Making Your Own Titles; Using The Built-In Light - Sony Handycam CCD-TRV107 Service Manual

Making your own titles

You can make up to two titles and store them in your camcorder. Each title can have up
to 20 characters.
(1) In CAMERA or PLAYER mode, press TITLE.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1 SET) or the
second line (CUSTOM2 SET), then press the dial.
(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the column of the desired character,
then press the dial.
(5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired character, then press the
dial.
(6) Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have selected all characters and completed the
title.
(7) To finish making your own titles, turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
[SET], then press the dial. The title is stored in memory.
(8) Press TITLE to make the title menu disappear.
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T I TLE
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P R E S E T T I T L E
H E L L O !
H A P P Y B I R T HD A Y
H A P P Y HO L I D A Y S
CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
OUR SWE E T B A B Y
WE DD I NG
V A C A T I ON
T H E E ND
[ T I T L E ] : E ND
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Using the built-in light

– CCD-TRV107/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only
You can use the built-in light to suit your shooting situation. The recommended
distance between the subject and camcorder is about 1.5 m (5 feet).
Press LIGHT repeatedly, until the
camcorder is in CAMERA mode. The built-in light turns on.
If you turn the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), the built-in light turns off
simultaneously. You cannot turn the built-in light on by turning the POWER switch to
CAMERA again. To turn on the built-in light again, press LIGHT again in CAMERA
mode.
To turn off the built-in light
Press LIGHT repeatedly, until no indicator appears on the screen.
To turn on the built-in light automatically
Press LIGHT repeatedly, until the
The built-in light automatically turns on and off according to the ambient brightness.
CAUTION
Be careful not to touch the lighting section, because the plastic window and
surrounding surfaces are hot while the light is on. It remains hot for a while after
the light is turned off.
DANGER
Not to be handled by children.
Emits intense heat and light.
Use with caution to reduce the risk of fire or injury to persons.
Do not directly aim the light at persons or materials from less than 1.22 m (4 feet)
during use and until cool.
Turn the built-in light off when not in use.
When you press LIGHT
The indicator changes as follows:
no indicator
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, then press the dial.
T I T L E S E T T I T L E S E T
CU S T OM 1 S E T CU S T OM 1 S E T
CU S T OM 2 S E T CU S T OM 2 S E T
R E T URN
[ T I T L E ] : E ND [ T I T L E ] : E ND
T I T L E S E T T I T L E S E T P 1
CU S T OM 1 S E T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CU S T OM 2 S E T
R E T URN A B CD E 1 2 3 4 5 $ F ¥ DM £
¿ i ø " :
F GH I J 6 7 8 9 0
[ C ]
K L MNO À È Ì Ò Ù
[ cP 2 ]
PQR S T Á É Í Ó Ú
U VWX Y [ S E T ]
Â Ê Î ÆŒ
Z& ? ! Ã Õ Ñ ç ß
' . , / – Ä Ï Ö Ü Å
[ T I T L E ] : E ND [ T I T L E ] : E ND
T I T L E S E T P 1 T I T L E • S E T P 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A B CD E 1 2 3 4 5 $ F ¥ DM £ A B CD E 1 2 3 4 5 $ F ¥ DM £
F GH I J 6 7 8 9 0 ¿ i ø " : F GH I J 6 7 8 9 0 ¿ i ø " :
[ C ] [ C ]
K L MNO À È Ì Ò Ù K L MNO À È Ì Ò Ù
[ cP 2 ] [ cP 2 ]
PQR S T Á É Í Ó Ú PQR S T Á É Í Ó Ú
U VWX Y Â Ê Î ÆŒ [ S E T ] U VWX Y Â Ê Î ÆŒ [ S E T ]
Ã Õ Ñ ç ß Ã Õ Ñ ç ß
Z& ? ! Z& ? !
' . , / – Ä Ï Ö Ü Å ' . , / – Ä Ï Ö Ü Å
[ T I T L E ] : E ND [ T I T L E ] : E ND
T I T L E S E T P 1 T I T L E S E T P 1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A B CD E 1 2 3 4 5 $ F ¥ DM £ A B CD E 1 2 3 4 5 $ F ¥ DM £
F GH I J 6 7 8 9 0 ¿ i ø " : F GH I J 6 7 8 9 0 ¿ i ø " :
[ C ] [ C ]
K L MNO À È Ì Ò Ù K L MNO À È Ì Ò Ù
[ cP 2 ] [ cP 2 ]
PQR S T Á É Í Ó Ú PQR S T Á É Í Ó Ú
U VWX Y Â Ê Î ÆŒ [ S E T ] U VWX Y Â Ê Î ÆŒ [ S E T ]
Ã Õ Ñ ç ß Ã Õ Ñ ç ß
Z& ? ! Z& ? !
' . , / – Ä Ï Ö Ü Å ' . , / – Ä Ï Ö Ü Å
[ T I T L E ] : E ND [ T I T L E ] : E ND
indicator appears on the screen while your
LIGHT
Built-in light
indicator appears on the screen.
Making your own titles
To change a title you have stored
In step 3, select CUSTOM1 SET or CUSTOM2 SET, depending on which title you want
to change, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to
select [C], then press the dial to delete the title. The last character is erased. Enter the
new title as desired.
If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters in the standby mode while a
cassette is in your camcorder
The power automatically turns off. The characters you have entered remain stored in
memory. Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) once, and turn it to CAMERA again,
then proceed from step 1.
We recommend setting the POWER switch to PLAYER or removing the cassette so that
your camcorder does not automatically turn off while you are entering title characters.
If you select [ ]
The menu for selecting alphabet and Russian characters appears. Select [
to the previous screen.
To erase a character
Select [C]. The last character is erased.
To enter a space
Select [Z& ?!], then select the blank part.
Using the built-in light
Notes
•The built-in light turns off automatically in the following cases:
– When it stays on in the AUTO mode (
– When you leave it on for more than 5 minutes with no cassette inserted or after the
tape has run out.
To turn the built-in light on again, press LIGHT again.
•The battery pack discharges quickly while the built-in light is turned on. Turn it off
when not in use.
•When you do not use your camcorder, turn the built-in light off and remove the
battery pack to avoid turning on the built-in light accidentally.
•When flickering occurs while shooting in the AUTO mode (
until the indicator appears.
•The built-in light may turn on/off when you use the PROGRAM AE or backlight
function while shooting in the AUTO mode (
•The built-in light may turn off when inserting or ejecting a cassette.
•While the end search function is working, the built-in light is turned off.
•When you use the conversion lens (optional), the built-in light is blocked and may not
illuminate the subject properly.
Replacing the bulb
Use the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp (optional). The supplied halogen lamp is not
commercially available. Purchase the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp.
Remove the power source before replacing the bulb.
(1) Remove the built-in light unit while pushing the hole under the built-in light
unit using a wire.
(2) Turn the bulb housing counterclockwise and detach from the built-in light
unit.
(3) Replace the bulb using a dry cloth.
(4) Attach the bulb housing by turning it clockwise, then replace the built-in light
unit.
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] to return
) for more than 5 minutes.
), press LIGHT
).
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Note
Be sure to align the
tab with the groove
when inserting.
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