[. . . ] You will soon be producing home video that you can enjoy for years to come. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 (i. [. . . ] : Spotlight mode Recording a subject spotlighted on a stage or at a wedding ceremony, etc. A person in clearer flesh tones : Sports lesson mode Capturing high-speed action in sports such as golf or tennis : Beach & Ski mode Recording a person in a place such as on the beach or in the ski slopes where there is a lot of reflection : Sunset & Moon mode Recording sunset, night views, fireworks or neon signs : Landscape mode Recording a landscape through a window or wire net : Low Lux mode For recording a subject in insufficient light. In the Spotlight, Sports lesson and Beach & Ski modes, you cannot take close-ups because the camcorder is set to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. Slow shutter ­ Old movie · The following functions do not work during Low Lux mode. Functions using the DIGITAL EFFECT button ­ Overlap ­ Bounce · Flickering or change in colour may occur in the following modes if recording is carried out under a discharge tube such as a fluorescent lamp, sodium lamp or mercury lamp. While setting WHT BAL in the menu system to AUTO, the white balance is adjusted even if the PROGRAM AE is selected. When to use manual focus In the following cases you should obtain better results by adjusting the focus manually. [b] · Too much brightness behind the subject [c] · Bright subject or subject reflecting light · Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod When focusing manually, first focus in telephoto before recording, and then reset the shot length. To shoot in relatively dark places or to shoot the subject moving quickly outside Shoot at wide-angle after focusing in the telephoto position. Note on manual focusing The following indicators may appear: when the lens focuses on the most distant subject. When the Steady Shot function is working, the camcorder compensates for camera-shake. Slide the protect tab on the cassette so that the red portion is not visible. If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can make two titles of up to 20 characters and store it in memory. (3) Turn the control dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1) or second line (CUSTOM2), then press the control dial. (4) Turn the control dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the control dial. (5) Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the control dial. (7) For finishing the titling work, turn the control dial to select [SET], then press the control dial. In step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the control dial. To change the title you have made In step 3, turn the control dial to select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2 you want to change, then press the control dial. If it takes more than 5 minutes to make a title If the Standby mode lasts for more than 5 minutes with a cassette inserted, the power will be turned off automatically. If the power is turned off while you are making a title, set the POWER switch to OFF once, then to CAMERA. Set the POWER switch to PLAYER or eject a cassette so that the power does not go off. [. . . ] The battery pack being used is not the "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack. M Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the five digits. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Video recording system Two rotary heads, Helical scanning system Audio recording system Rotary heads, PCM system Quantization: 12bits (Fs 32kHz, stereo 1, stereo 2), 16bits (Fs 48kHz, stereo) Video signal PAL colour, CCIR standards Usable cassette Mini DV cassette with logo printed Recording/playback time SP mode: 1 hour (DVM60) LP mode: 1. [. . . ]