Sony XDCAM HD PDW-HD1500 - Manual (Page 42)

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Basic Operations of the Function Menu
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Basic Operations of the
Function Menu
The function menu provides access to frequently used
settings, such as input video signal selection and timecode
settings.
Menu settings are stored in nonvolatile memory and are
preserved even after the unit is powered off.
Function menu operations
The function menu appears on the color LCD of this unit.
The following figure shows the buttons (numbered 1 to 6
beginning at the top) used in function menu operations.
To display the function menu
The function menu is made up of the HOME page and
pages P1 to P7, (P8)
1)
, (HOME2)
1)
.
If the function menu is not already visible, press the
PAGE/HOME button to display it. (The most recently
accessed function menu page appears.)
1) If a menu item is assigned using maintenance menu item M38: F-KEY
CONFIG
To display a different page
Each press of the PAGE/HOME button displays the next
function menu page in the order: HOME
tP1 t P2 t
P3 t P4 t P5 t P6 t P7 t (P8)
1)
t (HOME2)
1)
t HOME…
1) If a menu item is assigned using maintenance menu item M38: F-KEY
CONFIG
• Turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding
down the PAGE/HOME button changes the page
forward or backward.
• Pressing F1 to F6 buttons while holding down the
PAGE/HOME button switches the page directly to pages
P1 to P6. Pressing the F1 button again while the page P1
is displayed switches the page to P7. Pressing the F2
button again while the page P2 is displayed switches the
page to P8.
To clear the function menu from the screen
Press the DISPLAY button to switch to the video monitor
display.
To change the setting of a function menu
item
Use the function buttons.
To select the value of the setting item
Press the button to the left of each setting item to change
the value of the item. Keep pressing the button until the
value you want appears.
To set the value of the setting item
• Press the button to the left of each setting item so that the
setting value flashes to enable adjustment of the value
and then turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob to increase or
decrease the value.
• Turning the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding
down the SHIFT button increases the increment of
adjustment.
• Pressing the button to the left of each setting item while
the setting value is flashing causes the value to stop
flashing and completes the adjustment.
Function menu settings
The following tables list the setting items on each page and
describe their setting values. Underlined values are the
factory defaults.
HOME page
Function buttons (1 to 6)
Function menu
PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob
DISPLAY button
PAGE/HOME button
Item Setting
F1: CHAR SEL Turns the display of character
information on the color LCD and on an
external monitor on and off.
ON: Character information on
OFF: Character information off
LCD: Character information on for the
color LCD only
F2: PB/EE Selects the type of video and audio
signals to output during fast forward, fast
reverse, stop, and standby.
PB: Playback signal
EE: E-E signal
F3: REC INH Specifies whether to inhibit recording to
the disc.
OFF: Do not inhibit recording.
ON: Inhibit recording to the disc
according to the setting of setup
menu item 310 REC INHIBIT.