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Sony DCR-SR40 Handbook

1. 1 60min DEC 21 2006 12 34 01 A i 5 Touch ok while the selected date of the desired image is highlighted The images for selected date are 172 displayed on the VISUAL INDEX q L Ja J P MENU teet 2 To search for movies touch H Movie tab To search for still images touch ggg Still tab 3 Touch DATE The recording dates of images are displayed on the screen Returntothe VISUAL INDEX screen 60min DATE T WNN py O oun horn SSSSS995 SSS9S9S5 DHAAHAAAH OK or lt Previous Next Date button Functions used for recording playback etc Recording TO USE ZOOM o n a 1 6 Move the power zoom lever 1 slightly for a slower zoom Move it further for a faster zoom Ww T Wider range of p i view Wide i lt gt Close view Telephoto Be careful not to remove your finger suddenly from the power zoom lever 1 If you do so the sound of the lever moving may be recorded e You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons 6 on the LCD frame The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to
2. REC MODE HQ VOLUME d oe MULTI SOUND e STEREO MICREF LEVEL NORMAL LCD SET NORMAL TV TYPE d USB SPEED d o DATA CODE DATE TIME f DISPLAY HH REMAINING AUTO REMOTE CTRL ON REC LAMP d ON BEEP d d oe DISP OUTPUT d LCD PANEL SETUP ROTATE o A SHUT OFF d 5min CALIBRATION TIME LANGU p 63 CLOCK SET Ad oe AREA SET d d al DST SET SUMMERTIME d d LANGUAGE d d a 1 The setting values before Easy Handycam operation are maintained 2 DCR SR60 SR80 3 DCR SR40 4 USB SELECT appears automatically when your camcorder is connected to a computer or other device with the Handycam Station and the USB cable CAMERA SET Settings to adjust your camcorderto the recording conditions EXPOSURE WHITE BAL STEADYSHOT etc The default settings are marked with gt The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 47 for details on selecting setup items PROGRAM AE You can record images effectively in various situations with the PROGRAM AE function gt AUTO Select to automatically record images effectively without the PROGRAM AE function SPOTLIGHT ayie Select to prevent people s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light PORTRAIT Soft port
3. The setup item is added to the end of list Deleting a setup item 1 Touch P P MENU SET UP DELETE If the desired setup item is not displayed touch A L 60min cy STBY Select button to delete a EXPO END SETUP SURE SPOT 1 3 FOCUS FADER SPOT y METER FOCUS 2 Touch the setup item that you want to delete 60min STWBY DELETE Delete this from H mode s P MENU YES NO 3 Touch YES X You cannot delete SETUP and P MENU SET UP Arranging the order of setup items displayed on Personal Menu 1 Touch Pye P MENU SET UP SORT If the desired setup item is not displayed touch A L 2 Touch the setup item you want to move 3 Touch 4 to move the setup item to the desired place 4 Touch OK To sort more items repeat step 2 to 4 5 Touch END gt X e You cannot move P MENU SET UP Initializing the Personal Menu settings Reset Touch P VENU gt P MENU SET UP RESET YES YES Lx swa dnjag ay usn 65 Editing images Creating the Playlist A Playlist is a list displaying your favorite movies selected f
4. MOVE TEND Press and hold PREVIEW al I 172 Move destination bar 6 Touch 0k YES When you have selected several images the scenes are moved following the order appeared in the Playlist s ew unipg 67 Playing the Playlist You can play the Playlist 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the D gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch Playlist tab A list of the scenes added in the Playlist appears 3 Touch the image from which you want to playback The screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen when the Playlist is played back from the selected scene to the end e You can save images in your Playlist on a DVD using a computer For details see page 98 Setting image protection Protection You can protect selected images not to be deleted p 45 By setting protection you can prevent your images from being deleted by mistake Protecting the desired image You can set protection to an individual image 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch EDIT PROTECT PROTECT DATE 3 Touch the desired image you want to protect The selected image is marked with O PROTECT DATE Pre
5. WIDE DISPLAY DCR SR40 You can select how a 16 9 wide aspect ratio image appears on the LCD screen gt LETTER BOX Normal setting standard type of screen SQUEZE Squeeze Expands the image vertically if black bands at the top and bottom in 16 9 wide aspect ratio are undesirable TV TYPE DCR SR60 SR80 See page 42 USB SPEED You can select data transfer speed used to transfer data to your computer gt AUTO Sends data by switching automatically between the Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 and the speed corresponding to USB1 1 full speed transfer FULL SPEED Sends data corresponding to USB1 1 full speed transfer DATA CODE You can check the information recorded automatically data code during playback gt OFF Data code is not displayed DATE TIME Displays the date and time of recorded images CAMERA DATA Displays the camera setting data of recorded images DATE TIME 60min en 00 00 00 T 1 JAN 1 20 6 1 12 34 AMe 19 1 Date 2 Time sway dnjag y Guisp 61 62 CAMERA DATA Movie comin B n 00 00 00 Still image 3 SteadyShot off 4 Exposure 5 White balance 6 Gain 7 Shutter speed 8 Aperture value 9 Exposure value e 4 appears for an image recorded using a flash optional The data code is displayed on
6. 3 Select CLOCK SET with E F then touch Ok 4 Select the desired geographical area with 4 _ then touch Ok CLOCK SET a AREA26 GMT 5 0 E New york Bogota DST COFF DATE Z008 JANM 1D 1AL 00AM v OK 5 set DST to ON with 2 if necessary then touch Ok 6 Set Y year with 4 Lv then touch OK CLOCK SET x AREA26 GMT 5 0 C 2o8Y JANM o LAL 00AM v OK e You can set any year up to the year 2079 7 Set M month D day hour and minute then touch 0k The clock starts For midnight set it to 12 00 AM For midday set it to 12 00 PM e Refer to page 118 for information concerning World time difference e The recording date and time are not displayed during recording but are automatically recorded onto the hard disk and displayed during playback DATA CODE p 61 Instead of DST SUMMERTIME is displayed for some models 25 papers umay 26 Step 7 Selecting the aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 of the recording image DCR SR60 SR80 By recording in the 16 9 wide mode you e You cannot change the aspect ratio in the can enjoy wide angle high resolution following cases images while recording movies fsck g when D EFFECT is set to OLD If you intend to view
7. The default settings are marked with The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 47 for details on selecting setup items BURST DCR SR60 SR80 You can record several still images one after another by pressing PHOTO gt OFF Select this when not recording continuously NORMAL Cj Records still images continuously at approximately 0 5 seconds intervals The numbers of the maximum recordable images are as follows 1 0M h on 8 images VGA 0 3M yda 21 images C1 0 7M Eom 8 images EXP BRKTG BRK Records 3 images consecutively with different exposures at approximately 0 5 second intervals You can compare the three images and select an image recorded at the best exposure e The flash will not function during continuous recording The maximum number of images will be recorded in the self timer mode or when you are operating with the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 e You may not be able to record continuous images up to the maximum number depending on the image size and the remaining hard disk space of the camcorder EXP BRKTG does not function if the hard disk space is only available for less than three still images e It takes longer to record continuous images to the hard disk compared to normal recording Record the next still image after the scroll bar indicator HHE and the ACCESS lamp turns off im QUALITY gt FIN
8. To cancel the current setting before your operation touch OFF in step Once you press START STOP the setting is cancelled Fading out Fading in WHITE FADER BLACK FADER OVERLAP fade in only jl ENT WIPE fade in only ui TT I i D EFFECT Digital effect You can add digital effects to your recordings D appears Touch the desired effect When you select LUMI KEY adjust the effect with C then touch 0K The image displayed when you touch 0K is saved as a still image Touch 0K D appears To cancel D EFFECT touch OFF in step LUMI KEY luminance key Replaces a brighter area in a previously recorded still image e g a person with a movie OLD MOVIE Adds an sepia colored effect to movies e The aspectratio cannot be changed to 16 9 wide when OLD MOVIE is selected PICT EFFECT Picture effect You can add special effects to a picture during recording P appears gt OFF Does not use PICT EFFECT setting SEPIA Picture appears in sepia B amp W Picture appears in black and white PASTEL Picture appears like a pale pastel drawing sway dnjag y usn 57 MOSAIC Picture appears mosaic patterned REC CTR R SR60 SR80 See page 72 USB SELECT You can copy images to a computer when con
9. 5 See E PICT APPLI on page 57 oO tx o c Ss e gt 2 2 lt 2 oO Eaz 35 36 To record in mirror mode Open the LCD screen 12 90 degrees to the camcorder then rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side A mirror image of the subject appears on the LCD screen but the image will be normal when recorded To use a tripod cccccceeee is Attach the tripod optional the length of the screw must be less than 5 5 mm to the tripod receptacle 15 using a tripod screw To attach the shoulder belt Attach the shoulder belt optional with your camcorder to the hook for the shoulder belt Playback To play back a series of still images Slide show 5 Touch m on the still image playback screen p 33 The slide show begins from the selected image Touch n to stop the slide show To restart touch n again e You can touch to set continuous slide show playback The default setting is ON continuous playback e You cannot operate playback zoom during slide show To use Playback zoom 1 6 You can magnify images from about 1 1 to 5 times the original size Magnification can be adjusted with the power zoom lever E or the zoom buttons a on the LCD frame Play back the image you wa
10. Touch END To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO gt END e If you set SPOT METER EXPOSURE is automatically set to MANUAL e The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes 51 You can fix the brightness of an image manually When recording indoors on a clear day for example you can avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the exposure to that of the wall side of the room 60min _ _STBY EXPOSURE MANUAL O AUTO MANUAL Touch MANUAL appears Adjust the exposure by touching L Touch K To return the setting to automatic exposure touch AUTO Ok e The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes WHITE BAL White balance You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment gt AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically OUTDOOR 28 The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions Outdoors Night views neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lig
11. e You cannot zoom scenes input from the other device on your camcorder No sound is heard during playback e The audio will not be output when you connect a device via the S VIDEO plug only Connect the white and red plugs of the A V connecting cable too p 42 70 You cannot dub correctly using the A V connecting cable e The A V connecting cable is not connected properly Make sure that the A V connecting cable is connected to the proper jack i e to the output jack of a device you are dubbing a image from or to the input jack of another device for dubbing a image from your camcorder p 70 72 Connecting a computer The computer does not recognize your camcorder e Install the supplied software ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder p 80 e Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 18 e Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer then connect it again firmly e Remove USB device other than the keyboard the mouse and the Handycam Station from the computer e Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer then restart the computer to connect them again correctly Check that DVD BURN or ff HDD appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder If not remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer and turn the camcorder off Then turn on and repeat the operation An error message appears when you place the supplied CD ROM on your computer e
12. Playlist tab EDIT ERASE ERASE En 3 Select the scene to be deleted from the list The selected scene is marked with y e If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch to return to the previous screen e You can select several images at once 4 Touch x YES To erase all the scenes at the same time Touch ERASE ALL in step 2 YES The original images are not changed even if you erase the images from the Playlist Changing the order within the Playlist 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch Playlist tab EDIT MOVE MOVE En Press and hold PREVIEW al 3 Select the scene to be moved MOVE Press and hold PREVIEW Ve The selected scene is marked with y e If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch 2 to return to the previous screen e You can select several images at once 4 Touch Ok 5 Select the designated position with gt
13. 11001 1000 101 0001 om ae gt n Ler PMen pE ag o gt Puen Stop gotothe VISUAL Reverse Forward INDEX screen Go to the VISUAL Previous Next INDEX screen When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch lt 1 1 gt during pause to play back The ACCESS lamp either lights or flashes when movie slowly image data is read from the hard disk drive of the One touch of 1 1 gt makes the reverse camcorder fast forward approximately five times faster two touches make it approximately 10 times faster To adjust the volume three touches make it approximately 30 times Touch P MENU VOLUME then adjust it faster four touches make it approximately 60 with times faster e If you cannot find VOLUME in P MENU touch SETUP p 47 34 Searching for desired images by 4 date Date Index Touch Previous Next Date button to select the date of the desired You can search for desired images by date image efficiently 1 60min 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to light up the PLAY EDIT lamp gt NRPN eeaeee SSS9S905 DHAHAAAAD WNN ONONO The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen lt
14. A setup item that is grayed out is not available under the current recording or playback conditions The LCD screen is manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red blue or green in color that appear constantly on the LCD screen These points are normal Black point White red blue or green point Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods of time may cause malfunctions Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors Donotaim atthe sun Doing so might cause your camcorder to malfunction Take images of the sun only in low light conditions such as at dusk On recording e Before starting to record test the recording function to make sure the image and sound are recorded without any problems e Compensation for the contents of recordings cannot be provided even if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of the camcorder TV color systems differ depending on the countries regions To view your recordings on a TV you need a NTSC system based TV e Television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the copyright laws You cannot dub copyright protected software on your camcorder Compatibility of images e You
15. Cannot record e Delete unnecessary images p 45 Movie scene number is full Cannot record e Delete unnecessary images p 45 No applicable files available e Image files have been deleted Format error Please format e The hard disk of the camcorder is set differently from the default format Performing HDD FORMAT p 58 may enable you to use your camcorder Data error e An error occurred during reading or writing the hard disk of the camcorder This may occur when you keep applying shock on the camcorder Access error e An error occurred during reading or writing the hard disk of the camcorder This may occur when you keep applying shock on the camcorder Management file damaged Create new file The image management file is damaged When you touch YES a new image management file is created When a new management file is created the old recorded images on the hard disk of the camcorder cannot be played back Image files are not damaged In this case copy the image files to computer by following the steps on page 87 Buffer overflow e You cannot record because the drop sensor senses a drop of the camcorder repeatedly If you may be at risk of dropping the camcorder constantly set the drop sensor to OFF and you may be able to record the image again Recovering data A Avoid any vibration e Your camcorder tries to recover data automatically if the d
16. SR80 Change the setting according to the screen aspect ratio of the TV you will view images on Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp Touch PEN SETUP gt STANDARD SET TV TYPE 16 9 or 4 3 gt OK When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID 1 ID 2 system or via an S VIDEO jack set TV TYPE to 16 9 WIDE The TV switched to full mode automatically Refer also to the manual supplied with your TV When you set TV TYPE to 4 3 the image quality may deteriorate Also when the recorded image s aspect ratio switches between 16 9 wide and 4 3 the image may jitter e On some 4 3 TVs the still images recorded in 4 3 aspect ratio may not be displayed full screen This is not a malfunction e When you play back an image recorded in 16 9 wide aspect ratio on a 4 3 TV not compatible with the 16 9 wide signal set TV TYPE to 4 3 When your TV is monaural When your TV has only one audio input jack Connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and connect the white left channel or the red right channel plug to the audio input jack of your TV or VCR oO tx o a Ss e gt 2 2 lt 2 oO x 43 44 Saving images Recorded images are stored on the internal hard disk of the camcorder Due to some limitations on the internal hard disk mak
17. STEADYSHOT 55 105 Still image IMAGE SIZE 56 QUALITY Recording Still image files STILL SET Sub sound SUNSET amp MOON 0 51 SUPER NSPLUS Super NightShot plus PEE E eases TE E 54 108 Supplied items iosia 16 System requirements 78 S VIDEO cable 42 70 72 S VIDEO jack 42 70 72 T TASE Ar ay kenna 86 Telephon 35 Thumbnail 0 62 124 TIME LANGU Language Touch panel Transmitter TPO saioren aaa 36 TVer ase A a hacans 42 TV color system 117 VOT PES cpitsaneorthaiontnas 42 U USBI n ea 61 USB Oita recedes 61 124 USB cable uiva 16 74 84 86 88 89 98 USB jatkuen 74 76 USB SELECT 58 88 90 98 USB SPEED chcsucscstiteeade 61 Using abroad eee 117 V Video operation buttons VISUAL INDEX 30 33 125 VONME S enna 31 33 V OUT PANEL eee 63 Wall outlet 17 18 Warning indicators 113 Warning messages 113 WHITE BAL White balance 52 108 WHITE FADER eee 57 Wide angle WIDE DISPLAY WIDE SELECT Windows 2000 eeeeeeeeeee Windows XP ieee WIPE ereenn 57 Wireless Remote Commander OUSE See Remote Commander World time difference 118 Z ZOOM see leeds 35 Zoom lever 35 ZOOM LINK eee 62 xapuy Auessojy a 129 130 131 Additional information on this product and answers t
18. appears then appears on the LCD screen EASY STBY Easy Handycam Q operation ON 3 Press START STOP B or C STBY 60min REC 00 01 00 P 5 S 2 START STOP STBY REC To stop recording press START STOP again REC MODE is set to HQ default settings p 60 The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours To record the next movies Perform step 3 Still images fe 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the Still lamp 2 Press EASY Easy Handycam operation ON appears then appears on the LCD screen EASY Easy Handycam operation ake ON 3 Press PHOTO D lightly to adjust the focus then press it fully Ebri Ca Ess of Flashing Lights up A shutter sound is heard When Illlllll disappears the image has been recorded QUALITY is set to FINE default settings p 56 To record the next still images Perform step 3 To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again disappears on the LCD screen sta Playback with ease Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing the green button only when the POWER switch is in the OFF CHG o position To play back images ACCESS lamp The ACCESS lamp either lights or flashes when image data is read from the hard disk drive of the ca
19. e You cannot record movies and still images at the same time The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours e When a movie data file exceeds 2 GB the next file is created automatically For image quality of movies see REC MODE p 60 of still images see B IMAGE SIZE p 56 Playback 1 Slide the POWER switch repeatedly to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen Recording Teoma TE date The last recorded played Previous A back movie is marked with 6 images IPI Also when you touch Next 6 ee IPI you can play back the images movie from the point you have stopped previously P MENU ICH Movie tab gy Still tab Playlist tab p 68 e Moving the zoom lever changes the VISUAL INDEX screen indication from 6 to 12 and more images can be displayed at the same time Touch DISPLAY in STANDARD SET to set the number of thumbnails that appear in the VISUAL INDEX screen p 62 e If you press and hold PJ E3 you can scroll the thumbnail index quickly oO tx a Ss e gt 2 2 lt i oO Eaz 33 2 Start playback sil Images a Touch Movie tab andthe movie Touch gy Still tab and the stillimage to be played back to be played back Beginning of the Toggles Play scene previous orPauseasyou Next Slide show button p 36 scene touch scene ke
20. p 124 Jayndwios e yum Guluopag 97 98 Saving images in the Playlist to a DVD You can save images in a Playlist on the camcorder to a DVD e For creating a Playlist refer to page 66 1 Confirm that the Handycam Station is not connected to a computer 2 Turn on the computer e Close all applications running on the computer 3 Place the recordable DVD on the disc drive e It is recommended that you use a new recordable DVD e If any software starts on the computer automatically close it 4 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor 5 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then slide the POWER switch to turn on e You can perform this operation when whichever position of the H Movie a Still Pe PLAY EDIT is lit 6 connect the Y USB jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable USB SELECT appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder e For connecting with the USB cable see page 84 T Touch HDD on the LCD screen of the camcorder ImageMixer Menu appears on the screen of the computer 8 Click Playlist DVD creation on the screen of the computer Project Settings screen appears e You do not need to change the setting unless necessary e During the operation do not apply vibration on the camcorder The operation may be terminated 9 click 0K Project Settings Project Settnes
21. 28 03 30 St John s 13 08 00 HongKong Singapore 29 03 00 Brasilia Montevideo 14 09 00 Seoul Tokyo 30 02 00 Fernando de Noronha 15 09 30 Adelaide Darwin 31 01 00 Azores 16 10 00 Melbourne Sydney 118 Files on the camcorder hard disk folder structure The file folder structure is shown below You do not usually need to acknowledge the file folder structure when recording playing back images on the camcorder To enjoy still images or movies by connecting to a computer see page 77 then use the supplied application MODELCFG IND l 1 Image management files When you delete the files you cannot record playback the images correctly The files are defaulted as hidden files and not usually displayed 2 Movie files MPEG2 files The extension of the files is MPG The maximum size is 2GB Whenthe capacity of a file exceeds 2GB the file becomes divided The file numbers go up automatically When the file numbers exceeds 9 999 another folder is created to store new movie files The folder name goes up LOOPNV01 101PNV01 N 3 Still image files JPEG files The extension of the files is JPG The file numbers go up automatically When the capacity of a file number exceeds 9 999 another folder is created to store new image files The folder name goes higher as shown here 100MSDCF 101MSDCF es e When you set USB SELECT to f HDD
22. Charge the battery pack p 17 The CHG charge lamp does not light while the battery pack is being charged Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG p 17 e Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 17 e Connect the power cord to the wall outlet properly e The battery charge is completed p 17 e Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 18 The CHG charge lamp flashes while the battery pack is being charged e Attach the battery pack to the camcorder correctly p 17 If the problem persists remove the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet and contact your Sony dealer The battery pack may be damaged The power turns off frequently although the remaining battery indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate e A problem has occurred in the remaining battery time indicator or the battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again to correct the indication p 17 The remaining battery time indicator does not indicate the correct time e The temperature of the environment is too high or too low This is not a malfunction e The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one p 17 e The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use When you open or close the LCD screen it takes about one minute to display the correct remaining battery
23. Fragmentation has occurred Perform HDD FORMAT p 58 There is a time difference between the point where you press START STOP and the point that the recorded movie starts stops e On your camcorder there may be a slight time difference between the point where you press START STOP and the actual point that recording movie starts stops This is not a malfunction Adjusting the image during recording Refer also to Setup items p 107 The auto focus does not function Set FOCUS to AUTO p 53 e The recording conditions are not suitable for auto focus Adjust the focus manually p 53 STEADYSHOT does not function Set STEADYSHOT to ON p 55 e STEADYSHOT may not work for an excessive camera shake even if STEADYSHOT is set to ON The back light function does not function e The back light function is cancelled when you set EXPOSURE to MANUAL p 52 or select SPOT METER instead p 51 The back light function does not work during Easy Handycam operation Cancel Easy Handycam operation p 29 A vertical band appears when recording candlelight or electric light in the dark e This occurs when the contrast between the subject and the background is too high This is not a malfunction A vertical band appears when recording a bright subject This phenomenon is called the smear effect This is not a malfunction Burjooysajqnosy E 105 106 Tiny spots in white r
24. Macintosh apply the compliant software introduced on the following website The system requirements for Macintosh are also shown on the website Pixela home page http www pixela co jp oem sony e Compliant Software Capty MPEG Edit EX Video editing software Capty DVD VCD 2 DVD authoring software Copying image files from the camcorder to a Macintosh Turn on your Macintosh Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then slide the POWER switch to turn on Connect the Y USB jack of the Handycam Station to your Macintosh using the supplied USB cable USB SELECT appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder Touch HDD on the USB SELECT screen Now you can access to the hard disk drive of the camcorder from your Macintosh If a screen asking whether to format the hard disk drive appears select NO Operate your Macintosh to copy image files from the camcorder You can edit the copied images and burn them on a DVD using the compliant software e For the folder structure of your camcorder see page 119 When you copy image files to a Macintosh do not delete the files on the camcorder directly from the Macintosh Use a special caution for preventing damages and malfunctions of the camcorder e When connecting your camcorder with the USB cable or other cable make sure you insert the con
25. Project Folder LAVEN Dor eri Nra NROS Browne Encode Settings Video Fomai NTSC OPAL Picture Quality Setting Ficture Quality High quality OStandard quality ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring starts up and it allows you to select images in the Playlist created on the camcorder e By using ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring you can create the index menu or select images to be saved on a DVD For details see the help in the software 1 O ciick Write tab Write on the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring screen Write settings screen appears 11 click oki DVD creation starts up e When you insert a burned DVD RW DVD RW in the disc drive in step 3 a message appears asking if you want to delete images saved on a DVD 1 2 Once the completion dialog for DVD creation appears click No IMxDVD3 Create another disc with same contents To create another DVD click Yes e See page 86 to remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and your computer Jayndwios e yum GulMopag 99 100 Deleting image data from a computer Due to limitation of the hard disk space of the computer it is recommended that you delete the image data on the hard disk once you save it to a DVD or other media e Before you delete images from your computer check that the images saved on the DVD or other media can be played back properly e You cannot edit images on the created DVD with the supplied
26. SETUP to display the available setup items For details on setup See page 48 STBY e Nearly all setup items are automatically fixed P MENU is not displayed during Easy Handycam operation e To perform settings such as focusing manually and adding special effects cancel Easy Handycam operation Invalid buttons during Easy Handycam operation You cannot use following buttons or functions since they are automatically set If you set an invalid operation Invalid during Easy Handycam operation may appears BACK LIGHT p 35 e Press and hold DISP BATT INFO p 23 e Zoom lever buttons during playback Now try recording gt page 28 Complete the preparations described in steps 1 to 7 p 16 to 26 before operation gt Recording with ease gt Slide the POWER switch in the POWER direction of the arrow while z3 pressing the green button only when a o the POWER switch is in the OFF A ae L ON RSS CHG position J S a A fi C To record movies Oca T record still images ACCESS lamp Eke os The ACCESS lamp either lights or ACCESS flashes when image data is written to the hard disk drive of the camcorder XN P Movies m 1 Slide the POWER switch A in the direction of the arrow to light up the EEE Movie lamp 2 Press EASY Easy Handycam operation ON
27. SR40 You can record an image in the screen aspect ratio matching a TV screen gt 4 3 When recording an image matching on a standard 4 3 TV screen 16 9 WIDE When recording an image matching on a wide 16 9 TV screen Image recorded in 16 9 WIDE When playing back an image on the LCD screen When playing back an image on a wide 16 9 TV screen g I gt When playing back an image on a standard 4 3 TV screen 2 lig you set your TV to the full screen mode you can view the image matching the wide 16 9 TV screen 216 you play back an image on a standard 4 3 TV screen the image is vertically displayed When the TV is set to the wide mode the image is displayed just like the image displayed on the LCD screen e You cannot switch the screen aspect ratio in the following cases while recording movies when D EFFECT is set to OLD MOVIE p 57 e When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID 1 ID 2 system or via an S VIDEO jack and play back the disc the TV switches to full mode automatically Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV STEADYSHOT You can record images using STEADYSHOT the default setting is ON Set STEADYSHOT to OFF 4 when using a tripod or the conversion lens optional swa dnjag ay usn 55 56 STILL SET Settings for still images BURST QUALITY IMAGE SIZE etc
28. STANDARD SET CALIBRATION CALIBRATION Touch the x CANCEL Touch the x displayed on the screen with a thin object such as a corner of MemoryStick Duo The position of the x changes Touch CANCEL to cancel If you did not press the right spot try the calibration again Do not use a sharp pointed tool to calibrate the LCD screen Doing so may damage the surface of the screen e You cannot calibrate the LCD screen if you have rotated it or if you have set it with the LCD screen side facing out On handling the casing e If the casing is soiled clean the camcorder body witha soft cloth lightly moistened with water and then wipe the casing with a dry soft cloth e Avoid the following to prevent damage to the finish Using chemicals such as thinner benzine alcohol chemical cloths repellent and insecticide and sunscreen Handling with above substances on your hands Leaving the casing in contact with rubber or vinyl objects for a long period of time Care and storage of the camera lens e Wipe the surface of the lens clean with a soft cloth in the following instances when there are fingerprints on the lens surface in hot or humid locations when the lens is exposed to salty air such as at the seaside e Store the lens ina well ventilated location subject to little dirt or dust e To prevent mold periodically clean the lens as
29. Set the computer display as follows 1024 x 768 dots or more High Color 16 bits 65 000 colors or more You cannot use the supplied software on a Macintosh computer e The supplied software ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder is not compatible with Macintosh 110 Cannot start Easy Handycam or Cannot cancel Easy Handycam appears on the screen of your camcorder e You cannot start or cancel the Easy Handycam operation during USB connection Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station first p 86 then touch END on the LCD screen of the camcorder You cannot view images recorded on your camcorder through your computer e Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer then connect it again firmly e Remove the USB device other than the keyboard mouse and Handycam Station from the computer Touch HDD when USB SELECT appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder You cannot copy image data from your camcorder to a computer e Set USB SPEED to FULL SPEED in setup item p 61 The image or sound on your camcorder cannot be played back correctly e When you connect your camcorder to a computer not compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 it may not be able to be played back correctly However it does not affect the images or sounds copied to your computer e When you set USB SPEED to FULL SPEED p 61 it may not be able to be played back correctly However it does not af
30. Use Power Sources This set should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of electrical power supplied to your home consult your dealer or local power company For those sets designed to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions Polarization This set may be equipped with a polarized ac power cord plug a plug having one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to have a suitable outlet installed Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug by forcing it in Overloading Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or convenience receptacles beyond their capacity since this can result in fire or electric shock Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into the set through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the set Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the manufacturer as they may cause hazards Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet before cleaning or polishing it Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a cloth light
31. angle differs depending on the POWER switch setting position e The recording angle for the still image is wider than the one for the movie The shutter sound is not heard when you record a still image e Set BEEP to ON p 63 The external flash optional does not work DCR SR60 SR80 e You cannot record with the flash with During recording movies SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S D EFFECT mj BURST e The flash does not light up in the following cases even when you set AUTO or REDEYE REDUC in FLASH SET NightShot plus SPOTLIGHT SUNSET amp MOON or LANDSCAPE in PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE SPOT METER e The power of the external flash optional is not turned on or the flash is not attached correctly 104 The actual recording time for movie is less than the expected approximate recording time e When you record an object that moves fast the time available for recording may shorten p 19 60 The recording stops e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Turn off the camcorder and take it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder e The maximum continuous recordable time is approximately 13 hours e If you keep applying vibration on the camcorder recording may stop e
32. battery power A SHUT OFF p 63 Step 4 Adjusting the LCD screen The LCD screen Open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder thenrotate itto the bestangle to record or play 180 DISP BATT INFO degrees 90 degrees to the camcorder 90 degrees max Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally when you open or adjust the LCD screen If you open the LCD screen 90 degrees to the camcorder rotate it 180 degrees to the lens side then you can close it with the LCD screen side facing out This is convenient during playback operations To turn off the LCD backlight to make the battery last longer DCR SR60 SR80 Press and hold DISP BATT INFO for a few seconds until Cgf appears This setting is practical when you use your camcorder in bright conditions or when you want to save battery power The recorded image will not be affected by this setting To cancel press and hold DISP BATT INFO until 3C 3 disappears See LCD SET LCD BRIGHT p 61 to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen papers umay 23 24 Step 5 Using the touch panel You can play back recorded images p 30 i i 33 or change the settings p 47 using the Changing the language setting touch panel i You can change the on screen displays to Touch the buttons displayed on the screen show messages in a specified language Select the screen language in LANGUAGE on the O TIME
33. belt Playback To play back a series of still images Slide show To use Playback zoom Recording playback To check the remaining battery To check available free hard disk space To turn off the operation confirmation beep To initialize the settings Reset Other part names and functions Checking Deleting the last scene Review Review deleting 38 Indicators displayed during recording playback ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 39 Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 Playing the image On a TV cece eset nee eteneeeeeeeteeateniaeneee SAVIMOMMAQSS ete sss se cxctecesus teeth dasa sce cteevsdes saceshatasceacecuctacietescassenstscaceasnde Deleting tMages nies keira eit at EESE a th AES Using the Setup items USING the SOUP NMS wsssisscccvadesereonceveedscetesesouse susp seuteasegeneeaterues vaerevetaseens 47 Setup GMS nipi ccs hee fed a cheseepdecepelaieidales sides aaaea noia pa iEneas Aa aani 5 CAMERA SET Settings to adjust your camcorder to the recording conditions EXPOSURE WHITE BAL STEADYSHOT etc w STIH SET aa aea areae SRE EE EE EEEE AEE 56 Settings for still images BURST QUALITY IMAGE SIZE etc ER PICTAPPU cites scien ahd inaen adden 57 Special effects on images or additional functions on recording playback PICT EFFECT D EFFECT etc HDD SET cccscscsscsscssessessessessssesscssessassssesscseesssseseeseaseaesessecseaneseseeseans 58 Settings for the hard disk HDD FO
34. der to the end 3 a ea IE Aaa DC IN jack on the camcorder CHG lamp POWER switch DC IN jack Open the gt AN A jack cover pack Power cord The CHG charge lamp lights up and charging starts The CHG charge lamp turns off when the battery pack is fully charged When setting the camcorder onto the To the wall outlet Handycam Station close the DC IN jack cover AC Adaptor To remove the battery pack Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG Slide the BATT battery release lever and remove the battery pack BATT battery release lever e When you remove the battery pack make sure that none of the respective lamps of the POWER switch p 21 is on To remove your camcorder from the Handycam Station Turn off the power then remove the camcorder from the Handycam Station holding both When storing the battery pack Use up the battery pack completely if you do not intend to use it for a long time p 120 To use an outside power source Make the same connections as you do when charging the battery pack The battery pack will not lose its charge in this case Charging time full charge Approximate time min required when you fully charge a completely exhausted battery pack Battery pack Charging time NP FP50 supplied 125 NP FP60 135 NP FP70 155 NP FP71 170 NP FP90 220 Recording time Approximate time min available when you use a fully cha
35. described above It is recommended that you operate your camcorder about once a month to keep it in optimum state for a long time To charge the pre installed rechargeable battery Your camcorder has a pre installed rechargeable battery to retain the date time and other settings even when the POWER switch is setto OFF CHG The pre installed rechargeable battery is always charged while you are using your camcorder but it will get discharged gradually if you do not use your camcorder The rechargeable battery will be fully discharged in about 3 months if you do not use your camcorder at all However even if the pre installed rechargeable battery is not charged the camcorder operation will not be affected as long as you are not recording the date E Procedures Connect your camcorder to a wall outlet using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcorder and leave your camcorder with the POWER switch turned off for more than 24 hours To change the battery of the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 While pressing on the tab inset your fingernail into the slit to pull out the battery case Place a new battery with the side facing up Insert the battery case back into the Remote Commander until it clicks Q Tab eS sz WARNING Battery may explode if mistreated Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire A button type lithium battery CR2025 is used in the Remote Commander Do not use batteries other th
36. destination folder appear on the desktop of your computer ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder Camcorder 2 Image Mixer destination folder 1 4Remove the CD ROM from the disc drive of your computer 82 Creating a DVD with One Touch You can save images with ease by pressing the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station One Touch DVD Burn function without any complex operations of your computer e Images that have not been saved to a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn can automatically be saved e The history of each saved image is recorded according to the user account If you use a different user account the image that has already been saved to a DVD is recorded on the DVD again e You can play back the created DVD on a DVD player or other devices e Still images are recorded first on a DVD When you save images on several DVDs the still images are recorded on the first DVD StillimagesonaDVD created by One Touch DVD Burn function cannot be played back on a DVD player Play them back on a computer e Movies are organized by date under the same title inacreated DVD Depending on the device used the ending of each title pauses for a few seconds What kinds of DVD can you use The kinds of DVD that you can use for the supplied software are as follows Available DVDs differ depending on the computer you use For details on the DVDs compatible with your computer refer to the supplied operational manual Some DV
37. function Refer to your printer s instruction manual for details Still images that have a file size of 2 MB or more or are larger than 2304 x 1728 pixels cannot be printed PictBridge is an industry standard established by the Camera amp Imaging Products Association CIPA You can print still images without using a computer by connecting a printer directly to a digital video camera or digital still camera regardless of model or manufacturer To remove the USB cable Touch END Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the printer Bunuid urgana 75 76 Jacks to connect external devices 5 4 3 Open the shoe cover 4 5 Open the jack cover DN TS e gt fe N e Shoe cover DCR SR60 SR80 Active Interface Shoe gg ft cesnoe DCR SR60 SR80 The Active Interface Shoe supplies power to optional accessories such as a video light a flash or a microphone The accessory can be turned on or off as you operate the POWER switch on your camcorder Refer also to the instruction manual supplied with your accessory for details The Active Interface 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 pre
38. image quality of a movie you can record images for longer hours m o Ss ce z z o x 2 5 a o 5 x D x 2 gt a lt o 2 3 13 You can find a scene quickly by using the VISUAL INDEX screen p 30 33 The VISUAL INDEX screen allows you to check recorded images at a glance All you have to do is to touch the scene you want to view Also you can search for a desired scene by date using Date Index Viewing on a TV or saving to VCR DVD devices p 42 70 You can connect your Handycam directly toa TV to play back recorded images Also you can save them to VCR DVD devices 14 Connecting Hard Disk Drive Handycam to a computer The supplied software ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder is required One Touch DVD Burn p 83 You can save a recorded image on a DVD with a simple touch Images that have not been saved to a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn can automatically be saved e The quality of a recorded image remains even when it is saved on a DVD Edit images and create a DVD with selected images p 94 96 You can copy images to your computer You can also edit images and create a DVD with selected images The quality of a recorded image remains even when it is copied from a computer or when it is edited or saved on a DVD Using your Hard Disk Drive Handycam Images are recorded on the internal hard disk When the hard d
39. images copied to your computer 1 Double click Fi ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder on the desktop ImageMixer Menu appears e You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by clicking start All Programs gt PIXELA ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder 2 Click Viewing and Editing Browser starts up 3 Click the Computer tab 4 Click the folder containing the desired image e When you right click the thumbnail you can view the information of the movie or still image 5 Double click the desired image The preview screen appears You can play stop and pause using the buttons at the top of the screen Depending on the computer you use the played back image or sound may stop temporarily Still image You can print and expand images using the buttons at the top of the screen e For data compatible with Exif click Exif to display the recording conditions such as shutter speed exposure aperture etc Printing still images Click Print in step 5 Jayndwios e yum GulMopag 93 94 Editing images You can delete unnecessary scenes from a movie copied to your computer 1 Turn on the computer 2 Double click i ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder on the desktop ImageMixer Menu appears e You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by clicking start All Programs gt PIXELA Ima
40. it tightly Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature after about one hour If moisture condensation has occurred Leave the camcorder tuned off for about an hour until moisture condensation disappears uonewoju jeuonippy E 121 122 On the LCD screen e Do not exert excessive pressure on the LCD screen Blurs appear and it may cause a malfunction of your camcorder e If your camcorder is used in a cold place a residual image may appear on the LCD screen This is not a malfunction e While you are using your camcorder the back of the LCD screen may heat up This is not a malfunction E To clean the LCD screen If fingerprints or dust make the LCD screen dirty use the cleaning cloth optional to clean the LCD screen When you use the LCD Cleaning Kit optional do not apply the cleaning liquid directly to the LCD screen Use cleaning paper moistened with the liquid E On adjustment of the LCD screen CALIBRATION The buttons on the touch panel may not work correctly If this happens follow the procedure below It is recommended you connect your camcorder or the Handycam Station to the wall outlet with the supplied AC Adaptor during the operation Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp Remove cables other than that of the AC Adaptor from your camcorder or the Handycam Station Touch P MENU SETUP gt S
41. item Customize the item Touch OK after finishing the setting If you decide not to change the settings touch 2 to return to the previous screen Cancel the Easy Handycam operation p 29 to change the setup items for the standard operation Setup items Available setup items vary depending on the operating mode The following settings are made automatically during Easy Handycam operation p 27 Position of lamp PEDER Easy Handycam CAMERA SET p 51 PROGRAM AE g g AUTO SPOT METER e AUTO EXPOSURE e AUTO WHITE BAL e AUTO AUTO SHUTTER ON SPOT FOCUS AUTO FOCUS e AUTO FLASH SET e 4 OFF SUPER NSPLUS OFF NS LIGHT OFF COLOR SLOW S OFF HCH SELF TIMER OFF m SELF TIMER e OFF DIGITAL ZOOM g OFF WIDE SELECT 4 3 STEADYSHOT ON STILL SET p 56 mm BURST e OFF lm QUALITY e FINE IMAGE SIZE e e fs PICT APPLI p 57 FADER OFF D EFFECT OFF PICT EFFECT OFF REC CTRL e USB SELECT 4 DEMO MODE ON HDD SET p 58 HDD FORMAT g J e HDD INFO e DROP SENSOR e ON EMPTY HDD o swa dnjag ay usn 50 Position of lamp Easy Handycam 3STANDARD SET p 60
42. of still images JPEG format recorded with a camcorder is convered and resaved as a movie MPEG format to be played back on another DVD device or computer Create a Photomovie to view still images on a DVD device that does not support JPEG playback Still images converted to a Photomovie are played back continuously like a slide show Resolution is slightly reduced E PictBridge PictBridge is a standard created for direct printing from digital cameras to printers By connecting a PictBridge compatible printer you can print out still images without using a computer p 74 E Playlist A list of your favorite selected original movies It enables simple editing of original recorded data such as changing playback order E Protection The setting for preventing you from deleting image data E Recording mode By setting the recording mode before recording you can select the image quality There are 3 modes HQ high quality SP standard play and LP long play The higher the recording quality the shorter the recording time E Thumbnail Reduced size images which enable you to view many images at the same time The VISUAL INDEX screen uses a thumbnail display system E USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is a standard for connecting with various devices When your computer is compatible with USB 2 0 you can transfer data in high speed between computers E VBR VBR stands for Variable Bit Rate the recording format for automatical
43. or SUPER NSPLUS e You cannot use COLOR SLOW S together with FADER D EFFECT PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE SPOT METER You cannot use HH SELF TIMER You cannot use HH SELF TIMER together with FADER You cannot use FADER e You cannot use FADER together with SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S D EFFECT You cannot use D EFFECT e You cannot use D EFFECT together with SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S FADER e You cannot use OLD MOVIE together with PROGRAM AE PICT EFFECT You cannot use PICT EFFECT e You cannot use PICT EFFECT together with OLD MOVIE You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL e You cannot adjust LCD BL LEVEL when power is supplied from the AC Adaptor Editing for movies and still images Scenes cannot be added in the Playlist The added scenes exceed 99 Delete unnecessary scenes p 45 66 A scene cannot be deleted e Protected images cannot be deleted Cancel the image protection p 69 Burjooysajqnoay E 109 Dubbing Connecting to other devices Images from connected devices are not displayed on the LCD screen DCR SR60 SR80 e Touch P MENU REC CTRL p 73 The aspect ratio of the playback is not correct when connecting your camcorder to the TV e Set TV TYPE depending on your TV DCR SR60 SR80 p 42 Images from connected devices cannot be zoomed DCR SR60 SR80
44. software If you want to edit images after you save them on the DVD it is recommended that you do not delete the images from the computer e The steps below show the procedures if you do not change the destination folders for your image data When you have changed a destination folder delete the images from the last destination folder e Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of the camcorder with your computer 1 When using Windows XP click start My Pictures The contents of My Pictures are displayed For Windows 2000 double click My Document My Pictures on the desktop of your computer 2 Double click ImageMixer3 folder 3 Double click the folder containing the unnecessary image data e On the folder names see page 87 4 Drag and drop the unnecessary files to Trash e When you delete the folder containing unnecessary files drag and drop the folder in step 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you run into any problems using your camcorder refer to the following table to troubleshoot then If your problem persists remove the power source and contact your Sony dealer Note before sending your camcorder for repair e Your camcorder may be requireed to initialize or change the current hard disk of the camcorder depending on the problem In the event of this the data stored on the hard disk will be deleted Be sure to save backup the data on the hard disk p 44 on
45. software then click Next Setup Type E9 Select the setup type that best sults your needs cA a Salet elther sonording to the video system of your IWD Widen DNISTElled Opatue ao ee 11 click instali on the Ready to Install the Program screen Glib Instali to bezin the instal lation Iv you pant to revlev or change anw of your Instal ation sett Ines ote Back Dilek Ganoel to exit the wizard The installation for ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder starts 1 2it the installing Microsoft R DirectX R screen is displayed follow the steps below to install DirectX 9 0c If not skip to step 13 Read License Agreement then click Next Installing Microsoft Direc tX R Welcome to setup for DirectX MOROSORT Diesen SUPPLEMENTAL END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR IROSDFT SOFTWARE Suppbmenta EULA rect Puntine Coriponenis Jayndwios e yum Hurwopad 81 Click Finish en Restart Computer 1 Sake sure Yes want to restart my computer now is checked then click Finish OVE Taek 1s aE a we a OMe 1 wili restart ny conputer later Renove any di their drives ord then click Finich te complete cette The computer turns off once then starts up again automatically Restart When you complete the installation the short cut icons for EL ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder and ImageMixer
46. y Meter Focus Touch the desired setup item If the desired setup item is not displayed on the screen touch A L until it is displayed Select the desired setting then touch Ok E To change the setup items You can customize setup items that are not added to Personal Menu momin m STBY 60min _sTeY 0min m sey Foce COLOR SLOW S OFF COLOR SLOW S ON SUPEK NS PLUS NS LIGHT COLOR SLOW S SELE as Diza Zoom CAMERA SET OFF ON OFF a ee EXPOSURE OK swa dnjag ay usn 47 48 Touch PMENU SETUP Select the desired setup item Touch a L to select the item then touch OK The process in step is the same as that in step Select the desired item e You can also touch the item directly to select it Customize the item After finishing the settings touch OK LX close to hide the setup screen If you decide not to change the setting touch to return to the previous screen E To change the setup items during Easy Handycam operation P MENU does not appear during Easy Handycam operation p 27 STBY Touch SETUP Available setup items appear Select the desired
47. 119 e You can change the destination folders to copy your images p 89 91 e On the file folder order in the hard disk of the camcorder see page 119 Folder names created by Easy PC Back up Each time you copy images a new folder is created Each folder name becomes YY_MM_DD copy date Number of copies sub numbers e Example If you copied images on March 1 2006 First Copy 06 03 01 01 Second Copy 06_03_01_02 Third Copy 06_03_01_03 Folder names created by copying selected images Each day you copy images a new folder is created Each folder name becomes YY_MM_DD Copy date 00 When you copy images a few times on the same day new files are added on the folder created on that day e Example If you copied images on March 1 2006 06_03_01_00 e Ifa file name in a folder created on the same day and if a new file happens to have the same name sub numbers are added on the new file Copying images that have not been saved Easy PC Back up Images that have not been copied to a computer can automatically be copied to your computer Jayndwios e yum Guluopag 1 Confirm that the Handycam Station is not connected to a computer 2 Turn on the computer e Close all applications running on the computer 87 3 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor 4 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then s
48. 77 Yellow White Red IN 5 SVIDEO VIDEO AUDIO A Signal flow _ 1 A V connecting cable supplied The Handycam Station and your camcorder are both equipped with A V jacks p 76 Connect the A V connecting cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder according to your setup 2 AN connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio e You can display the counter on the TV screen by setting DISP OUTPUT to V OUT PANEL p 63 Do not connect A V connecting cables to both your camcorder and the Handycam Station at the same time The image might get disturbed hohe When your TV is connected to a VCR Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on the VCR Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 etc if the VCR has an input selector To set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV 16 9 4 3 DCR SR60
49. 78 Holding the camcorder LCD PANELE eiiru 63 LCD screen LCD SET Lens cover LETTER BOX eee 61 LOW oaeoi 60 LP Long Play eee 60 LUMI KEY luminance key eee 57 M Image management files IMAGE SIZE 56 ImageMixer Menu 88 90 92 94 96 98 ImageMixer MPEG Cutter 94 ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring 97 98 INDOOR 52 InfoLITHIUM battery pack E E A E TT 120 Initialize Reset cee 37 Togt a 78 Tnistalll anna 80 Insulation sheet eee Al J Ki ARRIE E ETER ER ES 76 JPEG petn 119 124 L LANDSCAPE eee 51 LANGUAGE eee 63 LCD backlight LCD BL LEVEL LCD BRIGHT LCD COLOR 61 MICREF LEVEL 60 Mirror mode Moisture condensation 121 MOSAIC has ceanrenseniacaels 58 Movie REC MODE Recording mode 60 Recording Movie files MPEG2 MULTI SOUND My Computer oo cee 80 My Pictures eee 100 N NightShot plus eee 35 NIGHT SHOT PLUS switch dain e E E AERAR 35 NORMAL eee 56 NS LIGHT NightShot Light 0 0 54 TSG cosas rdas oes nesdzena edie 117 Number of recordable still IMAGES AE A 39 0 OLD MOVIE 57 78 lt 52 OUTDOOR OVERLAP Arrange the order 65 Delete Reset PictBridge PictBridge PRINT PICT APPLI Picture Application 57 PICT EFFECT Picture effect 57 109 Pixela User Support Center Playback Pla
50. D types may not be able to be played back depending on the device you have Refer to the specifications of your playback equipment for additional compatibility information DVD compatible with the supplied software DVD types Characteristics e Unrewritable e Fairly inexpensive Mainly used for saving data e Compatible with most DVD players DVD R e Unrewritable DVD R e Using the dual layer DVD R system containing more recordable capacity DVD R DL e Unrewritable e Rewritable and reusable DVD RW DVD RW e Only the 12cm DVD can be used The 8cm DVD cannot be used e When creating a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn function there is no operational difference among DVD types except that DVD RW DVD RW are both reusable e Rewritable and reusable e When you create a DVD by editing images copied to your computer some of the operations may differ depending on the DVD type e When saving data on a DVD RW the data is recorded in VIDEO format You cannot add more data on the DVD RW e Use a DVD produced by a reliable manufacturer You may not save images correctly when using a low quality DVD Saving images on a DVD with One Touch One Touch DVD Burn Among the image data recorded on the hard disk of the camcorder save the images that have not been stored on a DVD using this operation e In this operation the image data recorded on the camcorder can be saved on DVD only once To s
51. D device onto the hard disk of camcorder Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 17 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected On your camcorder you cannot view images copied from a computer m 2 I Yellow White 4 Red OUT YOY S VIDEO VIDEO ro AUDIO X Video Signal flow AN connecting cable supplied The Handycam Station and your camcorder are both equipped with A V jacks p 76 Connect the A V connecting cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder according to your setup AN connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio VCRs DVD devices or TVs e You cannot record images from a TV with no output jacks e You cannot record TV programs which allow you to record once or have copy control technology e When you are connecting
52. DEX p 30 33 Displays a VISUAL INDEX screen when you press this while playing back 13 lt gt A V ENTER When you press any button the orange frame appears on the LCD screen Select a desired button or an item with lt gt A Y then press ENTER to enter eA The on screen image when you press this i lt a button will be recorded as a still image 3 SCAN SLOW p 31 33 4 kea PI Previous Next p 31 33 5 PLAY p 31 33 1 6 STOP p 31 33 2 7 DISPLAY p 24 3 8 Transmitter 5 4 9 START STOP p 28 32 8 5 10 Power zoom p 35 36 5 6 TI PAUSE p 31 33 2 S o E Point the Remote Commander towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder p 37 e When no commands have been sent from the Remote Commander in a certain period the orange frame disappears When you press any of lt gt A Y or ENTER again the frame appears at the position where it was displayed last To change the battery see page 123 41 42 Playing the image on a TV Connect your camcorder to the input jack of TV or VCR using A V connecting cable 1 or A V connecting cable with S VIDEO 2 Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 17 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected e To view the recorded images on a computer see page
53. E FINE Records still images at the fine image quality level STANDARD STD Records still images at the standard image quality level The size of still images Approx kB cI VGA 10M 07M 0 3M Lom Com vda FINE ae 500 380 150 STANDARD a 210 160 60 W IMAGE SIZE D gt 1 0M Lom Records still images clearly VGA 0 3M ga Allows for the maximum number of images to be recorded SR60 SR80 e When the aspect ratio is changed to 16 9 wide the image size is changed to X 0 7M E41 p 26 The number of pixels for each image size is as follows 1 0M 1152x864 VGA 0 3M 640x480 J 0 7M 1152x648 The maximum number of recordable still images is 9 999 e The image size of DCR SR40 is set to VGA 0 3M ga a PICT APPLI Special effects on images or additional functions on recording playback PICT EFFECT D EFFECT etc The default settings are marked with gt The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected See page 47 for details on selecting setup items You can add the following effects to currently recording images During standby fade in or recording fade out select the desired effect then touch 0K When you select OVERLAP or WIPE the image is stored as a still image While storing the image the screen turns to blue Press START STOP The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fade is complete
54. E UNDESIRED OPERATION For customers in CANADA Battery pack THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES 003 Notes on use Your camcorder is supplied with two kinds of operations guides For operating and handling the camcorder refer to Operating Guide and Handycam Handbook PDF this Handbook On using the camcorder Do not hold the camcorder by the following parts LCD screen Battery e The camcorder is not dust proofed drip proofed or waterproofed See Maintenance and precautions p 121 To prevent the hard disk from being broken or recorded images from being lost do not do the followings when either of the respective lamps of the POWER switch p 21 or the ACCESS lamp p 28 30 32 is on Removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor from the camcorder Applying mechanical shock or vibration to the camcorder Before connecting your camcorder to another device with a USB cable etc be sure to insert the connector plug in the proper direction If you insert the connector plug forcibly in the wrong direction the terminal may be damaged or this may cause a malfunction of your camcorder Disconnect the AC Adaptor from the Handycam Station holding both the camcorder and the DC plug Be sure to slide the POWER switch up to OFF CHG when you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station or remove the camcorder from it Notes on the Setup items LCD screen and lens
55. ED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 uonewoju jeuonippy E 123 124 Glossary Index Glossary E Extension The last three letters of a file name after The extension of a movie file recorded on the camcorder is MPG while that of a still image is JPG If you cannot see an extension on your file name see page 111 E Formatting The process of deleting all recorded image data from the hard disk of the camcorder and restoring its original storage capacity You can initialize the hard disk of the camcorder using HDD FORMAT p 58 E Fragmentation The condition of a hard disk in which files are divided into pieces scattered around the hard disk You may not save your images correct You can solve the condition by performing HDD FORMAT p 58 E JPEG JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group a still image data compression data capacity reduction standard Hard Disk Drive Handycam records still images in JPEG format E MPEG2 MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group the group of standards for the coding image compression of video movie and audio There are MPEG standard definition and MPEG2 high definition formats Hard Disk Drive Handycam records movies in MPEG2 format E Photomovie A series
56. LANGU p 63 Supportthe rear of the LCD panel with your finger Then touch the buttons displayed on the screen Touch the button on the LCD screen DISP BATT INFO e Perform the same actions as described above when you press the buttons on the LCD frame Be careful not to press the buttons on the LCD frame accidentally while using the touch panel e If the buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly adjust the LCD screen CALIBRATION p 122 To hide the screen indicators Press DISP BATT INFO to hide or show the screen indicators counter etc Step 6 Setting the date and time Set the date and time when using this camcorder for the first time If you do not set the date and time the CLOCK SET screen appears every time you turn on your camcorder or slide the POWER switch e If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months the built in rechargeable battery gets discharged and the date and time settings may be cleared from the memory In that case charge the rechargeable battery and then set the date and time again p 122 POWER switch P MENU Skip to step 4 when you set the clock for the first time 1 Touch pea SETUP PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE 2 Select TIME LANGU with a then touch Ok DISP pr Bava ES CLOCK SET La ARE DST SET D
57. OWER switch to turn on the respective lamp When using it for the first time the CLOCK SET screen appears p 25 POWER switch DCR SR60 SR80 1 Remove the lens cap by pressing both tabs on the sides of the cap Pull the lens cap string down until stopped by the grip belt DCR SR40 2 Turn on the power by sliding the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow while pressing the green button in the center Green button 4 O Ove SS When you record switch the power mode by sliding the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow until the respective lamp lights up HH Movie To record movies O Still To record still images gt PLAY EDIT To play back images on your camcorder or to edit delete them ac bos ACCESS O e When you set the POWER switch to TH Movie or Still the lens cover opens up DCR SR60 SR80 e After you have set the date and time CLOCK SET p 25 the next time you turn on the power of your camcorder the current date and time will be displayed on the LCD screen for a few seconds 3 Hold your camcorder correctly 21 papers umay 22 To turn off the power Slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG Put the lens cap back after turning off the power DCR SR40 At the time of purchase the power will be set to turn off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any operation for approximately five minutes to save
58. Picture Guelity Setting Ficture Quality OStanderd quality Heh cuaiity ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring starts up 9 click amp Write tab Write on the ImageMixer3 DVD Authoring screen Write settings screen appears 1 Octick oki DVD creation starts up e When you insert a burned DVD RW DVD RW in the disc drive in step 2 a message appears asking if you want to delete images saved on a DVD The maximum number of recordable movie files is 98 DVD menus can be edited For details see the help in the supplied software 1 1 Once the completion dialog for DVD creation appears click No IMxDVD3 Create another disc with same contents e To create another DVD click Yes After creating a DVD check that the DVD can be played back properly on a DVD player or other devices e If you check that the DVD can be played back it is recommended that you delete the image data from the camcorder by following the steps on page 45 In this way you can increase the free hard disk space of your camcorder To copy a created DVD use the DVD creation software installed on your computer You cannot copy created DVDs with the supplied software e You cannot edit images on a created DVD witha computer When you save still images on a DVD the still images convert a Photomovie to a DVD automatically In this way you can view still images on a DVD player Photomovie Glossary
59. RESET To cancel the self timer select OFF You can also use the self timer with START STOP on the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 p 41 m SELF TIMER The self timer starts recording a still image after about 10 seconds Press PHOTO when SELF TIMER is set to ON To cancel the count down touch RESET To cancel the self timer select OFF e You can also use the self timer with PHOTO on the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 p 41 DIGITAL ZOOM You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom greater than optical zoom magnification listed as below Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom optical zoom DCR SR40 20 x DCR SR60 SR80 12x wort The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level DCR SR40 gt OFF Up to 20 x zoom is performed optically 40 x Up to 20 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 40 x zoom is performed digitally 800 x Up to 20 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 800 x zoom is performed digitally DCR SR60 SR80 gt OFF Up to 12 x zoom is performed optically 24x Up to 12 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 24 x zoom is performed digitally 800 x Up to 12 x zoom is performed optically and after that up to 800 x zoom is performed digitally WIDE SELECT DCR
60. RMAT HDD INFO etc a STANDARD SET cccccssscecsssecsssecsececseeecesseeestecssssessanensenensaees 60 Settings while recording or other basic settings REC MODE LCD SET USB SPEED etc OD TIMEMLANG e ET 63 CLOCK SET AREA SET LANGUAGE etc Customizing Personal Menu c cceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseaeeeeeaeess 64 Editing images Creating the Playlist 66 Playing the Playlist 68 Setting image protection Protection Dubbing Printing Dubbing to VCR DVD devices eee eee eee teeeteeeeeeeteeeeeetaeeeeenaes 70 Recording images from a TV or VCR DVD device DGR SR60 SR80 secs oer er ee eee en 72 Printing recorded still images PictBridge compliant printer 74 Jacks to connect external deviceS s sssssssissrissrinsirnrinnrrnnrinnsinenenne 76 Performing with a computer What you can do with the camcorder by connecting to YOU COMPULGE a2 85 Aces ores ea EEE N E eh ete ase System requirements Installing software Creating a DVD with One Touch Copying images to a COMPUTET see eee cece cee tee teee tees teeeteeeteaeees Viewing copied images on a COMPUTE cece eee ete eeeeeeeaee 92 EItING IMAGES E cence dteiwasesnacectibetieeesdedtindesnsaaes 94 Creating a DVD with selected images 0 e cesses te eeeeeteeeeneeteeeeee 96 Saving images in the Playlist to a DVD uw eee eee cette teeta 98 Deleting image data from a COMPUTET eee ee ee e
61. S ONY 2 698 880 11 1 Mi Enjoying with oF your Hard Disk 43 Drive Handycam Digital Video Camera Recorder Getting Started 16 HANDYCAM Easy Handycam 27 R di TE DCR SR40 SR60 SR80 a ARNA Editing images 66 Dubbing Printing g Handycam Handbook Performing with a computer Troubleshooting CE Additional Information Glossary Index 124 CD InfourTHium Q l USB SERIES 2006 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance and keep this manual for future reference Carefully observe all warnings precautions and instructions on the appliance or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them
62. Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M Brazil PAL PAL N Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana NTSC Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc Bulgaria France Guyana Iran SECAM Iraq Monaco Russia Ukraine etc uonewoju jeuonippy E 117 Setting to the local time You can easily set the clock to the local time by setting a time difference when using your camcorder abroad Set AREA SET and DST SET SUMMERTIME in the Og TIME LANGU p 25 World time difference 21 22 code diferences A Setting code aitferences At Seting 1 GMT Lisbon London 17 11 00 Solomon Is 2 01 00 Berlin Paris 18 12 00 Fiji Wellington 3 02 00 Helsinki Cairo 19 12 00 Eniwetok Kwajalein 4 03 00 Moscow Nairobi 20 11 00 Midway Is Samoa 5 03 30 Tehran 21 10 00 Hawaii 6 04 00 Abu Dhabi Baku 22 09 00 Alaska 7 04 30 Kabul 23 08 00 LosAngeles Tijuana 8 05 00 Karachi Islamabad 24 07 00 Denver Arizona 9 05 30 Calcutta New Delhi 25 06 00 Chicago Mexico City 10 06 00 Almaty Dhaka 26 05 00 NewYork Bogota 11 06 30 Rangoon 27 04 00 Santiago 12 07 00 Bangkok Jakarta
63. an the CR2025 When the lithium battery becomes weak the operating distance of the Remote Commander may shorten or the Remote Commander may not function properly In this case replace the battery with a Sony CR2025 lithium battery Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion On trademarks e Handycam and HANDYCAM are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation MemoryStick Duo is a trademark of Sony Corporation e ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder is a trademark of Pixela Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Dolby Digital Stereo Creator is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories DVD R DVD RW and DVD RW logo are trademarks Microsoft Windows and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh is atrademark of Apple Computer Inc in the U S and other countries Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation 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 Handbook Notes on the License ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT OTHER THAN CONSUMER PERSONAL USE IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAG
64. ard disk space p 100 You cannot change the lit status of the power lamps on the camcorder e When using the USB connection you cannot change the lit status of the power lamps on the camcorder Cancel the USB connection Others The beep sounds for five seconds e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place e Some problems have occurred in your camcorder Turn off and on then operate your camcorder again Warning indicators and messages Self diagnosis display Warning indicators Ifindicators appear on the LCD screen check the following You can solve some of the symptoms by yourself If your problem persists even after you have tried a couple of times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility 6 04 00 C or E 00 00 Self diagnosis display c 04 010 e The battery pack is not an InfoLITHIUM battery pack Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 120 e Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of the Handycam Station or your camcorder securely p 17 18 0 13 00 C 32 00 e Remove the power source Reconnect it and operate your camcorder again E 20 00 E 31 00 40 00 E 61 00 E 62 00 E 91 00 E 94 00 e A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Inform them of the 5 digit code which
65. ata writing was not performed properly Cannot recover data e Writing data onto the hard disk of the camcorder has failed Attempts were made to recover the data but they were unsuccessful E PictBridge compliant printer Cannot print Check the printer e Turn off the printer and on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it E Flash Charging Cannot record still images e You are trying to record a still image while the external flash is charging Flash cannot charge Not available e A malfunction has occurred with the external flash and disable charging E Lens cover Lens cover not fully open Turn power off then on p 21 Lens cover is not closed Turn the power off once p 21 E Easy Handycam Cannot start Easy Handycam p 27 Cannot cancel Easy Handycam p 27 Cannot start Easy Handycam with USB connected p 27 Check the connected device e Turn off the printer and on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Connect the camcorder to a PictBridge compatible printer e Turn off the printer and on again then remove the USB cable supplied and reconnect it Error Cancel the task e Check the printer Cannot cancel Easy Handycam with USB connected p 27 Invalid during Easy Handycam operation p 27 Burjooysajqnosy E 115 E Other amp Please connect AC Adaptor e You are trying to f
66. ate under the same title in a created DVD However under the following conditions this title will be divided even when the movies are recorded on the same date When a movie is recorded the aspect ratio of the movie is switched from 16 9 wide to 4 3 and vice versa before recording another movie While setting the aspect ratio of a movie to 4 3 the recording mode has been switched from LP to HQ or SP and vice versa When the movies recorded on the same date exceed 99 The images that have been copied on your computer using Easy PC Back up are also saved on a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn function Jayndwios e yum Guluopag 85 Setting Seamless playback When you play back a created DVD the ending of each movie pauses for a few seconds When you make a setting for Seamless playback the ending of each movie does not pause Once you make this setting you do not have to make the same setting next time Double click Bi ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder on the desktop ImageMixer Menu will be displayed Click Options One Touch DVD Burn Check the check box for Seamless playback then click OK DID Drive Frase ooo rena speed When you make this setting it will take more time for creating a DVD Even when you make this setting the ending of each title pauses for a few seconds 86 Removing the USB cable 1 Click amp Unpl
67. ave images on the DVD for the next time copy the images to the computer p 87 to create DVD e If you cannot copy all your image data on a DVD the image data is automatically saved on more than one DVD The required number of DVDs is displayed in step 7 on the screen Jayndwios e ym Guluopag Wi 83 When you play back a created DVD the ending of each movie pauses for a few seconds However when you make the Seamless playback setting with ImageMixer Menu the ending of each movie does not pause Before connecting the camcorder toacomputer via USB refer to Setting Seamless playback p 86 1 Confirm that the Handycam Station is not connected to a computer 2 Turn on the computer e Close all applications running on the computer 3 Place the recordable DVD to be saved on the disc drive of your computer e It is recommended that you use a new recordable DVD e If any software starts on the computer automatically close it 4 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor 5 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then slide the POWER switch to turn on When you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station connect securely onto the interface connector of the Handycam Station p 76 e You can perform this operation when whichever position of the fa Movie oO Still gt PLAY EDIT is lit 6 Press the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station Ch
68. be obstructed by it Another DVD device malfunctions when you use the supplied Remote Commander e Select a commander mode other than DVD 2 for your DVD device or cover the sensor of your DVD device with black paper Playback is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen e Loading of the data may have failed It may be indicated correctly when you turn off the power and then turn it on again e You removed the AC Adaptor or the battery pack before the ACCESS lamp is turned off after recording This may damage your image data and is displayed Eq is indicated on an image in the VISUAL INDEX screen The image data is damaged Delete the image marked with R p 45 No sound or only a low sound is heard when playing back Set MULTI SOUND to STEREO p 60 e Turn up the volume p 33 e Sound is not output when the LCD screen is closed Open the LCD screen e When you record sound with MICREF LEVEL p 60 set to LOW the recorded sound may be difficult to hear Image data Images cannot be deleted e Protected images cannot be deleted Cancel the image protection p 69 The data file name is not indicated correctly e Only the file name is displayed if the directory structure does not conform to the camcorder standard The file is damaged e The file format is not supported on your camcorder p 119 The data file name flashes The file is damaged e The file format i
69. c on the screen of the monitor device connected set DISP OUTPUT to LCD PANEL the default setting p 63 To record the date time and camera data display them on the screen p 61 When you are connecting your camcorder to a monaural device connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video input jack and the red right channel or the white left channel plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp Set TV TYPE according to the playback device p 42 2 Insert the recording media for your VCR or DVD recorder If your recording device has an input selector set it to the input mode 3 Connect your camcorder to the VCR DVD device with the A V connecting cable supplied 1 or the A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional 2 e Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of a VCR or DVD device 4 Start the playback on your camcorder and record it on the recording device Refer to the instruction manuals supplied with your recording devices for details 5 When dubbing is finished stop your camcorder and the recording device After dubbing your images it is recommended that you delete unnecessary images from the hard disk of the camcorder p 45 Gunuid urgana 71 72 Recording images from a TV or VCR DVD device DCR SR60 SR80 You can record images or TV programs from a VCR TV or DV
70. cannot play back both movies and still images other than the images recorded with your camcorder You also cannot play back images recorded with other DCR SR40 SR60 SR80 On this Handbook The images of the LCD screen used on this Handbook are captured using a digital still camera and thus may appear different from what you see e Designand specifications of this camcorder and accessories are subject to change without notice e The illustrations used on this Handbook are based on the model DCR SR80 e The on screen displays in each local language are used for illustrating the operating procedures Change the screen language before using your camcorder if necessary p 63 About the Carl Zeiss lens Your camcorder is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which was developed jointly by Carl Zeiss in Germany and Sony Corporation and produces superior images It adopts the MTF measurement system for video cameras and offers a quality typical of a Carl Zeiss lens MTF stands for Modulation Transfer Function The number value indicates the amount of light from a subject coming into the lens Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam Save all your recorded image data e In the case of your image data being damaged save all your recorded images It is recommended that you save the image data on a DVD using your computer p 83 96 Also you can save it using VCR DVD device p 70 e It is recommended that you sa
71. der for the next time e Protected images p 68 are also deleted swa dnjag ay usn 59 STANDARD SET Settings while recording or other basic settings REC MODE LCD SET USB SPEED etc The default settings are marked with The indicators in parentheses appear when the item is selected See page 47 for details on selecting setup items REC MODE Recording mode You can select an image quality of the movie from three levels PHO HQ Records in high quality mode SP SP Records in standard quality mode LP TP Increases the recording time Long Play Recordable time DCR SR40 SPO DCR SR80 H approx approx Q 7 hours 20 min 14 hours 40 min SP approx approx 10 hours 50 min 21 hours 40 min iP approx approx 20 hours 50 min 41 hours 50 min The recordable time varies depending on the subject The remaining recordable time is displayed on the screen The maximum number of recordable movies is 9 999 If yourecord in the LP mode the quality of scenes may be degraded or scenes with quick movements may appear with a block noise when you play back the images e When measuring media capacity 1GB equals 1 billion bytes a portion of which is used for data management VOLUME See page 33 MULTI SOUND You can select whether to play back audio recorded using REC CTRL p 72 with dual sound or stereo sound gt STEREO Plays back with
72. dicators are displayed s Super NightShot plus 54 Upper left Upper center Upper right 8 Color Slow Shutter 54 _ PictBridge connecting 74 E gt a on Warning 113 Bottom Bottom Center Indicator Meaning P4 Picture effect 57 D Digital effect 57 Upper left ps gt 2 ce sh a Manual focus 53 Indicator Meaning Oma i PROGRAM AE 51 Self timer recording 54 T oi Continuous photo Ai Backlight 35 BRK recording Bracket i White balance 52 recording 56 WIDE SELECT 26 4 Fash light 53 SteadyShot off 55 MICREFLEVELI 60 Flexible spot meter 51 4 ow 60 j Exposure 52 Upper center pp DATA CODE while recording Indicator Meaning th Baad Ana ded e recording date and time are recorde co Repeat ot Slideshow 36 automatically They are not displayed while recording However you can check them as Upper right DATA CODE during playback p 61 Indicator Meaning HE BER OVER wipe Fader 57 201i LCD backlight off 23 ion Drop sensor off 59 OC Drop sensor 59 Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 Remove the insulation sheet before using the 1 DATA CODE p 61 Remote Commander Displays the date and time or camera setting data of the recorded images p 61 when you press this while playing back 2 PHOTO p 29 32 Insulation sheet 12 VISUAL IN
73. e You need to install the software to your Windows computer The installation is only required once 1 Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer 2 Turn on the computer e Log on as Administrators for installation e Close all the applications running on the computer before installing the software 3 Place the CD ROM supplied on the disc drive of your computer The select screen for installation appears Handycam Application Software ImageMixer 4 Click ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder The installation screen appears for HDD Camcorder d e ae imagettiverHomepage 3 C EmA PeaustResision ImageMixer PIXELA CORPORATION If the screen does not appear follow the steps below Click start then click My Computer For Windows 2000 double click My Computer on the desktop 80 Double click CAMCORDERSOFT E CD ROM Drive names such as E vary depending on the computer Double click install exe 5 Click Install ImageMixer N 2 for HDD Camcorder ee le e C PIXELA Product Registration PIXELA CORPORATION 6 Select the language for the application to be installed then click Next 8 Read License Agreement check I accept the terms of the license agreement when you agree then click Next HDD Camenrder InstallShield Wizard 9 Select a folder to save the
74. e is highlighted Go back to the VISUAL INDEX screen 6 Touch EDIT then touch DELETE DATE YES 60min EDIT HH DELETE DELETE DATE DELETE PRO ALL TECT TSS So Delete movies or still images recorded on the selected date at once e You cannot delete movies and still images recorded on the same date at the same time e You cannot delete protected images p 68 When the multiple number of the same date is displayed in step 3 only the image data in the selected date folder can be deleted Using the Setup items Using the Setup items 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up the respective lamp a N Slide the POWER switch while pressing the green button in Y the center only when the POWER switch is in the OFF CHG position HCH Settings for movies Settings for still images gt Settings for PLAY EDIT 2 Touch the LCD screen to select the setup item Unavailable items will be grayed out E To use the short cuts of Personal Menu On Personal Menu short cuts for frequently used setup items are added e You can customize Personal Menu as you like p 64 Touch P MENU 60min _STBY a EXPO SETUP SURE SPOT Focus FADER SPOT
75. e pauses for a few seconds depending on the device used e For available DVD types see page 83 1 Turn on the computer e Close all applications running on the computer 2 Place the recordable DVD on the disc drive of your computer e It is recommended that you use a new recordable DVD e Close the software if it has started on the computer automatically 3 Double click F ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder on the desktop ImageMixer Menu appears e You can also start up ImageMixer Menu by clicking start All Programs gt PIXELA ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder 4 Click Viewing and Editing ite movie and still images shot with the Hard Disk Drive Handycam or vou can adit by importing to your computor e By clicking Options you can change the settings for the DVD Drive Writing speed or Temporary folder Browser starts up 96 5 Click the Computer tab then click the folder including the image you want to save on a DVD 6 Click the desired image to save on a DVD The selected material is marked with V Mark all the desired materials with Project Settings screen appears e You do not need to change the setting unless necessary 8 click 0K Project Seti P LAVENA DocsrertehTrace Mine MMAOWTdsa8 Browco Encode Settines Video Format S NTSO OPAL
76. e sure that you save the image data to the external media You can save the images recorded on the camcorder as described below Saving images on DVD using your computer By using the software in the supplied CD ROM the quality of a recorded image is maintained even when the image is saved on a DVD Create DVD with One Touch You can save images recorded on the LA See Creating a DVD camcorder directly to a DVD with with One Touch on ease SF page 83 Create DVD with the desired dee P images E7 See Editing images on 6G H You can save images copied to your page 94 and Creating computeronaDVD Youcanalsoedit S3 a DVD with selected the images images on page 96 Saving images by connecting the camcorder to other VCR DVD devices You can save images recorded on the camcorder by connecting to other VCR DVD devices Dub to VCR DVD devices H You can save the images recorded on See Dubbing to the camcorder by connecting the aU VCR DVD devices camcorder to VCR DVD devices p z on page 70 Deleting images You can provide free hard disk space by deleting image data on the camcorder e You can check the free hard disk space of the camcorder on HDD INFO p 58 Protected images cannot be deleted To delete the images cancel the protection p 69 e Important data should be saved p 44 e Do not delete the image data on the hard disk of the camcorder from your computer Deleting d
77. eation Create another dsc set with same contents Dise can bs ejected automatically by icing any button Tocreate another DVD click Create another disc set e After creating a DVD check that the DVD can be played back properly on a DVD player or other devices When you cannot play back the DVD properly copy the images to the computer by following the steps on page 87 Then save the images on DVD by referring to Creating a DVD with selected images p 96 If you check that the DVD can be played back properly It is recommended that you delete the image data from the camcorder using the functions on the camcorder by following the steps on page 45 In this way you can increase the free hard disk space of your camcorder e To copy a created DVD use the DVD creation software installed on your computer You cannot copy created DVDs with the supplied software e You cannot record image data on the hard disk of your computer in this operation You cannot delete image data on the hard disk of the camcorder in this operation e You cannot edit images on the created DVD with a computer When you want to edit the images with the computer copy the images onto the computer p 87 e If DVD creation ends unexpectedly the last correctly saved file is completed When you create a DVD with One Touch DVD Burn function next time the image data not saved on the DVD is the first one to be saved e Movies are organized by d
78. eck the connected device appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder T Connect the USB jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable DVD creation starts up During DVD creation do not apply vibration The DVD creation may be terminated e When you insert a burned DVD RW DVD RW in the disc drive in step 3 a message appears asking if you want to delete images saved on a DVD e Make sure no other USB devices are connected to your computer If your computer has a USB keyboard and a USB mouse as standard equipment leave them connected and connect the Handycam Station to an available USB jack with the USB cable B C Wi One Touch DVD Burn Current status of all DVD creation A B Current status per DVD C Number of DVD created D E Number of DVD required Remaining time approx When you complete creating DVD it is exited automatically When you cannot store all the recordable data ona DVD follow the on screen instructions then insert a new DVD onto the disc drive The maximum number of recordable movie files is limited When the movie files exceed this limit the rest will be saved on anew DVD It may take more time to create DVD when the movie file is small Once the completion dialog for DVD creation appears click Close Fhiched dsc cr
79. ection for this set during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power line surges Service Damage Requiring Service Unplug the set from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the set If the set has been exposed to rain or water If the set has been subject to excessive shock by being dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the set does not operate normally when following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are specified in the operating instructions Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the set to normal operation When the set exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service Servicing Do not attempt to service the set yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Replacement parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufactu
80. ed blue or green appear on the screen The spots appear when you are recording in SUPER NSPLUS or COLOR SLOW S This is not a malfunction The color of the image is not correctly displayed e Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF p 35 The image appears too bright on the screen and the subject does not appear on the screen e Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF p 35 The image appears too dark on the screen and the subject does not appear on the screen e The LCD screen backlight is switched off Turn on the LCD backlight by pressing and holding DISP BATT INFO p 23 Flickering or changes in color occurs e This occurs when recording images under a fluorescent lamp sodium lamp or mercury lamp with PORTRAIT or SPORTS Cancel PROGRAM AE in this case p 51 Black bands appear when you record a TV screen or computer screen Set STEADYSHOT to OFF p 55 Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 The supplied Remote Commander does not function Set REMOTE CTRL to ON p 62 e Insert a battery into the battery holder with the polarities correctly matching the marks p 123 e Remove any obstructions between the Remote Commander and the remote sensor e Point the remote sensor away from strong light sources such as direct sunlight or overhead lighting Otherwise the Remote Commander may not function properly e Remove the conversion lens optional as the remote sensor may
81. ee eeee tere teeteeeenees 100 Troubleshooting TFOUBDIESHOOUNG PAPPER EEE E E TE 101 Warning indicators and Messages ss sssnsseneineeirssineninnsrnnrnnnennneene 113 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad s essssssinssinesinsrinsrinnnnnsrinnrnnnrnnsrennne 117 Files on the camcorder hard disk folder structure 0 cece 119 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack eee eee tee eeeeteeeeee 120 12 Maintenance and precautions Siikh dale heh eh ees tive 121 Glossary Index Glossa 28 iia sh wii ee eel eR Bain 124 INDEX tects cette A a oe ian do de Li lets un cette 126 ZS Enjoying with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam What you can do with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam You can record images to the hard disk of the camcorder Hard Disk Drive Handycam offers more options than the tape or the DVD camcorder for your convenience and entertainment Recording and viewing clear easy and convenient Recording onto the hard disk for long hours p 28 32 You can record more than seven hours when the image is set to high quality HQ onto the hard disk All the recorded images are saved on the free hard disk space You are not at arisk to write images onto your favorite images by mistake Also you do not need to rewind or fast forward your movie and you can start recording whenever you are ready You can record more than 14 hours when you use DCR SR80 If you change the
82. eleted from the Playlist To delete all movies or still images at once Todelete amovie touch HH Movie tab to delete still images touch ao Still tab on the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch EDIT DELETE ALL gt YES YES e Protected images cannot be deleted p 68 To recover all the recordable space of hard disk perform HDD FORMAT p 58 oO tx a Ss e gt 2 2 lt i oO Eaz 45 Deleting images by date You can delete movies or still images by date at once 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 60min DATE EDIT DEC 21 2006 12 34 01 a Pr wv 172 1 JLo JL eJ P MENU 2 To delete movies touch fT Movie tab To delete still images touch y Still tab 3 Touch DATE The recording dates of images are displayed on the screen Return to the VISUAL INDEX screen _ 60min l DATE a MAY 1 2006 MAY 5 2006 JUN 10 2006 JUN 18 2008 JUL 202 JUL 25 2008 AUG 30 2008 SEP 1 3008 OK v Previous Next Date button 4 Touch Previous Next Date button to select the date of the desired image 5 Touch 0k while the selected date of the desired imag
83. es to be copied Select if you want to copy movies and still images individually In the default setting both the movies and still images are set to be copied B Destination folder Displays the destination folders To change the destination click Browse then select the desired folder Each time you copy images to the folder displayed on the screen a new folder containing the copied images is created under the folder p 87 Images that have not been copied to a computer are automatically copied to your computer DIE Importing movies and still imagos peumnoa mes EA Rawsining te to Frih Otrs rin While copying images do not apply vibration on the camcorder The copying may be terminated 9 Once the completion dialog for copy appears click OK The copied images are displayed See page 86 to remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and your computer The images that have been saved on a DVD using One Touch DVD Burn function are also copied to the computer with Easy PC Back up The history of each saved image is recorded according to the user account If you use a different user account the image that has already been imported is copied to the computer again Data copy is cancelled when the free hard disk space of the computer becomes less than 500 MB In this case increase free hard disk space by deleting some of the unnecessary file
84. esired images 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 60min CED DEC 21 2006 12 34 01 m Ww 172 ral o P MENU 2 Select the EH Movie tab or the Still tab that includes the image you want to delete then touch EDIT d 60min zs DELETE _ DELETE DATE 1 2 DELETE PRO ALL TECT y kK 7 mr ower When you touch EDIT during Easy Handycam operation only DELETE DELETE ALL and DELETE DATE appear p 30 3 Touch DELETE 4 Select the image to be deleted The selected image is marked with y DELETE Press and hold PREVIEW Pa v DATE END 1 2 CK e Press and hold the movie on the LCD screen to check the movie Preview Touch to return to the previous screen The Preview screen buttons have the same functions as the ones on the Review screen p 38 e You can select multiple images at the same time 5 Touch ox YES e You cannot recover an image once you delete it e If you delete an original movie that is listed in a Playlist p 66 it is also d
85. ewing movies oz 1 2 11 12 emoa l 4 Ce 13 moon yt a O C Sir mE 15 7 11 Playback mode 12 Number of played back movies Total number of recorded movies Previous Next button 31 33 Recording folders files 119 Video operation buttons 31 33 Age Recording still images 1 9 10 Emi GE co Image size 56 DCR SR60 SR80 Quality FINE STD 56 10 Number of recordable still images Ke Viewing still images 16 6 Number of played back still images Total number of recorded still images 7 Recording folders files 119 8 Previous Next button 31 33 9 Slide show button 36 20 VISUAL INDEX button 31 33 oO tx o a Ss e gt 2 2 lt 2 oO Eaz 39 40 is a reference page Indicators on the LCD screen Center Indicat Meanin When you can change the setup items or lenis af ug during recording or playback following NightShot plus 35 in
86. fect the images or sounds copied to your computer Depending on the computer you use the played back image or sound may stop temporarily but this does not affect the images or sound copied to your computer ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder does not function correctly e Close ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder then restart the computer An error message appears while operating ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder e Close ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder first then slide the POWER switch on your camcorder to turn on another lamp The actual display and message look different on your computer e The actual display and message may look different The extension of a file is not displayed on your computer e To display the extension follow the steps below Click Tool in the window folder Folder option View tab Remove the check mark from the Hide file extensions for known file types under Advanced Settings Click OK Burjooysajqnosy E 111 112 If you press the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station the software on the computer does not run e Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 18 e After appears in the task tray on the screen of your computer press DVD BURN again While performing Easy PC Back up Not enough space on destination hard disk is displayed on the computer screen e Delete unnecessary files from your computer to provide free h
87. g Started Step 1 Checking Supplied items c cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeteeeeeeaees 16 Step 2 Charging the battery Ppack 0 eee eee eee eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeee 17 Step 3 Turning the power on and holding your camcorder 2 05 21 Step 4 Adjusting the LCD screen Step 5 Using the touch panel cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeneeeeee Step 6 Setting the date and time Step 7 Selecting the aspect ratio 16 9 or 4 3 of the recording image DCR SR60 SR80 ce ccecceeeeececeeeeeeeceeeeeeecaeeeeeeeeeseaeeeaeseaeeneeeneeeeaeeees 26 Easy Handycam using your camcorder with automatic settings Using Easy Handycam operation ccna eee ere eteceeeeeeeneel 27 Recording with ease 28 Playback with CASO s cccccccvcseccteessesicicetesssseateicedenssvasactceteassseessteaieentteascidees 30 Recording Playback FRECONCMING wsitczes scutes evnset foie on ersa Geis ns E AS 32 PIAY BACKS occ cceccssse cies cecetessc ecole stvaciessceeiiersiecsaetadee dhceccaeteaeeseche 33 Searching for desired images by date Date Index 1 84 Functions used for recording playback Ct eee teeter eeeeteneeees 35 Recording To use zoom To record in dark places NightShot plus 10 To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects BACK LIGHT To adjust the focus for an off center subject To fix the exposure for the selected subject To add special effects To record in mirror mode To use a tripod To attach the shoulder
88. geMixer for HDD Camcorder ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder 3 Click Viewing and Editing 5 Click the folder including the movie you want to edit 6 Double click the movie you want to edit The preview screen appears T Click Ey Edit ImageMixer MPEG Cutter starts up 8 Check Cut the specified range 1 1 Display the last frame of the scene to delete on the center frame by clicking or then drag and drop the frame to End a ME 2 Fae 9 Search the scene you want to delete by clicking or gt 1 Obrag and drop the first frame of the scene you want to delete to e When you want to delete more of the frames Start repeat the steps from step 9 to step 12 1 3click Compile The new file except for deleted scenes are created on the computer Jayndwios e yum Guluopag e The image data selected as editing materials is saved on the computer 1 4wnen Save as appears on the screen specify the destination and file name then click Save e Fordetails refer tothe help in ImageMixer MPEG Cutter 95 Creating a DVD with selected images You can create a DVD with an index menu by putting images on your computer as materials You can also use edited images p 94 on the computer as DVD materials When the created DVD is played back the ending of each movi
89. get a sharp focus is about 1 cm about 1 2 inch for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto Youcan set DIGITAL ZOOM p 54 if you want to zoom to a level greater than the following optical zoom DCR SR40 20 x DCR SR60 SR80 12 x To record in dark places NightShot plus 0000088 2 Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch 2 to ON and NIGHTSHOT PLUS appear Torecord an image brighter use Super NightShot plus function p 54 To record an image brighter in dim light use Color Slow Shutter function p 54 e The NightShot plus and Super NightShot plus use infrared light Therefore do not cover the infrared port 3 with your fingers or other objects e Remove the conversion lens optional e Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 53 when it is hard to focus automatically Do not use these functions in bright places This may cause a malfunction To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects BACK LIGHT 4 To adjust the exposure for backlit subjects press BACK LIGHT 4 to display FA To cancel the back light function press BACK LIGHT again To adjust the focus for an off center SUDj Ct cccececececeeeeeees 5 See SPOT FOCUS on page 53 To fix the exposure for the selected _ SUDOCl i cisveseecedelecsdievwintiaeeiee 5 See SPOT METER on page 51 To add special effects
90. he camcorder using the computer It may not operate correctly Note on using the camcorder in highlands Do not turn on the camcorder in a low pressure area where its altitude is more than 3 000 meters 9 800 feet This may damage the hard disk drive of your camcorder Note on disposal transfer e If you perform HDD FORMAT p 58 or formatting the camcorder you may not delete data from the hard disk completely When you transfer the camcorder it is recommended that you perform EMPTY HDD p 59 to make it difficult to recover your data In addition to the above when you dispose of the camcorder it is recommended that you destroy the actual body of the camcorder This may prevent data recovery on the hard disk of the camcorder If you cannot record play back images perform HDD FORMAT e If you repeat recording deleting images for along time fragmentation occurs Images cannot be saved recorded In such case save the images to perform HDD FORMAT p 58 Fragmentation Glossary p 124 Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 0 0 00 ce ceeceeccee cent eee tee eeee tees eeae tees teeeeeetaeeee 3 Read this first ariens naa pa eea aa aE aN AEE a AREE 5 Notes on using the Hard Disk Drive Handycam cece eee eee 8 oF Enjoying with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam What you can do with your Hard Disk Drive Handycam 13 Using your Hard Disk Drive Handycam eeeeeeeeesceeeeeeneeeeeeenneeeeeeneees 15 Gettin
91. hting conditions change quickly Underthe video lamps of those at a studio or under sodium lamps or incandescent like color lamps ONE PUSH 1m4 The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light Touch ONE PUSH Frame a white object such as a piece of paper to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject Touch Na Nm flashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops flashing e Keep framing white object while Ny is flashing quickly e NU flashes slowly if white balance could not be set e Nm keeps flashing even after you have touched Ok set WHITE BAL to AUTO When you have changed the battery pack while AUTO is selected or you bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house while using fixed exposure select AUTO and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment Redo the ONE PUSH procedure if you change the PROGRAM AE settings or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house or vice versa during the ONE PUSH is set to on Set WHITE BAL to AUTO or ONE PUSH under white or cool white fluorescent lamps The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes AUTO SHUTTER Automatically activates the electronic shutter to adjust the shutter speed when
92. images on a wide TV MOVIE p 57 recording in the 16 9 wide mode is e 3 ra Differences in the angle of view between recommended 16 9 wide and 4 3 vary depending on the zoom position To play back images after connecting your camcorder to a TV Set TV TYPE to 16 9 or 4 3 according to your TV 16 9 4 3 p 42 e When viewing 16 9 wide images with TV TYPE set to 4 3 images may appear rough depending on subjects WIDE SELECT Movies Still images 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to light up fee oe eee the 7H Movie lamp 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gy Still lamp The image size ratio changes to 4 3 2 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to select the desired setting 2 Press WIDE SELECT repeatedly to Still image size is set to Z 0 7M Eo7 m when 16 9 wide is selected 1 0M Gd is select the desired screen aspect set in maximum mode when 4 3 is selected ratio The number of recordable still images is 9 999 16 9 wide Easy Handycam using your camcorder with automatic settings Using Easy Handycam operation Easy Handycam operation is a function for making nearly all settings automatic with just one press of the EASY button Since only basic functions become available and screen font size increases for easy viewing even first time users can enjoy easy operation The settings of your camcorder during Easy Handycam operation Touch
93. io of the buttons on the touch panel and indicators will be switched to the selected one p 26 Burjooysajqnosy if 103 Recording Refer also to Adjusting the image during recording p 105 Pressing START STOP or PHOTO does not record movies still images Slide the POWER switch to light up the 7 Movie or the Still lamp e Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder You cannot press PHOTO while CAPTURE or IH appears on the LCD screen p 29 32 e The hard disk of the camcorder is full Delete unnecessary images Or perform HDD FORMAT p 58 e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low With POWER switch turned on leave the camcorder for a while If you still cannot operate the camcorder turn it off taking it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder e The folder number shows 999 and the file number shows 9 999 Delete images p 45 or perform HDD FORMAT p 58 e While activating DROP SENSOR p 59 you may not record movies still images The ACCESS lamp lights up even when you stop recording e Your camcorder is recording the image you have just shot on the hard disk of the camcorder Do not remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack while the lamp is turned on The recording
94. isk becomes full you cannot record new images It is recommended that you save the image data periodically then delete unnecessary images from the hard disk of your camcorder e If you delete the images you can record new images on the free hard disk space again Preparing p 16 Recording p 28 32 Viewing on your Hard Disk Drive Handycam e Viewing on the LCD screen p 30 33 e Viewing on a TV p 42 m o lt ce o x v 5 a o an x A D x w gt a o 2 3 15 Saving Save recorded images on a DVD etc e Saving images on a DVD using a computer p 83 96 e Copying images to a computer p 87 e Dubbing on VCR DVD devices p 70 Deleting images Delete the image data that has been saved on your camcorder If you delete the images you can record new images on the free hard disk space again e Select the desired image and delete it p 45 e Delete all the images HDD FORMAT p 58 16 Getting Started Step 1 Checking supplied items Make sure that you have following items Rechargeable battery pack supplied with your camcorder NP FP50 1 p 19 The number in the parentheses indicates the number of that item supplied AC Adaptor 1 p 17 Lens cap 1 p 21 DCR SR40 To attach the lens cap Thread the grip belt through the lens cap ring CD ROM 1 p 77 A V connecting cable 1 p 42 70 72 arin et for HDD Camcorder Ha
95. lide show button E p 36 00100 0002 YAN 91 20 pee Recording 12 00 00 AM Go to the VISUAL INDEX E L I etl bo a date time screen Previous Next It may take some time to display the VISUAL INDEX screen e When you touch EDIT on the VISUAL INDEX screen you can delete images See Deleting images on page 45 To cancel Easy Handycam Press EASY again disappears on the LCD screen 32 Recording Playback Recording Zoom lever Lens cover Opens in accordance 3 with the setting of the POWER switch FAA PHOTO POWER switch f START STOP A ACCESS lamp START STOP B DCR SR60 SR80 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up the respective lamp Press the green button only when the POWER switch is in the OFF CHG position 2 Start recording Stili mages a Press START STOP A or B Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus then press it fully ne og OE STBY gt REC of To stop recording press START STOP Flashing Lights up agam A shutter sound is heard When JIH disappears the image has been recorded e If the ACCESS lamp is on or flashing after recording is finished it means data is still being written onto the hard disk Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder and do not remove the battery pack or AC Adaptor
96. lide the POWER switch to turn on When you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station connect securely onto the interface connector of the Handycam Station p 76 e You can perform this operation when whichever position of the m Movie oO Still gt PLAY EDIT is lit 5 connect the Y USB jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable USB SELECT appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder 60min USB SELECT END DVD Ho BURN HDD PictBridge PRINT For connecting with the USB cable see page 84 e Make sure no other USB devices are connected to your computer If your computer has a USB keyboard and a USB mouse as standard equipment leave them connected and connect the Handycam Station to an available USB jack with the USB cable 88 6 Touch HDD on the LCD screen of the camcorder ImageMixer Menu appears on the screen of the computer e Ifthe screen other than the ImageMixer Menu appears close the screen T Click Easy PC Back up on the screen of the computer movie ami image shot with the Hard Dik Drive Handycam et by importing 10 One Touch DVD Burn mlga The setting screen appears 8 Apply the settings for copying images then click Start importing E kary PC Barkun E e RL a Handycam which have not been imported to computer A lmag
97. ly controlling the bit rate the volume of recording data in a given time segment according to the scene being recorded For fast moving video a lot of disc space is used to produce a clear image so the recording time is short E VISUAL INDEX This function displays images of movies and still images you have recorded so that you can select those scenes you want to play back xapuy Auessojy Ri 125 Index Numerics 12IMAGES nosses 62 1E WE Ennon urou 26 P e EREE E E 26 6IMAGES ue 62 A A V connecting cable PEE EN 16 42 70 72 A V jack uo 42 70 72 76 AC Adaptor ee 16 17 18 84 88 89 98 ACCESS lamp 32 Active Interface Shoe 76 Adjusting exposure for back light 0 eee 35 AREA SEF iieis 63 Aspect ratio AUTO SHUTTER A SHUT OFF Auto shut off 63 B BACK LIGHT button 35 Backup See Saving images Battery BATTERY INFO Battery pack Remaining battery 37 BATT battery release lever cesses 18 BEACH amp SKL c cee 51 BEEP 63 BLACK FADER e Browser Build in stereo microphone BW AREE EE S 57 C CALIBRATION 122 CAMERA DATA 62 CAMERA SET CD ROM cce Charging the battery Charging time CHG charge lamp CEOCK SEC sesvccsssuyeacenastey 25 COLOR SLOW S Color Slow Shutter 54 109 Computer 77 87 92 100 System requirements 78 Connect Computer oo eee 84 Printer ss eunia
98. ly dampened with water for cleaning the exterior of the set Installation Water and Moisture Do not use power line operated sets near water for example near a bathtub washbowIl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc Power Cord Protection Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to the plugs receptacles and the point where the cord exits from the appliance Accessories Do not place the set on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The set may fall causing serious injury to a child or an adult and serious damage to the set Use only a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer Ventilation The slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for necessary ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the set and to protect it from overheating these slots and openings must never be blocked or covered Never cover the slots and openings with a cloth or other materials Never block the slots and openings by placing the set on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface Never place the set in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet unless proper ventilation is provided Do not place the set near or over a radiator or heat register or where it is exposed to direct sunlight Lightning For added prot
99. main and sub sound or stereo sound 1 Plays back with main sound or the left channel sound 2 Plays back with sub sound or the right channel sound e The setting returns to STEREO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes MICREF LEVEL DCR SR60 SR80 You can select the microphone level for recording sound Select LOW when you want to record exciting and powerful sound in a concert hall etc gt NORMAL Records various surround sounds converting them into the same level LOW 4 Records surround sound faithfully This setting is not suitable for recording conversations The setting returns to NORMAL after you remove the power source for more than five minutes LCD SET The recorded image will not be affected even when you change the setting LCD BRIGHT You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen Adjust the brightness with 4 Touch OK LCD BL LEVEL You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen s backlight gt NORMAL Standard brightness BRIGHT Brightens the LCD screen e When you use the AC Adaptor as the power source BRIGHT is automatically selected for the setting e When you select BRIGHT battery life is slightly reduced during recording LCD COLOR You can adjust the color on the LCD screen with L DODOOO0T RE pe Low intensity High intensity
100. mcorder X J ACCESS 1 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow repeatedly to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Press EASY Easy Handycam operation ON appears then 3 appears on the LCD screen DATE EDIT Recording Renn date A Previous The last recorded played back movie is marked with IP 6 images Also when you touch IPI you S gt can play back the movie from ri images 7 the point you have stopped 1 2 previously HCH Movie tab gy Still tab Playlist tab p 68 30 3 Start playback Touch Movie tab then touch the thumbnail of the movie to be played back aam P SEL tog ye Pause as you touch L Next scene Beginning of the scene eo previous scene 001 000 1200 00 aM J Recording Stop go to the 1 gt SETUP date time _ Ca SCH VISUAL INDEX screen ag Coa tg Palle Reverse Forward When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie the screen returns to the VISUAL INDEX screen Touch lt 1 1 gt during pause to play back movie slowly Touch SETUP VOLUME then adjust it with Touch Still tab then touch the thumbnail of the still image to be played back 60min Ch 100 112 S
101. mits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Battery pack THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUS
102. mmander and button type battery out of children s reach If the battery is accidentally swallowed consult with a doctor immediately DCR SR60 SR80 e If the battery electrolytic liquid has leaked consult with your local authorized Sony service facility wash off any liquid that may have contacted your skin if any liquid gets in your eyes wash with plenty of water and consult with a doctor Whennotusing your camcorder fora long time e Occasionally turn it on and let it run such as by playing back images or recording for about three minutes e Use up the battery pack completely before storing it Moisture condensation If your camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense inside your camcorder This may cause malfunction to your camcorder 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 humid place as follows e You bring your camcorder from a ski slope into a place warmed up by a heating device e You bring your camcorder from an air conditioned car or room into a hot place outside e You use your camcorder after a squall or a shower e You use your camcorder in a hot and humid 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 seal
103. mpatible Printing 1 Select the image to be printed with rea gt gt 2 Touch SET COPIES 3 Select the number of copies to be printed with L You can set a maximum of 20 copies of one image to be printed 4 Touch ox END To print the date on the image touch SET DATE TIME gt DATE or DAY amp TIME Ok 5 Touch EXEC YES When printing is finished Printing disappears and the image selection screen appears again You can continue to print other images 6 When printing is finished touch END END Refer also to the instruction manual for the printer to be used Do not attempt the following operations when is on the screen The operations may not be performed properly Operating the POWER switch Removing your camcorder from the Handycam Station Removing the USB cable supplied from the printer Removing the USB cable supplied from the Handycam Station e If the printer stops working remove the USB cable supplied turn the printer off and on again and restart the operation from the beginning Depending on the type of printer you have all four edges of an image may not be printed Especially the left and right ends of a 16 9 wide image may not be printed due to its aspect ratio Some printer models may not support the date printing
104. n To cancel the setting set SUPER NSPLUS to OFF Do not use NightShot plus and SUPER NSPLUS in bright places This may cause a malfunction Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects p 35 e Remove the conversion lens optional e Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 53 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness The motion of the image may slow down at this time NS LIGHT NightShot Light You can record clearer images with the light which emits infrared light while using NightShot plus The default setting is ON Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects p 35 e Remove the conversion lens optional The maximum shooting distance using NS LIGHT is about 3 m 10 feet COLOR SLOW S Color Slow Shutter You can record an image brighter in color even in dark places Set COLOR SLOW S to ON and COLOR SLOW SHUTTER flash on the screen To cancel COLOR SLOW S touch OFF e Adjust the focus manually FOCUS p 53 when it is hard to focus automatically The shutter speed of your camcorder changes depending on the brightness The motion of the image may slow down at this time HH SELF TIMER The self timer starts recording a movie after about 10 seconds Press START STOP when HH SELF TIMER is set to ON wW To cancel the count down touch
105. n 74 TEV E EER 42 VCR DVD device 70 72 Copy 87 89 GPU ariran Arges 78 DATA CODE 25 40 61 Date Index annene 34 DATE TIME eeeeeeeeeee 61 DC IN jack 17 18 76 DC plug 17 18 15 38 45 100 DEMO MODE ceeeeees 58 Destination Folder 87 91 DIGITAL ZOOM 54 DirectX 78 Disc drive 78 80 84 96 98 DISP OUTPUT eeeee 63 DISP BATT INFO 23 24 37 DISPLAY ihren 62 Display ouau 78 Display indicators DROP SENSOR DST SET Dubbing DV Dis siessgiex asa sies ieeniseesetdarieees 83 DVD BURN 58 DVD BURN button 84 DVD type DVD R DVDER DL ieii 83 DVD RW oo cccccsccsssssesssesseees 83 DVD R aeons 83 DVD RW aene 83 D EFFECT Digital effect 57 109 E EASY button 27 Easy Handycam operation ARA ORTAN 27 48 Easy PC Back up eee 87 Editing images 0 0 EMPTY HDD EXP BRKTG EXPOSURE 52 108 Extension 111 119 124 F FADER eecesesseseeeee 57 109 Files ocssncsescentestecssantesesesedts 119 FINE sei eee aini 56 Fireworks 0 eeeeeeeseeeeseees 51 Fixing the exposure Sera ores See SPOT METER FLASH LEVEL c00 FLASH MODE Poldras Formatting Fragmentation FULL SPEED H Handycam Station 16 17 Hard disk HDD INFO HDD SET Highland soea 8 Hi Speed USB oe
106. ndycam Handbook PDF this ar Handbook Operating Guide 1 USB cable 1 p 74 76 84 Wireless Remote Commander 1 p 41 DCR SR60 SR80 ZS SL SIZE i ne A button type lithium battery is already installed Step 2 Charging the battery pack You can charge the battery after attaching the InfoLITHIUM battery pack P series p 120 to your camcorder e You cannot use an NP FP30 battery pack with your camcorder See the reverse side of the battery pack for the model number Installing the battery pack with excess force may lead to camcorder malfunction such as deterioration in battery pack performance or difficulty in removing the battery pack POWER switch CHG lamp Battery pack lt 4 To the wall outlet AC Adaptor 1 Slide the battery pack in the direction of the arrow until it clicks 2 Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to set it to OFF CHG The default setting POWER Pq papers umay E Ko Ove SS 3 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station Be sure that the A mark on the DC plug is facing up DC IN jack is 2 is 4 Connect the power cord to the AC Adaptor and the wall outlet 17 18 aes To charge the battery pack using only 5 set the camcorder onto the the AC Adaptor Handycam Station securely Slide the POWER switch up to OFF CHG then connect the AC Adaptor directly to the B to set th
107. necting your camcorder to your computer with the USB cable and the Handycam Station or print still images when connecting to the PictBridge compliant printer p 74 DVD BURN The item has the same function as the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station body See page 84 a HDD When connecting the camcorder to a computer via USB you can access to the hard disk drive of the camcorder from the computer PictBridge PRINT See page 74 e For details on a computer connection see page 77 DEMO MODE The default setting is ON so that you can view the demonstration in about 10 minutes after you have set the POWER switch to HH Movie The demonstration will be suspended in situations such as those described below when you touch the screen during the demonstration The demonstration starts again in about 10 minutes when the POWER switch is set to g Still when you set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to ON p 35 gt HDD SET Settings for the hard disk HDD FORMAT HDD INFO etc See page 47 for details on selecting setup items HDD FORMAT You can delete all the images on the hard disk of the camcorder to recover recordable free space to allow you to write in e Toavoid the loss of important images they should be saved p 44 before performing HDD FORMAT To perform HDD FORMAT touch YES YES When Completed is displayed touch OK e Protected images a
108. nector in the correct direction Do not insert the connector forcibly as it may damage the cable or your camcorder Do not delete files on the camcorder through the computer it may cause a malfunction On screenshots The screenshots are from Windows XP The scenes may vary depending on the operating system of the computer On screenshots in this Handbook the application for English version is used When you install the application you can select other language p 80 On copyrights Music works sound recording or other third party musical contents you may acquire from CDs the Internet or other sources the Music Contents are the copyrighted work of the respective owners thereof and are protected by copyright laws and other applicable laws of each country region Except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable laws you are not permitted to use including without limitation copying modifying reproducing uploading transmitting or placing to the external network accessible to the public transferring distributing lending licensing selling and publishing any of the Music Contents without obtaining authorization or approval of the respective owners thereof License of ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder by Sony Corporation would not be construed as conferring to you by implication estoppel or otherwise any license or right to use the Music Contents Jayndwios e yum Guluopag 79 Installing softwar
109. nt to magnify Magnify the image with T Telephoto A frame appears on the LCD screen Touch the portion you want to display in the center of the LCD screen Adjust the magnification with W Wide angle T Telephoto To cancel touch END e You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons 6 on the LCD frame Recording playback To check the remaining battery Set the POWER switch to OFF CHG then press DISP BATT INFO 14 If you press this button once BATTERY INFO appears on the screen for about seven seconds Press the button while BATTERY INFO appears on the screen to extend the indication to the 20 second maximum BATTERY INFO BATTERY CHARGE LEVEL ae F Remaining battery REC TIME AVAILABLE approx Recording capacity approx To check available free hard disk space O E AA T 5 See HDD INFO on page 58 During recording the remaining recordable time number of still images are displayed To turn off the operation confirmation DOOD senadine ae 5 See BEEP on page 63 To initialize the settings Reset Press RESET m to initialize all the settings including settings for date and time Setup items customized on Personal Menu are not initialized Other part names and functions 7 13 Built in stereo microphone When an external microphone op
110. o camera shake easily occurs Use the flash e The camcorder is unsteady so camera shake easily occurs Hold the camcorder steady with both hands and record the image However note that the camera shake warning indicator does not disappear You hear a melody when the warning indicators appear on the screen p 63 Description of warning messages If messages appear on the screen follow the instructions E Battery Use the InfoLITHIUM battery pack p 120 Movie folder full Cannot record movies e Delete unnecessary images p 45 or perform HDD FORMAT Still scene number is full Cannot record e Delete unnecessary images p 45 Still pic folder full Cannot record stills e Delete unnecessary images p 45 or perform HDD FORMAT Movie recording disabled e Movies cannot be recorded due to some limitations of the hard disk of the camcorder However you may be able to record still images Still recording disabled e Still images cannot be recorded due to some limitations of the hard disk of the camcorder However you may be able to record movies Battery level is low p 17 120 Old Battery Use a new one p 120 E Hard disk GP Drive error Turn on power again e A problem occurred with the hard disk Turn off and then on again 4 Overheated Cannot access HDD lz Low temperature Cannot access HDD HDD full
111. o frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website http www sony net
112. omputer more available disk space required for saving image data than shown above Display 4MB VRAM video card Minimum 1024 x 768 dots High color 16 bit color 65 000 colors This product will not operate correctly at less than 800 x 600 dots and 256 colors or less USB port As standard equipment USB 2 0 recommended The camcorder is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB2 0 You can transfer data at a faster rate using a computer compatible with Hi Speed USB USB2 0 When you connect a USB interface not compatible with Hi Speed USB USB2 0 the data transfer ratio will be that of USB1 1 USB full speed Disc Drive A DVD writable drive e Operations are not guaranteed on any computers fulfilling the above system requirements For inquires about the software Pixela User Support Center Pixela Home Page ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder http www pixela co jp oem sony e North America Los Angeles Telephone Toll Free 1 800 458 4029 1 213 341 0163 Europe U K Telephone Toll Free UK Germany France and Spain 800 1532 4865 Other countries 44 1489 564 764 Asia Philippines Telephone 63 2 438 0090 Connecting with a Macintosh The supplied software ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder is not compatible with a Macintosh The functions offered by ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder such as One Touch DVD Burn cannot be used on the Macintosh To use the camcorder connecting with a
113. on Center 1 800 222 SONY 7669 The number below is for the FCC related matters only Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DCR SR40 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone number 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DCR SR60 DCR SR80 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16530 Via Esprillo San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone number 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Notes DCR SR40 DCR SR60 and DCR SR80 are to be used with the Handycam Station Model DCRA C162 and AC Adaptor Model AC L25A L25B CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li
114. only with an InfoLITHIUM battery pack InfoLITHIUM P series battery packs have the moun G mark What is an InfoLITHIUM battery pack An InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ion battery pack that has functions for communicating information related to operating conditions between your camcorder and an optional AC Adaptor charger optional The InfoLITHIUM battery pack calculates the power consumption according to the operating conditions of your camcorder and displays the remaining battery time in minutes Charging the battery pack Besure to charge the battery pack before you start using your camcorder It is recommended that you charge the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F until CHG Charge lamp turns off If you charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range you may not be able to charge the battery pack efficiently After charging is complete either remove the cable from the DC IN jack on the Handycam Station or your camcorder and remove the battery pack Effective use of the battery pack Battery pack performance decreases when the surrounding temperature is 10 C 50 F or below and the length of time you can use the battery pack becomes shorter In that case do one of the following to use the battery pack for a longer time Put the battery pack in a pocket to warm it up and insert it in your camcorder right befo
115. ormat the camcorder hard disk while the battery capacity is low Use the AC Adaptor as the power source to prevent the battery from wearing out in the middle of this operation Playback prohibited e You can only play back the images recorded by the camcorder Playlist full e You cannot create the playlist exceeding 99 scenes Data protected e The data is protected p 68 Copy Inhibit e The copyright protected images cannot be dubbed on the camcorder Already added to H mode s P MENU Drop sensor activated USB function ended Press END button and end USB connection e During USB connection you cannot perform One Touch DVD Burn 116 Additional Information Using your camcorder abroad Power supply You can use your camcorder in any countries regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with your camcorder within the AC 100 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz range Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor a if necessary depending on the design of the wall outlet b AC L25A E a On TV color systems Your camcorder is a NTSC system based camcorder If you want to view the playback picture on a TV it must be a NTSC system based TV with an AUDIO VIDEO input jack System Used in Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore
116. p 58 you can access the hard disk of the camcorder from the computer through USB connection OTDVDBRN IND AVF_INFO AVINOOO1 INP 1 AVINOOO1 INT AVIN0001 BNP L AVIACCST MP_ROOT 100PNV01 M2U00001 MPG M2U00002 MPG 2 M2U00003 MPG_ DCIM 100MSDCF DSC00001 JPG DSC00002 JPG 3 DSC00003 JPG Do not modify the files or folders on the camcorder through the computer without using the supplied computer application The image files may be destroyed or may not be played back e Operation is not guaranteed if you perform the above operation without using the supplied computer application e When you delete image files see the steps on page 45 Do not delete the image files on the camcorder directly from the computer Do not format the hard disk of the camcorder using the computer It may not operate correctly When the file extensions are not displayed on the screen of the computer see page 111 Do not copy the files on the hard disk of the camcorder from the computer Operation is not guaranteed e When the folder number shows 999 and file number exceeds 9 999 recording may not be possible In this case perform HDD FORMAT p 58 uonewojuj jeuoNIppy ie 119 120 About the InfoLITHIUM battery pack This unit is compatible with an InfoLITHIUM battery pack P series Your camcorder operates
117. ppears on the screen of the computer e Ifthe screen other than the ImageMixer Menu appears close the screen e During the operation do not apply vibration on the camcorder The operation may be terminated 7 Click Viewing and Editing on the screen of the computer movie and still images shot with the Herd Disk Drive Handycam Browser starts up 90 8 Click Handycam tab e You can view images on the hard disk of the camcorder 9 To copy movies click Movies or to copy still images click Still Images ny CED d If the message about Hi Speed USB appears click OK Then select Preview directly from the Hard Disk Drive Handycam on the displayed Option screen and click OK 1 O cick the images you want to copy The selected images on which you have clicked are marked with y Mark all the desired images with e You can also click the checkbox on the preview screen e You can select both the movies and still images at the same time To change the destination click Options then select the desired folder 1 1 Click BS Import to computer The selected images are copied to the hard disk of your computer See page 86 to remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and your computer Jayndwios e yum GulMopag 91 92 Viewing copied images on a computer You can view
118. r camcorder are restored to the default setting when you set Easy Handycam operation p 27 The settings return to the ones before Easy Handycam operation when you cancel Easy Handycam operation p 29 DEMO MODE does not start e You cannot view the demonstration when the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON Set the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch to OFF p 35 Set the POWER switch to H Movie A vibration is felt in your hand or a faint sound is heard during operation e This is not a malfunction Burjooysajqnosy E 101 Your camcorder gets warm e This is because the power has been turned on for a long time This is not a malfunction Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place Batteries Power sources The power does not turn on e The battery pack is not attached to the camcorder Attach a charged battery pack to the camcorder p 17 e The battery pack is discharged or running low Charge the battery pack p 17 The plug of the AC Adaptor has been removed from the wall outlet Connect it to the wall outlet p 17 e Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely p 18 The power abruptly turns off e When approximately five minutes have elapsed while you do not operate your camcorder the camcorder is automatically turned off A SHUT OFF Change the setting of A SHUT OFF p 63 or turn on the power again or use the AC Adaptor e The battery pack is discharged or running low
119. r camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 17 Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected To save image data on your computer or to save DVD using a computer see page 83 87 e You cannot use the i LINK cable Since you dub your data to other device through analogue data the image quality may decline i l 2 oo 1 ee Yellow White Red IN TT SVIDEO VIDEO AUDIO angi Ol VCRs or Video Signal flow AN connecting cable supplied The Handycam Station and your camcorder are both equipped with A V jacks p 76 Connect the A V connecting cable either to the Handycam Station or to your camcorder according to your setup AN connecting cable with S VIDEO optional When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack by using an A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional higher quality images can be produced than with an A V connecting cable Connect the white and red plug left right audio and the S VIDEO plug S VIDEO channel of the A V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable optional The yellow plug connection is not necessary S VIDEO connection only will not output audio j DVD recorders MD To hide the screen indicators such as a counter et
120. r source for more than five minutes EMPTY HDD EMPTY HDD allows you to write non important data onto the hard disk of the camcorder In this way it may become more difficult to recover any original data When you dispose or transfer the camcorder to others it is recommended that you perform EMPTY HDD Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation p 17 If you perform EMPTY HDD all the images are deleted To avoid the loss of important images they should be saved p 44 before performing EMPTY HDD Be sure the AC Adaptor is connected While pressing DISP BATT INFO slide the POWER switch to turn on e You can perform this operation whichever position of the m Movie O Still gt PLAY EDIT is lit Touch PWNU HDD SET gt EMPTY HDD YES YES When Completed is displayed touch OK e Ifyou do not follow the instructions above to turn on the switch EMPTY HDD cannot be displayed on the set up items The actual performing time for EMPTY HDD is as follows DCR SR40 SR60 approx 30 minutes DCR SR80 approx 60 minutes Remove all cables except the AC Adaptor Do not remove the AC Adaptor during the operation While performing EMPTY HDD do not apply any vibrations or shocks When you have cancelled EMPTY HDD during the operation perform HDD FORMAT or EMPTY HDD when you use the camcor
121. rait 6 Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background SPORTS Sports lesson lt lt Select to minimize shake when shooting fast moving subjects BEACH amp SKI 7 1 aa Select to prevent people s faces from appearing dark in strong light or reflected light such as at a beach in midsummer or on a ski slope SUNSET amp MOON s x Select to maintain the atmosphere of situations such as sunsets general night views or fireworks LANDSCAPE 4 Select to shoot distant subjects clearly This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject e Items with one asterisk can be adjusted so as notto focus on subjects only a short distance away Items with two asterisks can be adjusted to focus on subjects farther away e The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes SPOT METER Flexible spot meter You can adjust and fix the exposure to the subject so that it is recorded in suitable brightness even when there is strong contrast between the subject and the background such as subjects in the spotlight on stage swa dnjag ay usn SPOT METER STBY AUTO Touch the point where you want to fix and adjust the exposure on the screen appears
122. rd backward the images with Fea gt gt DCR SR60 SR80 38 Deleting the last scene Review deleting If the checked scene is unnecessary you can delete it on the spot 1 Touch t during the review comin gt n 100 112 REVIEW Delete 2 Touch YES e You cannot recover a scene once you delete it e You can delete the last recorded image in a succession with Review deleting You can only delete the last recorded image in order with Review To delete the desired image see page 45 When the recorded images are deleted in order with Review deleting you cannot continue to delete them if a protected image appears on the screen When you delete still images that were recorded continuously p 56 all the images are deleted at the same time DCR SR60 SR80 Indicators displayed during recording playback is a reference page The indicators during recording will not be recorded Recording movies 1 2 3 4 60min Rec 0 01 00 i 60min 5 6 a 1 Remaining battery approx 37 2 Recording mode HQ SP LP 60 3 Recording status STBY standby REC recording 4 Counter hour minute second Go N on e 5 Remaining recordable time of movies 6 Review button 38 7 Personal Menu button 47 Vi
123. re also deleted While HDD FORMAT is activated do not remove the AC Adaptor or the battery pack e While HDD FORMAT is activated do not apply vibration or shock The hard disk information of the camcorder can be displayed to allow you to check approximate used and free spaces 50 100 mm Used Space 28 592MB Free Space 28 625MB E The calculation for hard disk space is 1MB 1 048 576 bytes The fractions less than MB are discarded when the hard disk space is displayed Only the figures that are less than 30 000 MB DCR SR40 SR60 or 60 000 MB DCR SR80 for available and unavailable hard disk spaces appear e Since there is the management file area the used space is not displayed as OMB when you perform HDD FORMAT or EMPTY HDD DROP SENSOR The DROP SENSOR is set to ON as the default setting When the drop sensor senses a drop of the camcorder appears you may not record play back the images to protect the internal hard disk Set the drop sensor to ON default setting when you use the camcorder Otherwise when you drop the camcorder you may damage the hard disk of the camcorder Ina non gravity situation the drop sensor activates When you record images during activity such as roller coasting or skydiving you can set DROP SENSOR to OFF Keke not to activate the drop sensor DROP SENSOR is automatically set to ON after you remove the powe
124. re you start taking shots Use a large capacity battery pack NP FP71 NP FP90 optional Frequent use of the LCD screen or a frequent playback fast forward or reverse operation wears out the battery pack faster It is recommended that you use a large capacity battery pack NP FP71 NP FP90 optional Besureto slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG when not shooting or playing back on your camcorder The battery pack is also consumed when your camcorder is in the standby mode or playback is paused e Have spare battery packs ready for two or three times the expected recording time and make trial recordings before making the actual recording e Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Remaining battery time indicator e If the power goes off even though the remaining battery time indicator indicates that the battery pack has enough power to operate charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the remaining battery time indicator is correct Note however that the correct battery indication sometimes will not be restored if the battery is used in high temperatures for a long time or left ina fully charged state or the battery pack is used frequently Regard the remaining battery time indication as the approximate shooting time e The J mark indicating that there is little remaining battery time sometimes flashes depending on the operating conditions or ambient tempera
125. recording in bright conditions if you set it to ON the default setting SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located in the center of the screen SPOT FOCUS STBY AUTO ENDe 2 Touch the subject on the screen FS appears Touch END To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTO gt END in step e If you set SPOT FOCUS FOCUS is automatically set to MANUAL e The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes You can adjust the focus manually Select this when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally a a Gi k Be Touch MANUAL FS appears Touch a focusing on close subjects sk focusing on distant subjects to sharpen the focus amp appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer and gM appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away Touch K To adjust the focus automatically touch AUTO 6X in step e It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T telephoto to adjust the focus then towards W wide angle to adjust the zoom for recording When you want to record a subject at close range move the power zoom lever to W wide angle then adjust the focus The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to get a
126. rer that have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to the set ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks as specified by the manufacturer to determine that the set is in safe operating condition Read this first Before operating the unit please read this Handbook thoroughly and retain it for future reference CAUTION Replace the battery with the specified type only Otherwise fire or injury may result For customers in the U S A and CANADA RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Lithium Ion batteries are CYC recyclable You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries call toll free 1 800 822 8837 or visit http www rbrc org Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium Ion batteries Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DCR SR Serial No Model No AC Serial No For customers in the U S A If you have any questions about this product you may call Sony Customer Informati
127. rged battery pack DCR SR40 Continuous Typical Battery pack recording recording time time NP FP50 supplied 125 65 NP FP60 190 100 NP FP70 265 145 NP FP71 315 170 NP FP90 475 260 DCR SR60 SR80 Continuous Typical Battery pack recording recording time time NP FP50 100 55 supplied 105 55 150 80 NP FP60 160 85 205 110 Bey 295 120 245 130 WETE 270 145 370 200 NP FP30 400 220 Typical recording time shows the time when you repeat recording start stop turning the power on off and zooming Times shown vary according to the following conditions when REC MODE is set to HQ Top When the LCD backlight turns on Bottom When the LCD backlight turns off payers umay E 19 20 Playback time Approximate time min available when you use a fully charged battery pack DCR SR40 Battery pack Playback time NP FP50 supplied 140 NP FP60 210 NP FP70 295 NP FP71 350 NP FP90 525 DCR SR60 SR80 Battery pack Playback time NP FP50 supplied 115 NP FP60 175 NP FP70 240 NP FP71 290 NP FP90 435 When the LCD backlight turns on On the battery pack e Before changing the battery pack slide the POWER switch to OFF CHG e The CHG charge lamp flashes during charging or BATTERY INFO p 37 will not be correctly displayed under the following conditions The battery pack is not attached correctly The ba
128. rom the original movies Playlist Glossary p 124 Donotremove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor from you camcorder while editing the Playlist It may damage the hard disk of the camcorder e You can add up to 99 scenes in the Playlist e You cannot add still images on the Playlist e If you delete the original image data from the camcorder they are automatically deleted from the Playlist 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears 2 Select Movie tab then touch EDIT DELETE DATE PRO TECT 3 Touch ADD e Touch A to display E ADD when ADD is not displayed lt lt 4 Select the scene to be added to the Playlist PREVIEW The selected scene is marked with y If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch to return to the previous screen e You can select several images at once 5 Touch ox YES 60min BADD Add To add all the images selected by date on the Playlist Touch E ADD DATE in step 3 Erasing unnecessary scenes from the Playlist 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears 2 Touch
129. s then perform Easy PC Back up again If the operation ends unexpectedly including an indication of insufficient free hard disk space the last correctly copied file is saved When you restart the operation the next image data will be copied Copying selected images You can copy selected images to your computer 1 Confirm that the Handycam Station is not connected to a computer 2 Turn on the computer e Close all applications running on the computer 3 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor 4 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station then slide the POWER switch to turn on e You can perform this operation when whichever position of the TH Movie Still Pe PLAY EDIT is lit 5 connect the USB jack of the Handycam Station to a computer using the supplied USB cable Jayndwios e yum Guluoyag 89 USB SELECT appears on the LCD screen of the camcorder 60min USB SELECT END DVD is BURN HDD PictBridge PRINT e For connecting with the USB cable see page 84 e Make sure no other USB devices are connected to your computer e If your computer has a USB keyboard and a USB mouse as standard equipment leave them connected and connect the Handycam Station to an available USB jack with the USB cable 6 Touch HDD on the LCD screen of the camcorder ImageMixer Menu a
130. s not supported on your camcorder p 119 Setup items Setup items are grayed out e You cannot select grayed out items in the current situation P MENU is not displayed e You can operate limited operations during Easy Handycam operation Cancel Easy Handycam operation p 29 Burjooysajqnosy E 107 You cannot use PROGRAM AE e You cannot use PROGRAM AE together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S OLD MOVIE SPORTS will not work when the POWER switch is set to Still You cannot use SPOT METER e You cannot use SPOT METER together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S e If you set PROGRAM AE SPOT METER is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use EXPOSURE e You cannot use EXPOSURE together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS COLOR SLOW S e If you set PROGRAM AE EXPOSURE is automatically set to AUTO You cannot use WHITE BAL e You cannot use WHITE BAL together with NightShot plus SUPER NSPLUS You cannot use SPOT FOCUS e You cannot use SPOT FOCUS together with PROGRAM AE You cannot use SUPER NSPLUS The NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is not set to ON e You cannot use SUPER NSPLUS together with FADER D EFFECT 108 COLOR SLOW S does not operate correctly e COLOR SLOW S may not operate correctly in total darkness Use NightShot plus
131. scribed below For details see the help in the supplied software DVD Create a DVD with One Touch View copied Create a DVD with images on a selected images Copy images computer to a computer Edit images gt lmage data flow e You can also view the images on the hard disk of the camcorder on the computer Jayndwios e yum Hurwopad 77 78 System requirements When using the supplied software you need the following system requirements below OS Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 or later Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional e Standard installation is required Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded CPU Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster Pentium 4 1 7 GHz or faster recommended or the equivalent CPU Application DirectX 9 0c or later This product is based on DirectX technology Itis necessary to have DirectX installed Sound system 16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers Memory For Windows 2000 Professional 128 MB or more 256 MB or more recommended For Windows XP Home Edition Professional Edition 256 MB or more 512 MB or more recommended Hard Disk Available memory required for installation 300 MB or more Available free hard disk space for operations required 14 GB or more for dual layer DVD system 28 GB or more required e When copying images to a c
132. sharp focus is about 1 cm about 1 2 inch for wide angle and about 80 cm about 2 5 8 feet for telephoto The setting returns to AUTO after you remove the power source for more than five minutes FLASH SET DCR SR60 SR80 You can set this function when you use an external flash optional that is compatible with your camcorder Attach the external flash to the Active Interface Shoe p 76 E FLASH MODE gt ON Always flashes when recording still images oN Always pre flashes to reduce redeye phenomenon then flashes when recording still images AUTO Always flashes automatically AUTO Always pre flashes automatically to reduce redeye phenomenon then flashes automatically when recording still images Ifthe flash is not capable of preventing the redeye phenomenon you can select only ON or AUTO The setting returns to ON after you remove the power source for more than five minutes sway dnjag y Guisp 53 54 E FLASH LEVEL HIGH 4 Makes the flash level higher gt NORMAL 4 LOW 4 Makes the flash level lower e The setting returns to NORMAL after you remove the power source for more than five minutes SUPER NSPLUS Super NightShot plus You can record images at a maximum of 16 times the sensitivity of NightShot plus in dark places Set SUPER NSPLUS to ON while the NIGHTSHOT PLUS switch is set to ON S and SUPER NSPLUS flash on the scree
133. ss and hold PREVIEW 172 e You can select several images at once e If you press and hold the thumbnail of the image you can check the image Touch to return to the previous screen 4 Touch ox YES Protection on the image is set e The protected image is marked with O on the VISUAL INDEX screen To cancel protection from the desired image Touch the image marked with O in step 3 O mark disappears To cancel protection from the desired image by date Touch EDIT PROTCT DATE gt OFF in step 4 Om does not appear on the images that are cancelled for protection Protecting images by date You can set protection for selected images by recording date 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp The VISUAL INDEX screen appears on the LCD screen 2 Touch DATE 60min Previous Next Date button 3 Select the desired date to protect with Previous Next Date button then touch 0K Return to the VISUAL INDEX screen 4 Touch EDIT PROTCT DATE ON Set protection for all the images in the selected folder by date Protected images are marked with O on VISUAL INDEX screen s ew unipg E 69 70 Dubbing Printing Dubbing to VCR DVD devices You can save images on your camcorder to VCRs or DVD recorders Connect you
134. ss down and pull out the accessory e When you are recording with the external flash optional turn off the power of the external flash to prevent charging noise being recorded When an external microphone optional is connected it takes precedence over the internal microphone p 37 DC IN jack p 17 A V audio video jack p 42 70 72 REMOTE jack DCR SR60 SR80 Connect other optional accessories Interface connector Y USB jack p 74 84 Performing with a computer What you can do with the camcorder by connecting to your computer If you install ImageMixer for HDD Camcorder in the supplied CD ROM on your computer p 80 you can operate various functions by connecting the camcorder with your computer DVD creation with One Touch p 83 By pressing the DVD BURN button on the Handycam Station you can save images recorded on the camcorder to a DVD automatically You can use easy DVD creation E Copying and viewing images on the computer p 87 92 You can view images recorded on the camcorder by copying them to your computer You can print still images on a computer E Creating a DVD with edited images p 94 96 You can edit copied movies on a computer Also you can create DVD by selecting the copied images on a computer The quality of a recorded image is maintained even when the image is saved on a DVD Main functions of the supplied software e Other functions are also available other than de
135. starts from E 100 0001 Warning indicator pertaining to files Slow flashing The file is damaged The file is unreadable g Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing e Anerror may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder QQ Warning on the hard disk of the camcorder Fast flashing e The hard disk of the camcorder is fully recorded e Anerror may have occurred with the hard disk drive in your camcorder amp Battery level warning Slow flashing e The battery pack is nearly used up e Depending on the operating environment or battery conditions S3 may flash even if there are approximately 20 minutes remaining I High temperature warning Slow flashing e The temperature of your camcorder is getting higher Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place Fast flashing e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place lz Low temperature warning Fast flashing e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low Make the camcorder warm 4 Warning indicator pertaining tothe external flash Slow flashing e Still charging Fast flashing e There is something wrong with the flash Burjooysajqnosy E 113 114 WA Warning indicator pertaining to camera shake warning e The amount of lights is not sufficient s
136. stops e You cannot record an image as a still image even if you press PHOTO during recording Bunuid urgana 73 74 Printing recorded still images PictBridge compliant printer You can print out still images using a PictBridge compliant printer without connecting the camcorder to a computer P4 PictBridge e Toprint still images after having copied them onto a computer see page 93 Connect your camcorder to the printer 1 Turn on the printer 2 Connect the Handycam Station to the wall outlet using the supplied AC Adaptor 3 Set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station securely then slide the POWER switch to turn on When you set the camcorder onto the Handycam Station connect securely onto the interface connector of the Handycam Station p 76 e You can perform this operation when whichever position of the m Movie ao Still gt PLAY EDIT is lit 4 connect the Y USB jack of the Handycam Station to the printer using the supplied USB cable USB SELECT screen appears on the LCD screen 5 Touch PictBridge PRINT When connection is complete PictBridge connecting appears on the screen om 100 0002 The still image appears e You can also display USB SELECT screen by touching P MENU SETUP Esa PICT APPLI USB SELECT e We cannot guarantee the operation of models that are not PictBridge co
137. the TV screen if you connect your camcorder to a TV e The indicator toggles through the following sequences as you press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander DATE TIME gt CAMERA DATA OFF no indication DCR SR60 SR80 Depending on the hard disk condition of the camcorder bars appear The setting returns to OFF after you remove the power source for more than five minutes SZ DISPLAY You can select the number of thumbnails that appear on the VISUAL INDEX screen Thumbnail Glossary p 124 gt ZOOM LINK Change the number of thumbnails 6 or 12 with the zoom lever on your camcorder 6IMAGES Displays thumbnails of 6 images 12IMAGES Displays thumbnails of 12 images You can operate with the zoom buttons on the LCD frame or on the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 HH REMAINING gt AUTO Displays the remaining hard disk free space for about eight seconds as described below When your camcorder recognizes the free hard disk space with the POWER switch is set to FH Movie When you press DISP BATT INFO to switch the screen display from off to on with the POWER switch is set to TH Movie When you start recording from the line input DCR SR60 SR80 ON Always displays the remaining hard disk free space indicator e When the available free space on the hard disk of the camcorder becomes less than five minutes for movie recording the remaining free space will be displa
138. the other media before sending your camcorder to repair We cannot guarantee any loss of your hard disk data During repair we may check a minimum amount of data stored on the hard disk in order to improve the condition However your Sony dealer will neither copy nor save your data Overall operations Easy Handycam The camcorder does not operate even when the power is set to on e Remove the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet or remove the battery pack then reconnect it after about one minute If the functions still do not work press the RESET button p 37 using a sharp pointed object If you press the RESET button all settings are reset except the Personal Menu items e The temperature of your camcorder is extremely high Turn off your camcorder and leave it for a while in a cool place The temperature of your camcorder is extremely low With POWER switch turned on leave the camcorder for a while If you still cannot operate the camcorder turn it off taking it to a warm place Leave the camcorder there for a while then turn on the camcorder Buttons do not work e During Easy Handycam operation available buttons are limited Cancel Easy Handycam operation p 29 You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off e You cannot turn Easy Handycam operation on or off while recording or communicating with another device via USB cable Settings change during Easy Handycam operation e Some of the settings of you
139. time 102 The battery pack is quickly discharged e The temperature of the environment is too high or low This is not a malfunction e The battery pack has not been charged enough Fully charge the battery again If the problem persists replace the battery pack with a new one p 17 A problem occurs when the camcorder is connected to the AC Adaptor Turn off the power and remove the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet Then connect it again LCD screen An unknown image appears on the screen e The camcorder is in DEMO MODE p 58 Touch the LCD screen An unknown indicator appears on the screen e They may be warning indicators or messages p 113 The image remains on the LCD screen e This occurs if you remove the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet or remove the battery pack without turning off the power first This is not a malfunction You cannot turn the LCD backlight off e During Easy Handycam operation p 27 you cannot turn the LCD backlight on off pressing and holding DISP BATT INFO Cancel Easy Handycam operation p 29 The buttons do not appear on the touch panel Touch the LCD screen lightly e Press DISP BATT INFO on your camcorder or DISPLAY on the Remote Commander DCR SR60 SR80 p 24 41 The buttons on the touch panel do not work correctly or do not work at all e Adjust the screen CALIBRATION p 122 e If you change the aspect ratio of the image the aspect rat
140. tional is connected it takes precedence over the internal microphone DCR SR60 SR80 Remote sensor DCR SR60 SR80 Point the Remote Commander p 41 towards the remote sensor to operate your camcorder Recording lamp DCR SR60 SR80 The recording lamp lights up red during recording p 62 The lamp flashes when the remaining capacity for the battery or the hard disk of the camcorder is running low Speaker Sound comes out from the speaker while playing back For how to adjust the volume see page 33 oO tx o a Ss e gt 2 D lt 2 oO x 37 Checking Deleting the last scene Review Review deleting You can check the last recorded movie still image Also you can delete the checked images Checking the last scene Review 1 Slide the POWER switch to light up the Movie or Still lamp then touch The playback of the latest scene starts Movie 60min Om 112 112 01 12 34 T col pe E 101 0001 00 00 20 GC eras Touch to display below function buttons Return to the beginning of the viewing movie q K Adjust the volume Still image 101 0001 2 To return to recording Touch e Camera data recording date conditions etc is not displayed When reviewing still images recorded continuously p 56 you can forwa
141. trong radio waves or radiation The camcorder may not record properly Near AM receivers and video equipment Noise may occur Ona sandy beach or anywhere dusty If sand or dust gets in your camcorder it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired Near windows or outdoors where the LCD screen or the lens may be exposed to direct sunlight This damages the inside of the LCD screen Operate your camcorder on DC 7 2 V battery pack or DC 8 4 V AC Adaptor For DC or AC operation use the accessories recommended in this instruction manual Do not let your camcorder get wet for example from rain or sea water If your camcorder gets wet it may malfunction Sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired If any solid object or liquid gets inside the casing unplug your camcorder and have it checked by a Sony dealer before operating it any further Avoidrough handling disassembling modifying physical shock or impact such as hammering dropping or stepping on the product Be particularly careful of the lens Keep the POWER switch setting to OFF CHG 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 When removing the power cord pull it by the plug and not the cord Do not damage the power cord such as by placing anything heavy on it e Keep metal contacts clean e Keep the Remote Co
142. ttery pack is damaged The battery pack is fully discharged For BATTERY INFO only The power will not be supplied from the battery as long as the AC Adaptor is connected to the DC IN jack of your camcorder or the Handycam Station even when the power cord is removed from the wall outlet e We recommend that you use an NP FP70 NP FP71 or NP FP90 battery pack when a video light optional is attached On the charging recording playback time e Times measured with the camcorder at 25 C 77 F 10 30 C 50 86 F is recommended e Available recording and playback time will be shorter when you use your camcorder in low temperatures e The available recording and playback time will be shorter depending on the conditions under which you use your camcorder On the AC Adaptor e Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet close by If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor immediately shut off the power by removing the plug from the wall outlet e Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a narrow space such as between a wall and furniture e Do not short circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects This may cause a malfunction PRECAUTION Even if your camcorder is turned off AC power house current is still supplied to it while connected to the wall outlet via the AC Adaptor Step 3 Turning the power on and holding your camcorder To record slide the P
143. ture and environment even if the remaining battery time is approximately 20 minutes How to store the battery pack e Ifthe battery pack is not used for a long time fully charge the battery pack and discharge it on your camcorder once a year to maintain the proper function To store the battery pack remove it from your camcorder and put it in a dry cool place e To use the battery pack up on your camcorder leave your camcorder in the recording standby with the A SHUT OFF to NEVER in STANDARD SET in the SETUP screen until the power goes off p 63 Battery life e The battery life is limited Battery capacity drops little by little as you use it more and more and as time passes When the available battery time is shortened considerably a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life Please buy a new battery pack e The battery life varies according to how it is stored the operating conditions and environment in which each battery pack is used Maintenance and precautions On use and care e Donotuse or store the camcorder and accessories in the following locations Anywhere extremely hot or cold or humid places Never leave them exposed to temperatures above 60 C 140 F such as under direct sunlight near heaters or in a car parked in the sun They may malfunction or become deformed Near strong magnetic fields or mechanical vibration The camcorder may malfunction Near s
144. ug or eject hardware icon on the task tray then click when Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device appears Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device Drivel Safe to Remove Hardware appears 2 Remove the USB cable from the Handycam Station and the computer Do not remove the USB cable while the ACCESS lamp is lit e Make sure to remove the USB cable before turning off your camcorder 3 Touch END on the LCD screen of the camcorder Copying images to a computer You can view and edit images copied from the camcorder to your computer Also you can create a DVD with the copied materials You can choose either way to copy images as follows Copying images that have not been saved Easy PC Back up p 87 Images that have not been copied to acomputer can automatically be copied to your computer Copying selected images p 89 You can select the desired images and copy them to your computer Destination of saved images Images are saved in a new created folder under ImageMixer3 folder in My Pictures Desktop 5 B My Documents Enl My Music f A My Pictures O ImageMixer3 c2 06_03_01_01 gt iri 06_03_01_03 06_03_02_01 5 06_03 03 01 06_03_03 02 06_03_05 01 06 03 0502 4 My Computer my Network Places 2 Recycle Bin A Folders for saving images e Movies and still images are saved on the same folder e On the file names of image data see page
145. ust a time difference without stopping the clock Set your local area with A V when using your camcorder overseas Refer to World time difference on page 118 DST SET SUMMERTIME You can change this setting without stopping the clock Set to ON to move the time forward one hour LANGUAGE You can select the language to be used on the LCD screen e Your camcorder offers ENG SIMP simplified English for when you cannot find your native tongue among the options sway dnjag y Guisp 63 Customizing Personal Menu You can add desired setup items to Personal Menu and customize Personal Menu settings This is convenient if you add frequently used setup items to Personal Menu Adding a setup item You can add up to 28 setup items for HCH Movie Still or PLAY EDIT Delete a less important setup item if you want to add more 1 Touch Pma P MENU SET UP ADD 60min ig STBY Select the category END Gy CAMERA SET gt Ee PICT APPLI gt 2 Touch 4 to select a setup category then touch 0k 60min stev Select the item END 2 PROGRAM AE SPOT METER EXPOSURE WHITE BAL AUTO SHUTTER v 3 Touch 4 to select a setup item then touch 0K YES x
146. ve your image data periodically after recording Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder The hard disk of the camcorder may not be recognized or recording or playback may not be possible e Especially during recording playback do not apply shock After recording do not apply vibration or shock to the camcorder while the ACCESS lamp is lit e While using the shoulder belt not supplied do not crash the camera against a subject On the drop sensor e To protect the internal hard disk from the shock by dropping the camcorder has the drop sensor function p 59 When a drop occurs or under a non gravity condition the block noise to protect the camcorder may also be recorded If the drop sensor catches a drop repeatedly recording play back may be stopped Notes on Battery Pack AC Adaptor e While the ACCESS lamp is lit be sure to avoid the followings They may cause malfunctions Removing the battery pack Removing the AC Adaptor while charging using the AC Adaptor e Be sure to remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor after turning off the POWER switch Note on operational temperatures e When the temperature of the camcorder becomes extremely high or extremely low you may not record or playback the camcorder to provide protection to the camcorder In case of this a message appears on the LCD screen p 114 Note on connecting the camcorder toa computer e Do not format the hard disk of t
147. yback time Playback zoom Playlist eee Power supply 117 POWER switch 17 18 xapuy Auessojy a 127 128 Pre installed rechargeable battery lt iq cca taiii 122 Preparation Camcorder Computer Preview 92 94 Previous next button 31 33 Previous Next Date butta 34 46 69 Print aAA 74 93 PROGRAM AE 51 108 PROTECT ees cectancensatcnvecaees 68 Protections 68 124 P MENU See Personal Menu Q QUALITY aienea 56 R Rechargeable battery pack See Battery Recording Recording lamp 37 62 Recording mode Recording time REC CTRL REC LAMP REC MODE 60 REMAINING eee 62 Remaining battery 0 0 0 37 Remote Commander REMOTE CTRL REMOTE jack eee Remote Sensor ron 37 Removing the USB cable 86 S Saving images 15 44 Searching for desired images by dates aen ee 34 Self diagnosis display 113 SELF TIMER 54 109 SEPIA Setup CAMERA SET 51 HDD SED raster 58 Personal Menu 47 64 PICT APPLLI wal SETUP ROTATE Shoe cover Shoulder belt 00 36 Slide SHOW wo eects 36 Slide show button 31 33 36 Software Sound card SPOT FOCUS SPOT METER Flexible spot meter 51 108 SQUEZE Squeeze 0 61 STANDARD 56 STANDARD SET 04 60 START STOP 05 28 32
148. yed all the time REMOTE CTRL Remote control DCR SR60 SR80 The default setting is ON so that you can use the supplied Remote Commander p 41 e Set to OFF to prevent your camcorder from responding to a command sent by other device s remote control e The setting returns to ON after you remove the power source for more than five minutes REC LAMP Recording lamp DCR SR60 SR80 The camera recording lamp will not light up during recording when you set this to OFF The default setting is ON gt ON A melody sounds when you start stop recording or operate the touch panel OFF Cancels the melody DISP OUTPUT gt LCD PANEL Shows displays such as the counter on the LCD screen V OUT PANEL Shows the display also on the TV screen SETUP ROTATE gt NORMAL Scrolls the setup items downwards by touching a OPPOSITE Scrolls the setup items upwards by touching al A SHUT OFF Auto shut off gt Smin The camcorder is automatically turned off when you do not operate your camcorder for more than approximately 5 minutes NEVER The camcorder is not automatically turned off When you connect your camcorder to a wall outlet A SSHUT OFF is automatically set to NEVER CALIBRATION See page 122 O TIME LANGU CLOCK SET AREA SET LANGUAGE etc See page 47 for details on selecting setup items CLOCK SET See page 25 AREA SET You can adj
149. your camcorder to a monaural device connect the yellow plug of the A V connecting cable to the video output jack and the red right channel or the white left channel plug to the audio output jack on the VCR or the TV 1 Connect your camcorder to the TV or VCR DVD device with the A V connecting cable supplied 1 or the A V connecting cable with S VIDEO optional 2 e Connect your camcorder to the output jacks of a TV or VCR DVD device 2 If you are recording from a VCR DVD device insert the video tape or the DVD into the playback device 3 Slide the POWER switch to light up the gt PLAY EDIT lamp 4 Touch PHI REC CTRL If you connected your camcorder to the device which has the S VIDEO jack touch SET VIDEO INPUT S VIDEO 0k Touch SET to change the recording mode or adjust the volume Touch SET H REMAIN ON to display the remaining hard disk free space indicator all the time 5 Start playing the cassette or the DVD on the play back device or select a TV program The image played on the connected device appears on the LCD screen of your camcorder 6 Touch REC at the point you want to start recording 7 Touch at the point you want to stop recording 8 Touch END There may be a time difference between the point where you press REC and the actual point that the recording starts

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