Sanyo VM-EX30P, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual 8mm Camcorder PAL VM EX30P ...

Page 2: ...e ski slopes where the camcorder is subject to temperature variations place the camcorder in a plastic bag before using it outside When bringing back the camcorder indoors leave it in the plastic bag for about one hour 1 DO NOT OPEN THE CAMCORDER CASING e Do not allow rain steam dew salt water sand oily smoke metal objects etc to enter the unit e Do not let direct sunlight or strong light hit dire...

Page 3: ...Operating time Installing the battery pack INDOORS RECORDING 9 AC adaptor charger LOADING AND UNLOADING THE CASSETTE 10 CAMCORDER OPERATION 1 1 Using the stand by switch Setting the recording tape speed mode Recording the date and time Recording review Fade in Fade out Zooming Linear time counter INSTALLING THE LITHIUM BATTERY 13 SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 14 FOCUS 15 PRESET MODES 16 PLAYBACK 17 RE...

Page 4: ...nel 1 0 Rewind Reverse search button REW 8 Playback button PLAY Fast forward Forward search button FF 0 Still button STILL 0 Stop button STOP 0 Tape speed select button SP LP On screen display button DATA ON SCREEN 0 Cassette eject button EJECT Control panel 2 CD Auto focus Manual focus select button FOCUS AF MF Counter reset button COUNTER RESET Counter memory button COUNTER MEMO Date Time select...

Page 5: ...r 8 Remote control terminal REMOTE External microphone jack MIC 8 Video output terminal VIDEO Q DC output terminal 8 Audio output terminal AUDIO Front 8 0 Power zoom button T W 8 Scenesearch buttons SCENE SEARCH Accessory shoe hot shoe 8 Microphone monaural 0 Recording indicator 0 Manual focus dial MANUAL FOCUS Lithium battery tray 0 Remote control sensor Press to expose it it can then be turned 3...

Page 6: ...r To stop recording press the REC START STOP button again Recording will stop and PAUSE will be displayed in the viewfinder To resume recording press the REC START STOP button again When finished recording press the REC START STOP button then unload the cassette tape and set the POWER switch to OFF ll rNotes Vertical stripes may appear when recording in a dark place a light source such as a candle...

Page 7: ...iewfinder turn the ring A to the right or to the left to obtain the clearest possible picture Installing the shoulder belt Install the shoulder belt as illustrated 6 Installing the tripod Align the tripod mounting screw with the tripod mounting hole in the bottom of the unit Then securely tighten the mounting screw I Holding the camcorder A Keep your feet slightly apart and the upper arms close to...

Page 8: ...r for assistance e When finished make sure to unplug the AC adaptor charger power cord from the AC outlet e Do not use the AC adaptor charger for a purpose other than charging the battery pack or supplying power to the camcorder 7 Charge condition indicator switch When the battery pack is fully charged slide the switch on the end of the battery in order to reveal the red circle Once it is exhauste...

Page 9: ...ing the recording on the remote control colour monitor When the battery pack is used for the first time the operating time will be slightly shorter than normal It should be used until completely discharged and recharged two or three times before the complete charge is available Charging the battery pack is possible within a temperature range of 5 35 C For best results a temperature range of 10 30 ...

Page 10: ...ting marked thus If the fuse cover is detachable never use the plug with the cover omitted If a replacement fuse cover is required ensure it is of the same colour as that visible on the pin face of the plug ie red or orange Fuse covers are available from the Parts Department indicated in your User Instructions If the plug supplied is not suitable for your socket outlet it should be cut off and des...

Page 11: ...SH on the cassette holder until it clicks into place 10 Erasure prevention switch To prevent accidental erasure of recorded material use the erasure prevention switch as described below A Recording is possible B Recording is not possible fE_ A B re I Before loading the cassette Recorded cassettes or new cassettes tapes may be loosely wound Loose tape winding can be eliminated by gently turning wit...

Page 12: ...rder is turned off and on again with the POWER switch the tape speed mode is automatically reset to SP mode B To set the tape speed to SP mode for high quality recording press the SP LPbutton for about two seconds 1 1 Recording the date and time The date and time will be recorded on the tape as displayed in the viewfinder The date and time will not be displayed if they have not been set See pages ...

Page 13: ...l cancel the fade in function L_J 3 Press the REC START STOPbutton again The picture and sound will gradually fade out to a white background and the camcorder will go into recording pause mode and the fade function is cancelled PAUSE FADE Note During recording the fade out function can be cancelled or turned on by pressing the FADE button 12 Zooming Press the T side of power zoom button for a clos...

Page 14: ...ALLING THE LITHIUM BATTERY After the lithium battery is installed the time and date will need to be set See page 14 1 Open the lithium battery tray at the bottom of the camcorder using a coin as shown below 2 Insert the lithium battery in the tray with the sign facing up 3 Insert the tray back into the camcorder Notes Before use wipe the battery clean with a dry soft cloth to assure good contact N...

Page 15: ...year 1994 is set then press the ADJ button 6 Press the DATE button until the desired hour 14 2 P M is set then press the ADJbutton 7 Press the DATEbutton until the desired minutes 10 are set The seconds counter will start counting from 00 when the ADJ button is pressed after setting the minutes To set the seconds accurately press the ADJ button in coordination with the actual time indication radio...

Page 16: ...hen recording a fast moving subject When using a filter or conversion lens B E c 0 I F Note When zooming in to record a distant subject at close range the auto focus might not function properly due to the instability of the picture In that case use a tripod for stable focused pictures Close up recording When recording a subject closer than 1 1 m change to wide angle the subject is as small as poss...

Page 17: ...ear in the viewfinder The shutter speed is set to 1 50 sec and the auto focus range to 1 cm oo for best recording under normal conditions Sports mode t r L I This mode is used for recording football games or other fast moving subjects When using this mode the main subject should be kept in the frame area at the centre of the viewfinder for the focus to function properly Colours may change if this ...

Page 18: ...e picture playback Press and hold the FF button during playback to watch the picture playback Press the REW or FFbutton again to resume normal playback Using the F ADVand SLOW buttons on the remote control only During still picture playback press the F ADV button to advance the picture one frame at a time Press the PLAY button again to resume playback During playback or still picture playback pres...

Page 19: ...EMO 0 Programme cancel button CANCEL Q Edit start button RUN 9 Speaker Brightness control BRIGHT C Volume control VOLUME 0 Colour monitor cable CD Stop button STOP Q Rewind Reverse search button REW Slow button SLOW f Frame advance button F ADV Scene search buttons SCENE SEARCH Still button STILL f Playback button PLAY t Fast forward Forward search button FF Recording start stop button REC START S...

Page 20: ...ons to operate the camcorder During recording the recording indicator A will light It will flash during a recording pause Note Remote control operation is not possible if a strong light or sunlight is directed at the remote control sensor ethere is an obstacle between the remote control unit and the camcorder Using the remote control as a wired unit 1 Open the mounting foot piece at the back of th...

Page 21: ...5 to the right and to the left Press this button again to stop the automatic panning While in auto panning mode press the TILTbutton to set the desired height B TILTbutton tilting 81 Press and hold the top part of the TILTbutton for an upward movement 82 Press and hold the bottom part of the TILTbutton for a downward movement A tilting of 1Q in both directions is possible C PANbutton panning C1 Pr...

Page 22: ...en display Please refer to pages 25 26 on how to connect the camcorder Note If the on screen display is activated during tape copy it will be recorded on the tape along with the picture and sound LANC terminal The symbol identifies the LANC Local Application Control Bus System terminal If you are using an edit controller or a computer for special editing functions the external equipment is connect...

Page 23: ...utton to display the on screen indications on the colour monitor display 3 Direct the remote control toward the remote control sensor on the VCR using a thin object press the VCR SELECTbutton once e VCR IA CODE will appear on the remote control monitor display and after about 5 seconds 01 will be displayed The display will start changing and every IR code will be displayed for 5 seconds 4 When the...

Page 24: ...ion is memorized MEMO jJ ll i l1111111111111 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for segments C and B in that order When the 3 segments have been selected i iand i will be displayed on the remote control monitor display MEMO ru w illlll llll1111 4 When finished setting the programmed editing press the STOP button to stop the tape in the camcorder 1tWNotes 23 e If you need to fast forward the tape or use the sc...

Page 25: ... in the VCR and simply press the RUN button to copy the same 5 segments Notes After editing the settings are not erased until the cassette tape is unloaded or the POWER switch on the camcorder set to OFF For more details on how to operate the VCR please refer to its instruction manual To stop programmed editing press the STOP button then stop the VCR 24 Erasing changing programmed editing settings...

Page 26: ...nput on the VCR to external input mode 25 Connections to a TV or VCR equipped with AUDIO VIDEO terminals Connect an AV cable sold separately to the terminals on your TV or VCR Connect the VIDEOoutput to the VIDEOinput yellow terminal Connect the AUDIO output to the left AUDIO input white terminal Connection for playback on a TV When connected make sure to set the VIDEO TV switch on the TV to VIDEO...

Page 27: ... the video light foot A into the accessory shoe until a click is heard and it is firmly locked into place To remove the video light press and hold button B then pull the video light toward the front Using the video light Set the POWER switch on the camcorder to CAMERA set the stand by switch to STANDBY then press the power switch C on the video light to turn it on and off Note The video light cann...

Page 28: ...then push it back slightly 2 Turn it towards the left in the direction of the arrow as illustrated then remove it 3 Use an air blower sold separately to remove any dust on the viewfinder Reassemble in the reverse order of disassembly Holding the camcorder Use the grip belt to carry the camcorder Holding it as shown in the illustration below might damage the camcorder or some of its components Remo...

Page 29: ...t to the red position Rewind the tape or load a blank cassette tape Change the switch position or insert a blank cassette tape Focus is not working properly Is the recorded subject difficult to focus on or too dark Set the camcorder to manual focus Noise in the playback picture The remote control doesn t operate The battery pack charge doesn t last the normal duration Spots in the viewfinder Are t...

Page 30: ...20 051 mm sec LP approx 1 0 058 mm sec 90 minutes P5 90 cassette SP mode 1 80 minutes P5 90 cassette LP mode Approx 6 5 minutes P5 90 cassette CCD solid state type 320 000 pixels 0 6 inch electronic viewfinder black and white 1 Ox power zoom F1 8 f 5 8 to 58 mm 37 mm Fuzzy logic auto focus Full auto fuzzy logic Fuzzy logic auto iris 2 lux Low Light mode 2 1 00 000 lux 300 lux or more 6 V battery p...

Page 31: ...t yet been set r G ii REC PAUSE 1 1 11 i I I I t I Page 5 displayed when the corresponding preset mode 1 6 is set iJ during programmed editing setting 23 rn during programmed editing 24 MF manual focus 1 5 ck programmed editing 24 VCR IA CODE VCR infrared code number 22 30 Warning indicators blinking Page cSJ iJ TAPE The battery pack is weak No cassette is loaded or the loaded cassette has the era...

Page 32: ...ng in this express guarantee affects the statutory rights available to the purchaser of this equipment i etA Yf S Thank you for buying Sanyo This equipment should give you many years of pleasure and faithful service but in the event that a fault occurs the following notes for your guidance may be helpful 1 PLEASE RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SERVICE DURING GUARANTEE 2 If...