Canon XL1 Instruction Manual

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Playing back a Cassette
You can use the viewfinder for instant, on-the-spot playback.
To play back your recordings on a TV, see p. 56. 
To use the wireless controller, see p. 20. 
Note:
¥ To avoid accidental recording, make sure that you slide the tab on the cassette so that it exposes the hole
(the switch position is usually labelled SAVE or ERASE OFF).
1. Attach a power source and turn the POWER dial to VCR.
2. Load the cassette.
3. Press the PLAY
ebutton to start playback.
¥ To end playback, press the STOP3 button.
¥ To wind the tape forwards, stop playback and press the FF 
1 button.
¥ To wind the tape backwards, stop playback and press the REW
`button.
¥ If the playback picture is rough (mosaic-like noise), clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL
Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette.
POWERVCR
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Playback Pause 
To view the video as a still picture press the PAUSE a button. To resume normal playback, press it again,
or press the PLAY
e button. The camera automatically goes into stop mode after about five minutesÕ
playback pause.
Edit Search
When the camera is in playback pause, you can use edit search to play the tape forwards or backwards to
find the point where you want to start or restart editing.
Press and hold the edit search + and Ð buttons (the REC SEARCH buttons) during playback, while you
check the picture in the viewfinder.
¥ The + button plays the recording forwards and the Ð button plays it backwards.
Release the button when you find the point where you want to start editing.
¥ The camera returns to playback pause.
Fast Forward Playback
To play back the recording at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the FF 1 button during
normal playback or press and hold the FF 
1 button during normal fast forward.
Rewind Playback
For reverse playback at about 9.5 times normal speed, press and hold the REW` button during normal
playback or press and hold the REW
` button during normal rewind. 
Other playback modes 
						

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Note:
¥ Mosaic-like noise appears on the screen during some of the VCR modes. These can only be operated from the wireless controller (p. 20)
Frame Advance
To play back frame by frame, press the +/aebutton repeatedly during playback pause.
Press and hold to play back continuous frame advance.
Frame Reverse
To play back on reverse frame by frame, press the Ð/4abutton repeatedly during playback pause.
Press and hold to play back continuous frame reverse.
Slow Forward Playback 
To play back at about 1/5 normal speed, press the SLOW button during normal playback.
Press the PLAY
e button to return to normal playback.
¥ The camera automatically returns to playback after about 30 seconds of slow playback.
Slow Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at about 1/5 normal speed, press the Ð/4abutton and then the SLOW button
during normal playback. 
Press PLAY
e to return to normal playback.
¥ The camera automatically returns to 
´1 reverse playback after about 30 seconds of slow playback.
Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at normal speed, press the Ð/4abutton during normal forward playback. 
Press the PLAY
e button to return to normal forward playback.
Forward ´2 Playback
Press the ´2 button during normal playback.
Press the PLAY
e button to return to normal playback.
Reverse ´2 Playback
Press the Ð/4abutton and then the ´2 button during normal playback.
Press the PLAY
e button to return to normal playback.
Special playback
REVERSE FORWARD
Fast forward plForward 
´2 playback Forward ´1 play Slow foward 
playback
Rewind playbackReverse 
´2 playback Reverse playbackSlow reverse 
playbackPlayback pause
Shuttle Dial
Use the shuttle dial in play or playback pause
mode to control the playback speed and direction.
Turn the shuttle dial to different angles (see figure)
to select slow, 
´1 and ´2 playback modes (both
forward and reverse), as well as fast forward and
rewind playback. Turn it fully to the left/right to
rewind/fast forward while the tape is stopped.
Jog Dial
Turn the Jog dial during playback or playback
pause for frame advance/reverse or slow
forward/slow reverse playback (depending on how
far you turn the dial).
¥ When you stop turning the dial, the camcorder
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A data code, containing the date and time the recording was made and other camera data (shutter speed and
exposure settings) is automatically recorded on a special data section of the tape. 
During playback, the data code can be displayed or hidden while the camera is in play, reverse playback,
slow forward/reverse playback or frame advance/reverse.
Press the wireless controllerÕs DATA CODE button.
¥ Press it once to display, once more to hide it.
The camera playback condition displays are not shown when the data code is displayed.
You can also choose which type of data code to display Ñ either the date/time, camera data or both.
Displaying Data Code
DATA CODE¥¥¥DATE/TIME
1. Select DATA CODE from the VCR menu.
2. Choose between DATE/TIME, CAMERA DATA and CAM. & D/T.
3. Press the MENU button once more to close the menu.
Notes:
¥ To avoid accidental recording, make sure that you slide the tab on the cassette so that it exposes the hole
(the switch position is usually labelled SAVE or ERASE OFF).
¥ The data code will read ÒÑ Ñ ÑÓ in the following situations:
- When the playback is stopped.
- During playback of a blank section of tape.
- If the tape was recorded before entering the date and time in the cameraÕs memory.
- If the tape was recorded on a camera without a data code function.
- If noise or tape damage prevents the data code from being read.
¥ Data code is not displayed during high speed playback modes.
¥ If a recording made on XL1 is played back on a different DV camcorder, the data code may not be
displayed correctly.
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Searching Through Your  Recorded ÒPhotosÓ(Photo Search)
Move quickly through still pictures recorded anywhere on a tape.  
¥ You can only use this function from the Wireless Controller.
1. Turn the POWER dial to VCR.
2. Press the  and  buttons to move backwards or forwards through the still pictures.
¥ Press once to move to the start of the previous/next still pictures on the tape.
¥ Press more than once to move to the corresponding still picture (up to a maximum of 10 times), e.g.
press the  button 5 times to move forward 5 still pictures on the tape. 
¥ PHOTO SEARCH appears in the middle of the display alongside the or mark and the number
of photos to search through.
Notes:
¥ Press the 3button to end your photo search.
¥ If you begin a search very close to the start of a recorded still picture, the camera may skip straight past
it.
POWER
PHOTO
SEARCH
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Connections for Playback on a TV Screen
You can connect the camera to a TV or VCR in order to play back your recordings. You will need to attach
a power source to the camera (see p. 13).
See your TV or VCR instruction manual for further details.
¥ Use the S-150 S-video Cable to connect the S-video terminal 
d. Use the STV-150 Stereo Video Cable, to
connect the AUDIO terminals. Connect the white plug to the white AUDIO terminal 
7 (left). Connect the
red plug to the red AUDIO terminal 
9 (right). Do not connect the yellow plug.
¥ Set the TV/VIDEO selector on the television to VIDEO. 
¥ If you are connecting the camera to a VCR, set the input selector on the VCR to LINE. 
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AUDIO 1
S-VIDEOAUDIO VIDEO
STV-150 Stereo Video Cable
S-150 S-video Cable
If your TV (or VCR) has an S-video input terminal
If your TV (or VCR) has audio/video input terminals
R L
AUDIO VIDEO
STV-150 Stereo Video Cable
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AUDIO 1
¥ Connect the camera using the STV-150 Stereo Video Cable. Connect the white plug to the white audio
terminal 
7 (left). Connect the red plug to the red audio terminal 9 (right). Connect the yellow plug to
the yellow video terminal 
0.
¥ Set the TV/VIDEO selector on the television to VIDEO. 
¥ If you are connecting the camera 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 cameraÕs audio terminals are connected to prevent feedback. 
If your TV is already hooked up to a VCR, you can connect the camera to the VCR instead of the TV.
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AUDIO 1
S-VIDEOAUDIO VIDEO
STV-150 Stereo Video Cable
S-150 S-video Cable
Editing to a VCR
1. Find a point on your recorded cassette slightly ahead of the section you want 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 want to copy appears on the screen.
4. Pause the VCR at the end of the section you want to copy, then stop playback on the
camera.
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 camera to another VCR, you can edit your recordings in order to remove unwanted
scenes Ñ or combine different shots to create your own video productions.
1. Connect the camera to the VCR.
¥ See ÒConnections for Playback on a TV screenÓ on p. 56.
2. Prepare the TV and VCR.
¥ Turn on the TV and set it to the video channel, or 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. Turn the cameraÕs POWER dial to VCR, and load your recorded cassette.
Preparations
Basic Recording
Playback the tape on
the camcorder.
Record the
scenes you want
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REC
Digital video equipment fitted with this terminal lets you edit, copy and transfer data digitally, with
imperceptible 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.
Use a Canon CV-150F DV cable to connect two digital devices together. When you are recording, make
sure you connect the cable to the XL1 before connecting the other end of the cable to the recording device.
When you are recording to the XL1, turn the POWER dial to VCR and press its 
2 (REC) and a (pause)
buttons down simultaneously (ÒDV INÓ appears in the display when you press ÒplayÓ on the playback
device). Then press its pause button to start/pause recording.
Notes:
¥ If the cables are not connected properly, the camera displays the caution ÒCHECK THE DV INPUTÓ.
¥ The image displayed by the camcorder that is being recorded to (for example on an attached TV, or in its
viewfinder) may become distorted during digital dubbing. The actual recording on the tape, however, is
not affected.
¥ If you press the 
2 (record) button with the DV cable unconnected, the camera displays the caution
ÒCHECK THE DV INPUTÓ. 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.
¥ When operating either camcorder with the DV cable connected do not turn the power off.
¥ You must attach both digital devices to a power source for digital dubbing to take place.
DV Dubbing (DV terminal conforming to IEEE1394) 
						

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REMOTE   
The REMOTE m terminal allows you to connect
the camera to editing equipment. Some buttons on
editing equipment may operate differently from
those on the camera.
¥
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 symbol. 
REMOTE mterminal
Copyright signal
Certain pre-recorded software tapes are copyright protected. If you try to play back such a cassette,
ÒCOPYRIGHT PROTECTED PLAYBACK IS RESTRICTEDÓ appears in the display for a few seconds
and then the camera 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 ÒCOPYRIGHT PROTECTED DUBBING
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a) Press the AUDIO MONITOR button to display
ÒSTEREO1Ó, ÒSTEREO2Ó, and ÒMIXÓ, each in
turn.
¥ Your choice is selected a few seconds after you
last pressed the button. 
If you choose ÒMIXÓ you can go on to mix the balance.
¥ Use the 
r / tcursor keys to choose the mix balance.
(or the ST-1/ST-2 MIX BALANCE buttons on the remote control). Set the audio output in two main stages: (i) Selecting the audio mix
(ii) Choosing the output channel
(i) Selecting the audio mix
When you play back a tape that was recorded in 12 bit mode, you can select the output:
Stereo 1, Stereo 2, or a mixture of the two.
¥ Audio from the 16 bit mode only contains stereo 1 sound and so you cannot/do not need to select the
audio mix. The same is true for the 12 bit stereo 1 mode, unless new sound has been added post-
recording. Go directly to stage (ii).
¥ You only need to release the fixed level (step 2) if your aim is to mix the balance.
MIX SELECT¥¥VARIABLE
Selecting the Audio Output
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AUDIO 1
LRAUDIO
MONITOR
STEREO1 M I XSTEREO2
1. Set the camera to VCR mode.
2. Release the fixed level (for audio mixing only).
(see p. 18)
a) Open the VCR menu and point the arrow at MIX SELECT.
b) Select the VARIABLE setting and close the menu.
3. Choose the output.