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Basic Functions -
Recording
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Tips for Making Better Videos
Holding the Camcorder
For maximum stability, grip the camcorder in your right hand and keep
your right elbow pressed against your body. If necessary, support the
camcorder with your left hand. Be careful that your fingers do not
touch the microphone or lens.
For More Stability
Lighting
When recording outdoors, we
recommend recording with the sun
at your back.
❍When using a tripod, do not leave the viewfinder exposed to direct sunlight as
it may melt (due to concentration of the light by the lens). 
❍ Do not use tripods with fastening screws longer than 0.2 inch (5.5 mm) as it
may damage the camcorder.

Lean against a wall Put the camcorder on a table

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Playing Back a Tape
If the playback picture is distorted, clean the video heads using a Cano\
n Head
Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head-cleanin\
g cassette
( 143).
1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR)mode.
Set the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and
the TAPE/CARD switch to  b.
2. Open the LCD panel.
You can also close the LCD panel with the
screen facing outward.
3. Press the  `button to rewind the
tape.
4. Press the  e/a button to begin
playback.
5. Press the 
3button to stop
playback.
❍ To use the viewfinder, close the LCD panel.
❍ About the screen display: During playback, the time code gives the hours,
minutes, seconds and frames. The remaining tape time may not appear when
the time left is less than 15 seconds.

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CAMERA
CAMERA(VCR)
(VCR)PLAY
PLAYNETWORK
NETWORK
PO
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POWER

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Basic Functions -
Playback
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Special Playback Modes
e/a (Playback Pause) 
To pause playback, press the  e/a button during normal playback.
1 (Fast Forward Playback) /  `(Rewind Playback)
Plays back the tape at 9.5 times normal speed (forward or reverse). Pr\
ess and hold the
button during normal playback or fast forward.
–/4a (Reverse Playback)
Press the button on the wireless controller during normal playback. Pres\
s the  e(play)
button to return to normal playback.
+/ ae (Frame Advance) / –/4a (Frame Reverse)
Plays back frame-by-frame. Press the button on the wireless controller r\
epeatedly
during playback pause. Press and hold it to play back continuous frame a\
dvance/frame
reverse.
SLOW M(Slow Forward)/(Slow Reverse)
Plays back at about 1/3 normal speed. Press the button on the wireless c\
ontroller
during normal or reverse playback. Press the  e(play) button to return to normal
playback.
× 2 (Forward  ×2 Playback)/(Reverse  ×2 Playback)
Plays back at 2 times normal speed. Press the button on the wireless con\
troller during
normal or reverse playback. Press the  e(play) button to return to normal playback.
❍There is no sound during special playback.
❍ The picture may become distorted during some special playback modes.
❍ The camcorder stops the tape automatically after 5 minutes in playback pause
mode to protect tape and video heads.

+/
–/
×2
PAUSESLOW
STOP
REWPLAYFF  
						

							
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Adjusting the Volume
When you use the LCD screen for playback, the camcorder plays back the s\
ound via
built-in speaker. The built-in speaker does not sound when you close the LCD panel.
Use headphones when using the viewfinder.
When Using Headphones
The headphones terminal also serves as AV terminal. Headphones can only be used
when "H" is displayed on the screen. If not, change the setting following the
procedure below.
Open the menu and select [VCR SETUP]. Select [AV/PHONES  H], set it to
[PHONES H] and close the menu.
❍ The built-in speaker does not sound when “ H” is displayed. 
❍ Do not connect headphones unless “ H” is displayed as it produces noise.
Adjusting the Volume
Turn the SET dial up to increase the volume, and down
to lower the volume.
• A volume bar appears for 2 seconds.
• You can turn off the volume completely by turning the SET dial
down until [OFF] appears. Turn the SET dial up to increase the volume again.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)
CAMERA
CARD PLAYCARD CAMERAPLAY (VCR)CAMERA
SET dial Built-in speaker
H (phones) terminal
AV/PHONES   ••AV
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Basic Functions -
Playback
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Playing Back on a TV Screen
The AV terminal also serves as headphones terminal. When "H" is displayed on the
screen, change the setting following the procedure below.
Open the menu and select [VCR SETUP]. Select [AV/PHONES  H], set it to
[AV] and close the menu.
TVs with Audio/Video Terminals
Refer also to the TV or VCR instruction manual.
1. Turn off all devices before starting the connections. 
2. Connect the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable to the camcorder’s AV terminal and the audio/video terminals on the TV/VCR. 
Connect the white plug to the white audio terminal L (left), the red plug to the red
audio terminal R (right) and the yellow plug to the yellow video termi\
nal VIDEO.
3. If connecting to a TV, set the input selector to VIDEO. If connecting to aVCR, set the input selector to LINE.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
AV
VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 
(supplied) Signal flow
AV/PHONES   ••AV
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TVs with S (S1)-Video Input Terminal
Refer also to the TV or VCR instruction manual.
1. Turn off all devices before starting the connections. 
2. Connect the S-150 S-video Cable (optional) to the S-video terminals.
3. Connect the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable to the camcorder’s AVterminal and the audio terminals of the TV/VCR.
Connect the white plug to the white AUDIO terminal L (left), and the r\
ed plug to the
red AUDIO terminal R (right). Do not connect the yellow plug. 
4. If connecting to a TV, set the input selector to VIDEO. If connecting to aVCR, set the input selector to LINE.
❍We recommend powering the camcorder from a household power source.
❍ The picture quality is higher when connecting to a TV with an S (S1) terminal.
❍ TVs with S1-terminal or Video ID-1 system: Recordings made in the 16:9 mode
will be automatically played back in widescreen mode.

VIDEO
S(S1)-VIDEO
INPUT
AUDIO
R LAV

S-150 S-video Cable (optional)
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 
(supplied) Signal flow

Signal flow  
						

							
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Basic Functions -
Playback
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Selecting the Audio Output Channel
You can select the output channels when playing back a tape with audio re\
corded on
two channels.
1. Press the MENU button to open the menu.
2. Turn the SET dial to select [AUDIO SETUP] and pressthe SET dial.
3. Turn the SET dial to select [OUTPUT CH] and press the SET dial.
4. Turn the SET dial to select a setting option.
• L/R: Stereo: L+R channels, Bilingual: Main+Sub.
• L/L: Stereo: L channel, Bilingual: Main.
• R/R: Stereo: R channel, Bilingual: Sub.
5. Press the MENU button to close the menu.
The setting resets to the L/R setting when you turn the camcorder off.

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)
CAMERA
OUTPUT CH••••L/R
AUDIO SETUP( 38)  
						

							
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Menus and Settings
Many of the camcorder’s advanced functions are selected from menus that appear on
the screen. 
Selecting Menus and Settings
1. Press the MENU button to open the menu.
2. Turn the SET dial to select a submenu and press theSET dial.
3. Turn the SET dial to select a menu item and press the SET dial.
4. Turn the SET dial to select a setting option.
5. Press the MENU button to close the menu.
When setting the white balance, shutter speed or language,
press the SET dial first before pressing the MENU button.
❍Pressing the MENU button at any time closes the menu.
❍ Items that are not available appear in purple.
❍ You may find it more convenient to use the wireless controller to operate the
menu. Press the MENU button on the wireless controller to open or close the
menu. Use the select buttons in place of the SET dial and press the SET button
in place of pressing the SET dial.

MENU button SET dial  
						

							
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Advanced Functions
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Submenu Menu Item Setting Options
\ CARD MIX MIX TYPE CARD CHROMA, CARD LUMI.,  113
CAM. CHROMA, C. ANIMATION
ANIMAT. TYPE CORNER, STRAIGHT, RANDOM
MIX LEVEL
CAMERA SETUP SHUTTER AUTO, 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000,  56
1/2000
A.SL SHUTTER ON, OFF 57
D. ZOOM ELURA70 ELURA65 ELURA60 30 OFF,72
×,
360 ×OFF,
64
×,
320 ×OFF,
56
×,
280 ×
IMG STAB  i ON, OFF 79
16:9 ON,  OFF 78
WHITE BAL. AUTO, SET W, INDOOR  T, OUTDOOR  U54
(FLASH*) AUTO, RED-EYE     , FLASH ON    ,   80
FLASH OFF
(AF AST LAMP*) AUTO, OFF 81
NIGHT MODE*      NIGHT,        NIGHT+,      S.NIGHT 48
SKIN DETAIL  SOFT,  NORMAL 50
STILL I. REC OFF,     FINE,     NORMAL  97
VCR SETUP REC MODE SP, LP 59
AV/PHONES HAV, PHONES  H 61
AUDIO SETUP WIND SCREEN AUTO, OFF 60
AUDIO MODE 16bit,  12bit 60
H  VOLUME 61
DISPLAY SETUP/ BRIGHTNESS 26
LCD MIRROR ON, OFF 25
TV SCREEN ON, OFF 136
D/T DISPLAY ON,  OFF 23
LANGUAGE DEUTSCH,  ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS,  76
ITALIANO,                   ,         ,
DATE FORMAT 76
DEMO MODE
ON , OFF 79

Menu and Default Settings
Default settings are shown in boldface.
CAMERA MENU

CARD PLAY
CARD CAMERA
PLAY (VCR)CAMERA
* ELURA70/ELURA65 only.
(  ): Appears when you attach the optional VFL-1 Video Flash Light and set it to  ON.  
						

							
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Submenu Menu Item Setting Options
SYSTEM WL. REMOTE A1,A 2, OFF  B 77
BEEP ON, OFF 78
T.ZONE/DST See list of time zones. 21
D/TIME SET 21
MY CAMERA S-UP SOUND OFF,  DEFAULT, MY SOUND 75
SHTR SOUND
OPER. SOUND
SELF-T SOUND