Sony DCR-TRV520 - Manual

Sony DCR-TRV520

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – WARNING; CAUTION; DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY.
  • Page 3 – For customers in CANADA
  • Page 4 – Table of contents
  • Page 5 – Checking supplied accessories
  • Page 6 – Quick Start Guide; Inserting a cassette; mark
  • Page 8 – — Getting started —; Using this manual; Type of difference; Before using your camcorder; Note on TV color systems
  • Page 10 – Installing the battery pack; To remove the battery pack; After installing the battery pack; Step 1 Preparing the power supply
  • Page 11 – Connect the power cord to the AC power adaptor.; normal charge; After charging the battery pack; Notes; Remaining battery time indicator
  • Page 12 – Charging time; Recording time
  • Page 13 – Playing time; The remaining battery time indicator
  • Page 14 – Connecting to a wall outlet
  • Page 15 – We recommend using Hi8; To eject a cassette; To prevent accidental erasure; Step 2 Inserting a cassette
  • Page 16 – — Recording – Basics —; Recording a picture; Microphone
  • Page 17 – Adjusting the LCD screen
  • Page 18 – Notes on digital zoom; When you shoot close to a subject
  • Page 19 – Indicators displayed in the recording mode
  • Page 20 – If you press EXPOSURE when shooting backlit subjects; Shooting in the dark – NightShot/Super NightShot; BACK LIGHT
  • Page 21 – Using SUPER NIGHTSHOT; Slide NIGHTSHOT to ON in CAMERA mode.; Using the NightShot Light; Shutter speed in the Super NightShot mode
  • Page 22 – To stop the self-timer recording; Note
  • Page 23 – Checking the recording; END SEARCH
  • Page 24 – — Playback – Basics —; Playing back a tape; Install the power source and insert the recorded tape.; To stop playback; When monitoring on the LCD screen; PLAY
  • Page 25 – To display the screen indicators – Display function; DISPLAY; Using the data code function; Not to display recording date; Notes on the data code function
  • Page 26 – Various playback modes; In the various playback modes
  • Page 27 – Viewing the recording on TV; If your TV is already connected to a VCR; If your TV or VCR has an S video jack
  • Page 28 – Using the AV cordless IR receiver; Before operation; Turn the TV on and set the TV/VCR selector on the TV to VCR.; To cancel the super laser link function; If you use a Sony TV; If you turn the power off; When super laser link is activated (the S.LASER LINK button is lit)
  • Page 29 – Recording a still image on a tape
  • Page 30 – In the standby mode, press; To cancel self-timer recording
  • Page 31 – Printing the still image; If the video printer is equipped with S video input; Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording
  • Page 32 – To cancel the wide mode; In the wide mode, you cannot select the following functions:; If the wide mode is set to ON; Using the wide mode; MENU
  • Page 33 – Using the fader function
  • Page 34 – To cancel the fader function
  • Page 36 – SEPIA; To turn the picture effect function off; While using the picture effect function; When you turn the power off; Using special effects – Picture effect
  • Page 37 – Using special effects – Digital effect; STILL
  • Page 38 – To cancel the digital effect
  • Page 39 – Using special effects – Digital Effect; When recording in the slow shutter mode; Shutter speed
  • Page 40 – Using the PROGRAM AE function; Spotlight mode
  • Page 41 – To turn the PROGRAM AE function off
  • Page 42 – Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the brightness.; To return to the automatic exposure mode; Adjusting the exposure manually
  • Page 43 – Set FOCUS to MANUAL in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. The; To return to the autofocus mode; To focus precisely; Focusing manually; FOCUS
  • Page 44 – Superimposing a title
  • Page 45 – To superimpose the title while you are recording
  • Page 46 – Making your own titles; Press TITLE in the standby or VTR mode.
  • Page 47 – To change a title you have stored; To erase a character
  • Page 48 – Inserting a scene; EDITSEARCH
  • Page 49 – To cancel the picture effect function; — Advanced Playback Operations —; Playing back a tape with picture effects
  • Page 50 – To cancel the digital effect function; Playing back a tape with digital effects
  • Page 51 – appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.; To cancel PB ZOOM function; Enlarging recorded images – PB ZOOM
  • Page 52 – If a tape has a blank portion in the recorded portions; ZERO SET MEMORY functions also in the standby mode
  • Page 53 – To stop searching; Searching a recording by date
  • Page 54 – Searching a recording by date – Date search
  • Page 55 – Searching for a photo
  • Page 56 – To stop scanning
  • Page 57 – Using the A/V connecting cable; Set the POWER switch to VTR.; When you have finished dubbing a tape; If you have displayed the screen indicators on the TV; If your VCR is a monaural type; Dubbing a tape
  • Page 58 – Note on tapes that are not recorded in the Digital8 system; During playback of tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system; During digital editing; If you record playback pause picture via the DV IN/OUT jack
  • Page 59 – Analog video signals; After capturing images and sound
  • Page 60 – Recording video or TV programs
  • Page 63 – To change the insert end point; Inserting a scene from a VCR – Insert Editing
  • Page 64 – — Customizing Your Camcorder —; Changing the menu settings; If you want to change other items, select; To make the menu display disappear
  • Page 65 – Menu items are displayed as the following icons:; Selecting the mode setting of each item; Notes on the SteadyShot function
  • Page 66 – Notes on AUDIO MIX
  • Page 68 – Note on REC MODE; Notes on the LP mode
  • Page 69 – Notes on DEMO MODE
  • Page 71 – The year changes as follows:
  • Page 72 – Typical image data file name; Before using “Memory Stick”; — “Memory Stick” operations —; Using “Memory Stick”–introduction
  • Page 73 – Formatting the supplied “Memory Stick”; “Memory Stick” supplied with your camcorder; “Memory Stick”s formatted by a computer
  • Page 74 – Inserting “Memory Stick”; Open the lid of the cassette compartment.; To eject the “Memory Stick”; When the access lamp is lit or flashing; access lamp
  • Page 75 – Press MENU to make the menu display appear.
  • Page 76 – Image quality settings
  • Page 77 – Keep pressing PHOTO lightly. The green; Recording still images on “Memory
  • Page 78 – When you press the PHOTO button on the Remote Commander; Recording images continuously; Multi screen mode
  • Page 79 – If the capacity of the “Memory Stick” becomes full
  • Page 80 – Continuous shooting settings; Setting; Note on using the video flash light (not supplied)
  • Page 81 – Self-timer memory photo recording
  • Page 84 – To change the still image to superimpose; To change the mode setting; During recording; The “Memory Stick” supplied with your camcorder stores 20 images
  • Page 85 – Recording an image from a tape as a still
  • Page 86 – Recording an image from a tape as a still image; The image from TV or VCR appears on the LCD or in the viewfinder.
  • Page 87 – Copying still images from a tape
  • Page 88 – To stop copying; When the memory of the “Memory Stick” is full; If the write-protect tab on the “Memory Stick” is set to LOCK; When you change the “Memory Stick” in the middle of copying; Copying still images from a tape – Photo save
  • Page 89 – Viewing a still image; Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN.; To stop memory photo playback; To play back recorded images on a TV screen; If “
  • Page 90 – To return to the normal playback screen (single screen)
  • Page 91 – Viewing a still image – Memory Photo playback; Viewing the recorded images using a personal computer
  • Page 92 – To stop copying in the middle
  • Page 93 – During copying; If you press the EDITSEARCH buttons during pause mode; If you press the DISPLAY button in the standby or recording mode; Copying the image recorded on “Memory Stick” to tapes
  • Page 94 – Before operetion; appears on; To cancel memory PB ZOOM function; Pictures processed by PB ZOOM function; Enlarging still images recorded on
  • Page 95 – To stop the slide show
  • Page 96 – Playing back images in a continuous loop – SLIDE SHOW
  • Page 97 – Preventing accidental erasure; To cancel image protection
  • Page 98 – Deleting selected images; Press MEMORY DELETE again. The selected image is deleted.; To cancel deleting an image; To delete an image displayed on the index screen; Deleting images
  • Page 99 – Deleting all the images; To cancel deleting all the images in the “Memory Stick”
  • Page 100 – While DELETING appears
  • Page 101 – Writing a print mark – PRINT MARK; To cancel writing print marks
  • Page 102 – — Additional Information —; Digital8 system, recording and; What is the “Digital8 system”?; Playback system; Display during automatic detection of system; Copyright signal; When you play back
  • Page 103 – When you playback a dual sound track tape; When you use tapes recorded in the Digital8 system; Digital8 system, recording and playback
  • Page 104 – About the Name “i.LINK”
  • Page 105 – i.LINK Functions on this unit
  • Page 106 – Changing the lithium battery in your
  • Page 107 – Changing the lithium battery
  • Page 108 – In the recording mode; Symptom; Troubleshooting
  • Page 109 – In the playback mode
  • Page 110 – In the recording and playback modes
  • Page 111 – When operating using the “Memory Stick”
  • Page 112 – Others
  • Page 113 – Cause and/or Corrective Actions; Self-diagnosis display
  • Page 114 – Warning indicators and messages; Warning indicators; Warning indicator as to tape; Warning indicator as to file
  • Page 115 – Warning messages
  • Page 116 – NTSC system; SECAM system; Simple setting of clock by time difference; Using your camcorder abroad
  • Page 117 – Maintenance information and; Moisture condensation; If moisture condensation occurred; Note on moisture condensation
  • Page 119 – the RELEASE knob up,; Maintenance information and precautions
  • Page 120 – Precautions; Camcorder operation
  • Page 121 – AC power adaptor; Battery pack; Note on dry batteries; If batteries are leaking
  • Page 122 – Specifications; “Memory Stick”
  • Page 123 – — Quick Reference —; Identifying the parts and controls; Camcorder
  • Page 124 – What is SUPER LASER LINK?
  • Page 125 – Attaching the shoulder strap
  • Page 126 – Notes on the intelligent accessory shoe
  • Page 127 – Fastening the grip strap; tl; jack; yd
  • Page 128 – To prepare the Remote Commander; Notes on the Remote Commander
  • Page 129 – Operation indicators; LCD screen and Viewfinder; wg; or indicator appears.
  • Page 130 – Quick Function Guide; Functions to adjust exposure (in the recording mode)
  • Page 131 – Index
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©2000 Sony Corporation

Model No.

DCR-TRV

Model No.

AC-

Serial No.

Serial No.

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly,
and retain it for future reference.

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 upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

3-059-561-11 (2)

DCR-TRV520/TRV525

Digital
Video Camera
Recorder

DCR-TRV520

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