Sony 300PF - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Overview
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9 RESET/(MENU SET) (counter reset/VCR
menu) button
Resets the time value shown in the display window.
This button operates differently depending on settings
of the DISPLAY switch (6 on page 14) and the TC
mode switch 1 (9 on page 19) and 2 (8 on page 19). Also, this button is used to change menu settings.
For details on the VCR menu, see “Setting on the VCR
Section

VCR Menu” (page 91).
0 Speaker
Outputs the recorded or playback audio. When a
warning indicator appears in the viewfinder or display
window, the speaker sounds a warning tone.
The speaker is muted (does not output a warning tone)
when an earphone is connected to the EARPHONE
connector (3 on page 14).
For details on the warning tone, see “Warning System”
(page 115).
Switch setting RESET button operation
DISPLAY: COUNTER Resets counter value to
0:00:00.
DISPLAY: TC
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET Resets time code to
00:00:00:00.
DISPLAY: U-BIT
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET Resets user bit a) to
00 00 00 00.
a) Bits of time code recorded on tape, in which users can
record necessary information.
q Tape remaining indication During recording or pause mode, this indication shows the remaining tape time as
shown below. It is not displayed when no cassette is loaded.
Indication Tape time remaining
TAPE ppppppp 30 minutes or more
TAPE pppppp 25 to 30 minutes
TAPE ppppp 20 to 25 minutes
TAPE pppp 15 to 20 minutes
TAPE ppp 10 to 15 minutes
TAPE pp 5 to 10 minutes
TAPE p 2 to 5 minutes
TAPE p (blinking) 0 to 2 minutes
TAPE (blinking) End of tape
r Clip remaining indication This shows how many clip shots or Cue points can be recorded 1) .
Indication Clip shots Cue point
CLIP pppppp 51 or more 101 points or more
CLIP ppppp 41 to 50 81 to 100 points
CLIP pppp 31 to 40 61 to 80 points
CLIP ppp 21 to 30 41 to 60 points
CLIP pp 11 to 20 21 to 40 points
CLIP p 1 to 10 1 to 20 points
CLIP p (blinking) 2) 1 to 3 1 to 6 points
CLIP Cannot record
CLIP (blinking) 2) Cannot record
1) The optional DSBK-301 is required for Index Picture recording.
2) When back space editing using ClipLink function is possible (when CONT is
displayed)
s Time value indication Depending on the DISPLAY switch ( 6 on page 14) setting, this shows a counter
value, time code value or user bit value. Press the MENU button ( 1 on page 18) to
display the VCR menu.