Menus related to taking pictures, Other menus

Menus related to taking pictures

ª[DATE/TIME]

This switches between date and time indications.

≥The camera-recorder automatically records the date and time of picture taking on the tape.

≥You can also show or change the date/time indication by repeatedly pressing the [DATE/TIME] button on the remote control.

ª[AUDIO REC]

Switches the audio (PCM audio) recording systems. [12bit]: Records audio in “12 bit 32 kHz 4 tracks”.

(The original audio signals can be kept after the other audio signals are dubbed.)

[16bit]: Records audio in “16 bit 48 kHz 2 tracks”. Audio can be recorded in higher quality.

(If audio signals are dubbed, then the original audio signals will be erased.)

ª[REC LAMP]

Set to [ON] and this turns the recording lamp on during recording, which indicates that recording is underway. Set to [OFF] and this does not turn on the lamp even when recording is underway.

ª[DISPLAY]

Set to [ON] and the display mode can be switched to all functions. Set to [OFF] and it can be switched to minimum display.

ª[BEEP SOUND]

Set to [ON] and confirmation/alarm beeps are issued as follows.

1 Beep

≥When you start recording ≥When you turn on the power 2 Beeps

≥When you pause recording 2 Beeps for 4 times

≥When a cassette with its erasure prevention tab set to [SAVE] is inserted, condensation occurs, and at other times. Check the sentence displayed on the screen.

ª[POWER SAVE]

[OFF]:	When about 5 minutes passed without any
	operation, the standby mode automatically will
	be set. In the standby mode, [;] blinks and it
	takes time more than usual to start recording
	after you press the recording start/stop button.
[5 MINUTES]:	When about 5 minutes passes without any
	operation, the camera-recorder automatically
	turns off to protect the tape or to prevent the
	battery from running down. When you use the
	camera-recorder, turn it on again.

≥In the following cases, the power may not turn off even when set [POWER SAVE] >> [5 MINUTES].

≥When connecting to the AC outlet (When using the AC adapter)

≥When connecting the DV cable to other equipment

Menus related to playback

ª[REC DATA]

Set to [ON] and the settings (shutter speed, iris/gain values, and white balance settings (-24-), etc.) used during the recordings are displayed during playback.

≥When the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch is set to [AUTO], the indication [AUTO] will appear.

≥When there is no data, [---] appears on the display.

≥If the camera-recorder data of the camera-recorder are played back on other equipment, the settings information is sometimes not displayed normally.

ª[AUDIO OUT]

This switches the sound to be played back. [STEREO]: Stereo sound (main sound and sub sound)

[L]:	Left channel sound (main sound)
[R]:	Right channel sound (sub sound)

Other menus

ª[INITIAL SET]

When there is a menu that cannot be selected depending on a combination of functions, set to [YES] for changing the menu settings back to the initial shipping condition.

(Language setting cannot be back to the initial shipping condition.)