Playing Back A Tape - Sony DCR-TRV140E Service Manual

Digital 8 video camera recorder
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— Playback – Basics —

Playing back a tape

You can playback tapes recorded in the
*
1)
Digital8
system.*
1)
You can playback tapes recorded in the Hi8
/Standard 8 mm
(analogue) system.*
2)
*
2)
You can monitor the playback picture on the
LCD screen. If you close the LCD panel, You can
monitor the playback picture in the viewfinder.
(1) Install the power source and insert the
(1)
recorded tape.
(2) Set the POWER switch to PLAYER while
(2)
pressing the small green button.
(3) Open the LCD panel while pressing OPEN.
(4) Press m to rewind the tape.
(3)
(5) Press N to start playback.
m
(4)
(6) To adjust the volume, press either of the two
N
VOLUME buttons. The speaker on your
(5)
camcorder is silent when the LCD panel is
(6)
closed.
You can control playback using the Remote
3)
Commander supplied with your camcorder.*
To stop playback
Press x.
.*
3)
x
4
5
2
PLAY
REW
6
VOLUME
3
1
*
1)
DCR-TRV140E only
1)
*
2)
*
2)
*
CCD-TRV107E/TRV108E/TRV208E/TRV408E
only
*
3)
3)
*
CCD-TRV107E/TRV208E/TRV408E,
DCR-TRV140E only
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Playing back a tape
Using the data code function
(DCR-TRV140E only)
Your camcorder automatically records not only
images on the tape but also the recording data
(date/time or various settings when recorded)
(Data code).
Press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander
in the playback mode.
The display changes as follows:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot,
exposure AUTO/MANUAL, white balance, gain,
shutter speed, aperture value) t no indicator
t
t
Date/time/
Various settings/
40
40
0:00:23:01
0:00:23:01
min
min
[a]
[b]
[c]
AUTO
4 7 2002
50 AWB
[d]
12:05:56
F1.4
9dB
[e]
[f]
[a] : SteadyShot OFF indicator
[a]
[b] : Exposure mode indicator
[c] : White balance indicator
[b]
[d] : Gain indicator
[c]
[e] : Shutter speed indicator
[d]
[f] : Aperture value
[e]
[f]
To not display the recording date
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings
(p. 140).
The display changes as follows:
date/time t no indicator
t
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DCR-TRV140E
Playing back a tape
When monitoring on the LCD screen
You can turn the LCD panel over and move it
back to the camcorder body with the LCD screen
facing out [a]. You can adjust the angle of the
LCD panel by lifting the LCD panel up by 7
[a]
degrees [b].
[b]
[a]
[b]
To display the screen indicators
– Display function
Press DISPLAY on your camcorder or the
Remote Commander*
1)
supplied with your
camcorder.
The indicators appear on the screen.
1)
*
To make the indicators disappear, press
DISPLAY again.
1)
DISPLAY*
DATA CODE*
2)
DISPLAY
*
1)
CCD-TRV107E/TRV208E/TRV408E,
*
1)
DCR-TRV140E only
*
2)
DCR-TRV140E only
*
2)
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Playing back a tape
Recording data (DCR-TRV140E only)
Recording data is your camcorder’s information
when you have recorded. In the recording mode,
the recording data will not be displayed.
When you use data code function, bars
(-- -- ---- and --:--:--) appear if (DCR-TRV140E
only):
-- -- ----
--:--:--
– A blank section of the tape is being played
back.
– The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or
noise.
– The tape was recorded by a camcorder without
the date and time set.
Data code (DCR-TRV140E only)
When you connect your camcorder to the TV, the
data code appears on the TV screen.
Remaining battery time indicator during
playback (DCR-TRV140E only)
The indicator indicates the approximate
continuous playback time. The indicator may not
be correct, depending on the conditions in which
you are playing back. When you close the LCD
panel and open it again, it takes about 1 minute
for the correct remaining battery time to be
displayed.
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