Sony SPK-HC: Preparing
Preparing: Sony SPK-HC
Table of contents
- Table of contents Features and Precautions
- Precautions on Use Water Leakage
- Precautions on Use (continued)
- Maintenance
- Preparing
- Selecting the Camera Mounting Shoe
- Preparing (continued) Installing the Video Camera Recorder 1 Attach the camera mounting shoe. 2 Release the buckles. 3 Coat the front glass with anti-fogging lens solution. 4 Remove foreign materials.
- 5 Connect the plugs to the each jacks of the video camera recorder. When using DCR-HC40/HC30/HC20/HC18/HC16
- Preparing (continued)
- 6 Installing the video camera recorder. 7 Close the rear body.
- Preparing (continued) Preparing the Sports Pack 1 Adjust the grip strap. 2 Attach the shoulder strap.
- Using the Sports Pack Shooting Moving Pictures 1 When recording on a cassette tape or a disc, turn the POWER switch to “CAMERA” (1). When recording on “Memory Stick,” turn the POWER switch to “MEMORY” (2). 2 Press START/STOP button to start recording.
- Using the Sports Pack (continued)
- Recording a Still Picture A. When in MEMORY mode B. When in CAMERA mode
- Using the Sports Pack (continued) Playing Back with the Remote Commander 1 Turn the POWER switch to “VCR.” 2 Press N PLAY on the remote.
- Removing the Video Camera Recorder 1 Turn the POWER switch to “OFF.” 2 Release the buckles, and open the rear body. 3 Pull out the camera mounting shoe.
- Using the Sports Pack (continued) 4 Stop taking out the video camera recorder at the point where the remote plug and the microphone plug come out from the sports pack. Then, disconnect the plugs from the video camera recorder.
- 5 Detach the camera mounting shoe.
- Identifying parts
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications

Preparing
For details, please refer to the operating instructions supplied with your
video camera recorder.
Preparing the Video Camera Recorder
1 Remove filter, conversion lens, lens cap or the shoulder strap
from the video camera recorder.
When using DCR-HC40/HC30/HC20/HC18/HC16 models, open the
lens shutter.
2 Install the battery pack.
3 Insert the media.
When using DCR-HC40/HC30/HC20/HC18/HC16/HC15/HC14/TRV33/
TRV22/TRV19/TRV14/TRV12
Insert a cassette tape and “Memory Stick.”
When using DCR-DVD201/DVD101/DVD91
Insert a disc.
Unlock the safety tab on the “Memory Stick” and the cassette tape, and
make them possible to record images.
Be sure that the tape, the “Memory Stick” and the disc have enough
space to record images.
Be sure that the disc is not finalized.
4 Attach the reflex prevention ring.
The reflex prevention ring to a certain extent prevents reflection of the
lens ring section of your video camera recorder on the front glass.
5 Extend the viewfinder of your video camera recorder to its
fullest.
6 When shooting with the LCD screen, turn the LCD panel over
and move back to the video camera recorder with the LCD
screen facing out.
When using DCR-HC40/HC30/HC20/HC18/HC16, shoot with the
LCD screen.
7 Set the functions, such as focusing and lightning, to AUTO.
Refer to the operating instructions of your video camera recorder.
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