Canon GL2 Instruction Manual

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You can also choose to display the camcorder data (shutter speed and exposure settings) in the
data code.
Open the menu and select DISP.SET UP. Then select DATA CODE, set it to
DATE/TIME, CAMERA DATA or CAM. & D/T and close the menu.
DATA CODE••• DATE/TIMEDISP.SET UP
(20)
JAN. 1,2002
12:00:00 AM
12:00 AM
JAN. 1,200212dB
F11
1/25012dB
F11
1/250
JAN. 1,2002
12dB
F11
1/250
12:00:00 AM
12dB
F11
1/250
12:00 AM
JAN. 1,2002 12dB
F11
1/250
12dB
F11
1/250
Date/Time Camera dataDate/Time & 
Camera data
Time
Date & TimeDate
DATA CODE
D/TIME SEL.(cassette
         only)
Notes:
•The data code will read “– – –” in the following situations:
–During playback of a blank section of tape.
–If the tape was recorded before entering the date and time in the camcorder’s memory.
–If the tape was recorded on a camcorder without a data code function.
–If noise or tape damage prevents the data code from being read.
•If a recording made on the GL2 is played back on a different DV camcorder, the data code may
not be displayed correctly.
•The data code will appear in the display even if DISPLAYS ( 150) has been set to OFF through
the menu.
Available data code combinations in TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode :
Only Date & Time display is available in CARD PLAY (VCR) mode.
+PLAY
(VCR)TAPE
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The date can be displayed for 6 seconds when you start playback, or to indicate that the date or
time zone of the recording has changed. The 6-second auto date automatically adjusts to the time
zone you have selected.
To turn the 6-second auto date on, open the menu and select DISP.SET UP. Select
6SEC. DATE, set it to ON and close the menu.
Note:
•The 6-second auto date appears even if DISPLAYS is set to OFF in the menu and the data code is
turned off.
Six-second Auto Date
+PLAY
(VCR)TAPE
6SEC.DATE••• OFFDISP.SET UP
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This allows you to move quickly through still images (photo search), between different days or areas
of recording (date search), or index signals ( 59) recorded anywhere on a tape (index search).
1. Press the SEARCH SELECT button to select between photo/date/index search.
•PHOTO SEARCH, DATE SEARCH or INDEX SEARCH appears for 4 seconds.
2. Press the -and+buttons to move backwards or forwards through the still
images, between different days of recording or recorded index signals.
•Press once to move to the start of the previous/next still image, day or index on the tape.
•You can press more than once to move to the corresponding still image, day or index (up to a
maximum of 10 times), e.g. press the +button 5 times to move forward 5 still images, days
or index signals.
•PHOTO SEARCH/DATE SEARCH/INDEX SEARCH appears in the middle of the display alongside
the-or+mark and number to search through. You can change the direction easily by
pressing the button for the opposite direction.
Notes:
•Press 3(stop) to stop searching.
•If you begin a search very close to the start of a recorded still image during photo search, the
camcorder may skip straight past it.
•When you have set the time zone, date search also looks for the change in date based on the
adjusted time.
•A date/time zone cannot be identified if the total recording time on that day/time zone was less
than 1 minute.
•Date/index search playback may start slightly before or after the beginning of the located section.
•If the data code is not displayed correctly you will not be able to operate the date search correctly.
REWPLAYFF
REMOTE SET
SEARCH
SELECTZERO SET
MEMORY
AUDIO
DUB.
STOPAV
INSERT
PAUSESLOW×2
+/
–/
+PLAY
(VCR)TAPE
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Use the wireless controller to mark a point on a tape to which you wish to return following the
playback.
1. Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button on the wireless controller during playback
at a point you wish to return to later.
•The time code is replaced by a tape counter that is set to zero with the Âindication.
•Press the ZERO SET MEMORY button once more to cancel the zero set memory.
2. When you have finished playback, rewind or fast forward the tape. The tape
stops automatically when it reaches the zero set position.
•`RTN or RTN1appears in the display.
•The tape counter with 
Âindication disappears from the display and the time code reappears.
Notes:
•The zero set memory may not function correctly when there is a break between recordings on the
tape.
•You can also use zero set memory to mark a position on a tape in TAPE CAMERA mode. When
you then play back the tape, pressing rewind will take you back to the pre-marked position.
•If you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is canceled and the tape
counter reverts to time code.
REWPLAYFF
SEARCH
SELECT
STOP
PAUSESLOW×2
+/ –/
REMOTE SET
ZERO SET
MEMORY
AUDIO
DUB.
AV
INSERT
+
,+PLAY
(VCR)TAPECAMERATAPE
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Connections for Playback on a TV Screen
For higher picture quality, we recommend playing back recordings on a TV with an S (S1) terminal.
If you connect the camcorder to a TV with an S1 terminal or the Video ID-1 system, recordings
made in the 16:9 mode for wide screen TVs will be automatically played back in wide screen mode
on the TV screen.
See your TV or VCR instruction manual for further details.
•Use the S-150 S-video Cable to connect the S-video terminals. Use the STV-250N Stereo Video
Cable to connect the AUDIO terminals. Connect the white plug to the white AUDIO terminal L
(left). Connect the red plug to the red AUDIO terminal R(right). Do not connect the yellow plug.
•Set the TV/VIDEO selector on the television to VIDEO. 
•If you are connecting the camcorder to a VCR, set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. 
S-VIDEOVIDEO
R L
AUDIO
If Your TV (or VCR) Has an S-video Input Terminal
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable
S-150 S-video Cable 
						

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If Your TV (or VCR) Has Audio/Video Input Terminals
R L
AUDIO
VIDEO
•Connect the camcorder using the STV-250N Stereo Video Cable. Connect the white plug to the
white audio terminal L(left). Connect the red plug to the red audio terminal R(right). Connect
the yellow plug to the yellow video terminal VIDEO.
•Set the TV/VIDEO selector on the television to VIDEO. 
•If you are connecting the camcorder to a VCR, set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. 
Note:
•If you are going to use the TV as a monitor while you are shooting, remember to keep the TV
volume turned down as long as the camcorder’s audio terminals are connected to prevent
feedback.
•If your TV is already connected to a VCR, you can connect the camcorder to the VCR instead of
the TV. Follow the instructions above.
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable 
						

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S-VIDEOVIDEO
R L
AUDIO
Editing to a VCR
1. Find a point on your recorded cassette slightly before the section you wish to
copy.
2. Start to play it back while you monitor the picture on the TV.
3. Start recording on the VCR as soon as the section you wish to copy appears on
the screen.
4. Pause the VCR at the end of the section you wish to copy, then stop playback
on the camcorder.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 until your edited recording is complete.
Note:
•The quality of the edited tape will be slightly lower than that of the original. By connecting the camcorder to a VCR, you can edit your recordings in order to remove unwanted
scenes, or to combine different shots to create your own video productions.
1. Connect the camcorder to the VCR.
•See “Connections for Playback on a TV screen” ( 95).
2. Prepare the TV and VCR.
•Turn on the TV and set the TV/VIDEO selector to VIDEO.
•Turn on the VCR, and set its input selector to LINE. Load a blank cassette, and put the VCR in
record pause mode.
•See your TV and VCR instruction manuals for details.
3. Slide the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and the TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.
Preparations
Playback the tape on
the camcorder.
STV-250N Stereo Video Cable
S-150 S-video Cable
Record the scenes on
the VCR.
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Themterminal allows you to connect compatible
devices such as remote controllers that are mLANC
compatible. Some buttons on editing equipment may
operate differently from those on the camcorder.
m
(LANC) terminal
Notes:
•m(LANC) is a trademark. It stands for Local Application Control Bus System.
•We cannot guarantee the results when connecting to equipment not bearing the LANC m
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REWPLAYFF
REC
PAUSESEARCH
SELECT
ZERO SET
MEMORY
AUDIO
DUB.STOPAV
INSERTPAUSESLOW
+/ –/
×2
/
1. Connect the camcorder and the other digital device.
•Connect the Canon CV-150F DV cable (optional).
2. Prepare the other device.
•Turn on the power and load a recorded cassette.
3. Slide the camcorder’s POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and the TAPE/CARD switch
to TAPE.
•DV IN appears in the display.
4. Load a blank cassette.
Digital video equipment fitted with the DV terminal allows you to edit, copy and transfer data
digitally, with virtually no generation loss in image and sound quality. The DV terminal is for both
line-in and line-out, since a single DV cable can handle data in both directions.
•If a digital VCR is connected and an anomalous signal is sent from the VCR, the images recorded
on the tape may also be anomalous (although it may not appear so on the TV image), or not
recorded at all. 
•You cannot dub tapes recorded with the copyright protective signal.
Preparations
Example dubbing to the camcorder
Dubbing to/from a Tape with Digital Video Equipment
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1. Find a point on your recorded cassette slightly before the section you wish to
copy and set it to playback pause mode.
2. Press the camcorder’s REC PAUSE button.
•The camcorder enters record pause mode.
3. Start playback on the other digital device while you monitor the picture.
4. Press the e/a(play/pause) button on the camcoder or the PAUSE abutton on
the wireless controller.
•Recording starts.
5. When you get to the point where you wish to stop recording, press the stop
button or the pause button.
•Recording stops.
6. Stop playback on the other device.
Notes:
•If the cable is not connected properly, or if the cable is not connected when you press REC
PAUSE, the camcorder displays the caution ‘‘CHECK THE DV INPUT.’’ An anomalous image may
also flash onto the screen.
•Blanks between recordings on the playback tape are recorded as anomalous images on the tape
that is being recorded to.
Certain pre-recorded software tapes are copyright protected. If you try to play back such a cassette,
“COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTED” appears in the viewfinder for a few seconds
and then the camcorder displays a blank blue screen; you cannot view the contents of the cassette.
If you try to record from such a tape via the digital cable “COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING
RESTRICTED” appears in the display; you cannot record the contents of the tape.
Copyright signal
Dubbing