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Notes
• Operations are not guaranteed if you connect 2 or more pieces of USB equipment to a

single computer at the same time or when using a hub.

• Depending on the type of USB equipment used simultaneously, some equipment may

not operate.

• Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments

mentioned above.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries.

• Pentium is either registered trademark or trademark of Intel Corporation.
• All other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective companies.

• Furthermore, “™” or “®” are not mentioned in this manual.

Before connecting your camcorder to your computer, install the USB driver to the
computer. The USB driver is contained together with application software for viewing
images on the CD-ROM supplied with your camcorder.

For  Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
users
Log in with permission of Administrator. (for Windows 2000 Professional and
Windows XP users)

(1) Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
(2) Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. The

application software screen appears.

(3) Move the cursor to “USB Driver” and click. The USB driver installation starts.

To the USB connector

USB cable (supplied)

To the   (USB) jack

Computer

(4) Follow the on-screen messages to install the USB driver.
(5) Connect the AC power adaptor to your camcorder and then to a wall outlet.
(6) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or PLAYER.
(7) Select USB STREAM to ON in 

 in the menu settings (p. 71).

(8) With the CD-ROM inserted, connect the USB jack on your camcorder to the

USB connector on your computer using the supplied USB cable.
Your computer recognises the camcorder, and the Windows Add Hardware
Wizard starts.

(9) Follow the on-screen messages so that the Add Hardware Wizard recognizes

that the USB drivers have been installed. The Add Hardware Wizard starts
three times because three different USB drivers are installed. Be sure to allow
the installation to complete without interrupting it.

If the “Files Needed” screen appears (Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
users)
Set the CD-ROM on the CD-ROM driver then select “Browse....” 

t  “My Computer”

t  “ImageMixer” t  “sonyhcb.sys”, and click the “OK” button.

The installation is completed, procede to Installing “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for
Sony” on page 63.

The USB driver has been registered incorrectly as your computer was connected to your
camcorder before installing the USB driver. Perform the following procedure to
correctly install the USB driver.

1

Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.

2

Connect the USB jack on your camcorder to the USB connector on your
computer using the supplied USB cable.

To the USB connector

USB cable (supplied)

To the   (USB) jack

Computer

3

Connect the AC power adaptor, and set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
PLAYER.

4

Open your computer’s “Device Manager.”
Windows XP:
Select “Start” 

t “Control Panel” t “System” t “Hardware” tab, and click

the “Device Manager” button.
If “System” is not in the control panel, the “Pick a Category” screen appears. In
this case, click “Switch to Classic View” instead.
Windows 2000 Professional:
Select “My Computer” 

t “Control Panel” t “System” t “Hardware” tab,

and click the “Device Manager” button.
Windows 98 SE/Windows Me:
Select “My Computer” 

t “Control Panel” t “System,” and click the “Device

Manager” tab.

5

Select the devices underlined in the illustrations below, and delete them.

Windows 98 SE

Windows Me

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows XP

6

Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG), and then disconnect the USB cable.

7

Reboot your computer.

Step 2 Install the USB driver
Perform the entire procedure listed in “Installing the USB driver” on the page 60.

Install “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” to your computer.  “PIXELA
ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” is contained on the CD-ROM supplied with your
camcorder. You can view video images easily on your camcorder, using your computer
with “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony”.

For Windows 2000 Professional users
Log in with permission of Power Users or Adminisitrator.
For Windows XP users
Log in with permission of Administrator.

(1) Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.

While using your computer, close all running applications.

(2) Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

The application software screen appears.
If the application software screen does not appear, double-click “My
Computer” and then “ImageMixer” (CD-ROM Drive). The application
software screen appears after a while.

(3) Move the cursor to “PIXELA ImageMixer” and click.

The language selection dialogue box appears.

(4) Select the language for installation.
(5) Follow the on-screen messages.

Follow the directions on the screen to install DirectX. DirectX 8.0 will be installed.

For Windows 2000 Professional users
Log in with permission of Power Users or Adminisitrator.
For Windows XP users
Log in with permission of Administrator.

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(8) Select  .

(9) Start playing back a tape on your camcorder. The images recorded on a tape

appears in the preview window.

To the USB connector

USB cable (supplied)

To the   (USB) jack

Computer

(1) Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.
(2) Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB jack on the camcorder and the

other end to the USB connector on your computer using the supplied USB
cable.

(3) Connect the AC power adaptor and insert a cassette to your camcorder.
(4) Set the POWER switch to PLAYER.
(5) Select USB STREAM to ON in 

 in the menu settings (p. 71).

(6) Select “Start” 

t “Program” t “Pixela” t “ImageMixer” t “PIXELA

ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” on Windows.

(7) Click the input mode button in the left side of Start-up screen.

Preview window

(1) Follow the procedure (1) - (2) on page 64, and then connect the AC power

adaptor to your camcorder and then to a wall outlet.

(2) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.
(3) Follow the procedure (5) - (8) on page 64.

The images live from your camcorder appears in the preview window.

(1) Select 

.

(2) Click 

 at the point to capture using the preview window. The captured

image appears on the thumbnail list window.

(1) Select 

.

(2) Click 

 at the start point to capture and click 

 at the stop point to capture

using the preview window. The captured image appears on the thumbnail list
window.

Preview window

Thumbnail list window

Preview window

Thumbnail list window

Notes
•When you view the image using your computer with USB connection, the image may

fluctuate.

•When your camcorder is in the standby mode with a cassette inserted, it turns off

automatically after 5 minutes.

•We recommend setting DEMO MODE to OFF in the menu settings when your

camcorder is in the standby mode, and no cassette is inserted.

•Indicators in the camcorder LCD screen do not appear on images that are captured

into your computer.

If image data cannot be transferred by the USB connection
The USB driver has been registered incorrectly as your computer was connected to your
camcorder before installing the USB driver. Perform the procedure to correctly install
the USB driver (p. 60).

If any trouble occurs
Close all running applications, then restart it.

Carry out the following operations after quitting the application:
– disconnect the USB cable
– turn on/off the power

“PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” is provided with on-line help (operation
manual).

(1) Click   button located in the upper-right corner of the screen.

The ImageMixer’s Manual screen appears.

(2) You can access the desired topics from the contents.

To close the on-line help
Click 

 located in the upper right corner of the “ImageMixer’s Manual” screen.

If you have any questions about “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver1.0 for Sony”
ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony is a trademark of PIXELA corporation. Refer to the
information web site at: “http://www.imagemixer. com”.

Communications between your camcorder and your computer may not recover after
recovering from Suspend, Resume, or Sleep.

To change the mode settings in the menu settings, select the menu items with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial. The default settings can be partially changed. First, select the icon,
then the menu item and then the mode.

(1) In CAMERA or PLAYER mode, press MENU.
(2) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired icon, then press the dial to

set.

(3) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired item, then press the dial to

set.

(4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the desired mode, and press the dial

to set.

(5) If you want to change other items, select 

 RETURN and press the dial, then

repeat steps from 2 to 4.

For details, see “Selecting the mode setting of each item” (p. 68).

Press MENU.

CAMERA

PLAYER

MENU

MA N U A L S E T

P ROGR AM A E
P E F F E C T

[ ME NU ]  :  E ND

MA N U A L S E T

[ ME NU ]  :  E ND

MA NU A L S E T

P ROGR AM A E
P E F F E C T

O T H E R S

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

0 HR

O T H E R S

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

R E C L AMP

R E T URN

ON
O F F

D I S P L A Y

COMMA ND E R

E D I T
T B C
D N R

O T H E R S

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

D I S P L A Y
R E C L AMP

COMMA ND E R

O T H E R S

ON

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

R E C L AMP

R E T URN

D I S P L A Y

COMMA ND E R

O T H E R S

O F F

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

R E C L AMP

R E T URN

D I S P L A Y

COMMA ND E R

O T H E R S

0 HR

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

R E C L AMP

R E T URN

D I S P L A Y

COMMA ND E R

O T H E R S

ON
O F F

WOR L D T I ME
B E E P

R E C L AMP

R E T URN

D I S P L A Y

COMMA ND E R

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STEADYSHOT*

MANUAL SET
CAMERA SET
PLAYER SET
LCD/VF SET
TAPE SET
SETUP MENU
OTHERS

Depending on your camcorder model
The menu display may be different from that in this illustration.

z

 is the default setting.

Menu items differ according to the position of the POWER switch.
The screen shows only the items you can operate at the moment.

——

——

z

OFF

40

×

560

×

z

OFF

40

×

460

×

z

OFF

40

×

450

×

z

OFF

CINEMA

16:9FULL

z

ON

OFF

z

ON

OFF

To suit your specific shooting requirement.
(p. 38)

To add special effects like those in films or on the
TV to images. (p. 37)

If you set to OFF, digital zoom is deactivated and
up to 20

×

 is carried out.

If you set to 40

×/

560

×

, digital zoom is activated

and more than 20

×

 to 40

×

/560

×

 is performed

digitally. (p. 22)
(CCD-TRV408/TRV608 only)

If you set to OFF, digital zoom is deactivated and
up to 20

×

 is carried out.

If you set to 40

×/

460

×

, digital zoom is activated

and more than 20

×

 to 40

×

/460

×

 is performed

digitally. (p. 22)
(CCD-TRV108/TRV308 only)

If you set to OFF, digital zoom is deactivated and
up to 20

×

 is carried out.

If you set to 40

×/

450

×

, digital zoom is activated

and more than 20

×

 to 40

×

/450

×

 is performed

digitally. (p. 22)
(CCD-TRV107 only)

—

To record in the CINEMA mode. (p. 33)

To record in the 16:9FULL mode.

To compensate for camera-shake.

To cancel the SteadyShot function. Natural
pictures are produced when shooting a stationary
object with a tripod.

To use the NightShot Light function. (p. 26)

To cancel the NightShot Light function.

CAMERA

CAMERA

CAMERA

CAMERA

CAMERA

CAMERA

TBC stands for “Time Base Corrector.”

DNR stands for “Digital Noise Reduction.”

In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source
The “EDIT” item is returned to their default settings.
The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.

Notes on the SteadyShot function*
•The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera-shake.
•Attachment of a conversion lens (optional) may influence the SteadyShot function.
•SteadyShot does not operate in the 16:9FULL mode. If you set STEADYSHOT to ON

in the menu settings, the 

 indicator flashes.

If you cancel the SteadyShot function*
The SteadyShot off indicator 

 appears. Your camcorder prevents excessive

compensation for camera-shake.

* CCD-TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only

z

OFF

ON

z

ON

OFF

z

ON

OFF

—

To minimize picture deterioration when editing.

To correct jitter.

To not correct jitter. Set TBC to OFF when playing
back a tape on which you have dubbed over and
recorded the signal of a TV game or similar
machine.

To reduce picture noise.

To reduce a conspicuous afterimage when the
picture has a lot of movement.

PLAYER

PLAYER

PLAYER

VF B.L.*

—––

z

BRT NORMAL

BRIGHT

—––

z

BRT NORMAL

BRIGHT

To adjust the brightness on the LCD screen with
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the following
bar.

To set the brightness on the LCD screen normal.

To brighten the LCD screen.

To adjust the color on the LCD screen, turn the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to adjust the following bar.

To set the brightness in the viewfinder normal.

To brighten the viewfinder.

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

To reduce
intensity

To increase
intensity

To darken

To lighten

Notes on the LP mode
•When 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 images or sound.

•When you record in the LP mode, we recommend using a Sony video cassette so that

you can get the most out of your camcorder.

•When you record in both the SP and LP modes on one tape, or you record some scenes

in the LP mode, the playback image may be distorted.

•Noise may occur also when you play back on your camcorder tapes recorded in the

LP mode on other camcorders or VCRs.

•When you record a tape in the LP mode on your camcorder, recording is carried out in

the standard 8 mm system.

ORC stands for “Optimizing the Recording Condition.”
q REMAIN

To record in the SP (Standard Play) mode.

To increase the recording time to twice the SP
mode.

To automatically adjust the recording condition
to get the best possible recording. Press
START/STOP to start adjustment. Your
camcorder takes about 10 seconds to check the
tape condition and then returns to the standby
mode.

To display the remaining tape bar:

– for about 8 seconds after your camcorder is

turned on and calculates the remaining
amount of tape.

– for about 8 seconds after a cassette is inserted

and your camcorder calculates the remaining
amount of tape.

– for about 8 seconds after N is pressed in

PLAYER mode.

– for about 8 seconds after DISPLAY is pressed

to display the screen indicators.

– for the period of tape rewinding, forwarding

or picture search in PLAYER mode.

To always display the remaining tape bar.

CAMERA

CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

z

SP

LP

—––

z

AUTO

ON

Notes on VF B.L.* and LCD B.L.
•When you select BRIGHT, battery life is reduced by about 10 percent during

recording.

•When you use power sources other than the battery pack, BRIGHT is automatically

selected.

* CCD-TRV107/TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only

CAMERA

CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

CAMERA

——

z

ON

OFF

z

OFF

ON

z

NORMAL

2

×

z

ENGLISH

FRANÇAIS

ESPAÑOL

PORTUGUÊS

z

ON

OFF

To set the date or time. (p. 16)

To record the date for 10 seconds after
recording has started.

To cancel the auto date function.

To deactivate the USB Streaming function.

To activate the USB Streaming function.

To display selected menu items in normal size.

To display selected menu items at twice the
normal size.

To display the following information indicators
in English: min, STBY, REC, VOL,
END SEARCH and START.

To display the information indicators in
French.

To display the information indicators in
Spanish.

To display the information indicators in
Portuguese.

To display the information indicators in
Chinese.

To display the information indicators in
Korean.

To make the demonstration appear.

To cancel the demonstration mode.

Notes on DEMO MODE
•You cannot select DEMO MODE when a cassette is inserted in your camcorder.
•DEMO 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.
To cancel the demonstration, insert a cassette, set the POWER switch to other than
CAMERA, or set DEMO MODE to OFF.

•When NIGHTSHOT is set to ON, 

 “NIGHTSHOT” indicator appears on the screen

and you cannot select DEMO MODE in the menu settings.

Notes on ORC setting
•Each time you eject the cassette, the ORC setting will be canceled. If necessary, set the

setting.

•You cannot use this setting on a tape with the red mark on the cassette exposed.

(i. e. the tape is write-protected)

•When you set ORC TO SET, a non-recorded section of about 0.1 second appears on the

tape. However, note that this non-recorded section disappears from the tape when
you continue recording from this section.

•To check if you have already set the ORC setting, select ORC TO SET in the menu

settings. “ORC ON” is displayed if ORC TO SET is already set.

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In more than 5 minutes after removing the power source
The “COMMANDER”* item is returned to the default setting.
The other menu items are held in memory even when the battery is removed.

Recording a close-up picture
When REC LAMP is set to ON, the red recording lamp on the front of the camcorder
may reflect on the subject if it is close. In this case, we recommend you set REC LAMP
to OFF.

* CCD-TRV107/TRV408 only

COMMANDER*

CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

PLAYER
CAMERA

CAMERA

——

z

MELODY

NORMAL

OFF

z

ON

OFF

z

LCD

V-OUT/LCD

z

ON

OFF

To set the clock to the local time.
Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to set the time
difference. The clock changes by the time
difference you set here. If you set the time
difference to 0, the clock returns to the
originally set time.

To output the melody when you start/stop
recording or when an unusual condition occurs
on your camcorder

To output the beep instead of the melody

To cancel the melody and beep sound

To activate the Remote Commander supplied
with your camcorder

To deactivate the Remote Commander to avoid
unintentional operations caused by other
VCR’s remote controls.

To show the display on the LCD screen and in
the viewfinder

To show the display on the TV screen, LCD
screen, and in the viewfinder

To light up the recording lamp at the front of
your camcorder when recording

To turn the recording lamp off so that the
subject is not aware of the recording

A vertical band appears when you
shoot a very bright subject.

If you run into any problem using your camcorder, use the following table to
troubleshoot the problem. If the problem persists, disconnect the power source and
contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. If “C:ss:ss”
appears on the screen, the self-diagnosis display function has worked. See page 77.

• The POWER switch is set to OFF (CHG) or PLAYER.

c Set it to CAMERA. (p. 19)

• The tape has run out.

c Rewind the tape or insert a new one. (p. 18, 29)

• The write-protect tab is set to expose the red mark.

c Use a new tape or slide the tab. (p. 18)

• The tape is stuck to the drum (moisture condensation).

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at

least 1 hour to acclimate. (p. 84)

• While being operated in CAMERA mode, your camcorder

has been in the standby mode for more than 5 minutes.

c Set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) and then to

CAMERA again. (p. 19)

• The battery pack is dead or nearly dead.

c Install a fully charged battery pack. (p. 11, 12)

• The viewfinder lens is not adjusted.

c Adjust the viewfinder lens. (p. 23)

• STEADYSHOT is set to OFF in the menu settings.

c Set it to ON. (p. 68)

• The wide mode is set to 16:9FULL.

c Set it to OFF. (p. 68)

• The setting is the manual focus mode.

c Press FOCUS to return to the autofocus mode. (p. 41)

• Shooting conditions are not suitable for autofocus.

c Adjust to focus manually. (p. 41)

• The video heads may be dirty.

c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning

cassette (optional). (p. 85)

• The LCD panel is open.

c Close the LCD panel. (p. 20)

• The contrast between the subject and background is too

high. This is not a malfunction.

• This is not a malfunction.

START/STOP does not operate.

The power goes off.

The image on the viewfinder screen
is not clear.

The autofocusing function does not
work.

The SteadyShot function does not
work.*

The picture does not appear in the
viewfinder.

A vertical band appears when you
shoot a subject such as lights or a
candle flame against a dark
background.

The 

x indicator flashes in the

viewfinder.

(continued on the following page)

• If 10 minutes elapse after you set the POWER switch to

CAMERA or DEMO MODE is set to ON in the menu
settings without a cassette inserted, your camcorder
automatically starts the demonstration.

c Insert a cassette and the demonstration stops.

You can also cancel DEMO MODE. (p. 71)

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON.

c Set it to OFF. (p. 26)

• NIGHTSHOT is set to ON in a bright place.

c Set it to OFF or use the NightShot function in a dark

place. (p. 26)

• The backlight function is working.

c Cancel it. (p. 25)

• Set STEADYSHOT to OFF in the menu setting. (P. 68)

* CCD-TRV308/TRV408/TRV608 only

• The POWER switch is set to CAMERA or OFF (CHG).

c Set it to PLAYER. (p. 29)

• The tape has run out.

c Rewind the tape. (p. 29)

• The television’s video channel is not adjusted correctly.

c Adjust it. (p. 32)

• EDIT is set to ON in the menu settings.

c Set it to OFF. (p. 69)

• The video head may be dirty.

c Clean the heads using the Sony V8-25CLD cleaning

cassette (optional). (p. 85)

• The volume is turned to minimum.

c Open the LCD panel and press VOLUME +. (p. 29)

• The battery pack is not installed, or is dead or nearly dead.

c Install a charged battery pack. (p. 11, 12)

• The AC power adaptor is not connected to a wall outlet.

c Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall outlet. (p. 15)

The picture appears too bright, and
the subject does not appear on the
screen.

The picture is recorded in incorrect or
unnatural colors.

The tape does not move when a
video control button is pressed.

A horizontal black band appears
when shooting a TV screen or
computer screen.*

No sound or only a low sound is
heard when playing back a tape.

The playback picture is not clear or
does not appear.

The playback button does not work.

An unknown picture is displayed on
the screen.

The power does not turn on.

• The tape was ejected after recording.
• You have not recorded on the cassette yet.
• The operating temperature is too low.
• The battery pack is not fully charged.

c Charge the battery pack fully again. (p. 11, 12)

• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be

recharged.

c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 11)

• You have used the battery pack in an extremely hot or

cold environment for a long time.

• The battery pack is completely dead, and cannot be

recharged.

c Replace with a new battery pack. (p. 11)

• The battery pack is not fully charged.
• A deviation has occured in the remaining battery time.

c Charge the battery pack fully again. (p. 11, 12)

• A deviation has occured in the remaining battery time.

c Charge the battery pack fully again so that the

indication on the battery remaining indicator is correct.
(p. 11, 12)

• The power source is disconnected.

c Connect it firmly. (p. 11, 15)

• The battery pack is dead.

c Use a charged battery pack. (p. 11, 12)

• Moisture condensation has occurred.

c Remove the cassette and leave your camcorder for at

least 1 hour to acclimate. (p. 84)

• The 

q REMAIN is set to AUTO in the menu settings.

c Set it to ON to always display the remaining tape

indicator. (p. 70)

• Your VCR and/or video camera recorder is not set

correctly.

c Make sure the input selector of the VCR is set to LINE.

Also, make sure the power switch of the video camera is
set to VTR/VCR. (p. 51)

• The IR SETUP code or PAUSE MODE is not set correctly.

c Select the correct IR SETUP code and PAUSE MODE,

according to your VCR. Then confirm VCR operation
with the IR TEST function. (p. 52 to 55)

The battery pack discharges quickly.

The remaining battery time indicator
does not indicate the correct time.

The 

% and Z indicators flash and no

functions except for cassette ejection
work.

The cassette cannot be removed from
the holder.

The power goes off although the
remaining battery time indicator
indicates that the battery pack has
enough power to operate.

The end search function does not
work.

The remaining tape indicator is not
displayed.

Easy Dubbing does not function.

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