Sony DCR-HC17E User Manual

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Additional Information
DCR-HC17E/HC19E/HC21E/HC22E 2-586-501-11(1)
Usable cassette tapes
You can use mini DV format cassettes only.
Use a cassette with the 
 mark.
 is a trademark.
Your camcorder is not compatible with 
cassettes with Cassette Memory.
To prevent a blank section from being 
made on the tape
Go to the end of the recorded section using 
END SEARCH (p. 26) before you begin 
the next recording in the following cases:
• You have played back the tape.
• You have used EDIT SEARCH.
Copyright signal
 When you play back
If the cassette you play back on your 
camcorder contains copyright signals, you 
cannot copy it to a tape in another video 
camera connected to your camcorder.
 For DCR-HC21E/HC22E: 
When you record
You cannot record software on your 
camcorder that contains copyright control 
signals for copyright protection of 
software. [Cannot record due to copyright 
protection.] appears on the LCD screen, or 
on the viewfinder if you try to record such 
software. Your camcorder does not record 
copyright control signals on the tape when 
it records.
Notes on use
 When not using your camcorder for a 
long time
Remove the cassette and store it.
 To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the write-protect tab on the cassette to 
set it to SAVE.
Using your camcorder 
abroad
Power supply
You can use your camcorder in any 
countries/regions using the AC Adaptor 
supplied with your camcorder within the 
AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz range.
On TV color systems
Your camcorder is a PAL system-based 
camcorder. If you want to view the 
playback picture on a TV, it must be a PAL 
system based TV (see the following list) 
with an AUDIO/VIDEO input jack.
System
Used in
NTSC
Bahama Islands, Bolivia, 
Canada, Central America, 
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, 
Guyana, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, 
Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, 
the Philippines, the U.S.A., 
Venezuela, etc.
PAL
Australia, Austria, Belgium, 
China, Czech Republic, 
Denmark, Finland, Germany, 
Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, 
Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New 
Zealand, Norway, Poland, 
Portugal, Singapore, Slovak 
Republic, Spain, Sweden, 
Switzerland, Thailand, United 
Kingdom, etc.
PAL - M
Brazil
PAL - N
Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay.
SECAM
Bulgaria, France, Guiana, Iran, 
Iraq, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, 
etc.
Simple setting of the clock by time 
difference
You can easily set the clock to the local 
time by setting a time difference when 
using your camcorder abroad. Select 
[WORLD TIME] in the  
 (OTHERS) 
menu, then set the time difference (p. 46).
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