English

Welcome to digital video

Congratulations on your purchase of this Sony Digital Handycam

 camcorder. With your Handycam,

you can capture life's precious moments with superior picture and sound quality. Your Handycam is

loaded with advanced features, but at the same time it is very easy to use. You will soon be producing

home video that you can enjoy for years to come.

 WARNING

For Customers in the U.S.A.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do

comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

not expose the unit to rain or

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection

moisture.

against harmful interference in a residential

installation.  This equipment generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications.  However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation.  If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment

off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following

measures:

This symbol is intended to alert the

  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

user to the presence of uninsulated

  Increase the separation between the equipment and

 dangerous voltage  within the

receiver.

product's enclosure that may be of

  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

sufficient magnitude to constitute

different from that to which the receiver is

a risk of electric shock to persons.

connected.

  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

This symbol is intended to alert the

user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance

CAUTION

(servicing) instructions in the

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications

literature accompanying the

not expressly approved in this manual could void

appliance.

your authority to operate this equipment.

The shielded interface cable recommended in this

DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY.

manual must be used with the equipment in order to

comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant

LITHIUM ION BATTERY.

to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

You can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries

For customers in CANADA

to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory

CAUTION

Service Center.

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE

Note: In some areas the disposal of lithium ion

THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN

batteries in household or business trash may

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER

be prohibited.

OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY

For the Sony Service Center nearest you call 1 800 

INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

222 SONY (United States only)

For the Factory Service Center nearest you call 416 

As you read through this manual, buttons and

499 SONY (Canada only)

settings on the camcorder are shown in capital

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium

letters.

ion battery.

e.g. Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.

The beep sound is indicated with 

 in the

2

illustrations.