Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SR38E Sony
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4-124-309- 11 (1) Digital Video Camera Recor der Operating Guide 2009 Sony Corporation D C R - S R 3 7 E / S R 3 8 E / S R 4 7 E / S R 4 8 E / SR57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E T able of contents 8 Getting .
2 Read this befor e operating y our camcorder Before opera ting the unit, please read this manual tho roughly , and retain i t for fut ure refer ence. WARNING T o reduce fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moistur e. Do not expose the batteries to ex cessive hea t such as sunshine, fire or the like.
3 an y ser vice or guaran tee ma tters please refer to the addr esses given in separate ser vice or guara ntee documents. A TTENTION The electromagnetic fields a t the specific frequencies ma y influence the picture an d sound of this unit.
4 Regulatory Information Declaration of C onformity T rade Name: SO NY Model N o .: DCR-S R87E Responsible P arty:S on y Electronics Inc. Addr ess: 16530 V ia Esprillo , San Diego , CA 92127 U .S.A. T elepho ne No .: 858-942-2230 This device complies wi th Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
5 Connect the equipmen t into an o utlet on a circuit differen t from tha t to which the receiver is co nnected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help .
6 If you r epeat recor ding/deleting images f or a long time, fragmen tation of da ta occurs on the recordin g media. Images canno t be saved or recor ded. In such a case, sa ve your imag es on some type of external media first, and then perform [MEDI A FORMA T] (p .
7 Operation flow Recording movies and phot os (p . 14) In the defa ult settings, movies a nd photos a re reco rded on the internal har d disk. Y ou can cha nge the reco rding media (p . 35). Playing movies and phot os (p . 18) Playing movies and photos on y our camcorder (p .
8 T able of contents Read this before operating y our camcorder ................................................... 2 Operation flow ....................................................................................... 7 Getting star ted Step 1: Charging the batt ery pack .
9 T able of contents Mak ing good use of your camc order Deleting movies and photos .................................................................... 34 Coping with shooting conditions .............................................................. 35 Changing the recor ding medium .
10 Getting star ted Step 1: Charg ing the battery pack Y ou can charge the “ InfoLITHIU M” ba ttery pack (H series) after attaching i t to your camcor der . Y ou cann ot at tach any “ InfoLITHIU M” bat tery pack other than the H series to your camcor der .
11 Getting started When your ca mcorder is o n, you can ch eck the appr oxima te amoun t of rem aining bat tery p ow er with the remaining ba ttery indicator a t the upper left on the LCD scr een. T o remove the battery pack Close the LCD screen. Slide the BA TT (b at tery) release lever and remov e the battery pack .
12 Step 2: T urning the power on, and setting the date and time 1 Open the L CD screen of y our camcorder . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is o pen, press POWER. 2 Select the desired geographical area with / , then touch [NEXT ].
13 Getting started T o turn off the power Close the LCD screen. The (M ovie) lam p flashes for a few seconds and the po wer is turned off. Y ou can t urn off your camco rder also by pr essing POWER. When [POWER O N BY LCD] is set to [OFF], turn off yo ur camcor der by pres sing POWER.
14 Recording Recording Recording movies In the defa ult setting, movies a re recor ded on the internal har d disk (p . 35). F asten the grip belt. Open the lens cover . Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on.
15 Recording Press ST AR T/ST OP to start recording. T o stop r ecordin g, press S T ART/STO P again. Y ou can m agnify images with the power zoom lever . Move the pow er zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. M ov e it further for a faster zoom. If you c lose the LCD screen during recor ding, the camcor der stops reco rding.
16 Shooting photos In the defa ult setting, phot os are r ecorded on the ha rd disk (p . 35). Open the lens cover . Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p.
17 Recording Press PHO T O lightly to adjust the f ocus, then press it fully . When disappears, the photo i s recorded. Mo ve the power zoom lever sligh tly for a slo wer zoom. Mo ve it further for a fas ter zoom. Y ou can c heck the recorda ble number o f photos on the L CD screen (p.
18 Playback Pla yback on the camcorder In the defa ult setting, movies a nd photos o n the internal har d disk ar e played (p . 35). Playing movies Open the L CD screen of your camc order . Y our camcorder is t urned on. T o turn on your cam corder when the LCD screen is alr eady open, press PO WER (p.
19 Playback Y our camcorder sta rts playing the selected movie. When pla yback from the selected movie reaches the last mo vie, the screen returns to the VIS U AL INDEX screen.
20 Y our camcorder dis plays the selected photo . Y ou can zoo m in the photo b y moving the power zoo m lever while viewing photos (PB ZOOM). If yo u touch a poin t in the PB ZOOM frame, the point co mes to the center in the fram e. When viewing phot os recorded o n “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, (playback folder) a ppears on the screen.
21 Playback Playing images on a T V Connect your camcor der to the inp ut jack of a TV or V CR using the A/V co nnecting cable or an A/V co nnecting cable with S VIDEO . Connect your cam corder to the wall outlet (wall socket) u sing the sup plied A C Ada pto r for this opera tion (p .
22 Saving movies and photos with a comput er Pr eparing a computer ( Windows) Y ou can perform follo wing operation s using “PMB (Pictur e Mo tion Br owser).
23 Saving movies and photos with a computer higher version of “ PMB ” first, some functions may no t work corr ectly . See page 42 on the “H andycam H andbook ” . Confirm that your camcor der is not connected to the computer . T urn on the computer .
24 When the installatio n is com pleted, followin g icons will ap pear . Remove the CD-RO M from y our comp uter . Other icons may a ppear . No ico n may ap pear depending on the installation pr ocedure. The “H andycam H andbook ” is no t in stalled in this procedure (p .
25 Saving movies and photos with a computer 3 Press (DISC BURN). 4 F ollow the instructions on the computer screen. Mo vies and phot os are not sa ved on the comp uter when you perfo rm One T ouch Disc Burn.
26 3 On the computer screen, click [Easy PC Back-up] [Import]. Mo vies and pho tos are im ported to your com pu ter . When the opera tion is com pleted, the “PMB ” screen ap pears. When the operatio n is comp leted, a screen to indicate tha t movies ar e being analyzed may a ppear .
27 Saving movies and photos with a computer Creating a disc Y ou can create a disc b y selecting movies and pho tos previou sly imported to y our co mp uter (p . 25). 1 T urn on your c omputer , and place an empty disc on the DVD drive. See page 22 for the type of discs you ca n use.
28 Saving images with a DVD writer , recorder Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer , DVDirect Express Operating by the cam corder screen, yo u can save mo vies to a disc when using a dedicated DVD wri ter , DVDirect Express (sold separately).
29 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order T o create a disc with the selected images T o dub a desir ed image on to the disc or to creat e many o f the same discs, perform this operation. T ouch [DISC BURN OPTI ON] in step 3 abov e. Selec t the recor ding media con taining the movie(s) yo u want to sa ve.
30 If the total memo ry size of movies to be burnt by the DISC B URN operation exceeds tha t of the disc, disc creation sto ps when the limit is reached. The last mo vie on the disc may be cut off. Disc creation time to d ub movies to the limi t of the disc is about 20 to 60 min utes.
31 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order Creating a disc with a DVD writer , etc ., other than DVDirect Express Y ou can save mo vies on a disc by connecting your ca mcorder to di sc creation devices, such as a Sony D VD writer other than DVDir ect Express, with the USB cable.
32 Creating a disc with a recor der , etc . Y ou can dub images p layed back on y our camcor der to a disc or video cassette, by conn ecting your camcor der to a disc recor der , a Son y DVD writ er other than DVDirect Expr ess, ect., with the A/V connecting cable.
33 Saving images with a DVD writer , rec order 3 Start playback on your camcorder , and record it on the recording devic e. Refer to the instruction man uals supplied with your reco rding device for details. 4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording devic e, and then your camcorder .
34 Making good use of your camcorder Deleting movies and photos Y ou can free media space by deleting movies and p hotos fro m recor ding media. Select the recording medium tha t con tains the movies and p hotos yo u want t o delete b efor e starting the operation (p .
35 Making good use of your camcorder Changing the recor ding medium Y ou can select the internal hard disk o r “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media as the recor ding, playback, or editin g medium on your camco rder . Selec t the medium to be used for movies a nd phot os separately .
36 Selecting the media for photos T ouch (HOME) (MANAGE MEDIA ) [PHOT O MEDIA SET ]. The [PHOT O MEDI A SET] screen appears. T ouch the desired recording medium.
37 Making good use of your camcorder The [Creat e a new Image Da tabase File.] screen a ppears when you in sert new “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media while the (Mo vie) lamp is li t. T ouch [ YES]. T o record o nly photos o n “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media, touch [NO].
38 Cust omizing your camcorder with menus Men u items a re described in more details with color pho tos in the “H andycam H andbook ” (p . 42). Using the HOME MENU When yo u press the (HO ME) but ton, the HOME MENU a ppears. Y ou can cha nge the settings of yo ur camcor der .
39 Making good use of your camcorder List of the HOME MENU (CAMERA) category MOVIE ......................................... p . 14 PHOT O ........................................ p . 16 ( VIEW IMAGES) category VISUAL INDEX ...........................
40 MEDIA FORMA T ....................... p. 34 REP AIR IMG.DB F .. .................... p . 44 (SET TINGS) category MOVIE SET TINGS REC MODE........................ Sets the mode to record mo vies. When reco rding fast mo ving subjects, a high image quality , such as [HQ], is reco mmended.
41 Making good use of your camcorder DROP SENSOR ................ p. 5 [SOUND/DISP S ET] is chang ed to [SOUND SETTINGS] during Easy Ha ndycam o peration. * DCR-S R57E/SR67E/SR77E/S R87E List of the OPTION MENU The followin g items a re ava ilable on the OPTI ON MENU only .
42 Getting detailed information fr om the “Handycam Handbook ” The “H andy cam Ha ndbook ” is a user guide designed to be read on a com put er screen.
Additional information 43 Additional inf ormation T roubleshooting If yo u run into an y pr oblems using y our camcor der , us e the follo wing table to troubles hoot the prob lem. If the pr oblem persists, disconnect the power sour ce and contact yo ur Sony dealer .
44 The camcorder is not r ecognized by the computer . Disconnect devices from the USB jack of the comp uter other than the k eyboard, mouse, and your ca mcorder . Disconnect the USB cable fro m the comp uter and your ca mcorder , and restart the com puter , then connect the comp uter and y our camcor der again in the pro per order .
45 Additional information Access t o the “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media was restricted on ano ther device. The camcor der is unsteady . Hold the camco rder steady with both hands. H ow ever , not e that the camera-shake warning indica tor does not disappear .
46 Pr ecautions On use and care Do not use or sto re the camcor der and accessories in the following loca tions: Anywhere extrem ely hot, cold o r humid. Never lea ve them exposed to temperatur es a bove 60 C (140 °F), such a s under direct sunlight, near hea ters or in a car park ed in the sun.
47 Additional information U sing chemicals such a s thinner , benzine, alcohol, chemical clo ths, repellent, insecticide and sunscreen Han dling the camcorder wi th above substances on y our hands Lea.
48 Specifications System Signal forma t: P AL color , CCIR standar ds Mo vie recordin g format DCR-S R37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E V ideo: MPEG2-PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch Dolb y Digital Stereo Creato r DCR-S R57E/SR67E/SR77E/SR87E V ideo: MPEG2-PS A udio: Dolby Digital 2ch/5.
49 Additional information A vera ge power con sumptio n: During camera recordin g, using LCD screen at n ormal brightness: DCR-S R37E/SR38E/SR47E/SR48E/S R57E/ SR67E Int ernal hard disc: 2.2 W “M emory Stick PRO Duo ” media: 2.1 W DCR-S R77E/SR87E Int ernal hard disc: 2.
50 Recording co ndition: Recordin g mode [SP] T ypical recording time sho ws the time when you repea t recording s tart/stop , switching the MODE lam p , and zooming. Expected recording time of movies in the internal hard disk T o set the recording mode, to uch (HOME) (SETTINGS) [MOVIE SE TTINGS] [REC MODE].
51 Additional information On trademarks “H andycam ” and are registered tradema rks of Sony Corpora tion. “M emory Stick, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick Duo, ” “ , ” “Memo ry Stick PRO D.
52 Screen indicators Upper left Indicator Meaning HOME b utto n A UDI O MODE Self-timer recording BL T-IN ZOOM MI C MICREF LEVEL lo w WIDE SELECT 60 min Remaining bat tery Return but ton Center In.
53 Additional information P ar ts and contr ols Figures in ( ) a re ref erence pages. Speaker Built-in microphone Lens (Carl Zeiss lens) LENS COVER switch (14, 16) A/V Remote Conne.
54 EASY button (17) (DISC BURN) button (24) ( VIEW IMAGES) button (18) Access lamp (“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media) (36) While the lamp is li t or flashing, the camcorder i s reading or writing da ta. (Backlight) button (35) RESET button Press RES ET to initialize all the settings including the clock settin g.
55 Additional information Y ou will find the menu lists on pages 39 to 41. Index M Macint osh .................................... 22 Main tenance ................................ 46 “M emory Stick ” media ............... 36 “M emory Stick PRO-HG Duo ” media .
GB Addi tional informa tion on this p roduct and answers t o frequently a sked question s can be found a t our Cus tomer Su pport W ebsit e. http://www.son y .net/ Printed on 70% o r more r ecycled paper using V OC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free veg etable oil based ink.
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