Using the wireless controller WL-D81 Optura Xi

By pointing the wireless controller at the camcorder's remote sensor when you press the buttons, you can control many functions of the camcorder. For the wireless remote to be functional, make sure that the WL. REMOTE setting in the SYSTEM menu is set to ON.

Inserting the Battery

Zooming

Playing Back a Tape

Special Playback Modes

Returning to a Pre-marked Position

Photo/Date Search

Audio Dubbing

Hiding / Showing the Displays on the TV Screen

1. Zoom buttons	19. Transmitter
2. MIX BALANCE button	20. Search buttons
3. PHOTO button	21. START/STOP button
4. SEARCH SELECT button	22. SELF T. button
5. 12bit AUDIO OUT button	23. TV SCREEN button
6. D. EFFECTS (Digital effects) button	24. DATA CODE button
7. CARD STILL/MOVIE button	25. P.SET (Print set) button
8. Digital effects ON/OFF button	26. REW button
9. CARD +/- buttons	27. PLAY button
10. SLIDE SHOW button	28. FF button
11. Direction buttons	29. (Frame advance) button
12. REC PAUSE button	30.  STOP button
13. ZERO SET MEMORY button	31. x2 button
14. AUDIO DUB. button	32. SET button
15. AV INSERT button	33. button
16. REMOTE SET button	34. MENU button
17. (Frame reverse) button	35. PAUSE  button
18. AVDV button	36. Select buttons

Inserting the Battery

The wireless controller operates with a lithium button battery CR2025.

Open the battery cover. Insert the batteries following the + and - markings. Close the battery cover.

Zooming

The camcorder automatically switches between optical zooming and digital zooming. Image resolution is slightly lower with the digital zoom.The Optura Xi is equipped with a 11x optical zoom (9x when recording to a memory card) and can zoom up to 220x using the digital zoom (36x when recording to a memory card).

• Press <W> to zoom out (wideangle).
  
• Press <T> to zoom in (telephoto).

You cannot control the zoom speed with the wireless controller. Keep at least 3.3 ft. (1 m) to the subject. At wide-angle, you can focus on a subject as close as 0.79 in. (2 cm) in CAMERA mode and 2.4 in. (6 cm) in CARD CAMERA mode. In the 16:9 mode, the optical zoom magnification is 10x.

You can set the digital zoom to max out at either 44x or 220x using the following procedure:

1. Press the <MENU> button to open the menu.
   
   
2. Turn the selector dial to select [CAMERA SET UP] and press the selector dial.
   
   
3. Select [D.ZOOM] and press the selector dial.
   
   
4. Select a setting option.
   
   
5. Press the <MENU> button to close the menu.
   
   

A zoom indicator appears for 4 seconds. It extends in light blue when the digital zoom is set to 44x, and extends further in dark blue when set to 220x. Digital zoom cannot be used in the Night mode and Super Night mode. In the 16:9 mode, the digital zoom magnification is 40x/200x. It is shown in ( ) in the menu. Digital zoom cannot be used when the multi-image screen is selected.

Playing Back a Tape

When you use the LCD screen for playback, the camcorder plays back the sound via built-in speaker. The built-in speaker is monaural. Use headphones for stereo sound or when using the viewfinder for playback.

If the playback picture is distorted, clean the video heads using a Canon Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head-cleaning cassette.

1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode.
   - Set the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and the TAPE/CARD switch to .
   
   
2. Open the LCD panel.
   - You can also close the LCD panel with the screen facing outward.
   
   
3. Press the button to rewind the tape.
   
   
4. Press the button to begin playback.
   
   
5. Press the button to stop playback.

When you use the LCD screen for playback, the camcorder plays back the sound via built-in speaker. The built-in speaker is monaural. Use headphones for stereo sound or when using the viewfinder for playback. You can display the audio level indicator by pressing the <AUDIO LEVEL> button.

Special Playback Modes

(Playback Pause)
To pause playback, press the button during normal playback. Press the button again to resume playback. The camcorder goes into stop mode after 5 minutes in playback pause mode.

(Fast Forward Playback) / (Rewind Playback)
Plays back the tape at 9.5 times normal speed (forward or reverse). Press and hold the button during normal playback or fast forward.

(Reverse Playback)
Press the button on the wireless controller during normal playback. Press the (play) button to return to normal playback.

(Frame Advance) / (Frame Reverse)
Plays back frame-by-frame. Press the button on the wireless controller repeatedly during playback pause. Press and hold it to play back continuous frame advance/frame reverse.

(Slow Forward)/(Slow Reverse)
Plays back at about 1/3 normal speed. Press the button on the wireless controller during normal or reverse playback. Press the  (play) button to return to normal playback.

x2 (Forward x2 Playback)/(Reverse x2 Playback)
Plays back at 2 times normal speed. Press the button on the wireless controller during normal or reverse playback. Press the (play) button to return to normal playback.

There is no sound during special playback. The picture may become distorted during some special playback modes. The camcorder stops the tape automatically after 5 minutes in playback pause mode to protect tape and video heads.

Returning to a Pre-marked Position

If you wish to return to a particular scene later, mark the point with the zero set memory and the tape will stop at that point when you rewind/fast forward the tape. This function is operated with the wireless controller.

Press the <ZERO SET MEMORY> button at the point you wish to return to later. - "0:00:00 " appears. - To cancel, press the <ZERO SET MEMORY> button again. When you have finished playback, fast forward or rewind the tape. - "RTN " or "RTN " appears. - The tape stops automatically at "0:00:00". - The tape counter changes to time code.

Time code and tape counter display may not match accurately. The zero set memory may not function correctly when blank sections exist on the tape. If you remove the tape, the zero set memory is canceled and the counter display shows the time code.

Photo/Date Search

You can search for a still image recorded anywhere on the tape with the photo search function, or locate the change of the date/time zone with the date search function.

1. Set the camera to PLAY (VCR) mode and the TAPE/CARD switch to .
   
   
2. Press the <SEARCH SELECT> button on the remote to choose between photo search and date search.
   - "PHOTO SEARCH" or "DATE SEARCH" appears.
   
   
3. Press the or button to begin searching.
   - Press the button to search forward and the button to search backward.
   - Press more than once to search for further still images or date changes (up to 10 times).
   - Press the or button to change the search direction.
   - Press the (stop) button stop searching.
   
   

Photo search: A still image recorded very close to the point you start the search may not be detected. Date search: A recording of longer than a minute per date/area is required. Date search: Playback may start slightly before or after the date change. Date search may not function if the data code is not correctly displayed.

Audio Dubbing

You can add sound from audio devices (AUDIO IN) or with the built-in or an external microphone (MIC. IN).

Use only tapes recorded in SP mode 12-bit audio sound with this camcorder. Audio dubbing will stop if the tape has a blank section or a section recorded in LP mode, 16-bit or 12-bit 4-channel sound. In above case, create a copy in SP mode 12-bit audio sound using the analog line-in function. Do not connect/disconnect any cable to/from the camcorder while dubbing. You cannot use the DV terminal for audio dubbing. If you add sound to a tape not recorded with this camcorder, sound quality may decrease. Sound quality may decrease when you add sound to the same scene for more than 3 times.

Connecting an Audio Device

You can monitor the picture on the LCD screen or a TV connected via the S-video terminal, and check the sound with the built-in speaker or headphones.

Using a Microphone

When using the built-in microphone: Do not connect any cables to the microphone terminal or the accessory shoe. When using an external microphone: Connect it to the microphone terminal. When using the DM-50 Microphone: Do not connect any cables to the microphone terminal. When you connect a TV via the S-video terminal or AV terminal, you can check the picture on the TV screen and the sound with headphones connected to the camcorder.

Dubbing

1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode and load a recorded cassette.
   - Set the POWER dial to PLAY (VCR) and the TAPE/CARD to .
   
   

2. Press the <MENU> button,select [AUDIO SET UP], and press the Selector dial.
   
   

3. Select [AUDIO DUB.], and press the Selector dial.
   
   

4. Set it to [AUDIO IN] or [MIC. IN], and press the Selector dial.
   
   

5. Press the <MENU> button to close the menu.
   
   

6. Locate the scene you wish audio dubbing to start.
   
   

7. Press the <PAUSE > a button on the wireless controller.
   
   

8. Press the <AUDIO DUB> button on the wireless controller.
   - "AUDIO DUB." and "" appear.
   - If the optional DM-50 microphone is attached, "C" (Connection) appears.
   
   

9. Press the <PAUSE > button on the wireless controller to begin dubbing.
   - Audio device: Begin playback.
   - Microphone: Direct your voice to the microphone.
   
   

10. Press the <STOP > button on the wireless controller to stop dubbing.
    - Audio device: Stop playback.
    
    

Set the zero set memory at the end of the scene you wish to dub audio. The camcorder will automatically stop audio dubbing at that point.

Hiding / Showing the Displays on the TV Screen

When you connect a TV for recording/playback, you can either hide or show the displays on the TV screen.

• Press the <TV SCREEN> button on the wireless controller.

• When the POWER switch is set to CAMERA: The displays disappear from the TV screen and appear when you press the button again.

• When the POWER switch is set to PLAY (VCR): The displays appear on the connected TV screen and disappear when you press the button again. The setting resets to the OFF setting when you turn the camcorder off.

• When the TV screen displays are hidden, the displays still appear on the LCD screen. If you turn on the data code, displays other than the data code will disappear from the LCD screen.

• You can also change the setting in the menu during recording:

• Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SET UP]. Select [TV SCREEN], set it to [OFF] and close the menu.