Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-TRV900 Operating Instructions

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You can display recording data (date/time or various settings when recorded) on the LCD
screen or in the viewfinder during playback (Data Code). The Data Code is also displayed on
the TV.
Press DATA CODE during playback.
To select the items to be displayedSet DATA CODE in the menu system, and select the following items:
When DATE/CAM is selected: date n various settings (SteadyShot, PROGRAM AE, shutter
speed, white balance, aperture value, gain) n no indicator.
When DATE is...

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Signal flow
Editing onto another tape
You can create your own video program by editing with any other  DV,  mini DV,
h 8 mm, H Hi8, j VHS, k S-VHS, ð VHSC, K S-VHSC, l Betamax or
 ED Betamax VCR that has audio/video inputs. You can edit with little deterioration
of picture and sound quality when using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable).
Before editing
Connect the camcorder to the VCR using the supplied A/V connecting cable or the VMC-
IL4415/IL4435/2DV/4DV i.LINK cable (DV...

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Using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)Simply connect the VMC-IL4415/IL4435/2DV/4DV i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)
(not supplied) to  DV IN/OUT and to DV IN/OUT of the DV products. With digital-to-
digital connection, video and audio signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality
editing.
Notes on editing when using the i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable)
¥ You can connect one VCR only.
¥ You can record picture, sound and system data at the same time on the DV...

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Editing partially on a mini DV tape Ð DV
synchro-editing
By simply selecting the scenes to edit, you can duplicate the desired portion on a tape, using
other equipment connected with an i.LINK cable (DV connecting cable). The scenes can be
selected by frame. Since the camcorder exchanges digital signals, you can edit with little
audio and video deterioration.
You cannot duplicate titles, display indicators or the contents of cassette memory.
The connection is the same as on page 83.
(1)Insert a...

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Notes
¥ If you use other than Sony DV equipment, you cannot perform DV synchro-editing.
¥ You cannot set DV EDITING IN or OUT on a blank portion of the tape.
Errors in duplicating
If you connect this camcorder to Sony equipment with DV jack, the range of errors is within
+/Ð 5 frames. The range may become wider in the following conditions.
¥ The interval between DV EDITING IN and OUT is less than five seconds.
¥ DV EDITING IN is set at the beginning of the tape.
¥ DV...

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S VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO OUT[a]
[b]
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POWER
OFFCAMERA
MEMORY
VTRREC
You can record a tape from another VCR or a TV program from a TV that has audio/video
outputs. Connect the camcorder to the VCR or TV.
(1)Set the POWER switch to VTR and set DISPLAY to LCD in the menu system.
(2)Press r REC and the button on the right together at the point where you want to
start recording.
In recording and the recording pause mode, S VIDEO and AUDIO/VIDEO jacks
automatically work as input jacks.
If your VCR or TV has an...

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You can insert a new scene from a VCR onto your originally recorded tape by specifying
starting and ending points. After inserting, the previous picture and sound will be erased.
Connection is the same as on page 82 or 83. In recording and recording pause mode, 
 DV
IN/OUT jack automatically works as an input jack.
You can only operate with the Remote Commander.
(1)Set the POWER switch to VTR.
(2)On the VCR, locate the start point to be inserted and set it to playback pause mode....

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You can record an audio sound to add to the original sound on a tape by connecting audio
equipment or a microphone. If you connect the audio equipment, you can add sound to your
recorded tape by specifying the starting and ending points. The original sound will not be
erased.
You can only operate with the Remote Commander.
Connecting the microphone with the MIC jack
Note
You can check the recorded picture and sound by connecting the AUDIO/VIDEO jack to a
TV.
The recorded sound is not output from a...

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LINE OUT
LR
AUDIO L
AUDIO R
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A/V connecting cable AUDIO/
VIDEO
Do not connect the
video (yellow)
plug.
Audio dubbing
Dubbing with the AUDIO/VIDEO jack
Note
The picture is not output from the AUDIO/VIDEO jack. Check the recorded picture on the
LCD screen or in the viewfinder, as well as check the recorded sound by using a speaker or
headphones.
Dubbing with the built-in microphones
No connection is necessary.
Adding an audio sound on a recorded tape...

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Audio dubbing
To play back the new recorded soundAdjust the balance between the original sound (ST1) and the new sound (ST2) by selecting
AUDIO MIX in the menu system.
Five minutes after when you disconnect the power source or remove the battery pack, the
setting of AUDIO MIX returns to the original sound (ST1) only. The factory setting is
original sound only.
To end audio more precisely
First, press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote Commander at the point where you want to
stop recording. Then start...