RCA CC543 - Manual

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SAFEGUARDS (continued) 12. Outdoor Ante a n o u t s i d e a n t e 13. Power Lines-An outside antenna s y s t e m s h o u l d n o t b e l o c a t e d i n t h evicinity of overhead power lines,other electric light or power circuits,or where it can fall into such powerlines or circuits. When installing...

(continued) 16. Lightning-For added protection for this product during a lightningstorm, or when it is left unattendedand unused for long periods of time,unplug it from the wall outlet andd i s c o n n e c t t h e a n t e n n a o r c a b l e system. This will prevent damage to t h e p r o d u c t d ...

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We invite you to take a look at some great ideas for sparking creativity and adding to the fun of using your camcorder. These pages have a selection of accessories to helpmake your memorable moments look and sound even better. To order accessories, contact your local dealer. Accessories are availabl...

Removing the The lens hood angle lens, lens To remove the counterclockwise Attaching Remove the lens Turn the tightened firmly, Hood r e m o v e d s o y o u c a n a t t a c h o p t i o n a l a c c e s s o r i e s , s u c h a s or’ lens filter kit. place your hand flat against the lens hood and turn ...

AC093 This tripod’s fluid-effect head provides smooth camera pan and tilt. The grooved,tubular 3-section leg design folds down to 24.2” when not in use. Rubber feet allow f o r s u r e f o o t i n g . without over. specifications descriptions of tie subject to notice. 6

Charge your order on your VISA or Mastercard by filling in below U S E Y O U R C A R D I M P O R T A N T : C o p y c o m p l e t e a c c o u n t n u m b e r from your VISA card My card expires: m m I M P O R T A N T : C o p y c o m p l e t e a c c o u n t n u m b e r from your Copy Number above your...

1. Unpack the camcorder and accessories. l Save the box and packing materials in case you ever need to store or ship yourcamcorder. l The items shown below are packed with your camcorder. If any of them are missing or appear damaged, contact your dealer immediately. 10 Camcorder Model CC543 Recharge...

o r c h a r g e d b a t t e r y . DC Jack I I DC Cable DC IN Jack on Back of Camcorder l A t t a c h o n e e d t h e a d a p t e r / c h a r g e r ’ s D C c a b l e t o D C O U T P U T j a c k o n adapter/char l A t t a c h t h e o t er end of the cable to the DC IN jack on the camcorder. l Plug the...

POWER Switch and Indicator (Located on side of eyepiece.) 3. Remove the lens cap and attach it to the handstrap. 4. on the camcorder. The position of the POWER switch tells the camcorder whether you want torecord (CAMERA), play back tapes (VCR), or turn off the power (OFF). l Press and hold small bu...

Power Supply or Charged Ba over it. Safety Tab Cassette Door Press Here to Close Handstrap 8. Play back what you have recorded. l P r e s s t o s t o p r e c o r d i n g . l P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e s m a l l b u t t o n o n POWER while sliding it in VCR. l Press REW (rewind) to rewind thet a p...

9 . Review the camcorder’s operating controls. Button A Y B u t t o n RESET Button DATE/TIME Button TITLER Button DUB Button REW (Rewind) Button Also TITLE SEL Button PLAY Button Also TITLE SEL Button F.FWD (Fast Forward) Button Also TITLE SEL + Button STOP/EJECT Button B u t t o n FOCUS DIGITAL ZOO...

9 . Review operating controls. (continued) Shoulder Strap Attachment B A T T E R Y - Eject Lever D C I N J a c k Power Zoom Buttons(Wand also Lens Cap Holder Door (continued on next page) 1 5

Caution: Do not attempt to use converter” to adapter/charger on a power source other than 120 volts, Hz, or the adapter/charger and camcorder may be If you wish to operate the AC adapter/charger on a power source other than 120 volts, Hz, use only a transformer-type power converter. Do not use or “s...

Using the B a to Power Your Camcorder Hold BatteryFlush andSlide Down RechargeableBattery Align Arrows Caution: battery is Plug in AC Outlet(120 v, 3. The CHARGE indicator will light while the battery is being charged.W h e n t h e i n d i c a t o r t u r n s o f f , t h ebattery is fully charged. 4...

Using the Battery to Power Your Camcorder (continued) POWER Switch and Indicator B A T T E R Y H o l d B a t t e r yF l u s h a n dS l i d e D o w n Arrows Attach Charged Battery Remove the Battery 1. Align reference arrow on battery with Slide POWER to OFF. POWER arrow on camcorder. Hold battery in...

ttery to Power Your Camcorder damaged if operated at temperatures above Operation time will decrease at extremely lowt e m p e r a t u r e s . l A f t e r r e p e a t e d c h a r g i n g s a n d u s e , t h e operation time will gradually decrease.W h e n o p e r a t i o n t i m e b e c o m e s t o ...

Check Battery Power (Battery Level Indicators) Battery Level Indicator D i s p l a y i n V i e w f i n d e r The battery level indicator ( ) appears in the camcorder’s viewfinderwhen POWER is in to show how much battery power is left in the r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r y . T h i s i n d i c a...

Using the To power your c need the The DCC096 ca the 9.6-volt inpu It has positive , C i g Optional Car A d a p t e r ( D C 1. Remove the a cable or batte either is 2. Connect the to the DC back of the 3. Insert the the vehicle’s 4. Place the cam i n C A M E R A . connected indicator will o Thomson ...

We recommend that our cassettes be used with your camcorder. Use of poor qualityt a p e s o r t a p e s t h a t h a v e b e e n d a m a g e d o r m i s h a n d l e d c a n c o n t a m i n a t e t h e v i d e o h e a d s ,resulting in a snowy picture or no picture at all during playback. Because ther...

POWER Switch in CAMERA Quick Review Press REVIEW when POWER is in C A M E R A a n d t h e c a m c o r d e r i s i n r e c o r d p a u s e t o r e v i e w t h e l a s t f e w s e c o n d s o f ar e c o r d i n g . The camcorder will play back the lastfew seconds of the recording, return thet a p e t ...

Electronic Inde rding (after the camcorder has been turned off for at least will automatically record an index mark at the beginning of tape in a VCR that has a compatible indexing feature the invisible marks can be located automatically. manual for index playback instructions. INDEX will viewfinder...

The camcorder’s electronic viewfinder is a miniature monitor that displays the pictureseen by the camcorder when recording. The viewfinder also can be used for viewingt h e t a p e d u r i n g p l a y b a c k . When carrying or storing the camcorder, return the viewfinder to the original positiont o...

Eyepiece F O C U S - - - Tilt Adjustu For and FOCUS Controls BRIGHT and FOCUS Controls T h e s m a l l B R I G H T a n d FOCUS c o n t r o l s a r e s e t a t t h e f a c t o r y a n d s h o u l drequire no adjustment. If they ever require adjustment, use a plasticscrewdriver. Make the adjustments w...

0 1 0 2 0 3 04 AE Shutter Speed F A D E Zoom and D U B status Viewfinder Displays FOCUS Time Counter Time Remaining Battery Level INDEX Display NO TAPE, and TAPE END Time and Date 0 (Auto Exposure) Shutter Speed T h e s h u t t e r s p e e d s e l e c t e d b y t h ecamcorder appears here. It is not...

P o w l Press stop or l Details 0 Time This displayrecording or remaining recorded on page 25. 0 8 Battery This time left forIt is not Details are 0 9 I N D E X I N D E X a p p e camcorder tape. It is no Details are 0 NO l flasl record andremoved. l TAPE flasl is inserted.replace it v V (Audio/Video...

Set the Time and Date DATE/TIME REW (Rewind) P O W E R F.FWD (Fast Forward) 1. Attach a power supply (battery or adapter/charger) to the camcorder. 2. Press and hold the small button on POWER and place in 3. Press DATE/TIME to display the date and time in the viewfinder. A flashingcursor lets you kn...

Recording The time and date displays appears i The camcorder ten seconds when R e p e a t e d l y Press T I M E Charging the The h This battery mu 1. Attach a charger or chacamcorder. 2. Make sure 3. Leave the pov least 24 hours Time (or Date) on Your Tape or only) can be recorded on your tape. When...

Power Zoom Buttons FOCUS Buttons Auto Focus The camcorder will focus automatically A u t o f o c u s w i l l o p e r a t e o n t h e t e l e p h o t o whenever FOCUS does not appear in side from approximately 3.6 feet to the viewfinder. infinity. l If FOCUS appears, press both Auto focus will operat...

Manual Focus Under certain such as those listed, you may need to focus manually. 1. Press both Press zoom button T to zoom in on b u t t o n s a t t h e t i m e t o t u r n o n manual focus. appears in the y o u r s u b j e c t . T o m a i n t a i n p r o p e r f o c u s t h r o u g h o u t viewfind...

Power Zoom Buttons T Telephoto W Wide Angle DIGITAL ZOOM Using Power Zoom Buttons I Level Control 34 To zoom in or out slowly, press the zoombutton lightly. To zoom in or out quickly, press the zoom button l Press to move the lens in the “telephoto” (close-up) direction. l Press to move the lens in ...

Using Z O O M Instant l Press INST. ZOOM again to turn off instant zoom. s s ZOOM to mode is wide 2. Press power zoom button “W” or to control the digital zoom ratio. Notes: ZOOM appears in the for zoom levels above 12X. It will not berecorded on the tape. As the zoom level increases in the mode, th...

The new 16 x 9 TV format provides a 30% wider picture than conventional TVs of thesame height. The 16 x 9 recording mode lets make recordings compatible with this new format. When the 16 x 9 mode is activated, the camcorder records black barsat the top and bottom of the picture to produce the wide-s...

You can add a pr touch to your recordings when you fade in and out of scenes. Both the and sound will gradually appear or disappear. The speed of the fade is led by the camcorder. ‘FADE Select the of You can select white, wipe,or zoom fade. l Select white to fade in and out a screen. in the viewfind...

P O W E R R E S E T Y R E W Level Indicator Time Counter Display in Viewfinder Using the Time Counter The time counter is automatically displayed in the viewfinder and shows actual timeelapsed when recording or playing back a tape. It helps locate the end of recorded segments. For example, to locate...

Sys em l Flying Erase Head l Edit Search l Audio Dub l (Audio and Video) Dub l Titler The camcorder a complete package of advanced editing features to make it easy and fun to edit your home videos like a professional. Themajor features are described here and on the followingpages. Flying A separate ...

Audio Dubbing A V DUB Button AV Switch Back of MonoV C R o r T a p e D e c k W h i t e : A u d i o , Y e l l o w V i d e o ( N o c o n n e c t i o n ) V i d e o P ( n o Laser Player or CD Y e l l o w ideo Plug A u d i o P l u g A u d i o / V i d e oC a b l e Y e l l o w V i d e o P l u g( N o c o n ...

To Audio Dub The audio dub feature lets you record new audio( s o u n d ) o n a p r e v i o u s l y r e c o r d e d t a p e w i t h o u t e r a s i n gthe original video (picture). The previous audio iserased and replaced with the new audio. The audio dub feature increases your editing flexibility. ...

Audio and Video Dubbing AV DUB Button AV Switch Yellow J a c k White Audio Plug Audio/Video Yellow Cable Video Plug Back ofVCR or Yellow Video Plug TV Monitor - O R - Back of s t e r e o - - VCR orTV Monitor Audio Plug WhiteJack Yellow Plug 4 2

Dubbing (continued) audio and video dubbing feature lets you record new a u d i o ( s o u n d ) a n d v i d e o ( p i c t u r e ) o n a p r e v i o u s l y tape in the camcorder. The source for the dubbing is the camcorder’sm i c r o p h o n e a n d c a m e r a o r a s o u r c e c o n n e c t e d t ...

Titler The camcorder’s built-in titler can store two different - - - - titles in memory. Either title can be displayed and - - = recorded at any time. The built-in character register contains over 45 different characters for creating your titles. Eachtitle can contain up to 32 characters on two line...

1. Attach a pow& source to the ill between the two 3. Press EDIT- 4 V ( a d v a n c e ) t o m o v e the flashing c to the place you want to begin title. See the “Chart of Characters in Titler ‘s Register” below for the characters available. 5. After you have selected the first c h a r a c t e r ...

Recording Titles on a Tape in the Camcorder To record a title on a tape in the camcorder, follow the steps below. 1 . A t t a c h a p o w e r s o u r c e t o t h e camcorder, slide POWER to C A M E R A . Note: If want to record the other title page, press to display it in the v i e w f i n d e r . 4...

To record on a tape in your camcorder from a VCR or TV monitor with AUDIO OUT a n d VIDEO OUT jacks, you will need the supplied audio/video cable. AV Switch White Audio Plug VCR or TV Monitor White Audio Plug White Audio - t Back of VCR or Cable TV Monitor Yellow Video Plug 4 8

Installation 0 1 eo cable to the AUDIO 0 Attach the yellow plug on the sameend to the VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR (or TV monitor). 0 3 A t t a c h t h e y e l l o w p l u g o n t h e o t h e re n d o f t h e a u d i o / v i d e o c a b l e t o t h eyellow VIDEO jack and the white plug to the white AUD...

REW (Rewind) P L A Y (Fast Forward) POWER in VCR Viewfinder Playback 1 . A t t a c h a p o w e r s u p p l y t o t h e camcorder. Press and hold the small POWER while sliding it VCR.) 3. Press and c a s s e t t e y o u w a n t t o p l a y b a c k . N o t e : T h e c a m c o r d e r c a n o n l y p l...

Picture Search D u r i n g p l a y b a c k y o u c a n v i s u a l l y s e a r c h the tape at a higher speed in forward orr e v e r s e . l Press and hold F.FWD to search the l P r e s s a n d h o l d t o s e a r c h t h e t a p e l Release the button to return to normal TRACKING (Also Power Zoom) ...

To connect your camcorder to a TV monitor (or VCR) with AUDIO IN and VIDEO jacks, you will need the audio/video cable supplied with the camcorder. If your TV is already connected to a VCR, you can attach the camcorder to the VCR and watch what the camcorder is recording or playing on the TV. AV Swit...

Attach the wh te on one end of 0 A t t a c h t h e y e l l o w p l u g o n t h e s a m e the cable to the AUDIO e n d o f t h e a u d i o / v i d e o c a b l e t o t h e IN jack on VCR. VIDEO IN jack on the TV or VCR. 0 3 IN jacks, attach the A t t a c h t h e y e l l o w p l u g o n t h e o t h e r...

Playback Ope 5. Press on the camcorder. Adjust 1. Set the selector switch on the tracking on the camcorder, if RF output ter or CH4. n e c e s s a r y . D e t a i l s a r e o n p a g e 5 1 . 2. Turn on the T it to the same l During playback, use the playback channel (3 or 4 selected with the f e a t...

The color enhancement light helps create brighter, sharper pictures. L i g h t , To Use the Color Enhancement Light 1 . A t t a c h t h e r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r y o r AC adapter/charger to power thecamcorder. 2 . P r e s s a n d h o l d t h e s m a l l b u t t o n o n POWER and place it...

T h e s h o u l d e r s t r a p i s d e s i g n e d t o l e t y o u c a r r y t h e c a m c o r d e r f r o m y o u r s h o u l d e r a n d-when you are ready to shoot bring the camcorder to shooting position in one quick movement. Cautions: When carrying the camcorder with the shoulder strap, place...

Camera Section Image Sensor: high/resolution, solid state CCD Imager Tripod Mount: One x 20 threaded Lens: f1.8 12: 1 Diameter: 46 mm tested and found to 15 of the FCC Rules. and used in communications. l Reorient or relo l Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Alteratio...

What your warranty covers: l Any defect in material or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: l N i n e t y d a y s f o r l a b o r c h a r g e s . l One year for parts.The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental. What we will do: l Pay any Authorized RCA Camcorder Serv...

Troubles some without the he Before you calServicenter, lo perform the No Power ( P O W E R Will Not Come Will Not RecorPlay Back Will Not Play Will Not Recor No Picture inV i e w f i n d e r Tape Does Notor Fast are caused by simple “faults” that you can easily correct of a service technician by fi...

i Tape Stops During Rewind or FastForward Checks and Adjustments l The time counter’s memory-stop feature may beturned on. When an appears behind the counter display, the camcorder will stop o r fast-forwarding when the counter reads Press the REW (rewind) or (fast forward) button again to continue,...

C h e c k s a n d A d j u s t m e n t s I Recorded Audio i l Subject may have been too far from the camcorder. L O W INDEX Indicator Date and Time (o Date)Were Recorded o the Tape Picture Appears rainy Picture Appears ith Black Bars Date and Time A pearIncorrect Camcorder DoesPower Up and/orFunction...

For your nearest HomeEntertainment Dealer or Authorized Servicentercall toll-free in the U.S.A. l-800-336-1900 Canadian Consumers Your toll-free numbers are: English: l-800-522-0338French: l-800-522-0445 If your camcorder needs service, pleasecontact your dealer or the nearest Servicenterfrom the ye...