Basic Operations - Sharp VL-Z8H Quick Start Manual

BASIC OPERATIONS

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Using the Easy Camera
Viewfinder Recording on
Tape
Pull out or push in the viewfinder
completely.
1
Insert a cassette into the
camcorder.
2
Set the Media
Selection switch to
V.
3
Hold down the Lock button and
set the Power switch to v.
• The picture from the lens now
Using the LCD
displays.
Monitor
1
Open the LCD monitor to a 90°
angle to the camcorder body.
Lock button
4
Press the Start/Stop button to
begin recording.
90˚
2
Adjust the LCD monitor to an angle
that allow easy viewing of the on-
screen picture.
• The LCD monitor rotates 270°
To pause recording
vertically.
Press the Start/Stop button again.
180 Zooming
Push the Power Zoom control to T (1)
(telephoto) or W (2) (wide angle) side.
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Tape Playback
1
Set the Media
Selection switch to
V.
2
Hold down the Lock
button and set the
Power switch to w.
3
Press j (or k) on the Opera-
tion button to rewind (or fast
forward) the tape to the desired
point.
A U T O A U T O 4
Press m to begin playback.
R E C
To stop playback
Press l.
Volume Control
Push the Volume control to the L or +
side to increase (1) or decrease (2)
the volume.
Power Zoom control
Volume control
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Watching
Playback on a TV
1
Open the terminal cover on the
camcorder.
Lock button
Terminal cover
2
Connect the camcorder to your
TV (or VCR) with the supplied
audio/video/S-video cable, as
shown.
TV or VCR
VIDEO L-AUDIO-R
(MONO)
S-VIDEO
AV-IN
Black: To S-video input socket
Yellow: To video input jack
White: To audio input (L) jack
Red: To audio input (R) jack
Audio/video/S-video cable (supplied)
To AV
terminal
:
The arrow shows the signal flow.
• If your TV or VCR has a 21-pin Euro-
SCART connector, use the RCA/21-pin
Euro-SCART conversion connector
(QSOCZ0033TAZZ) available from our
main parts distributor.
21-pin Euro-SCART on TV or VCR
RCA/21-pin Euro-SCART
0
conversion connector
(QSOCZ0033TAZZ)
VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO
(L/MONO) (R)
Audio R
Video
Audio L
3
Turn on the TV and set it to the
"AV" or "VIDEO" channel. (See
the operation manual of your TV.)
• When connecting to a TV via a
VCR, turn on the VCR and set it
to the "AV" or "LINE" input
channel. Operate the TV as you
normally do to view the signal
from the VCR. (See the operation
manuals of your TV and VCR.)
4
Set the Power switch on the
camcorder to w, and begin
playback.
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Card Recording Card Playback
1
1 Set the Media
Insert a card into the camcorder.
Selection switch to
2
Set the Media u.
Selection switch to
u.
2
Hold down the Lock button and
3 set the Power switch to w.
Hold down the Lock button and
• The images recorded on the
set the Power switch to v.
card are displayed in a
• The picture from the lens now
thumbnail format.
displays.
Number of shots taken/remaining
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NORMA L
Lock button
Lock button
A U T O
Page number/total thumbnail pages
3
4
Press j, k, l or m on the
Adjust the Power Zoom control
Operation button to move the
to frame the subject as you
selection frame to the desired
desire.
image.
5
Press the PHOTO button half-
way down to focus on the
subject.
• The camcorder automatically
focuses on the subject. When it
is set, you will hear a sound and
see T mark, then the
camcorder locks the focus.
4
Press the centre of the Opera-
tion button.
• The selected image displays in
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full-screen.
N ORMA L
6
Press the PHOTO button fully to
begin recording.
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A U T O
• The S indicator flashes red
while data is being recorded on
the card, and returns to white
when recording completes.
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1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
P A G E 2 2 /
NORMA L
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1 0 0 - 0 0 0 1
P A G E 1 2 /
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Image file name
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C A RD
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