Sony CCD-TR400 - Manual (Page 11)

To Focus the Viewfinder Lens
I£ you cannot see the indicators in the viewfinder clearly, or after someone else has used the camcorder,
focus the viewfinder lens.
Turn the viewfinder lens adjustment ring so that the indicators in the viewfinder come into sharp
focus.
5TBY STBY
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Note on Standby mode
If you leave the camcorder for 5 minutes or more with a cassette inserted in Standby mode, the
camcorder goes off automatically. This prevents wearing down the lottery and wearing out the tape.
To resume Standby mode, turn STANDBY down once and turn it up again. To start recording, press
START/STOP.
Note on recording
When you record from the beginning of the tap«, run the tape for about 15 seconds before actual
recording. This prevents the camcorder from missing any start-up scenes when you play back the tap«.
You can record tap«s in SP (standard play) mode only.
Note on the tape counter
The tap« counter indicates the recording or playback time. Use it as a guide. There will be a time lag of
several seconds from the actual time. To set the counter to zero, press COUNTER RESET located below
the viewfinder. You can know the approximate remaining tape by the remaining tap« indicator (p.51).
Note on the AUTO DATE feature
The clock is set to the East Coast Standard Time at the factory. You can reset the clock (p.33).
You can change the AUTO DATE setting by selecting ON or OFF in the menu system (p.26).
• The AUTO DATE feature works once a day. However, the date may automatically app«ar more than
once a day when:
- you reset the date and time.
- you eject and insert the cassette again.
- you stop recording within 10 seconds.
- you set AUTO DATE to OFF once and set to ON in the menu system.
* C^ce the AUTO DATE feature turns off the date display 10 seconds after the start of recording, the
date and time are displayed as follows:
- if the date display setting has been made, the date is displayed.
- if the time display setting has been made, the time is displayed.
- if neither display setting has been made, nothing is displayed.
When moving from indoors to outdoors (or vice versa)
Turn STANDBY up and p>oint the camcorder at a white object for about 15 seconds so that the white
balance is properly adjusted.
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