Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-TRV900 Operating Instructions

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Advanced operations
You can make a recording with a stop-motion animated effect using cut recording. To create
this effect, alternately move the subject a little and make a cut recording. We recommend
you to use a tripod, and to operate the camcorder using the Remote Commander in steps 6
and 7.
(1)Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.
(2)Press MENU to display the menu.
(3)Turn the control dial to select 
, then press the dial.
(4)Turn the control dial to select FRAME REC, then press the dial.
(5)Turn the control dial to select ON, then press the dial.
(6)Press MENU to erase the menu display.
(7)Press START/STOP to start cut recording. The camcorder makes a recording for
about six frames, and returns to recording standby.
(8)Move the subject, and repeat step 7.
Cut recording
CAMERA SE T
DZOOM
16 : 9WI DE
S T EADYSHOT
AE SH I F T
GA I N SH I F T
FRAME REC OF F
I NT . REC ON
RE T URN
[MENU ] : ENDCAMERA SE T
DZOOM
16 : 9WI DE
S T EADYSHOT
AE SH I F T
GA I N SH I F T
FRAME REC
I NT . REC
[MENU ] : END
CAMERA SE T
DZOOM
16 : 9WI DE
S T EADYSHOT
AE SH I F T
GA I N SH I F T
FRAME REC ON
I NT . REC
RE T URN
[MENU ] : ENDCAMERA SE T
DZOOM
16 : 9WI DE
S T EADYSHOT
AE SH I F T
GA I N SH I F T
FRAME REC  OF F
I NT . REC
RE T URN
[MENU ] : END
1
2,6
POWER
OFFCAMERA
MEMORY
VTR
7,8POWER
OFFCAMERA
MEMORY
VTR
MENU
3,45 
						

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To cancel the cut recording¥ Set FRAME REC to OFF in the menu system.
¥ Set the POWER switch to OFF, VTR, or MEMORY.
Notes on cut recording
¥ The last recorded cut is longer than other cuts.
¥ The proper remaining tape time is not indicated if you use this function continuously.
Cut recording 
						

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Advanced operations
Superimposing a title
If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can superimpose the titles while recording or
after recording. When you play back the tape, the title is displayed for five seconds from the
point where you superimposed it.
You can select from eight preset titles and two original (CUSTOM TITLE) to superimpose
over the picture.
Superimposing titles
(1)Press TITLE to display the title menu.
(2)Turn the control dial to select 
, then press the dial.
(3)Turn the control dial to select the desired title, then press the dial. The titles are
displayed.
(4)Turn the control dial to select the color, size, or position, then press the dial.
(5)Turn the control dial to select the desired item, then press the dial.
(6)Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the title is arranged as desired.
(7)Press the control dial again to complete the setting.
(8) When you want to stop recording the title, press TITLE.
To superimpose the title from beginningAfter step 7, press START/STOP to start recording.
To superimpose the title while you are recordingAfter pressing START/STOP to start recording, start from step 1. In this case, beep or
melody is not heard.
To use the custom titleWhen you want to use the custom title, select  in step 2.
SIZE SMALL
1,82
3
7
4-6
TITLE
PRESET T I T L E
HE L LO !
HAPPY B I RTHDAY
HAPPY HOL I DAYS
CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
OUR SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACAT I ON
THE END
[TITLE] :ENDPRESET T I T L E
HE L LO !
HAPPY B I RTHDAY
HAPPY HOL I DAYS
CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
OUR SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACA T I ON
THE END
RE T URN
[TITLE] :END
TITLE
[TITLE] :ENDPRESET T I T L E
HE L LO !
HAPPY B I RTHDAY
HAPPY HOL I DAYS
CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
OUR SWEET BABY
WEDDING
VACAT I ON
THE END
RE T URN
[TITLE] :END
THE END
TITLE
[TITLE] :END
THE END
THE END
SIZE LARGE
THE END 
						

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Superimposing a title
Notes on superimposing a title
¥ If you have not given any custom title, ÒÐ Ð Ð Ð ...Ó appears on the display.
¥ The FADER function works while the title is displayed, however, the title does not fade.
¥ If you display the menu or title menu while superimposing a title, the title is not recorded
while the menu or title menu is being displayed.
Title color changes as follows:
WHITE ÷ YELLOW ÷ VIOLET ÷ RED ÷ CYAN ÷ GREEN ÷ BLUE
Title size changes as follows:
SMALL ÷ LARGE
Title position changes as follows:
When you select the title size ÒSMALL,Ó you can choose 9 positions. When you select the
title size ÒLARGEÓ you can choose 8 positions.
Notes on the title
¥ Depending on size or position of the title, both of date and time or either of them is not
displayed.
¥ If you input 13 characters or more for a LARGE title, the title is automatically reduced into
a SMALL size after the position is set.
¥ When the title is displayed, LCD BRIGHT and microphone level indicators do not appear. 
						

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Advanced operations
Erasing a title
(1)Press MENU to display the menu.
(2)Turn the control dial to select 
, then press the dial.
(3)Turn the control dial to select TITLEERASE, then press the dial.
(4)Turn the control dial to select the title you want to erase, then press the dial.
(5)Make sure the title is the one you want to erase, then press the control dial again.
(6)Press MENU to erase the menu display.
Note
If you use a cassette tape set to prevent accidental erasure, you cannot erase the title. Slide
the protect tab so that the red portion is not visible.
Superimposing a title
ME NU
ERASE OK ?
1HELLO!
2 CONGR A T U L A T I ON S !
3 HAPPY NEW YEAR !
4 PRESENT
5 GOOD MOR N I NG
6WEDDING
[EXEC] :DELETE [MENU] :END
2,3
4,51,6MENU
CM S E T
CM SEARCH
TITLEERASE
T I TLE DSPL
TAPE T I T L E
ERASE A L L
[MENU ] : END
CM S E T
CM SEARCH
TITLEERASE
T I TLE DSPL
TAPE T I T L E
ERASE A L L
. RE T URN
[MENU ] : END
T I T L E ERASE
4 PRESENT
ERASE OK ? RETURN
ERASE 
						

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If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can make up to two titles and store them in the
camcorder. We recommend you to set the POWER switch to VTR or eject the cassette before
you begin.
Your title can have up to 20 characters.
(1)Press TITLE to display the title menu.
(2)Turn the control dial to select 
, then press the dial.
(3)Turn the control dial to select the first line (CUSTOM1) or second line (CUSTOM2),
then press the dial.
(4)Turn the control dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the
dial.
(5)Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial.
(6)Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you finish the title.
(7)To finish the titling work, turn the control dial to select [SET], then press the dial.
Making a custom title
TITLE SET
SUMMER CAMP I N L AKE
––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :END
TITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :END
TITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :ENDTITLE SET
S
–––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :END
TITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :END
1
2
3
4-6
7
TITLE SET
COS T OM 1 
––––––––––
–.. 
COS T OM 2 
––––––––––
–.. 
[TITLE] :ENDTITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
––––––––––
–––––––––––
RE T URN
[TITLE] :ENDTITLE
TITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
––––––––––
–––––––––––
RE T URN
[TITLE] :ENDTITLE SET
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[TITLE] :END 
						

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Advanced operations
Making a custom title
To edit a title you have storedIn step 3, select CUSTOM1 or CUSTOM2, depending on which title you want to edit, then
change the title.
If you take 5 minutes or longer to enter characters while a cassette is in the camcorder
The power goes off automatically. Characters you have entered remain. Set the POWER
switch to OFF once, then to CAMERA, then proceed from step 1.
To erase a characterIn step 4, turn the control dial to select [M] then press the dial. The last character is erased.
Repeat this step until all characters are deleted. 
						

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Labeling a cassette
If you use a tape with cassette memory, you can label a cassette. The label can consist of up
to 10 characters and is stored in cassette memory. When you insert the labeled cassette and
turn the power on, the label is displayed on the LCD screen, in the viewfinder, or on the TV
screen.
(1)Insert the cassette you want to label.
(2)Set the POWER switch to VTR.
(3)Press MENU to display the menu.
(4)Turn the control dial to select 
, then press the dial.
(5)Turn the control dial to select TAPE TITLE, then press the dial.
(6)Turn the control dial to select the column of the desired character, then press the
dial.
(7)Turn the control dial to select the desired character, then press the dial.
(8)Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you finish the label.
(9)Turn the control dial to select [SET], then press the dial.
MENU TAPE TITLL
M
–––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
MENU TAPE TITLL
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
MENU TAPE T I T L L
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
MENU TAPE T I T L L
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
9
23
1
4,5
6-8
MENU TAPE T I T L L
––––––––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
MENU TAPE T I T L L
MU S I C
–––––
–––––––––––
ABCDE 12345
FGH I J 67890
KLMNO ,./–
PQRS T [ ]
UVWXY [ SE T ]
Z& ? !
[MENU ] : END
POWER
OFFCAMERA
MEMORY
VTRMENU
CM S E T
CM SEARCH
TITLEERASE
T I TLE DSPL
TAPE TITLE
––––––––––
ERASE A L L
[MENU ] : END
CM S E T
CM SEARCH
TITLEERASE
T I TLE DSPL
TAPE T I T L E
ERASE A L L
[MENU ] : END 
						

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Advanced operations
Labeling a cassette
To erase a characterIn step 6 turn the control dial to select [ M ], then press the dial. The last character is erased.
To change the label you have madeInsert the cassette to change the label, and operate in the same way to make a new label.
If the 
 mark appears in step 5
The cassette memory is full. If you erase the title in the cassette, you can label it.
If you have superimposed titles in the cassette
When the label is displayed, up to 4 titles also appear.
Note on Ò-----Ó indicator displayed on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder
The Ò-----Ó indicates the number of characters you can select for the label. When the Ò-----Ó
indicator has fewer than 10 spaces, the cassette memory is full.
Note on the cassettes
If you use a cassette tape set to prevent accidental erasure, you cannot label it. Slide the
protect tab so that the red portion is not visible. 
						

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Connect the camcorder to your TV or VCR to watch the playback picture on the TV screen.
When monitoring the playback picture by connecting the camcorder to your TV, we
recommend you to use house current for the power source.
Connecting directly to a TV or VCR with Audio/Video input jacks
Open the jack cover and connect the camcorder to the inputs on the TV by using the
supplied A/V connecting cable. Set the TV/VCR selector on the TV to VCR.
Turn down the volume of the camcorder.
To get higher quality pictures in DV format, connect the camcorder to your TV using the S
video connecting cable (not supplied).
If you are going to connect the camcorder using the S video connecting cable (not supplied)
[a], you do not need to connect the yellow (video) plug of the A/V connecting cable [b].
If your VCR or TV is a monaural type
Connect only the white plug for audio on both the camcorder and 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.
When you adjust the TV screen
Set COLOR BAR to ON in the menu system. The color bar is displayed on the TV screen.
Watching on a TV screen
(not supplied)
S VIDEO
AUDIO/VIDEO
‚ : Signal flow
S VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO IN[a]
[b]