Using the Wireless Controller WL-D77

By pointing the wireless controller at the camcorder's remote sensor when you press the buttons, you can control many functions of the camcorder.

Contents

Audio Dubbing

Date Search and Photo Search

Inserting the Battery

Returning to a Pre-marked Position

Special Playback Modes

When Operating 2 Canon DV Camcorders (Remote Sensor Mode)

Zero Set Memory

Inserting the Battery

The wireless controller operates with AA batteries.

Insert two AA batteries, following the + and - markings. Be careful not to reverse the polarity of the batteries.

Audio Dubbing

You can add sound to the original sound on a pre-recorded tape from audio products (AUDIO IN) or with the or external microphone (MIC. IN). The original sound will not be erased. For best results, add sound to tapes that have been recorded with this camcorder in SP mode with 12-bit sound. If there are non-recorded portions on the tape, or portions recorded in a mode other than SP mode, or with 16-bit or 12-bit, 4-channel sound, dubbing will stop. If your tape hasn?t been recorded in SP mode with 12-bit sound, we recommend dubbing your original tape onto a blank tape using the ELURA40 MC's analog line-in function, then dubbing audio onto the new tape. Make absolutely sure to set the audio mode of the new tape to 12-bit and the recording mode to SP.

To connect other audio equipment:

Do not use the yellow video terminal. The AV terminal doesn't put out any video, so connect the S-video terminals and check your TV, or check the LCD or the viewfinder as you add new sound. Always check the new sound with the speaker.

To connect an external microphone:

When adding sound using the built-in microphone, make sure not to connect any cables to the MIC terminal. To use your TV to monitor video, connect the S-video terminal or the AV terminal (use only the video plug) to your TV. You can monitor the sound with headphones only when using the S-video terminal.

1. Turn the camcorder's POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and move the camcorder's TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.
   
   
2. Load a recorded cassette.
   
   
3. Open the menu and select [VCR SET UP].
   
   
4. Select [AUDIO DUB].
   
   
5. Select [AUDIO IN] or [MIC. IN] and close the menu.
   
   

Date Search and Photo Search

This allows you to move quickly through still images recorded anywhere on a tape (photo search) or between different days or areas of recording (date search) on a tape.

1. Press the <SEARCH SELECT> button to choose between photo/date search.
   - PHOTO SEARCH or DATE SEARCH is shown in the display for 4 seconds.
   
   
2. Press the and buttons to move backwards or forwards through the still images or between different days of recording.
   - Press once to move to the start of the previous/next still image or day on the tape.
   
   - You can press more than once to move to the corresponding still image or day (up to a maximum of 10 times), e.g. press the button 5 times to move forward 5 still images or days.
   
   - PHOTO SEARCH/DATE SEARCH appears in the middle of the display alongside the or mark and number to search through. You can change direction easily by pressing the button for the opposite direction.
   
   

Press (stop) to stop mid-search. If you begin a search very close to the start of a recorded still image during photo search, the camcorder may skip straight past it. When you have set the area for the World Clock, date search also looks for the change in date based on the adjusted time. A date/area cannot be identified if the total recording time on that day/area was less than 1 minute. Date search playback may start just before or after the beginning of the located section. If the data code is not displayed correctly you will not be able to operate the date search correctly.

Returning to a Pre-marked Position

Use the wireless controller to mark a point on a tape that you want to return to following playback.

1. Press the <ZERO SET MEMORY> button on the wireless controller during playback at a point you want to return to later.
   - The time code is replaced by a tape counter that is set to zero with the indication.
   - Press the <ZERO SET MEMORY> button once more to cancel the zero set memory.
   
   
2. When you have finished playback, fast forward or rewind the tape. The tape stops automatically when it reaches the zero set position.
   - RTN or RTN appears in the display.
   - The tape counter with indication disappears from the display and the time code reappears.
   
   

The zero set memory may not function correctly where there is a break between recordings on the tape. You can also use zero set memory to mark a position on a tape in TAPE CAMERA mode. When you then play back the tape, pressing rewind will take you back to the pre-marked position. If you remove the tape while the zero set memory is set, the memory is canceled and the tape counter reverts to time code. The camcorder remembers your setting even if you turn it off and back on again or move the program selector.

Special Playback Modes

Frame Advance
To play back frame by frame, press the button repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame advance.

Frame Reverse
To play back in reverse frame by frame, press the button repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold to play back continuous frame reverse.

Slow Forward Playback
To play back at about 1/3 normal speed, press the button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Slow Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at about 1/3 normal speed, press the button and then the button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Reverse Playback
To play back in reverse at normal speed, press the button during normal forward playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal forward playback.

Forward x2 Playback
Press the x2 button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Reverse x2 Playback
Press the button and then the x2 button during normal playback. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback.

Mosaic-like noise appears on the screen during some of the special playback modes. There is no audio during special playback.

Remote Sensor Mode (When operating 2 Canon DV Camcorders)

To prevent interference from other Canon wireless controllers being used nearby, there are 2 remote sensor modes and an off setting. The wireless controller and the camcorder have to be set to the same mode in order to be compatible.

The wireless controller and the camcorder have been preset to mode 1. If you change the mode on the camcorder, be sure to change the mode on the wireless controller to the same mode.

To turn the remote sensor off:

Open the menu and select [SYSTEM]. Then select [WL.REMOTE], set it to OFF and close the menu.

• appears in the display.

To change the mode on the camcorder:

Open the menu and select SYSTEM. Then select WL.REMOTE, set it to 1 or 2 and close the menu.

• The selected mode will appear on the display for 4 seconds.

To change the mode on the wireless remote controller:

1. Press and hold the REMOTE SET button on the wireless controller.
   
   
2. Simultaneously press the ZOOM <W> button for mode 1 or the ZOOM <T> button for mode 2.
   
   
3. Continue to press simultaneously for over 2 seconds.

• Be sure to set the wireless controller to the same mode as the camcorder.

If your wireless controller isn?t working:

Make sure the camcorder and the wireless controller are set to the same mode. Check the mode the camcorder is set to by pushing any button other than the REMOTE SET button on the wireless controller. The camcorder's mode appears in purple for about 4 seconds. Set the wireless controller's mode accordingly by pressing the aforementioned button combinations. If the wireless controller still doesn't work, change the batteries.

The mode the camcorder is set to also appears for 4 seconds when you turn the power on. When you replace the batteries, the wireless controller returns to mode 1. Change the mode again if necessary.