DCR-TRV240E, DCR-TRV340E (serv.man3) - Sony Movie Service Manual (repair manual). Page 11

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This section is extracted from
instruction manual.

•Recording moving pictures on a tape (p. 28)
•Recording still images on a tape (p. 51)
•Playing back a tape (p. 43)
•Recording still images on “Memory Stick”s (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 167)
•Recording moving pictures on “Memory Stick”s (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 187)
•Viewing still images recorded on “Memory Stick”s (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 198)
•Viewing moving pictures on “Memory Stick”s (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 202)

•Viewing images recorded on “Memory Stick”s using the USB cable (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 204)
•Viewing images recorded on a tape using the USB cable (p. 123)
•Viewing images live on your computer from your camcorder using the USB cable (p. 132)
•Capturing images from an analog video unit on your computer (p. 114)

Functions for adjusting exposure in the recording mode
•BACKLIGHT (p. 36)
•NightShot/Super NightShot/Colour Slow Shutter (p. 37)
•PROGRAM AE (p. 65)
•Adjusting the exposure manually (p. 68)

Functions for giving images more impact
•Digital zoom [MENU] (p. 31) The default setting is OFF. (To zoom greater than 25

×

, select the digital

zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings.)

•Fader (p. 57)
•Picture effects (p. 60)
•Digital effects (p. 62)
•Titles (p. 75, 78)
•MEMORY MIX (DCR-TRV340E only)  (p. 174)

Functions for giving a natural appearance to your recordings
•Sports lesson (p. 65)
•Landscape (p. 65)
•Manual focus (p. 69)

Functions for use on recorded tapes
•END SEARCH/EDITSEARCH/Rec Review (p. 41)
•DATA CODE (p. 44)
•Tape PB ZOOM (p. 86)
•ZERO SET MEMORY (p. 88)
•Digital program editing (on tapes) (p. 97)/(on “Memory Stick”s) (DCR-TRV340E only) (p. 193)

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This chapter introduces you to the basic features of your
camcorder. See the page in parentheses “( )” for more
information.

Use the battery pack when using your camcorder outdoors (p. 18).

1

Slide OPEN/EJECT in
the direction of the
arrow and open the
lid.

2

Insert the cassette in
straight as far as
possible into the
cassette compartment
with the window
facing up.
Push the centre of the
cassette back to insert
the cassette.

3

Close the cassette
compartment by
pressing 

 on the

cassette compartment.
After the cassette
compartment goes
down completely,
close the lid until it
clicks.

Open the DC IN
jack cover.

Connect the plug with
its 

v mark facing up.

AC power adaptor (supplied)

2

Set the POWER
switch to CAMERA
while pressing the
small green button.

1

Remove the lens cap.

When you purchase your camcorder, the clock setting is set to off. If you want to record the date
and time for a picture, set the clock setting before recording (p. 24).

2

Press 

m to rewind the tape.

3

Press 

N to start playback.

Note
Do not pick up your camcorder by
holding the viewfinder, the LCD
panel, or the battery pack.

1

Set the POWER
switch to VCR while
pressing the small
green button.

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3

Open the LCD panel
while pressing OPEN.
The  picture appears
on the LCD screen.

4

Press START/STOP.
Your camcorder
starts recording. To
stop recording, press
START/STOP button
again.

Viewfinder
When the LCD panel is closed, use the viewfinder with your eye
against the eyecup.
The picture in the viewfinder is black and white.