Changing the menu settings
POWER
Icon/itemModeMeaning switch
REC MODEz SPTo record in the SP (Standard Play) modeCAMERA
PLAYER
LPTo increase the recording time to 1.5 times the SP
mode
AUDIO MODEz 12BITTo record in the 12-bit mode (two stereo sounds)CAMERA
PLAYER*
16BITTo record in the 16-bit mode (one stereo sound with
high quality)
q REMAINz AUTOTo display the remaining tape bar:CAMERA
YFor about eight seconds after your camcorder isPLAYER
turned on and calculates the remaining amount of
tape
YFor about eight seconds after a cassette is inserted
and your camcorder calculates the remaining
amount of tape
YFor about eight seconds after N is pressed in
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PLAYER mode
YFor about eight seconds after DISPLAY is pressed
to display the screen indicators
YFor the period of tape rewinding, forwarding or
picture search in PLAYER mode
ONTo always display the remaining tape bar
Notes on the LP mode
YWhen 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
pictures or sound.
YWhen you record in the LP mode, we recommend using a Sony cassette so that you can get the most
out of your camcorder.Å¡
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YWhen you record in the SP and LP modes on one tape or you record some scenes in the LP mode, the
playback picture may be distorted or the time code may not be written properly between scenes.
Note on AUDIO MODE
When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX.
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You cannot select AUDIO MODE for tapes recorded in the Digital8 system. You, however, can select
AUDIO MODE when you dub tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 system to another VCR using the
i.LINK cable.
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