Sony DCR-TRV140 Service Manual page 43

Changing the menu settings
Icon/item Mode Meaning
LCD BRIGHT —–– To adjust the brightness on the LCD screen with
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the following
bar.
To darken
z BRT NORMAL
LCD B.L. To set the brightness on the LCD screen normal.
BRIGHT To brighten the LCD screen.
LCD COLOUR —–– To adjust the color on the LCD screen, turn the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the following bar.
To reduce
intensity
z BRT NORMAL
VF B.L. To set the brightness on the viewfinder normal.
BRIGHT To brighten the viewfinder.
Notes on LCD B.L. and VF B.L.
•When you select BRIGHT, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during recording.
•When you use power sources other than the battery pack, BRIGHT is automatically selected.
Changing the menu settings
Note on AUDIO MODE (DCR-TRV140E only)
When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX.
Notes on ORC setting (CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E only)
•Each time you eject the cassette, the ORC setting will be cancelled. If necessary, set the setting.
•You cannot use this setting on a tape with the red mark on the cassette exposed.
(i. e. the tape is write-protected)
•When you set ORC TO SET, a non-recorded section of about 0.1 second appears on the tape.
However, note that this non-recorded section disappears from the tape when you continue recording
from this section.
•To check if you have already set the ORC setting, select ORC TO SET in the menu settings. "ORC
ON" is displayed if ORC TO SET is already set.
POWER
switch
PLAYER
CAMERA
To lighten
PLAYER
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
To increase
intensity
PLAYER
CAMERA
139 140
141 142
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DCR-TRV140/TRV140E/TRV140M
Changing the menu settings
Icon/item Mode Meaning
z SP
REC MODE To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode.
LP To increase the recording time to 1.5 times*
2)
twice* the SP mode.
z 12BIT
AUDIO MODE* 1)
To record in the 12-bit mode (two stereo sounds).
16BIT To record in the 16-bit mode (the one stereo sound
in high quality).
ORC TO SET* 2) —–– To automatically adjust the recording condition to
get the best possible recording. Press START/
STOP to start adjustment. Your camcorder takes
about 10 seconds to check the tape condition and
then returns to the standby mode.
ORC stands for "Optimising the Recording Condition."
q REMAIN z AUTO
To display the remaining tape bar:
– for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is
turned on and calculates the remaining amount
of tape.
– for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted
and your camcorder calculates the remaining
amount of tape.
– for about 8 seconds after N is pressed in
PLAYER mode.
– for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed to
display the screen indicators.
– for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding or
picture search in PLAYER mode.
ON To always display the remaining tape bar.
z DATE/CAM
DATA CODE* 1) To display date, time and recording data during
playback.
DATE To display date and time during playback.
Notes on the LP mode
•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, we recommend playing back the
tape on your camcorder. When you play back the tape on other camcorders or VCRs, noise may
occur in images or sound.
•When you record in the LP mode, we recommend using a Sony video cassette so that you can
get the most out of your camcorder.
•When you record in both the SP and LP modes on one tape, or you record some scenes in the LP
mode, the playback image may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly
between scenes.* 1)
•Noise may occur also when you play back on your camcorder tapes recorded in the LP mode on
2)
other camcorders or VCRs.*
•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, recording is carried out in the
2)
standard 8 mm system.*
* 1) DCR-TRV140E only
2)
* CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E only
Changing the menu settings
Icon/item Mode Meaning
CLOCK SET —–– To set the date or time. (p. 25)
z OFF
USB STREAM* 1) To deactivate the USB Streaming function.
ON To activate the USB Streaming function.
z ON
AUTO DATE* 2) To record the date for 10 seconds after recording
has started.
OFF To cancel the auto date function.
z NORMAL
LTR SIZE To display selected menu items in normal size.
2× To display selected menu items at twice the
normal size.
z ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
To display the following information indicators in
English: min, STBY, REC, CAPTURE*
END SEARCH and START.
FRANÇAIS* 3) To display the information indicators in French.
ESPAÑOL* 3) To display the information indicators in Spanish.
PORTUGUÊS* 3) To display the information indicators in
Portuguese.
DEUTSCH* 3) To display the information indicators in German.
ITALIANO* 3) To display the information indicators in Italian.
4)
[COMP]* To display the information indicators in Chinese
(traditional).
4)
[SIMP]* To display the information indicators in Chinese
(simplified).
EΛΛHNIKA*
3) To display the information indicators in Greek.
z ON
DEMO MODE To make the demonstration appear.
OFF To cancel the demonstration mode.
Notes on DEMO MODE
•You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder.
•DEMO MODE is set to STBY (Standby) at the factory and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes
after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted.
To cancel the demonstration, insert a cassette, set the POWER switch to other than CAMERA, or set
DEMO MODE to OFF.
•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, "NIGHTSHOT" indicator appears on the screen and you cannot
select DEMO MODE in the menu settings.
1)
* DCR-TRV140E only
* 2) CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E only
* 3) European models only
* 4) Except for european models
POWER
switch
CAMERA
1)
/
CAMERA
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
PLAYER
POWER
switch
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
CAMERA
PLAYER
CAMERA
PLAYER
1) , VOL, CAMERA
CAMERA