Document Outline

• Video Camera Recorder
  • Handycam
    • CCD-TR940/TR917
  • video Hi8 DO
  • Video8E30
    • Welcome!
    • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
      • Note;
  • Table of contents
    • I Before you begin
  • Using this manual
    • Types of differences
  • Checking supplied accessories
    • [1] Wireless Remote Commander (1)
    • [5] Size AA (R6) battery for Remote Commander (2) (p. 76)
  • Installing and charging the battery pack
    • Installing the battery pack
      • Note on the battery pack
    • Installing and charging the liatt«y |mk1c
      • Notes
    • Installing and charging the battery pack
      • Charging time
      • Battery life
        • CCD-TR57/TR67
        • ■ Basic operations
  • Camera recording
    • [a]
    • To stop recording momentarily [a]
    • To finish recording [b]
    • [b]
      • Note
      • To focus the viewfinder lens
        • Note on the lighting aperture
        • Note on Standby mode
        • Note on recording
        • Notes on the tape counter
        • Note on the beep sound
        • Note on the AUTO DATE feature
    • Using the zoom feature
      • Zooming speed (Variable speed zooming)
        • Notes on digital zoom
    • Selecting the START/STOP mode
      • To extend the recording time in 5SEC mode
        • Note on START/STOP mode
  • Hints for bettor shooting
    • Place the camcorder on a flat surface or use a tripod
    • Cautions on the viewfinder
  • Checking the recorded picture
    • To stop playback
    • To begin re-recording
  • Connections for playback
    • CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87/TR97
    • CCD-TR917/TR940
      • -CCD-TR917/TR940 only
    • Connections for playback
      • If your TV or VCR is a monaural type -CCD-TR917/TR940 only
      • To connect to a TV or VCR without Video/Audio input jacks
    • Using the AV cordless IR receiver
      • -CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917n‘R940 only
      • To play back on a TV
      • To cancel the LASER LINK function
        • If you use a Sony TV
        • Note
  • Playing back a tape
    • Using the remote commander
    • To display the viewfinder screen indicators on the TV
    • Playing back a tape
      • Using headphones
      • Note on the lens cover
    • Various playback modes
      • To view a still picture (playback pause)
      • To locate a scene (picture search)
      • To monitor the high-speed picture while advancing the tape or rewinding (skip scan)
      • To view the picture at 1/5 speed (slow playback)
      • To select the playback sound
        • Notes on playback
        • I Advanced operations
  • Using alternative power sources
    • Notes on power sources
    • WARNING
    • PRECAUTION
    • Note
    • Using alkaline batteries
      • - CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR940 only
      • Battery life
        • PRECAUTION
        • Notes
        • To remove the battery case
    • Using a car battery
      • To remove the car battery charger
  • Changing the mode settings
    • Note on the menu display
    • Note on changing the mode setting
    • Selecting the mode setting of each item
      • Items for both CAMERA and VTR/PLAYER modes
        • HI REC MODE* <SP/LP>
        • H 6 REMAIN* <AUTO/ON>
        • AUTO TV ON* <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only)
        • O] TV INPUT* <VIDE01/VIDE02/VIDE03/0FF> (CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only)
        • LTR SIZE* <NORMAL/2x>
        • ^ BEEP* <ON/OFF>
        • ^ COMMANDER <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only)
        • INDICATOR* <BL ON/BL OFF> (CCD-TR917/TR940 only)
      • Items for CAMERA mode only
        • ® D ZOOM* <ON/OFF>
        • ® 16:9WIDE* <OFF/CINEMA/16:9FULL>
        • ® STEADYSHOT* <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only)
        • ® N.S.LIGHT* <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940 only)
        • SB WIND <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR917/TR940 only)
        • S ORC TO SET*
        • CLOCK SET*
        • AUTO DATE* <ON/OFF>
        • DEMO MODE* <ON/OFF>
        • Note? on DEMO MODE
        • To look at the demonstration at once
        • WORLD TIME*
        • §T§ REC LAMP* <ON/OFF>
      • Items for VTR/PLAYER mode only
        • EDIT <ON/OFF>
        • TBC* <ON/OFF> (CCD-T«917/TR940 only)
        • Note on TBC setting
        • DNR* <ON/OFF> (CCD-TR917/TR940 only)
        • The following settings work only during playback
  • Shooting with backlighting
    • After shooting
      • This function is also effective under the following conditions:
    • To make a fine adjustment
    • - CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940 only
    • Selecting the fader function
      • [a]
      • [b]
      • MONOTONE
      • Using the fader function When fading in [a]
        • Note on the bounce function
      • To cancel the'fader function
        • When the date or time indicator and title are dispiayed
        • When the START/STOP MODE switch is set to 5SEC or A.
        • Note on the fader function
  • Shooting in the dark (NightShot)
    • - CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940 only
    • To cancel the NightShot function
    • Using the N.S.light
      • Notes on the NightShot
      • Selecting the desired mode
      • QNEMA
      • 16:9 i=ULL
      • CINEMA
      • 16:9 FULL
    • Using the wide mode function
      • To cancel wide mode
      • To watch the tape recorded in wide mode
    • Selecting the best mode
      • © Spotlight mode
      • it Soft Portrait mode
      • i Sports Lesson mode
      • T Beach & Ski mode
      • «c Sunset & Moon mode
      • SB Landscape mode
    • Using the PROGRAM AE function
      • To turn off program AE
        • Notes on focus setting
  • Focusing manually
    • - CCD-TR97n-R917n'R940 only
    • When to use manual focus
      • [b]
      • [C]
    • Focusing manually
    • Focusing manually
      • To return to autofocus mode
        • Shooting in relatively dark places
      • To record a very distant subject
        • Note on manual focusing
  • Enjoying picture effect
    • Selecting picture effect
      • [d]
        • [e]
      • [f]
        • PASTEL [a]
        • NEG. ART [b]
        • SEPIA
        • B&W
        • SOLARIZE [c]
        • MOSAIC [d]
        • SLIM [e]
        • STRETCH [f]
    • Enjoying picture effect
    • Using picture effect function
      • To turn off picture effect
        • Note on the picture effect
  • Adjusting the exposure
    • [a]
    • Adjusting the exposure
      • Shooting with the sun behind you
      • Shooting in the dark
      • When you adjust the exposure manually
  • Superimposing a title
    • Superimposing titles
    • Superimposing a title
      • To superimpose the title from beginning
      • To superimpose the title while you are recording
      • To select the language of preset title
      • To use the custom title
        • Notes on superimposing a title
        • Title color changes as follows :
        • Title size changes as follows :
        • Title position changes as follows ;
        • Notes on the title
  • Making your own titles
    • Making your own titles
      • To edit a title you have stored
        • Note
        • If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters while a cassette is in the camcorder
      • To delete a title
  • Recording with the date/time
    • To stop recording with the date and/or time
  • Optimizing the recording condition
    • Each time you insert the cassette
      • Notes on the ORC function
  • Using the built-in light
    • - CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only
    • To stop using the built-in light
    • To turn on the built-in light automatically
      • Notes
    • CAUTION
    • DANGER
      • Not to be handled by children.
    • Using the built-in light
    • Replacing the bulb
    • CAUTION
      • Note
  • Releasing the STEADY SHOT function
    • - CCD-TR87ATR97/TR917/TR940 only
    • To activate the Steady Shot function again
      • Notes on the Steady Shot function
  • Editing onto another tape
    • Before editing
    • Starting editing
      • To edit more scenes
      • To superimpose the title while you are editing
      • To stop editing
        • Note on the DISPLAY function - CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only
        • Note on FPne Synchro Edit
  • Recording from a VCR or TV
    • -CCD-TR917ATR940 only
      • To check the picture from a VCR or TV before recording
      • To stop recording
      • Note on recording
    • I Additional information
  • Changing the lithium battery in the camcorder
    • Notes on lithium battery
      • • Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of children.
      • Should the battery be swallowed, immediately consult a doctor.
      • • Note that the lithium battery has a positive (+) and a negative (-) terminals as illustrated. Be sure to install the lithium battery so that terminals on the battery match the terminals on the camcorder.
      • WARNING
    • Changing the lithium battery in the camcorder
    • Changing the lithium battery
  • Resetting the date and time
    • To correct the date and time setting
    • To check the preset date and time
      • The year changes as follows:
      • Note on the time indicator
  • Simple setting of clock by time difference
    • Note on WORLD TIME
  • Usable cassettes and playback modes
    • - CCD-TR917/TR940 only
    • What is video 8[xi/video Hi8[XR]
    • Note on AFM HiFi stereo
      • - CCD-TR917/TR940 only
    • Foreign 8 mm video
    • Notes on the rechargeable battery pack
      • Caution
      • The battery pack heats up
      • Be sure to observe the following
      • The life of the battery pack
      • Charging temperature
    • Notes on the “InfoLITHIUM" battery pack
      • What is "InfoLITHIUM"
      • How the battery consumption is displayed
      • To obtain more accurate remaining battery indication
      • Why the remaining battery indication does not match the continuous recording time in the operating instructions
  • Maintenance information and precautions
    • Notes on the battery case
      • - CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR940 only
      • • Use only with alkaline batteries. You cannot use the battery case with manganese batteries or size AA (LR6) rechargeable NiCd batteries.
      • • Using with Sony alkaline batteries is preferable.
    • Moisture condensation
      • • Inside the camcorder
      • On the lens
      • How to prevent moisture condensation
      • On handling tapes
      • Camcorder care
      • AC power adaptor
      • Notes on dry batteries
        • If battery leakage occurred
      • ^ [b]
      • Caution
        • Note
      • Camcorder operation
      • Built-in light
  • Using your camcorder abroad
    • NTSC system
    • PAL system
    • PAL-M system
    • PAL-N system
  • Specifications
    • Video camera recordar
    • Specifications
    • AC power adaptor
      • [n EDITSEARCH button (p. 18)
      • Lens cover
      • [5] POWER switch (p. 12)
      • [8] Video control buttons (p. 21)
      • Power zoom lever (p. 15)
      • Lighting aperture
      • Display window (p. 78)
      • Tripod receptacle (p. 17)
      • Lithium battery compertment (p. 55)
      • izl EJECT switch (p. 11)
      • m LANC C control jack
      • 1^ Cassette compartment (p. 11)
      • Grip strap (p. 17)
      • gi] RFU DC OUT (RFU adaptor DC output) jack (p. 20)
      • M MIC jack (PLUG IN POWER)
      • VIDEO/AUDIO jacks (p. 19)
      • Microphone
      • Camera recording/battery lamp (p. 12)
  • Self-diagnosis display
    • Note on battery life
    • To avoid damage from possible battery leakage
    • Attaching the shoulder strap
      • To watch the demonstration
        • To enter demo mode
        • To exit demo mode
    • Remote Commander
      • - CCD-TR67/TR87/TR97/TR917/TR940 only
      • [T] Transmitter
      • [2] Video control buttons (p. 21)
      • Notes on the Remote Commander
      • To prepare the Remote Commander
  • Warning indicators
    • Operation indicators
      • Viewfinder