RCA CC4393 Manual de usuario

Important Safety Information

Be sure to read all safety information before using this product.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose

camcorder or AC adapter/charger to rain or moisture.

RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates dan..erous voltage"

inside the product that presents a risk of

electric shock or personal injury.

RISQUEDECHOC

ELECTRIQUENEPASOUVRIR This symbol indicates important instruc-

tions accompanying the product.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER

(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING

TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Cautions

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, match the wide

blade of plug to wide slot, and fully insert.

ATTENTION: Pour fiviter les chocs dlectriques, introduire la

lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la

prise et pousser jusqu au fond.

To reduce risk of injury, charge only rechargeable batteries

recommended by the manufacturer for this camcorder. Other

types of batteries may burst causing damage and personal injury.

FCC Regulations stale, that unauthorized changes or modifications

to this equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.

Product Registration

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately.

Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase to obtain warranty parts and

service and attach it here. Record the serial number and model numbers

located on the bottom of the camcorder.

Model No: CC4393

Serial No:

Purchase Date:

Purchased From:

Assistance

We want to make sure you enjoy your new camcorder. So, if you have any

questions, please call:

Camcorder Exchange Warranty ....... 800-283-6503

Customer Service ................................ 800-336-1900

Accessories ........................................... 800-338-0376

Table of Contents

Important Safety Information .....

Product Registration ......................

First-Time Operation .................... 3

Included Accessories ....................... 11

Shoulder Strap ............................... I I

Built-In Lights ................................. 12

Buih-in Color Enhancement Light 12

Replacing the Light Bulb .............. 13

Powering the Camcorder ........... 15

Using the Adapter/Charger. ........... 15

Using the Battery ........................... 16

Using the RCA Optional

Car Cord Adapter ......................... 20

Videocassettes ............................... 2 I

Tape Recording Basics .................. 21

Date and Time Display ............... 23

Setting the Time and Date ............. 23

Correcting the Date or Time .......... 23

Charging the Clock Battery ........... 24

Record the Time and Date, Auto

Date, Auto Title. or Date .............. 24

Seeing What's Recorded ............ 25

Using the Viewfinder and LCD ..... 25

On-screen Displays ...................... 27

Identifying On-screen Elements .... 27

Camera Features .......................... 29

DISPLAY Button ........................... 30

Microphone ................................... 30

Demonstration Mode ..................... 30

Quick Review Feature ................... 30

AutoShot TM Feature ....................... 30

Auto Focus .................................... 3 I

Macro Focus .................................. 3 I

Steady Pix _s' feature ...................... 31

Tape-Remaining Display ............... 32

Electronic Indexing ....................... 32

Zooming ........................................ 33

Digital Effects ................................ 34

Adding Effects ............................... 34

Tape Counter ................................. 40

Locating Tape Segments ............... 40

Editing Videocassettes ................. 41

Editing Features ............................. 41

Camera Edit Feature .................. 41

Flying Erase Head ..................... 41

Audio Dubbing .............................. 42

Dubbing Onto a Recording ........ 42

Connecting to an External

Audio Source ........................... 43

Dubbing Both Audio and Video .... 44

Connecting to External Audio

and Video Sources .................... 45

Continued on Next Page 1

Table of Contents

Editing Videneassettes ................. 41

Camcorder Tifler ........................... 46

Creating Personalized Titles ...... 47

Tiiler's Chart of Characters ....... 47

C{}rrccling Errors ....................... 47

Rcc{}rding onto a Tape in lhc

Camcorder. ............................... 48

Rccordlng Titles While C{}pyin._ a

Tape From the Camcorder to

Another VCR ........................... 48

Travel Tips ..................................... 49

Recnrding From a VCR or

TV Monitor. ................................. 50

C{}pying Tapes tn a Camcorder 5 I

Installation ..................................... 51

Recording ...................................... 5 I

Playback ......................................... 53

Playing Back Tapes ....................... 54

Pluvback Features ......................... 55

Plavback on a TV or VCR

Using A/V Input Jacks ................. 57

Playback on a TV Without

A/V inputs .................................... 59

Optional Accessories ................... 61

Removing the lens hood ................ 65

Attaching an accessory Lens ......... 65

Accessory Order Form .................. 66

References ...................................... 69

Troubleshooting ............................. 70

Care and Maintennace ................... 74-

Specifications ................................ 76

Customer Assislance and Service .. 77

Warranty ........................................ 77

Index .............................................. 80

Information to User ....................... 85

First-Time Operation

This section describes the necessary steps to set up and record with the camcorder for

the first time. For more detailed operating and feature options, refer to the other

sections of this manual.

Io Unpack the Camcorder and Accessories

Save the packing materials and box in case you ever necd to ship or

store the camcorder.

Items shown bek)w are packed with the camcorder. If any parts are

missing or appear damaged, contact lhc store where \ou purchased

the unit immediately.

Model CC4393 \

WARNING.

Lead-acM

ball#r\', mu,w he

disposed of

properly to avoid

em'iromnemu!

l)lvblems

Rechargeable 10-Volt Battery

Stock No. EP096FS

AC Adapter/Charger:

Stock No. 241044

DC Cable: Stock No.

233328

Shoulder Strap

Stock No. 227327

or Stock No. 241305

Caution: Do not use this adapter/

c'harger tbr any pulT_ose other than

cha,lging the EPO96FS or EPO96FL

batt_ ry pack or suppl) ing po_ er to

the camco/'de/2

2. Attach the Adapter/Charger

To AC 120V,

50/60 Hz

Adapter/charger

DC cable DC IN 9.6V

jack

The lead-acid battery that came with

the camcorder should be fully charged

out of the box. When the battery is too

weak to run the camera though, the

adapter/charger can be used to power

the camcorder:

1. Attach one end of the unit's DC

cable to the DC OUTPUT jack on

the side of theadapter/charger.

2. Attach the other end of the cable

to the DC IN 9.6V.iack on the

camcorder.

3. Plug the adapter/charger's plug

into a working power outlet.

Specific details aboutpowering the

eamcorder are on page 15.

3. Adjust the Handstrap, Remove the Lens Cap,

and Attach it to the Handstrap

Lens cap

(attach to handstrap)

1. Open the handstrap by pulling the

outer tab. Insert your hand and

adjust the handstrap to fit.

Handstrap

Outer tab

2. Remove the lens cap and attach it

to the handstrap as shown.

3. Refasten the handstrap.

First-Time Operation

4. Insert a Tape Safety tab

STOP/EJECT

button

Tape windows

Cassette

holder Cassette door

(press here to close)

l ,

Press the STOP!E.IECT button to

open the cassette holder door.

Insert the cassette tape with the

safety tab facing up and the tape

windows facing out.

3. Press the cassette down gently

until it locks into place, and close

the cassette compartment door.

Specific details of tape insertion are I

on page 22

5. Turn on the Camcorder

CAMERA/OFF/VCR switch

Note: lf you want the date

and time displayed on your

recordings, you must set it.

See Date and Time Display

on pages 23-24.

• Press and hold the red button on

the CAMERA/OFF/VCR switch.

Slide the switch to CAMERA.

The camcorder enters record-

pause mode.

• The position of this switch tells

the camcorder whether to record

(CAMERA), turn the power off

(OFF), or play back tapes (VCR).

The camcorder automatically

turns off if it remains in Record-

Pause mode for more than five

minutes. To turn back on, slide the

power switch to OFF and then

back to CAMERA or simply press

the Record-Pause button.

(Continued on next page)

Electronic viewfinder

(Grasp here to move)

Viewfinder

BRIGHT control

(Under Viewfinder)

Eyepiece focus control

Eyepiece

LCD OPEN button

Shoulder

extension

pad

LCD bright control LCD monitor

6. Use the LCD Monitor or

Viewfinder to See What's Recording

What's being recorded can be seen with either the LCD monitor or the color

viewfinder. When the LCD monitor is opened more than 45 degrees, the viewfinder

automatically turns off. When the LCD monitor is closed, the viewfinder automatically

turns on. When the LCD monitor is extended 90 degrees and rotated all the way around

(screen side facing toward the scene being recorded), both tile viewfinder and the LCD

monitor reflect the shot.

Using the LCD Monitor

I. Unfold the shoulder extension pad.

2. Press the LCD's OPEN button to

open the monitor. Once the

monitor is open at least 45

degrees, the viewfinder

automatically turns off.

3. Rotate the monitor only when it is

open 90 degrees. When rotated 90

degrees or more, the image on

screen becomes a mirror image

and the viewfinder turns on.

4. To adjust the brightness of the

image on the monitor, adjust the

LCD bright control.

5. Fit the shoulder extension pad to

your shoulder for convenient LCD

monitor viewing.

Using the Viewfinder

1. Make sure the monitor is closed

and locked. If the monitor is open

more than 45 degrees, the

viewfinder automatically turns off'.

2. Grasp the viewfinder and rotate it

horizontally.

3. Pull the viewfinder out from the

camcorder and rotate the eyepiece into

a comfortable viewing position.

Caution: Pulling on the eye piece might

cause damage to it or the camcorder.

4. Turn the eyepiece focus control to

adjust the focus of the viewfinder

for your vision.

5. Adjust the brightness of the image

in the viewfinder by turning the

BRIGHT control.

First-Time Operation

REC/PA USE

button

LIGHT AUTO/OFF ON

switch

oSlide the LIGHT A UTO/

OFF/ON switch to A UTO

The color enhancement light helps

create brighter and sharper images.

Set the LIGHT A UTOIOFF/ON

switch to AUTO to activate the

color enhancement light

automatically when the camcorder

is focused on a dark scene.

"AUTO" also turns offon the

LCD/viewfinder when the camera

is aimed at a bright object.

For more details about the AUTO

light, are on pages 12-13.

8. Start and Stop Recording

• Press and release the REC/PAUSE

button to start recording. REC

appears in the viewfinder or on

the LCD monitor when the

camcorder is recording.

• Press and release the REC/PAUSE

button again to stop recording.

The camcorder is now in the

record-pause mode ( II appears in

the viewfinder or on the LCD

monitor when the camcorder is in

record-pause).

Caution: Make sure the LCD monitor

is open 90 degrees belbre rotating it

hack into position for closing. I

(Continued on next page)

First-Time Operation

CAMERA/

OFF/VCR

switch

REW/ PLAY

REVIEW button

button \ i

\\\ !

REC/PAUSE

button

9. Play Back What's

Recorded

1. Press and hold the small button on

the CAMERAiOFF/VCR switch

while you slide it to VCR.

2. Press REW!REVIEW to rewind the

tape.

3. Press PLAY to play back the tape.

4. Press STOP!EJECT when you are

finished playing back the tape.

For ._peeific details on the LCD

monitor and viewfinder playback

see the Playback chapter starting

on page 53 in this manual.

10. Turn Off the Camcorder

1. Set the CAMERA/OFF/VCR

Switch to OFFto turn off

power.

11. Close the LCD Monitor

and Replace Lens Cap

Caution: Make sure the LCD monitor

is open 90 degrees before rotating it

back imo position for closing. I

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