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PUB. DIE-295
Digital Video Camcorder
Instruction Manual
PAL
C O P Y
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Introduction Cleaning the Video Heads Digital video camcorders record video signals onto the tape in very thin lines (as thin as 1/8 the width of a hair). The following anomalies may appear if the video heads become dirty even a little. • Mosaic or other blocky video artifacts (Fig. 1) or banding (Fig. 2) appear on the picture during playback. • Sound becomes distorted, or there is no sound during playback. • The message “HEADS DIRTY, USE CLEANING CASSETTE” Fig. 1 appears. If such symptoms
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Important Usage Instructions WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING! TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND TO REDUCE ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES ONLY. CAUTION: DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG FROM THE SUPPLY SOCKET WHEN NOT IN USE. The Main
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Table of contents Introduction ______________________________ 8 About this Manual 9 Getting to Know the Camcorder 9 Supplied Accessories 10 Components Guide 13 Screen Displays Preparations _____________________________ 15 Getting Started 15 Charging the Battery Pack 17 Installing the Backup Battery 17 Preparing the Wireless Controller ( only) and Accessories 19 Basic Operation of the Camcorder 19 Operating Modes 19 Joystick and Joystick Guide 20 Using the Menus 22 First Time Settings 22 Changin
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Table of contents Video ____________________________________ 26 Basic Recording 26 Shooting Video 28 Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital Zoom 30 Quick Start Function 31 Reviewing the Last Scene Recorded 31 Basic Playback 31 Playing Back Video 33 Returning to a Pre-marked Position 33 Locating the Beginning of a Recording Date 34 Locating the End of the Last Scene 34 On-Screen Displays (Data Code) 35 Advanced Function 35 : Special Scene Recording Programs 37 Flexible Recording: Changing the Shu
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External Connections _______________________ 46 Connecting to a TV or VCR 47 Connection Diagrams 48 Playback on a TV Screen 48 Copying your Recordings to an External Video Recorder 49 Audio Dubbing 51 Connecting to a Computer 51 PC Connection Diagram 52 Transferring Video Recordings 6 C O P Y
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Table of contents Additional Information ______________________ 53 Appendix: Menu Options Lists 53 FUNC. Menu 54 Setup Menus 54 Camera Setup (Advanced Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.) 55 VCR Setup (Recording Mode, TV Type, etc.) 55 Audio Setup (Audio Mode, Wind Screen, etc.) 56 Display Setup (LCD Brightness, Language, etc.) 57 System Setup (Beep, Power Save, etc.) 58 Date/Time Setup 59 Trouble? 59 Troubleshooting 61 List of Messages 63 Do’s and Don’ts 63 Handling Precautions 65 Maintenance/Others 6
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Introduction About this Manual Thank you for purchasing the Canon MD235/MD216/MD215/MD205. Please read this manual carefully before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to Troubleshooting ( 59). Conventions Used in this Manual • IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s operation. • NOTES: Additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. • POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions or requirements regarding
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Getting to Know the Camcorder Supplied Accessories CA-590E Compact Power Adapter BP-2L5 Battery Pack (incl. power cord) STV-250N Stereo Video Lithium Button Battery Cable (CR1616) ( incl. ferrite core) Lithium Button WL-D85 Battery (CR2025) for Wireless Controller Wireless Controller 9 C O P Y
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Introduction Components Guide Lens cover switch ( 26) Left side view ( open, closed) DV terminal ( 47, 51) MIC (microphone) terminal ( 39) AV terminal ( 47) CHARGE indicator ( 15) Speaker Mode switch ( 27) Easy recording Recording programs Grip belt ( 18) Strap mount ( 71) Lock button switch ( 19) Stereo microphone Names of buttons and switches other than the Right side view joystick are indicated within a “button” frame (for example ). FUNC. Front view 10 C O P Y
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Joystick ( 19) Back view FUNC. button ( 20, 53) D.EFFECTS button ( 44) Remote sensor ( 18) Viewfinder ( 28) Dioptric adjustment lever ( 28) QUICK START button ( 30) Start/Stop button ( 26) DC IN terminal ( 15) Backup battery compartment ( 17) Serial number/ Battery attachment unit ( 15) LCD screen ( 23) Cassette compartment ( 25) Top view Cassette compartment cover (25) Zoom lever ( 28) OPEN/EJECT switch (25) Tripod socket ( 18) BATT. (battery release) switch ( 15) Names of buttons and switch
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Introduction Wireless Controller WL-D85 START/STOP button ( 26) CARD –/+ buttons* DATE SEARCH / buttons ( 33) START/ STOP PHOTO ZOOM REW button ( 31) button ( 31) CARD PAUSE button ( 31) DATE SEARCH SLOW button ( 31) AUDIO DUB. button ( 49) REW PLAY FF ZERO SET MEMORY button ( 33) PHOTO button* STOP Zoom buttons ( 28) PAUSE SLOW PLAY button ( 31) ZERO SET FF button ( 31) AUDIO DUB. MEMORY TV SCREEN STOP button ( 31) button ( 31) button ( 31) WIRELESS CONTROLLER WL-D85 TV SCREEN button
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Screen Displays Recording Movies Zoom ( 28), Exposure ( 42) Recording program ( 35) White balance ( 42) Image effect ( 43) LCD video light ( 38) Digital effects ( 44) Condensation warning ( 66) Shutter speed ( 37) Self timer ( 38) Exposure adjustment ( 42) Playing Movies Manual focus ( 41) Image stabilizer ( 54) Recording mode ( 55) Tape operation ( 14) Time code (hours : minutes : seconds) Remaining tape ( 14) Remaining battery charge ( 14) Wind screen off ( 56) Audio recording mode ( 39) R
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Introduction Tape operation Remaining battery charge Note that some playback and search modes are only available when using the wireless controller (not included with all models). Record, Record pause, • When starts flashing in red replace the Stop, Eject, battery pack with a fully charged one. Fast forward, Rewind, • When you attach an empty battery pack, the Playback, Playback pause, power may turn off without displaying the icon. Reverse playback pause, • Depending on the condition
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Preparations This chapter describes basic operations, such as navigating the menus, and first time settings to help you learn more about your camcorder. Getting Started 1 Turn off the camcorder. Getting Started 2 Attach the battery pack to the camcorder. Press the battery pack lightly and slide it up until it clicks. Charging the Battery Pack CHARGE indicator The camcorder can be powered with a battery pack or directly using the DC IN compact power adapter. Charge the terminal battery pac
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Preparations • You can also use the compact on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters, etc. power adapter without attaching a battery pack. • When the compact power adapter NOTES is connected, even if a battery is • The CHARGE indicator also serves as a attached its power will not be rough estimate of the battery charge consumed. status. Continuously on: Battery pack fully ONCE THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED charged. Two quick flashes at 1-second intervals: Battery pack at least 50% charged.
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NOTES Installing the Backup Battery The battery life of the backup battery is about one year. flashes in red when The backup battery (lithium button battery the lithium button battery is not installed, CR1616) allows the camcorder to retain or when it needs to be replaced. the date, time ( 23) and other camcorder settings while the power source is disconnected. Connect a power source to the camcorder when replacing the backup battery to retain the settings. Preparing the Wireless Contr
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Preparations Accessories TO USE THE WIRELESS CONTROLLER Point the controller at the Fasten the grip belt. camcorder’s remote sensor when Adjust the grip belt so that you can you press the buttons. reach the zoom lever with your index You can rotate the LCD panel 180 finger, and the Start/Stop button with degrees to use the wireless controller your thumb. from the front of the camcorder. NOTES WHEN YOU MOUNT THE CAMCORDER ON A TRIPOD • The wireless controller may not work properly when t
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Basic Operation of the Camcorder Basic Operation of the Joystick and Joystick Guide Camcorder Use the joystick to operate the camcorder's menus. Operating Modes Push the joystick up, down, left or right ( , ) to select an item or change settings. The camcorder’s operating mode is determined by the position of the switch. In the manual, indicates that a function is available in the operating mode shown and indicates that the function is not available. When no operating mode icons are
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Preparations 3 Select ( ) the desired setting Using the Menus from the available options at the bottom bar. • The selected option will be Many of the camcorder’s functions can highlighted in light blue. Menu be adjusted from the menus that open items not available will appear after pressing the FUNC. button grayed out. FUNC. (). • With some settings you will need to For details about the available menu make further selections and/or options and settings, refer to the press ( ). Foll
