Sony Handycam CCD-TR2300 Service Manual page 32

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(1) Set AUTO LOCK/HOLD to the center position.
(2) Press WHT BAL, then turn the control dial to select one push white balance
indicator.
(3) Attach the supplied white lens cap and point the camcorder at a subject if you
are shooting outdoors or at a source of light if shooting indoors.
(4) Press the control dial.
The one push white balance indicator starts to flash quickly. Once the white
balance is set, the indicator stops flashing.
When yqu are shooting under studio lighting or a video light, we recommend
you to record in indoor mode.
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To return to automatic white balance adjustment mode
Press WHT BAL so that the one push white balance indicator disappears in the
viwfinder.
Note on the one push white balance mode indicator
Slowly flashing indicator: white balance has not been set.
Quickly flashing indicator: white balance is being adjusted with the control dial.
Lighting: white balance has been set.
Note on the one push white balance mode setting
The white balance setting for one push white balance mode is retained even when you
turn the power off or change white balance mode, as long as the power source is
installed in the camcorder. The setting is retained for about 1 hour even when you
disconnect the power source if the lithium battery is installed in the camcorder.
If the one push white balance indicator does not stop flashing when you
press the control dial
The lighting is probably insufficient or you have forgotten to put the white lens cap on.
If this appears to be the case, increase the lighting or attach the white cap and try again.
If the indicator still continues to flash after trying this, press WHT BAL to set the
camcorder to the automatic white balance mode (no indicator) or set AUTO LOCK/
HOLD to AUTO LOCK.
You can search for the boundary between recording dates using the Date Code
automatically recorded on the tape.
There are two modes:
• Searching for the beginning of a specific date, and playing back from there (Date
Search)
• Searching
for the beginning of all days, one after another, playing back about 10
seconds of each (Date Scan)
Each time you press DATE SEARCH, the mode changes as follows:
Date Search --_ Date Scan _ nothing
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To search for the beginning of a specific date
(1) Set the POWER switch to VTR. The tape transport buttons light up.
(2) Press DATE SEARCH on the Remote Commander.
(3) When the current position is [b], press _ to search towards [a] or press
to search towards [c].
To scan the beginning of all days
(1) Set the POWER switch to VTR.
(2) Press DATE SEARCH on the Remote Commander twice.
(3) Press _ or I_1_. Date Scan starts.
JUL. 3 1996
---_I-*_-JUL
4 1996"_---_JUL 7 1996
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To stop searching or scanning
Press one of the following tape transport buttons: [_::>, N, _ or ItH_-.
To view pictures during searching or scanning
Press U:> and then press .4b,II or I1_1_.
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