Changing the MENU settings
POWER
Icon/itemModeMeaningswitch
AUDIO MODEr 12BITTo record or play back in the 12-bit mode (twoPLAYER*
stereo sounds)CAMERA
16BITTo record or play back in the 16-bit mode (the one
stereo sound with high quality)
n REMAINr AUTOTo display the remaining tape bar:PLAYER
Y for about 8 seconds after your camcorder isCAMERA
turned on and calculates the remaining amount
of tape
Y for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted and
your camcorder calculates the remaining amount
of tape
Y for about 8 seconds after ( is pressed in
PLAYER mode
Y for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY on the Remote
Commander is pressed to display the viewfinder
indicators
Y for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding or
picture search in the PLAYER mode
ONTo always display the remaining tape indicator
DATA CODEr DATE/CAMTo display date, time and recording data duringPLAYER
playback
DATETo display date and time during playback
CLOCK SETTo reset the date or time (p. 79)CAMERA
LTR SIZEr NORMALTo display selected menu items in normal sizePLAYER
2´To display selected menu items at twice the normalCAMERA
size
DEMO MODEr ONTo make the demonstration appearCAMERA
OFFTo cancel the demonstration mode
Note on AUDIO MODE
When playing back a tape recorded in the 16-bit mode, you cannot adjust the balance in AUDIO MIX.
Notes on DEMO MODE
YYou cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder.
YDEMO MODE is set to STBY (Standby) at the factory and the demonstration starts about 10 minutes
after you have set the POWER switch to CAMERA without a cassette inserted.
Note that you cannot select STBY of DEMO MODE in the MENU settings.
YWhen NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, the NIGHTSHOT indicator appears in the viewfinder and you
cannot select DEMO MODE in the MENU settings.
*To dub a tape to another VCR
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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