Sony RM-LVR2, How To Use Manual

Page 1: ...reen display during single connection 2 Screen display during multi connection Screen display during multi connection 3 Getting Started Charging this unit Charging this unit 4 Attaching a belt to this unit Attaching a belt to this unit 5 Turning on off the power of this unit Turning on off the power of this unit 6 Setting the date and time ...

Page 2: ...10 Resetting the connection information of the registered camera 11 Shooting Shooting movies and still images Switching shooting modes 12 Shooting 13 Operating with the multi camera control 14 Button hold function 15 Changing the Settings List of setting items List of setting items 16 Shooting settings Image quality setting 17 SteadyShot 18 Field angle setting 19 Flip 20 Scene 21 White balance 22 ...

Page 3: ...to power off 36 Beep 37 Format 38 Version Camera 39 Remote control settings Display rotate 40 Monitor brightness 41 Date time area daylight saving time summer time setting 42 Resetting the settings 43 Version 44 Connection mode 45 Airplane mode 46 Network reset settings 47 Viewing Playing back images Playing back images 48 Switching the screen indicator Switching the screen indicator 49 Deleting i...

Page 4: ...rences for world capitals The list of time differences for world capitals 57 Specifications Specifications 58 Trademarks Trademarks 59 Note on the License Note on the License 60 Care and storage Care and storage 61 Maintenance of the LCD screen 62 Maintenance of this unit in water or at a waterfront 63 Battery pack Battery pack 64 Disposal of this unit Disposal of this unit 65 ...

Page 5: ...his unit turns off suddenly The power of this unit turns off suddenly 68 Cannot charge this unit Cannot charge this unit 69 The remaining charge indicator is incorrect The remaining charge indicator is incorrect 70 Warning indicators and error messages Error display on the Live View Remote Error display on the Live View Remote 71 1 How to use Read This First Identifying the parts Identifying the p...

Page 6: ...button 11 REC Wi Fi lamp 12 LCD screen 13 ON OFF Power button 14 Loop for a belt 2 How to use Read This First Screen display during single connection Screen display during single connection The indicators described below are displayed on the remote control display panel during single connection The indicators differ depending on the connected camera Clock display ...

Page 7: ...age shooting appears During interval photo recording appears During loop recording appears During audio recording appears 2 Button hold icon 3 Battery level indicator of this unit When the remaining battery charge decreases the battery level indicator will change in the direction of an arrow 4 REC icon 5 Shooting mode switching indicator 6 Memory card warning icon Temperature increase icon The is ...

Page 8: ...ry level indicator of this unit When the remaining battery charge decreases the battery level indicator will change in the direction of an arrow 10 Scene icon Still image mode switching Color mode SteadyShot Field angle setting Flip Icons are changed depending on the settings 11 Battery level indicator of the camera 12 Shooting time the number of recordable photos the number of photos 13 Temperatu...

Page 9: ...en the temperature of the connected camera rises Leave the power turned off to allow the temperature of the camera or the battery to decrease 3 Battery level indicator of this unit When the remaining battery charge decreases the battery level indicator will change in the direction of an arrow 4 How to use Getting Started Charging this unit Charging this unit Charge this unit using power supplied f...

Page 10: ... panel The displayed remaining charge indicator may not be correct under certain circumstances It takes about 30 seconds until the correct remaining charge indicator appears If the battery pack runs out quickly even though the remaining charge indicator is high fully charge this unit again The remaining charge indicator will then be displayed correctly Note that it may not be displayed correctly i...

Page 11: ...When using the remote control attached to your arm always attach the supplied base plate and belt correctly Be careful not to drop the remote control when unfastening the belt 6 How to use Getting Started Turning on off the power of this unit Turning on off the power of this unit Turn on off the power of this unit 1 Make sure that the connector cover of this unit is closed Securely close the conne...

Page 12: ...played Set the date and time before using this unit 1 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the desired item then press the REC ENTER button The following items are displayed in turn on the LCD screen Area setting Daylight Saving Time Summer time Y M D M Eng D Y M D Y D M Y Date format Y M D Year Month Day setting 00 00 Clock setting 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to set the date and ...

Page 13: ...de and press the REC ENTER button 4 Check that the Single connection is selected then press the REC ENTER button If the connection mode is set to Multi connection switch to Single connection 9 How to use Getting Started Connecting this unit to a camera via Wi Fi Single connection Connecting this unit to a single camera via Wi Fi You can operate the camera at a distance when the camera is connected...

Page 14: ...d to the camera 4 Select the camera you want to connect to this unit i Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the SSID the destination from the list ii Press the REC ENTER button iii When this unit is in the standby status proceed to step 5 within 2 minutes If you press the REC ENTER button in the standby status the remote control will be released from the standby status In this case select ...

Page 15: ...p does not sound After the connection is established the LCD screen of the remote control switches to the Live View display and the REC Wi Fi lamp lights in blue Note Once all steps are completed this unit and the camera will be automatically connected when you turn on the power The SSID of the camera is displayed on this unit with DIRECT removed You cannot copy images recorded in the camera to th...

Page 16: ...OWN button to select Device registration then press the REC ENTER button 6 Turn on the camera 7 Connect to the camera Action cam excluding HDR AZ1 Select MULTI NEW in the Wi Fi settings HDR AZ1 Lens style Camera QX series Press the Wi Fi button of the camera and switch the connection mode of the camera to the multi connection mode then press and hold the Wi Fi button of the camera Refer to the Hel...

Page 17: ...ultiple cameras via Wi Fi Multi connection Resetting the connection information of the registered camera This function is only available when the camera is in multi connection 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Remote control settings Reset network settings and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button...

Page 18: ...t to a Lens style Camera QX series press the UP or Down button to operate the camera zoom in the Live View display 13 How to use Shooting Shooting movies and still images Shooting Shoot movies or still images and record sound Check the shooting mode before shooting There are shooting modes that cannot be set depending on the connected camera Refer to the instruction manual of the camera 1 Press th...

Page 19: ... cameras may differ depending on the situation of each camera There may be a time lag between the connected cameras when starting recording etc If one or more of the connected cameras are recording the REC Wi Fi lamp lights up red If you press the REC ENTER button of this unit at this time the command to stop recording is sent to all the connected cameras 15 How to use Shooting Shooting movies and...

Page 20: ...Image quality setting Sets the image resolution and frame rate for shooting movies Movie format Selects the movie format SteadyShot Activates the camera shake reduction when shooting Field angle setting Sets the field angle setting of the camera Flip Records the image upside down Scene Sets an image quality suitable for scenes White balance Adjusts the white balance according to your preference AE...

Page 21: ...n shooting Flip Records the image upside down Scene Sets an image quality suitable for scenes White balance Adjusts the white balance according to your preference AE shift Adjusts the exposure according to your preference Color mode Sets the image color tone Audio recording setting Selects the sound recording setting Wind noise reduction Sets to cut low range wind noise according to the noise leve...

Page 22: ...d 4 Displayed only when set to the movie mode loop recording mode 5 Not displayed when the airplane mode is set to ON 6 Not displayed when the camera and this unit are connected via Wi Fi Note The setting items of the camera are displayed only when the camera and this unit are connected via Wi Fi excluding the remote control settings To return to the setting item selection screen from the setting ...

Page 23: ...age recorded at 8 frame rate Slow recording slow motion image recorded at 2 frame rate Super slow recording slow motion image recorded at 4 frame rate Standard resolution 1 The setting is available only when the NTSC PAL setting is set to NTSC 2 Frame rate depends on the NTSC PAL setting Note The playback image frame rate displayed on the LCD screen will change according to the Wi Fi communication...

Page 24: ...ENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the setting then press the REC ENTER button Select the settings below Movie settings Still image settings Interval photo recording settings 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Field angle setting and press the REC ENTER button 4 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following sett...

Page 25: ...ton Flips the image vertically Does not flip the image vertically 21 How to use Changing the Settings Shooting settings Scene You can select the scene setting 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the setting then press the REC ENTER button Select the settings below Movie settings Still image settings Interval photo recording ...

Page 26: ...ettings 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select White balance and press the REC ENTER button 4 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following setting then press the REC ENTER button Adjusts the white balance automatically Sets color temperature value from 2500K to 9900K Use the preset white balance Presets the white balance according to the ambient light Frame a white object suc...

Page 27: ...e image color tone for movie shooting or the loop recording 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Movie settings or Loop recording settings and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Color mode and press the REC ENTER button 4 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following setting...

Page 28: ...o a website Note After selecting the movie record format set Image quality setting 26 How to use Changing the Settings Shooting settings Audio recording setting Set ON OFF of the audio recording 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Movie settings or Loop recording settings and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button ...

Page 29: ...s shooting when shooting still images Single shooting and continuous shooting can only be set when shooting still images 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Still image settings Still image mode switching and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following setting then press the REC EN...

Page 30: ...d at a speed of 10 still images per second Suitable for shooting fast moving objects Records a total of 10 still images in 1 25 seconds at a speed of 8 still images per second Suitable for shooting fast moving objects Records a total of 10 still images in 2 seconds at a speed of 5 still images per second Suitable for action shots of objects Records a total of 10 still images in 5 seconds at a spee...

Page 31: ...the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Interval photo recording settings Interval photo recording and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following setting then press the REC ENTER button Continues to record still images at about 1 second intervals Continues to record still images at about 2 se...

Page 32: ...oop recording time 33 How to use Changing the Settings Connecting devices settings Time Code User Bit You can use the time code user bit function when the shooting mode is set to the movie mode and the movie record format is set to XAVC S 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Connecting devices settings or Time Code User Bit a...

Page 33: ...mera The time code advances only while recording XAVC S movies and it starts recording sequentially from the time code of the last recorded image TC MAKE The new set up time code is recorded on recording media The last time code of the previous recording is read out from the recording media and the new time code is recorded sequentially from the last time code Setting items of the user bit You can...

Page 34: ... cameras 34 How to use Changing the Settings Connecting devices settings IR Remote Control You can start stop recording and initialize the time code using the infrared remote control RMT 845 sold separately 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Connecting devices settings IR Remote Control and press the REC ENTER button 3 Pres...

Page 35: ...era will be automatically connected To return to the setting item selection screen from the setting value selection screen select To apply the setting or value selected on the selection screen select 36 How to use Changing the Settings Connecting devices settings Auto power off You can set whether to turn off the camera automatically depending on the setting time 1 Press the MENU button The list o...

Page 36: ...sounds are enabled All operation sounds are disabled Operation sounds are emitted for the following operations only Power turned on Recording started Recording stopped Shutter pressed A disabled operation was selected or an error occurred Wi Fi connection confirmation beep Note When this unit is not connected to the camera via Wi Fi the camera settings cannot be changed 38 How to use Changing the ...

Page 37: ...ed 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Connecting devices settings Version and press the REC ENTER button 40 How to use Changing the Settings Remote control settings Display rotate You can rotate the orientation of the LCD screen and change the UP button DOWN button of this unit Use screen rotation when wearing the belt on y...

Page 38: ...e Changing the Settings Remote control settings Date time area daylight saving time summer time setting You can set the display format of the date date time area and daylight saving time summer time 1 Press the MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Remote control settings and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button...

Page 39: ...lected on the selection screen select If you connect a Lens style Camera QX series or HDR AZ1 the date setting of this unit is reflected to the camera automatically 43 How to use Changing the Settings Remote control settings Resetting the settings You can reset the settings of this unit to their defaults Even if you activate RESET images are not deleted The settings of the camera are not reset 1 P...

Page 40: ...n The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Remote control settings Connection mode and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select the following setting then press the REC ENTER button default Single connection Multi connection Note You cannot set this setting while the unit is connected to the camera via Wi Fi 46 How to us...

Page 41: ...MENU button The list of setting items is displayed 2 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select Remote control settings Reset network settings and press the REC ENTER button 3 Press the UP button or DOWN button to select then press the REC ENTER button When you set the multi connection after finishing the reset you are required to register devices once again even if they have been already regist...

Page 42: ... ENTER button Note Audio cannot be played back The playback image frame rate displayed on the LCD screen of this unit will change according to the Wi Fi communication status of the camera and this unit It is different from the frame rate when shooting Hint You can use the following operation while playing back the movie Fast rewind Press the UP button Fast forward Press the DOWN button Pause Press...

Page 43: ...y in the single connection You can delete each image once You cannot delete multiple images simultaneously Format the memory card when you want to delete all of the images 51 How to use Others Precautions Handling Do not use store this unit in the following places In an extremely hot cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun the unit body may become deformed and this may cau...

Page 44: ...it after a squall or a shower When you use the unit in a hot and humid place How to avoid moisture condensation When you bring the unit from a cold place into a warm place put the unit in a plastic bag and seal it tightly Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the ambient temperature after about 1 hour 53 How to use Others Precautions On carrying Do not sit down...

Page 45: ...h as from a tap Do not use in hot springs Use this unit in the recommended operating water temperature range of 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F This unit has continuous waterproof performance at a water depth of 3 m 10 feet for 30 minutes Notes before using this unit under near water Make sure that no foreign matter such as sand hair or dirt gets inside the connector cover Even a small amount of foreign...

Page 46: ... world capitals The list of time differences for world capitals Time differences with the standard times of world cities as of 2015 Lisbon London GMT Berlin Paris 01 00 Helsinki Cairo Istanbul 02 00 Moscow Nairobi 03 00 Tehran 03 30 Abu Dhabi Baku 04 00 Kabul 04 30 Karachi Islamabad 05 00 Kolkata New Delhi 05 30 Almaty Dhaka 06 00 Yangon 06 30 Bangkok Jakarta 07 00 Hong Kong Singapore Beijing 08 0...

Page 47: ...0 New Caledonia 11 00 Fiji Wellington 12 00 Midway 11 00 Hawaii 10 00 Alaska 09 00 San Francisco Tijuana 08 00 Denver Arizona 07 00 Chicago Mexico City 06 00 New York Bogota 05 00 Santiago 04 00 St John s 03 30 Brasilia Montevideo 03 00 Fernando de Noronha 02 00 ...

Page 48: ... View display Continuous operating time 240 min 1 Battery Rechargeable battery pack Internal battery Maximum output voltage DC 4 2 V Output voltage DC 3 6 V Maximum charge voltage DC 4 2 V Maximum charge current 1 89 A Capacity 4 5 Wh 1 240 mAh Type Li ion General Waterproof performance Depth of water 3 m 10 feet 30 minutes continuously 2 Operating temperature 10 C to 40 C 14 F to 104 F Storage te...

Page 49: ...eneral Public License hereinafter referred to as LGPL are included in this unit This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these software programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is provided on the web Use the following URL to download it http www sony net Products Linux We would prefer you do not contact us about the ...

Page 50: ...nector cover before cleaning is finished Sand or water may get inside where it cannot be seen and will degrade water proof performance if not rinsed out Allow this unit to sit in pure water poured into a cleaning bowl for about 5 minutes Then gently shake this unit and press each button under the water to clean away any salt sand or other matter lodged around the buttons After rinsing wipe away an...

Page 51: ...ll then be displayed correctly Note that it may not be displayed correctly in the following situations This unit is used for a long time at high ambient temperature This unit is left fully charged This unit is used heavily On battery pack life The battery pack has a limited life Battery capacity decreases over time and through repeated use If decreased usage time between charges becomes significan...

Page 52: ...nect the camera to this unit properly try the operation below Check the camera and this unit connection mode are set to the single connection mode If not change the connection mode and connect again 67 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot turn on this unit Cannot turn on this unit Charge the battery pack sufficiently 68 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The power of this unit turns off suddenly Th...

Page 53: ...remaining charge indicator and the actual remaining battery charge Fully discharge the battery pack once then charge it to correct the indication Fully charge the battery pack again If the problem persists the battery pack is worn out Consult your nearest Sony dealer 71 Troubleshooting Warning indicators and error messages Error display on the Live View Remote Error display on the Live View Remote...

Page 54: ...unit already has connected to the maximum number of connectable cameras Check the number of cameras you are connecting 04 03 Request to the camera failed Check the camera 05 01 Cannot take images Check the camera 05 02 05 04 Cannot start recording Check the camera 05 03 Cannot stop recording Check the camera 04 04 No response from the camera Check the camera Signal traffic may be heavy or this uni...

Page 55: ...y be too far from the access point 10 01 The camera s temperature has risen Turn the power of the camera off and leave the camera alone for 10 minutes or longer Code Starting with an E or a C When a code starting with a letter appears in the monitor the self diagnosis of this unit is working Since some repairs may be necessary consult your nearest Sony dealer and inform them of all codes starting ...