Viewing The Recording On Tv - Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual

DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E
Playing back a tape
About date/time and various settings
Your camcorder automatically records not only
images on the tape but also the recording data
(date/time or various settings when recorded)
(Data code).
Use the Remote Commander for this operation.
1 Set the POWER switch to VCR, then
playback a tape.
2 Press DATA CODE on the Remote
Commander.
The display changes as follows:
date/time t various settings (SteadyShot,
exposure, white balance, gain, shutter speed,
aperture value) t no indicator
Date/time/
Opnamedatum/tijd
40min
4 7 2001
12:05:56
[a] Tape counter
[b]SteadyShot OFF
[c] Exposure mode
[d]White balance
[e] Gain
[f] Shutter speed
[g]Aperture value
Not to display various settings
Set DATA CODE to DATE in the menu settings
(p. 132).
The display changes as follows when you press
DATA CODE on the Remote Commander: date/
time y no indicator
Various settings
Various settings is your camcorder's information
when you have recorded. In the recording mode,
the various settings will not be displayed.
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Playing back a tape
To monitor the high-speed picture
while advancing or rewinding the
tape (skip scan)
Keep pressing m while rewinding or M while
advancing the tape. To resume rewinding or
advancing, release the button.
To view the picture at slow speed
(slow playback)
Press y on the Remote Commander during
playback. For slow playback in the reverse
direction, press , then press y on the Remote
Commander. To resume normal playback, press
N.
To view the picture at double speed
Press ×2 on the Remote Commander during
playback. For double speed playback in the
, then press ×2 on the
reverse direction, press
Remote Commander. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To view the picture frame-by-frame
Press C on the Remote Commander in the
playback pause mode. For frame-by-frame
playback in the reverse direction, press c. To
resume normal playback, press N.
To search the last scene recorded
(END SEARCH)
Press END SEARCH in the stop mode. The last
five seconds of the recorded portion plays back
and stops.
In the various playback modes
•Sound is muted.
•The previous picture may remain as a mosaic
image during playback.
When the playback pause mode lasts for five
minutes
Your camcorder automatically enters the stop
mode. To resume playback, press N.
Slow playback
The slow playback can be performed smoothly
on your camcorder. However, this function does
not work for an output signal through the DV
jack.
When you play back a tape in reverse
Horizontal noise may appear at the center, or the
top and bottom of the screen. This is not a
malfunction.
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1
2
t
Various settings/
[a]
0:00:23:01 40min 0:00:23:01
[b]
[c]
[d]
AUTO
50 AWB [e]
F1.8 9dB
[f]
[g]
[a]
[b]
[c]
[d]
[e]
[f]
[g]
y
M
y
N
C
c
•
•
Playing back a tape
When you use the data code function, bars
(-- -- --) appear if:
– A blank portion of the tape is being played
back.
– The tape is unreadable due to tape damage or
noise.
– The tape was recorded by a camcorder without
the date and time set.
Data code
When you connect your camcorder to the TV, the
data code appears on the TV screen.
Remaining battery time indicator during
playback
The indicator indicates the approximate
continuous playback time. The indicator may not
be correct, depending on the conditions in which
t
you are playing back. When you close the LCD
panel and open it again, it takes about one
minute for the correct remaining battery time to
be displayed.
Various playback modes
To operate video control buttons, set the POWER
switch to VCR.
To playback pause (view a still
picture)
Press X during playback. To resume normal
playback, press N or X.
To advance the tape
Press M in the stop mode. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To rewind the tape
Press m in the stop mode. To resume normal
playback, press N.
To change the playback direction
Press on the Remote Commander during
playback to reverse the playback direction. To
resume normal playback, press N.
To locate a scene monitoring the
picture (picture search)
Keep pressing m or M during playback. To
resume normal playback, release the button.
Viewing the recording
on TV
Connect your camcorder to your TV with the
A/V connecting cable supplied with your
camcorder to watch the playback picture on the
TV screen. You can operate the video control
m
buttons in the same way as when you monitor
playback pictures on the screen. When
monitoring the playback picture on the TV
screen, we recommend that you power your
camcorder from a wall socket using the AC
power adaptor (p. 23). Refer to the operating
instructions of your TV.
y
Open the jack cover. Connect your camcorder to
the TV using the A/V connecting cable supplied
with your camcorder. Then, set the TV/VCR
selector on the TV to VCR.
N
AUDIO/VIDEO
×
×
N
: Signal flow/
If your TV is already connected
to a VCR
Connect your camcorder to the LINE IN input on
the VCR by using the A/V connecting cable
supplied with your camcorder. Set the input
selector on the VCR to LINE.
If your TV or VCR is a monaural
type
N
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting
cable to the video input jack and the white or the
red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or
the TV. If you connect the white plug, the sound
is L (left) signal. If you connect the red plug, the
sound is R (right) signal.
1-10
X
M
N
m
N
N
m M
S VIDEO
IN
S VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
N X
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