to use in editing in the recording mode Watching the picture on a wide screen TV Wide mode p 40 Functions to use after recording in the playback mode Digital processing of recorded images PICTURE EFFECT p 58 DIGITAL EFFECT p 59 Displaying the date time or recording data when you recorded Data code p 33 Quickly locating a desired scene Zero set memory p 57 62 Searching for scenes recorded on tape in the photo mode Photo search p 65 Scanning scenes recorded on tape in the photo mode Photo scan p 66 Playing back on monaural sound or sub sound HiFi SOUND MENU p 71 Playing back the picture on a TV without connecting a cord SUPER LASER LINK p 31 NIGHTSHOT 26 49 49 BACK LIGHT 25
189. strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration Noise may appear on the image f your camcorder is used in a cold place a residual image may appear in the viewfinder On handling tapes Do not insert anything into the small holes on the rear of the cassette These holes are used to sense the type and thickness of the tape and if the recording tab is in or out Camcorder care Remove the tape and periodically turn on the power operate the CAMERA and PLAYER sections and play back a tape for about 3 minutes when your camcorder is not to be used for a long time Clean the lens with a soft brush to remove dust If there are fingerprints on the lens remove them with a soft cloth Clean the camcorder body with a dry soft cloth or a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of solvent which may damage the finish Do not let sand get into your camcorder When you use your camcorder on a sandy beach or in a dusty place protect it from the sand or dust Sand or dust may cause your camcorder to malfunction and sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired 108 7 2 8 4
190. tape skip scan Keep pressing lt lt while rewinding while advancing the tape To resume rewinding or advancing release the button To view the picture at slow speed slow playback Press I gt on the Remote Commander during playback For slow playback in the reverse direction press lt then press on the Remote Commander To resume normal playback press gt POWER PLAYER M P 49
191. xo uee 2199 ou 1 10 Getting started Using this manual The instructions in this manual are for the two models listed in the table below Before you start reading this manual and operating your camcorder check the model number by looking at the bottom of your camcorder Any differences in operation are clearly indicated in the text for example DCR TR8000E only As you read through this manual buttons and settings on your camcorder are shown in capital letters e g Set the POWER switch to CAMERA When you carry out an operation you can hear a beep sound to indicate that the operation is being carried out Type of difference DCR TR8000E
192. year BHAMAHME c 1 Changing the lithium battery in your camcorder Changing the lithium battery 1 Open the lid of the lithium battery compartment 2 Push the lithium battery down onceand pull itoutfrom the holder 3 InstallaSony CR2025 lithium battery with the positive side facing out 4 Close thelid B 1 2
193. AL EFFECT When you turn the power off Thepictureeffectis automatically canceled 2 45 46 Using special effects Digital effect Youcanaddspecialeffectstorecorded images usingthevarious digitalfunctions Thesoundis recordednormally STILL Youcanrecordastillimagesothatitis superimposed onamoving picture FLASH FLASH MOTION Youcanrecordstillimagessuccessively at constantintervals LUMI LUMINANCEKEY Youcanswap abrighter area inastillimage with amoving image TRAIL Youcanrecord theimage so thatan incidental image likeatrailis left SLOW SHTR SLOW SHUTTER Youcanslow downtheshutterspeed Theslow shutter modeis good forrecording dark pictures more brightly However theimage maybe less clear OLD MOVIE Youcanaddanold movietypeatmosphere to images Yourcamcorder automatically sets widemodetoON picture effect toSEPIA and theappropriateshutterspeed Still image Still image
194. L PUSH EXEC 2 SEL PUSH EXEC 5 SEL PUSH EXEC 6 START STOP 7 TITLE PRESET TITLE HELLO M HAPPY BIRTHDAY T2 HAPPY HOLIDAYS CONGRATULATIONS OUR Lcd BABY VACATION THE END TITLE END PRESET TITLE PRESET TITLE Cad HELLO HELLO EH HAPPY BIRTHDAY T HAPPY HOLIDAYS CONGRATULATIONS OUR SWEET BABY WEDDING VACATION THE END TITLE END PRESET TITLE lt HELLO 07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 0 HAPPY HOLIDAYS CONGRATULATIONS OUR SWEET BABY WEDDING VACATION THE END HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS VACATION THE END RETURN TITLE END VACATION ua TITLE END TITLE EE AG VACATION
195. LIGHT eee 25 Shooting in the dark NightShot Super NightShot 26 Checking the recording EDITSEARCH Rec Review 28 Playback Basics Connections for playback 29 Playing back a 32 Advanced Recording Operations Recording a still image on a tape Tape Photo recording 37 Using the wide mode 40 Using the fader function 41 Using special effects Picture effect 44 Using special effects Digital effect 46 Using the PROGRAM AE function 49 Adjusting the exposure manually 51 Focusing manually Superimposing a title Making your own titles Inserting a scene sss Advanced Playback Operations Playing back a tape with picture effects 58 Playing back a tape with digital effects 59 Enlarging recorded images PB ZOOM 60 Quickly locating a scene using the zero set memory function 62 Searching a recording by date Date search sss 63 Searching for a photo Photo search Photo scan 65 Editing Dubbing a tape sss 67 Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings 71 Resetting the date and time
196. OGRAM AE Overlap wipe or dot function only Super NightShot Tapephotorecording Before operating the overlap wipe or dot function Yourcamcorderstorestheimageonthetape As theimageisbeing stored theindicatorflashes quickly and theimage youareshooting disappears from the viewfinder screen Depending onthe tape condition theimagemay notberecorded clearly While using the bounce function you cannot use the following functions Focus Zoom Pictureeffect Note on the bounce function The BOUNCE indicator does not appearin the following mode or functions DZOOM isactivated in the menusettings 16 9WIDE Pictureeffect PROGRAM AE ap B e Bbi ocBeujeuHocru PROGRAM AE
197. ON CAMERA DATA CODE DATE CAM DATE BO REC MODE 8 SP LP 8 TAPE SP REC Hi8 TAPE LP SP Hi8 Fi El LP LP LP SP
198. RIZE PICTURE EFFECT PUSH EXEC Tex SEPIA B amp W SOLARIZE 44 PICTURE EFFECT 3 NEG ART PICTURE EFFECT Digital8 C
199. V PICTURE EFFECT DIGITAL EFFECT amp DVOUT by ner Customizing Your Camcorder Changing the menu settings To change the mode settings in the menu settings select the menu items with the SEL PUSH EXEC dial The default settings can be partially changed First select the icon then the menu item and then the mode 1 In CAMERA or PLAYER mode press MENU Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired icon then press the dial to set Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item then press the dial to set 4 Turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode and press the dial to set 6 If you want to change other items select RETURN and press the dial then repeat steps from 2 to 4 For details see Selecting the mode setting of each item p 72 CAMERA PLAYER
200. about 8 seconds after Be is pressed in PLAYER mode for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed to display the screen indicators for the period of tape rewinding forwarding or picture search in the PLAYER mode ON To always display the remaining tape bar DATA CODE DATE CAM display date time and recording data during PLAYER playback DATE To display date and time during playback Note on REC MODE When you record on the standard8 tape your camcorder records in the SP mode even you select the LP mode in the menu settings In this case the indicator 8 mm TAPE SP REC Hi8 TAPE LP SP REC appears in the viewfinder Use the Hi8 El tapes for the LP mode Notes on the LP mode When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder we recommend playing the tape on your camcorder When you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs noise may occur in images or sound When you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you record some scenes in the LP mode the playback image may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes Note on AUDIO MODE When playing back a tape recorded in the 16 bit mode you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX To dub a tape to another VCR You cannot select AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system You however can select AUDIO MODE when you dub tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system to another VCR using the i LINK ca
201. ancy ofseveralseconds fromthetimecode Thezerosetmemory function may notwork whenthereisablankportionbetween pictures onatape ZERO SET MEMORY functions also in the standby mode Whenyouinsertasceneinthe middleofa recorded tape press ZEROSETMEMORY atthe point you wanttoend theinsertion Rewind the tapetotheinsertstartpoint andstartrecording Recordingstopsautomatically atthetapecounter zero point Yourcamcorder returns to the standbymode Digital8 D ZERO SET MEMORY ZERO SET MEMORY B
202. appears or the indicator Connect it firmly p 17 flashes in the display window Something is wrong with the battery pack Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 93 94 Self diagnosis display Yourcamcorderhasaself diagnosis display function This function displays the current condition of your viewfinder or display window camcorderasa5 digitcode a combinationofaletter B SNC HZ and figures in the viewfinder orin the display C 21 004 window Ifa5 digit codeis displayed check the following code chart The last two digits indicated by will differ depending on thestate of yourcamcorder Five digit display Self diagnosis display eC 00 00 You can service your camcorder yourself eE OD Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony facility Cause and or Corrective Actions Cc 04 00 You are using a battery pack that is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 16 C 21 00 Moisture condensation has occurred gt Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 105 C 22 00 The video heads are dirty Clean the heads using the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette not supplied p 106 C 31 00 C32 00
203. astic bag has reached the surrounding temperature after about 1 hour no amp
204. atch the playback picture onthe TVscreen When monitoring the playback picture onthe TV screen werecommend that you power yourcamcorder from the mains using the AC power adaptor p 13 Refer tothe operating instructions of your TV or VCR Openthejack cover Connect yourcamcorder to the TV using the A V connecting cable Then set the TV VCR selector on the TV to VCR CESS kal lt TE A S VIDEO Signal flow Nepegaya If your TV is already connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINEIN inputon the VCRby using the A V connecting cable supplied with your camcorder Set the input selector onthe VCR to LINE AUDIO VIDEO out AUDIO
205. ause mode e Whenthe playback pause mode lasts for3 minutes your cancorder automatically enters thestopmode Torecureplayback press B Thepreviousrecording may appear Slow playback for tapes recorded in the Digital8 P system Theslow playback canbe performed smoothly on your camcorder however this function does not work for an output signal fromthe amp DV OUT jack When you play back a tape in reverse Horizontalnoise may appear atthe center or top and bottomofthescreen Thisisnota malfunction 2 lt 2
206. ble Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch CLOCK SET To reset the date or time p 82 CAMERA LTR SIZE NORMAL To display selected menu items in normal size PLAYER 2x To display selected menu items at twice the normal CAMERA size DEMO MODE To make the demonstration appear CAMERA OFF To cancel the demonstration mode 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 e When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears in the viewfinder and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings uno HulzwuosnD 4 eH 1 N ul 76 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch WORLD TIME To set the clock to the local time CAMERA 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 BEEP MELODY To output the melody when you start stop rec
207. cation on the battery remaining indicator indicates battery remaining indicator is correct that the battery pack has enough power to operate The cassette cannot be removed from The power source is disconnected the holder Connect it firmly p 12 17 The battery is dead Use a charged battery pack p 12 13 The and amp indicators flash and no Moisture condensation has occurred functions except for cassette ejection Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 work hour to acclimatize p 105 Troubleshooting Others Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The Remote Commander supplied COMMANDER is set to OFF in the menu settings with your camcorder does not work Set it to ON p 71 Something is blocking the infrared rays gt Remove the obstacle The batteries are inserted in the battery holder with the polarities incorrectly matching the marks Insert the batteries with the correct polarity p 119 The batteries are dead Insert new ones p 119 The melody or beep sounds for 5 Moisture condensation has occurred seconds 2 Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at least 1 hour to acclimatize p 105 Some troubles has occurred in your camcorder gt Remove the cassette and insert it again then operate your camcorder While charging the battery pack no The AC power adaptor is disconnected indicator
208. cord the pictures on the VCR using yourcamcorderasa player Pictures processed by PB ZOOM function Pictures processed by PB ZOOM functionarenot outputthrough the DV OUTjack When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE or stop playing back PBZOOM functionisautomatically canceled ZOOM Digital8 ZOOM ZOOM PB ZOOM ZOOM PB ZOOM DV OUT POWER OFF CHARGE
209. cture in any way Effective ratio of pixels 9 and or screen are 99 99 or more 2 Do not let your camcorder get wet Keep your He H 3 camcorder away from rain and sea water Letting your camcorder get wet may cause your 99 99 camcorder to malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired He Never leave your camcorder exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as ina car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight TO b Do not place your camcorder so as to point the He viewfinder or lens toward the sun The inside of a the viewfinder or lens may be damaged c He B 60 C 140 F
210. dicatorappearsintheviewfinderonly Self diagnosis display p 94 Moisture condensation has occurred Fastflashing e Ejectthecassette turnoff your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour withthe cassette compartmentopen p 105 You need to eject the cassette Slow flashing Thewrite protect tab on the cassetteisout red p 19 Fastflashing Moisturecondensationhas occurred p 105 Thetapehasrunout p 18 32 Theself diagnosisdisplay functionisactivated p 94 Warning indicator as to tape or battery Slow flashing Thebatteryisnealy dead Thetapeisneartheend Fastflashing Thebattery is dead Thetapehasrunout uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 95 96 Warning indicators and messages Warning messages CLOCKSET Reset the date and time p 82 FOR InfoLITHIUM Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 16 BATTERY ONLY 8mmTAPE SPREC Use Hi8 Hi E Digital8B tapes when you record in the LP mode Hi8 TAPE LP SP REC p 74 eo amp TAPE END The tapehasrunout eo NO TAPE Inserta cassette tape p 18 ga CLEANING CASSETTE Thevideoheadsaredirty p 106 The indicatorand CLEANINGCASSETTE message appear oneafteranotherin the viewfinder Youhearthemelody orbeep sound
211. ding lamp lights up in the viewfinder during recording Microphone Camera recording lamp 1 2 1 2 12 19 3 POWER CAMERA 4 START STOP START STOP ewe c
212. e Q N Y 3 058 874 12 1 Digital Video Camera Recorder P Operating Instructions Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference _ Digital Handycam D IntourrHium 0 SERIES e Digital 8 DCR TR8000E TR8100E 2000 Sony Corporation English Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam camcorder With your Digital Handycam you can capture life s precious moments with superior picture and sound quality Your Digital Handycam is loaded with advanced features but at the same time it is very easy to use You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only NOTICE ON THE SUPPLIED AC POWER ADAPTOR FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362
213. e year changes as follows 1999 2000 lt 2029 t If you do not set the date and time is recorded on the tape Note on the time indicator The internal clock of your camcorder operates on a 24 hour cycle 24 uno 5 4 1 UJ 84 Additional Information Digital8 D system recording and playback What is the Digital8 D system This video system has been developed to enable digital recording to Hi8 Hi El Digital8 D video cassette Usable cassette tapes We recommend using Hi8 Hi El Digital8 video cassette The recording time when you use your Digital8 B system camcorder on Hi8 Hl El standard 8 tape is 2 3 the recording time when using the conventional Hi8 El standard 8 El system camcorder 90 minutes of recording time becomes 60 minutes in the SP mode fyouusestandard8 El
214. er does not automatically distinguish the recording system When you play back tapes recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system only Notes on AUDIO MIX When playing back a tape recorded in the 16 bit mode you cannot adjust the balance You can adjust the balance only for tapes recorded in the Digital8 B system Note on NTSC PB When you play back a tape on a Multi System TV select the best mode while viewing the picture on the TV Note on PB MODE The mode will return to the default setting when you remove the battery pack or power source you turn the POWER switch uno HulzwosnD 4 eH 1 d UJ 74 Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch REC MODE esr To record in the SP Standard Play mode PLAYER LP To increase the recording time to 1 5 times the SP CAMERA mode AUDIO MODE 9 12BIT To record or play back in the 12 bit mode two stereo PLAYER sounds CAMERA 16BIT To record or play back in the 16 bit mode the one stereo sound with high quality co REMAIN AUTO To display the remaining tape bar PLAYER for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is turned CAMERA on and calculates the remaining amount of tape for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted and your camcorder calculates the remaining amount of tape e for
215. erence You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference Select WORLD TIME in the menu settings See page 71 for more information 104 100 240 50 60 PAL PAL VIDEO AUDIO PAL
216. ettings indicated timeonHi8 Ifyouusestandard8 Eltape besuretoplay backthetapeonthiscamcorder Mosaic patternnoisemay appearwhen you play back standard8 Eltapeonothercamcorders including other DCR TR8000E TR8100E Thecassettecompartmentmay notbeclosed when you press any part of the lid other than the mark e Donot pick up your camcorder by holding the lidofthe cassette compartment Digital8 B 2 3 Hi8 Hi El LP Hi8 Hi El 8 El 8 El
217. g ground e Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod gt 1 Set FOCUS to MANUAL in CAMERA mode The gt indicator appears in the viewfinder 2 Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus FOCUS To return to the autofocus mode Set FOCUS to AUTO To record distant subjects When you press FOCUS down to INFINITY The lens focuses on infinity and indicator appears When you release FOCUS your camcorder returns to the manual focus mode Use this mode when your camcorder focuses on near objects even though
218. hment of a conversion lens not supplied may influence the SteadyShot function If you cancel the SteadyShot function The SteadyShot off indicator t appears Your camcorder prevents excessive compensation for camera shake Changing the menu settings POWER Icon item Mode Meaning switch ag HiFi SOUND STEREO To play back a stereo tape or dual sound track tape PLAYER with main and sub sound 1 To play back dual sound track tape with main sound 2 To play back a dual sound track tape with sub sound TBC ON To correct jitter PLAYER OFF To not correct jitter Set TBC to OFF when playing back a tape on which you have dubbed over and recorded the signal of a TV game or similar machine TBC stands for Time Base Corrector DNR ON To reduce picture noise PLAYER OFF To reduce a conspicuous afterimage when the picture has a lot of movement DNR stands for Digital Noise Reduction AUDIO MIX To adjust the balance between the stereo 1 and stereo PLAYER 2 ST1 A ST2 NTSC PB ON PAL TV To playback a tape recorded on your camcorder ona PLAYER PAL system TV NTSC 4 43 To playback a tape recorded in the NTSC colour system on a TV with the NTSC 4 43 mode PB MODE AUTO To automatically select the system Hi8 standard 8 PLAYER or Digital8 EJ that was used to record on the tape and play back the tape Hi E El To play back a tape that was recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system when your camcord
219. ich is recorded in the Digital8 D system is not played back PB MODE is set to Hi E E in the menu settings Set it to AUTO 71 The tape which is recorded in the Hi8 standard 8 system is not played back correctly Set PB MODE to Hi E E in the menu settings 71 Continued onthefollowing page uoneuuojuj jeuonippy 91 92 Troubleshooting In the recording and playback modes Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The power does not turn on The battery pack is not installed or is dead or nearly dead Install a charged battery pack 12 13 The AC power adaptor is not connected to the mains 2 Connect the AC power adaptor to the mains p 17 The battery pack is quickly The operating temperature is too low discharged The battery pack is not fully charged Charge the battery pack fully again p 13 The battery pack is completely dead and cannot be recharged 2 Replace with a new battery pack p 12 The battery remaining indicator does You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or cold not indicate the correct time environment for a long time The battery pack is completely dead and cannot be recharged 2 Replace with a new battery pack p 12 The battery is dead Use a charged battery pack p 12 13 The power goes off although the Charge the battery pack fully again so that the indi
220. in the NightShotmode 1 Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON in CAMERA mode indicator appears inthe viewfinder 2 Press SUPER NIGHTSHOT 6 and SUPER NIGHTSHOT indicators flash in the viewfinder To cancel the Super NightShot mode press SUPER NIGHTSHOT again Using the NightShot Light The picture willbe clearer with the NightShot Light on Toenable NightShot Light set N S LIGHT to ON in the menu settings p 71 CAMERA NIGHTSHOT ON NIGHTSHOT NIGHTSHOT OFF SUPER NIGHTSHOT
221. ing The beep does not sound While you are playing back You can superimpose a title However the title is not recorded on tape You can record a title when you dub the tape connecting your camcorder to the VCR with the A Vconnecting cable If you use the i LINK cable instead of the A V connecting cable you cannot record the title TITLE 2 5 SEL PUSH EXEC 5 8 2 2 2
222. lay recording date Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings p 71 Thedisplay changesas follows date time no indicator DISPLAY DISPLAY DATA CODE DATA CODE AUTO MANUAL
223. ll be turned off Remaining battery time indicator Theremaining battery time indicatorin the display window roughly indicates the recording time with the viewfinder Battery pack Thesupplied battery packis charged alittle Until your camcorder calculates the actual remaining battery time min appears in the display window While chaging the battery pack no indicator appears or the indicator flashes in the display window in the following cases Thebattery packisnotinstalled correctly The AC poweradaptoris disconnected Something is wrong with the battery pack He
224. ning cassette not supplied Check the picture and if the above problems persists repeat cleaning 106 or Mnu B Dgital8 Ha B sig CLEANINING 8
225. nutes when recording while yourepeat recording start stop Zooming and turning the power on off Theactual battery life may be shorter 1 2 3 DCR TR8000E DCR TR8100E 25 C 77 F 4 pepeys Huye 10 15 16 Step 1 Preparing the power supply Playing time Bpema 1
226. o pep xo uee 2199 og1o9gogox d d 17 12 DC IN 2 o EJECT
227. olour temperature Auto Minimum illumination 3 lux F 1 6 0 lux in the NightShot mode Objects unable to be seen due to the dark can be shot with infrared lighting Input output connectors S video output 4 pin mini DIN Luminance signal 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Chrominance signal 0 3 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Audio Video output AV MINIJACK 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative 327 mV at output impedance more than 47 kilohms Output impedance with less than 2 2 kilohms Stereo minijack 0 3 5 mm DV output 4 pin connector Headphone jack Stereo minijack o 3 5 mm LANC control jack Stereo mini minijack 2 5 mm Transfer rate Max 115 2 Kbps MIC jack Stereo minijack o 3 5 mm General Power requirements 7 2 V battery pack 8 4 V AC power adaptor Average power consumption when using the battery pack During camera recording 32W Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions Approx 107 x 106 x 233 mm 41 4x41 4x9 1 4 in w h d Mass approx 860 g 11b 14 oz excluding the battery pack lithium battery cassette and shoulder strap 1kg 21b 3 oz including the battery pack NP F330 or F550 lithium battery CR2025 90 min Hi8 cassette and shoulder strap Supplied accessories See page 5 AC power adaptor Power requirements 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consum
228. ording PLAYER or when an unusual condition occurs on your CAMERA camcorder NORMAL To output the beep instead of the melody OFF To cancel the melody and beep sound COMMANDER To activate the Remote Commander supplied with PLAYER your camcorder CAMERA OFF To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid remote control misoperation caused by other VCR s remote control REC LAMP ON To light up the camera recording lamp at the front of CAMERA your camcorder OFF To turn the camera recording lamp off so that the subject is not aware of the recording INDICATOR e BL OFF To turn off the backlight on display window PLAYER BLON To turn on the backlight CAMERA In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source The AUDIO MIX COMMANDER and HiFi SOUND items are returned to their default settings The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed as long as the lithium battery is installed Notes on INDICATOR When you select BL ON battery lite is reduced by 10 percent during recording When you use power sources other than the battery pack BL ON is automatically selected POWER
229. ot function focus manually While using the NightShot function you can not use the following functions Exposure PROGRAM AE While using the Super NightShot mode you can not use the following functions Fader Digitaleffect Exposure PROGRAM AE Shutter speed in the Super NightShot mode The shutter speed willbe automatically changed depending on thebrightness of the background Themotion of the picture will beslow NightShot Light NightShot Lightrays areinfrared and so are invisible The maximum shooting distance using the NightShot Lightis about3 m 10 feet NIGHTSHOT
230. pe with picture effects During playback youcanprocessasceneusing the picture effect functions NEG ART SEPIA B amp W and SOLARIZE Duringplayback press PICTUREEFFECT and turn the SEL PUSH EXEC dial until the desired picture effectindicator NEG ART SEPIA B amp W orSOLARIZE appears For details ofeach picture effect function see page44 To cancel the picture effect function Press PICTUREEFFECT Notes Thepicture effect function works only for tapes recordedinthe Digital8 Dsystem Youcannotprocessexternally inputscenes using the picture effect function Youcannotrecord pictures that youhave processed using the picture effect function with this camcorder Torecord pictures that you haveprocessed using the picture effect function record the pictures on the VCR using yourcamcorderasa player Pictures processed by the picture effect function Pictures processed by the picture effect function arenotoutputthroughthe DVOUTjack When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE or stop playing back The picture effect functionis automatically canceled NEG ART SEPIA B amp W SOLA
231. ption 23W Output voltage DC OUT 8 4 1 5 A in the operating mode Operating temperature 0 C to 40 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 125 x 39 x 62 mm 5x 19 16 x2 1 2 w h d excluding projecting parts Mass approx 280 g 9 8 oz excluding power cord Battery pack Output voltage DC72V Capacity NP F330 5 0 Wh NP F550 10 8 Wh Dimensions approx 38x21x71mm 19 16x 13 16 x 27 8 in w h d Mass approx 95 g 3 4 oz Type Lithium ion Design and specifications are subject to change without notice uoneuuoju jeuonippy 111 2 UKM 12 32 1 2 16 48 PAL Hi8 Digital8
232. re are onscreen the stronger the digital effect The bars appear in the following modes STILL FLASH LUMI and TRAIL 1 DIGITAL EFFECT Pera 1 CAMERA DIGITAL EFFECT 2 SEL PUSH EXEC STILL lt FLASH gt LUMI TRAIL SLOW SHTR gt OLD MOVIE 3 SEL PUSH EXEC STILL LUMI 4 SEL PUSH EXEC STILL FLASH LUMI
233. rocessimages to obtainspecial effects like those in films or onthe TV NEG ART a Thecolourandbrightness ofthe imageisreversed SEPIA Theimageissepia B amp W Theimageismonochrome black and white SOLARIZE b Thelightintensity isclearer and theimagelookslikean illustration SLIM c Theimageexpands vertically STRETCH d Theimageexpandshorizontally PASTEL e Thecontrastoftheimageis emphasized and theimagelooks likeananimated cartoon MOSAIC f Theimageismosaic a b d ART a SEPIA em B amp W SOLARIZE b
234. t the POWER to OFF CHARGE once and turn it to CAMERA again then proceed from step 1 We recommend setting the POWER switch to PLAYER or removing the cassette so that your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters If you select 2P2 The menu for selecting alphabet and Russian characters appear Select 1 to return to the previous screen To erase a charcter Select The last character is erased To enter a space Select Z amp then select the blank part 3 CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 SEL PUSH EXEC SEL PUSH EXEC 3
235. tal effect Overlap Wipe Dot Exposure While setting the NIGHTSHOT to ON the PROGRAM AE function does not work The indicator flashes If you are recording under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp Flickering or changes in colour may occur in the following modes If this happens turn the PROGRAM AE function off Soft portrait mode Sports lesson mode 1 PROGRAM CAMERA PROGRAM 2 SEL PUSH EXEC 6 6 1 e ou 2 1 PROGRAM PROGRAM AE PROGRAM
236. tape besuretoplay backthetapeonthiscamcorder Mosaicpattern noisemay appear when you play backstandard 8Bltapeonother VCRs including other DCR TR8000E TR8100E Note Tapes recorded in the Digital8 system cannot be played back on Hi8 Hi El standard 8 El analog system machine Elisa trademark Hli E is a trademark B is a trademark Playback system The Digital8 B system Hi8 Hl El standard 8 El system is automatically detected before the tape is played back During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8 Fli El standard 8 system digital signalsare outputastheimagesignalsfromthe amp DVOUT jack Display during automatic detection of system The Digital8 B system or Hi8 Hl El standard 8 El system is automatically detected and the playback system is automatically switched to During switching of systems the screen turns blue and the following displays appear A hissing noise also sometimes can be heard B Hi B E During switching from Digital8 B to Hi8 Fli El standard 8 El Fli l El B During switching from Hi8 Hl El standard 8 to Digitals B Digital8 EJ Digital8
237. th a damaged cord or if the unit has been dropped or damaged Do not bend the mains lead forcibly or place a heavy object on it This will damage the cord and may cause fire or electrical shock Prevent metallic objects from coming into contact with the metal parts of the connecting section If this happens a short may occur and the unit may be damaged Always keep metal contacts clean Do not disassemble the unit Do not apply mechanical shock or drop the unit While the unit is in use particularly during charging keep it away from AM receivers and video equipment AM receivers and video equipment disturb AM reception and video operation The unit becomes warm during use This is not a malfunction Do not place the unit in locations that are Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Vibrating 8 8 Digital8 DV
238. the demonstration stops You can also cancel DEMO MODE p 75 The picture is recorded in incorrect or unnatural colours NIGHTSHOT is set to ON Set it to OFF p 26 Picture appears too bright and the subject does not appear in the viewfinder NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place Set it to OFF or use the NightShot function in a dark place p 26 A horizontal black band appears when shooting a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu settings p 71 In the playback mode Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions The tape does not move when a video control button is pressed The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF CHARGE Set it to PLAYER p 32 The playback button does not work The tape has run out 2 Rewind the tape p 32 There are horizontal lines on the picture or the playback picture is not clear or does not appear The video head may be dirty Clean the heads using the Sony V8 25CLD cleaning cassette not supplied p 106 No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back a tape The stereo tape is played back with HiFi SOUND set to 2 in the menu settings Set it to STEREO p 71 AUDIO MIX is set to ST2 side in the menu settings Adjust AUDIO MIX p 71 The date search does not work correctly The tape has a blank portion in the recorded portion p 63 The picture wh
239. the viewfinder screen is not clear The viewfinder lens is not adjusted Adjust the viewfinder lens 23 The SteadyShot function does not work STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings Set it to ON 71 The autofocusing function does not work e FOCUS is set to MANUAL Set it to AUTO 52 Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus Set FOCUS to MANUAL to focus manually 52 The fader function does not work The digital effect function is working Cancel it p 46 You cannot record in the LP mode The tape is the standard8 tape gt Use Hi8 Hi El Digital8 B tapes Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and or Corrective Actions A vertical band appears when you shoot a subject such as lights or a candle flame against a dark background The contrast between the subject and background is too high This is not a malfunction A vertical band appears when you shoot a very bright subject This is not a malfunction Some tiny white spots appear in the viewfinder Slow shutter low lux or Super NightShot mode is activated This is not a malfunction An unknown picture is displayed in the viewfinder If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu settings without a cassette inserted your camcorder automatically starts the demonstration Insert a cassette and
240. ut scenes using the digital effect function You cannot record pictures that you have prosessed using the digital effect function with this camcorder To record pictures that you have processed using the digital effect function record the pictures on the VCR using your camcorder as a player Pictures processed by the digital effect function Pictures processed by the digital effect function are not output through the amp DV OUT jack When you set the POWER switch to OFF CHARGE or stop playing back The digital effect function is automatically canceled STILL FLASH LUMI TRAIL 1 Bo DIGITAL EFFECT SEL PUSH EXEC STILL FLASH LUMI TRAIL 2 SEL PUSH EXEC STILL LUMI SEL PUSH EXEC
241. wn the amp side of EDITSEARCH in thestandby mode Therecorded sectionis played back togoforward to gobackward Release EDITSEARCH to stop playback If you press START STOP re recording begins from the point you released EDITSEARCH You cannotmonitor thesound Rec Review Youcancheck the section which you have stopped mostrecently Press the amp side of EDITSEARCH momentarily inthestandby mode Thesectionyouhavestopped mostrecently will beplayedbackforafew seconds and then your camcorder willreturn to the standby mode You canmonitor the sound from thespeaker or headphones Note EDITSEARCH and Rec Review work only for tapes recordedintheDigital8 system EDITSEARCH Npocmotp mr o EDIT SEARCH EDITSEARCH EDITSEARCH
242. you are trying to shoot a distant object To focus precisely Adjust the zoom by first focusing at the T ee hoto position and then shooting at the W wide de anple position This makes focusing easier When you shoot close to the subject Focus at the end of the W wide angle position gt changes to the following indicators when recording a distant subject amp when the subject is too close to focus on 1 FOCUS MANUAL CAMERA F gt 2 S NN us FOCUS AUTO FOCUS INFINITY FOCUS
243. your camcorder on the surface of the tape or on the lens In this condition the tape may stick to the head drum and be damaged or your camcorder may not operate correctly If there is moisture inside your camcorder the beep sounds and the indicator flashes When the 4 indicator flashes at the same time the cassette is inserted in your camcorder If moisture condenses on the lens the indicator will not appear If moisture condensation occurred None of the functions except cassette ejection will work Eject the cassette turn off your camcorder and leave it for about 1 hour with the cassette compartment open Your camcorder can be used again if 81 indicator does not appear when the power is turned on again Note on moisture condensation Moisture may condense when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place or vice versa or when you use your camcorder in a hot place as follows You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower You use your camcorder in a high temperature and humidity place How to prevent moisture condensation When you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place put your camcorder in a plastic bag and tightly seal it Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the pl
244. your nearest Sony dealer 110 60
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