Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder TRV940, TRV950 Operating Instructions

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Advanced Playback Operations
Searching a recording by date – DATE SEARCH
Note
If one day’s recording is less than two minutes, your camcorder may not accurately find
the point where the recording date changes.
If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
DATE SEARCH may not work correctly.
Cassette memory
The tape with cassette memory can hold six recording dates. If you search among seven
or more dates, see “Searching for the date without using cassette memory” below.
Searching for the...

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You can search for a still image you have recorded on a tape (PHOTO SEARCH).
You can also search for still images one after another and display each image for
five seconds automatically regardless of cassette memory (PHOTO SCAN). Use the
Remote Commander for these operations.
Use this function to check or edit still images.
Searching for a photo by using cassette memory
Before operation
•You can use this function only when playing back a cassette with cassette memory.
•Set CM SEARCH in 
 to ON in the...

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Advanced Playback Operations
Searching for a photo – PHOTO SEARCH/PHOTO SCAN
Searching for a photo without using cassette memory
(1)Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2)Press MENU, then turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select CM SEARCH in
 to OFF, then press the dial (p. 213).
(3)Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the
PHOTO SEARCH indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows:
DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH t PHOTO SCAN t (no indicator)
(4)Press . or > on the Remote Commander to...

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Scanning photos
(1)Set the POWER switch to VCR.
(2)Press SEARCH MODE on the Remote Commander repeatedly until the
PHOTO SCAN indicator appears. The indicator changes as follows:
TITLE SEARCH* t DATE SEARCH t PHOTO SEARCH
(no indicator)TPHOTO SCAN
* Displayed only when CM SEARCH is set to ON in the menu settings.
(3)Press . or > on the Remote Commander.
Each photo is played back for about five seconds automatically.
To stop scanningPress x.
If a tape has a blank portion between recorded portions
PHOTO...

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Editing
Using the A/V connecting cableYou can dub or edit on the VCR connected to your camcorder using your camcorder as
a player.
Connect your camcorder to the VCR using the A/V connecting cable supplied with
your camcorder.
Before operation
•Set DISPLAY in 
 to LCD in the menu settings. (The default setting is LCD.)
•Press the following buttons to make the indicator disappear so that they will not be
superimposed on the edited tape:
On your camcorder:
DISPLAY/TOUCH PANEL, DATA CODE
On the Remote...

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You can edit on VCRs that support the following systems: 8 mm,  Hi8,  VHS,  S-VHS,  VHSC,  S-VHSC, Betamax,  ED Betamax,  mini DV,  DV,  Digital8,  MICRO MV
If your VCR is a monaural type
Connect the yellow plug of the A/V connecting cable to the video input jack and the
white or the red plug to the audio input jack on the VCR or the TV. When the white
plug is connected, the left channel audio is output, and when the red plug is connected,
the right channel audio is output.
If your VCR has an S video...

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Editing
Using the i.LINK cableSimply connect the i.LINK cable (optional) to the  DV Interface on your camcorder and
to DV IN on the DV products. With a digital-to-digital connection, video and audio
signals are transmitted in digital form for high-quality editing. You cannot dub the
titles, display indicators or the contents of cassette memory or letters on the “Memory
Stick” index screen.
Set the input selector on the VCR to the DV input position if the VCR is equipped with
the input selector....

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You can duplicate selected scenes (programs) for editing onto a tape without operating
the VCR.
Scenes can be selected by frame. You can set up to 20 programs.
Your camcorder can dub on a “Memory Stick.” See p. 160  for more information.
Before operating the Digital program editing on tapes
recorded on other equipment
Step 1Connecting the VCR.
Step 2Setting the VCR for operation (p. 99, 103).
Step 3Adjusting the synchronization of the VCR (p. 104).
When you dub using the same VCR again, you can skip...

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Editing
Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
MENU
3
4
7 5
OTHERS
  DATA  CODE
  BEEP
  COMMANDER
  DISPLAY
  VIDEO  EDIT
    RETURNRETURN
TAPE
MEMORY
VIDEO  EDIT
  MARK
  UNDO
  ERASE  ALL
  START
  EDIT  SETIR0:
08:
55:
06
TOTAL   0:
00:
00:
00
SCENE   0
[
MENU]
 :
 ENDVIDEO  EDIT
  EDIT  SET
    CONTROL
    ADJ  TEST
    ”CUT–IN”
    ”CUT–OUT”
    IR  SETUP
    PAUSEMODE
    IR  TEST
      RETURNIR0:
08:
55:
06
[
MENU]
 :
 ENDVIDEO  EDIT
  MARK
  UNDO
  ERASE  ALL...

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Dubbing only desired scenes – Digital program editing (on tapes)
*TV/VCR component
Note on IR SETUP codes
Digital program editing is not possible if the VCR does not support IR SETUP codes.
About IR SETUP codes
The IR SETUP code is stored in the memory of your camcorder. Be sure to set the
correct code to match your VCR. The default setting is code number 3.
Brand IR SETUP code
Sony 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Admiral (M. Wards) 89
Aiwa 47, 54, 80
Akai 49, 51
Audio Dynamic 21, 35
Bell&Howell 36
(M. Wards)...