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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 

, then press the dial.

(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.

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 H D A Y
H A P P Y HO L I D A Y S
CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
OU R SWE E T B A B Y
WE D D I NG
V A C A T I ON
T H E E N D

[ T I T L E ] : E ND

T I T L E S E T

C U S T OM 1 S E T
C U S T OM 2 S E T

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C U S T OM 1 S E T

T I T L E S E T

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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.

The menu for selecting alphabet and Russian characters appears. Select [

] to return

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.

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 

 indicator appears on the screen while your

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.

Press LIGHT repeatedly, until no indicator appears on the screen.

Press LIGHT repeatedly, until the 

 indicator appears on the screen.

The built-in light automatically turns on and off according to the ambient brightness.

When you press LIGHT
The indicator changes as follows:

no indicator

Notes
•The built-in light turns off automatically in the following cases:

– When it stays on in the AUTO mode (

) for more than 5 minutes.

– 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 (

), press LIGHT

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.

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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•When replacing the bulb, use only the Sony XB-3D halogen lamp (optional) to reduce

the risk of fire.

•To prevent possible burn hazard, disconnect the power source before replacing and

do not touch the bulb until the bulb becomes cool enough to handle (for about 30
minutes or more).

Note
To prevent the bulb from being smudged with finger prints, handle it with a dry cloth,
etc. If the bulb is smudged, wipe it completely.

Connect your camcorder to the VCR using the A/V connecting cable supplied with
your camcorder.
You can record and edit a picture with the connected VCR by using your camcorder as
a player.
Set DISPLAY to LCD in 

 in the menu settings (The default setting is set to LCD.)

If you do not make the indicators disappear, they are recorded on tapes.

Make the indicators disappear by pressing the following buttons:
– DISPLAY on your camcorder
– DISPLAY on the Remote Commander (CCD-TRV107/TRV408 only)

(1) Insert a blank tape (or a tape you want to record over) into the VCR, and insert

the recorded tape into your camcorder.

(2) Set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. Refer to the operating instructions

of your VCR for more information.

(3) Set the POWER switch to PLAYER.
(4) Play back the recorded tape on your camcorder.
(5) Start recording on the VCR.

Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR for more information.

S VIDEO OUT

A / V OUT

S VIDEO

IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

: Signal flow

A/V connecting cable
(supplied)

Press x on both your camcorder and the VCR.

Set EDIT to ON in the menu settings before dubbing.

You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems:
8 mm  , Hi8 

, Digital 8  ,  VHS 

, S-VHS 

, VHSC 

, S-VHSC 

,

Betamax  , ED Betamax 

, mini DV 

, or DV 

If your VCR is a stereo type
Connect the audio plug of the A/V connecting cable supplied to the left (white) input
jack of your VCR.

If your VCR has an S video jack
Connect using an S video cable (optional) to obtain optimum quality screen images.
With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable.
Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the
VCR.

VCR operation for dubbing can be controlled easily by using your camcorder when the
VCR is connected.
You can select one of eight preset titles and two custom titles stored in your camcorder
as instructed in “Making your own titles” (p. 44). Select the desired color, size, and
background color of titles.

Step 1 Connecting the VCR (p. 51).

Step 2 Setting the VCR to operate with your camcorder (p. 52 to 55).
Step 3 Selecting the title (p. 56).
Step 4 Selecting the dubbing mode (p. 57).
Step 5 Performing Easy Dubbing (p. 58).

If you dub using the same VCR again, you can skip step 2.
If you do not need to put in a title, you can skip step 3.

Connect the devices as illustrated in page 49.

You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems:
8 mm  , Hi8 

, Digital 8  ,  VHS 

, S-VHS 

, VHSC 

, S-VHSC 

,

Betamax  , ED Betamax 

, mini DV 

, or DV 

If your VCR has an S video jack
Connect using an S video cable (optional) to obtain optimum quality screen images.
With this connection, you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V
connecting cable.
Connect an S video cable (optional) to the S video jacks of both your camcorder and the
VCR.

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You can control the VCR by wireless remote control.

1

Set the POWER switch to PLAYER on your camcorder.

2

Turn the power of the connected VCR on, then set the input selector to
LINE.
When you connect a video camera recorder, set its power switch to VTR/VCR.

3

Press EASY DUBBING to display the menu.

4

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select SETUP, then press the dial.

5

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PAUSE MODE, then press the
dial.

6

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the mode to cancel recording
pause on the VCR, then press the dial.

Buttons for canceling recording pause on the VCR
The buttons vary depending on your VCR. To cancel recording pause:
– Select PAUSE if the button to cancel recording pause is X.
– Select REC if the button to cancel recording pause is z.
– Select PB if the button to cancel recording pause is N.

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1

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select IR SETUP, then press the dial.

2

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the IR SETUP code of your VCR,
then press the dial.

Check the code in “About the IR SETUP code” (p. 54).

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Note on IR SETUP code
The Easy Dubbing is not possible if the VCR does not support IR SETUP codes.

Sony

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Admiral (M. Wards) 89

Aiwa

80, 47, 54

Akai

49, 51

Audio Dynamic

21, 35

Bell&Howell (M. Wards)

36

Brocsonic

70, 82, 21

Canon

77, 78

Citizen

47

Craig

73, 47

Curtis Mathis

8, 80, 77

Daewoo

26, 40, 77

DBX

21, 33, 35

Dimensia

8

Emerson

26, 82, 59, 48, 70, 81, 80

Fisher

36, 45, 37, 44

Funai

80

General Electric

8, 77, 32*, 94*, 101

Goldstar/LG

47

GO VIDEO

71

Hitachi

78, 8, 42

HQ

40

Instant Replay

77, 78

JC Penny

77, 42, 8, 36, 21, 33, 35

JVC

21, 12, 13, 14, 33, 35

Kenwood

21, 33, 47, 35

LXI (Sears)

80, 47, 42, 44, 45, 36, 37, 49

Magnavox

83, 78, 77, 17

Marantz

21, 33, 35

Marta

47

Memorex

77, 37

Minolta

42, 8

About the IR SETUP code
The IR SETUP code is stored in the memory of your camcorder. Be sure to set the
correct code depending on your VCR. The default setting is Code number 3.

Mitsubishi/MGA

28, 22, 23, 24, 29

Multitech

23, 80, 32

NEC

21, 33, 35

Olympic

77, 78

Optimus

22

Orion

60

Panasonic

16, 17, 78, 77

Pentax

42, 8

Philco

78, 77, 26, 70

Philips

47, 83, 78, 77

Pioneer

78

Quasar

78, 77, 16, 17, 6

RCA/PROSCAN

8, 42, 16, 77, 83, 7, 40, 41, 78, 78*,
101

Realistic

77, 36, 88, 37, 22, 80

Sansui

21

Singer

73

Samsung

94, 41, 32, 24, 32*, 94*, 24*

Sanyo

36, 37, 26, 36, 47

Scott

40, 41, 32, 37, 28, 22, 23, 24

Sharp

89, 88

Shintom

73

Signature 2000 (M. Wards)

80, 89

Sylvania

83, 78, 77, 80

Symphonic

80

Tashiro

47

Tatung

21, 33, 35

Teac

21, 33, 80, 35

Technics

77, 78

Toshiba

40, 7, 49

Wards

89, 88, 37, 95, 47

Yamaha

36, 21, 33, 35

Zenith

95

1

Insert a recordable tape into the VCR, then set to recording pause.

2

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select IR TEST, then press the dial.

3

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then press the dial.

If the VCR starts recording, the setting is correct.
When finished, the indicator changes to COMPLETE.

Locate the Infrared rays emitter of your camcorder and face it towards the remote
sensor of the VCR.
Set the devices about 30 cm (12 in.) apart, and remove any obstacles between the
devices.

When the VCR does not operate correctly
•After checking the code in “About the IR SETUP code,” set IR SETUP or

PAUSE MODE again.

•Place your camcorder at least 30 cm (12 in.) away from the VCR.
•Refer to the operating instructions of your VCR.

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Remote sensor

Infrared rays emitter

A/V connecting cable (supplied)

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You can select title, color, size, and background color.
CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are custom titles stored in your camcorder as instructed in
“Making your own titles” (p. 44).

(1) Press EASY DUBBING to display the menu.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select TITLE SEL, then press the dial.
(3) Select the desired title in the menu settings, then press the dial. The title is

displayed.

(4) Change the color, size, or background color, if necessary.

1

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the color, size, or background
color, then press the dial. The item appears.

2

Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item, then press the
dial.

3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid out as desired.

4

Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial again to complete the setting.

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CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
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[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

Note
You can put a title only into the tape of the VCR.

Title setting
•The title color changes as follows:

WHITE 

y YELLOW y VIOLET y RED y CYAN y GREEN y BLUE

•The title size changes as follows:

SMALL 

y LARGE

•The background color changes as follows:

FADE 

y WHITE y YELLOW y VIOLET y RED y CYAN y GREEN y

BLUE 

y BLACK

E A S Y     D U B B I N G
    S T A R T
    T I T L E     S E L
    M O D E     S E L              
    S E T U P

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E A S Y     D U B B I N G
    S T A R T
    T I T L E     S E L
    M O D E     S E L        
    S E T U P

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N O R M A L

N O R M A L

N O R M A L

N O R M A L
P R E V I E W

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

[ E A S Y DU B ] : E ND

You can choose either normal recording (NORMAL) or interval recording (PREVIEW).

(1) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select MODE SEL, then press the dial.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the mode to dub, then press the dial.

– NORMAL: you can record into the VCR normally.
– PREVIEW: you can make a time-lapse dubbing by setting the camcorder to

automatically playback and standby sequentially.

[a]: Recording (VCR)
[b]: Waiting time (VCR)
[c]: Playback time (camcorder)

25 s

30 s

30 s

25 s

5 s 

5 s 

Make sure that your camcorder and VCR are connected, and that the VCR is set to
recording pause.
When you use a video camera recorder, set its POWER switch to VTR/VCR. Set the
POWER switch of your camcorder to PLAYER.

(1) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select START, then press the dial.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select EXECUTE, then press the dial.

When dubbing ends, your camcorder and VCR stop automatically.

To stop dubbing during editing
Press x on your camcorder.

To quit the Easy Dubbing function
Your camcorder stops when dubbing is complete. Then the display returns to START in
the menu settings.
Press EASY DUBBING to quit the Easy Dubbing function.

You cannot record on the VCR when:
– The tape has run out.
– The write-protect tab is set to expose the red mark.
– The IR SETUP code is not correct.
– The button used to cancel recording pause is not correct.

NOT READY appears on the screen when:
START is not carried out.

If you connect your camcorder and computer by the supplied USB cable, you can view
images live from your camcorder and images recorded on a tape on your computer.
Furthermore, if you caputure images live from your camcorder and images recorded on
a tape to your computer, you can process or edit it by computer software and append it
to e-mail.

•Installing the USB driver (p. 60 to 63).
•Installing “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” (p. 63).
•Capturing images with “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” (p. 63 to 66).

OS:
Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Home Edition or Windows XP Professional (standard installation)
However, operation is not assured if the above environment is an upgraded OS.
If you are using Windows 98, you cannot capture sounds.
CPU:
Minimum 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or faster (800 MHz or faster recommended)
Application:
DirectX 8.0a or later
Sound system:
16 bit stereo sound card and speakers
Memory:
64 MB or more
Hard disk:
Minimum 200 MB available hard disk space for installation
1 GB hard disk space or more recommended for working area (depending on the file
size of editing the images)
Display:
4 MB VRAM video card, Minimum 800 

×

 600 dot High color (16 bit color, 65 000 colors),

Direct Draw display driver capability (At 800 

×

 600 dot or less, 256 colors and less, this

product will not operate correctly.)
Others:
This product is compatible with DirectX technology, so it is necessary to install DirectX.

The USB connector is provided as standard.