Viewfinder Advanced Menu

Bring up the advanced menu pages by setting the POWER switch to ON while pressing the UP/ON button up (see page 52).

There are up to 15 advanced menu pages (the number displayed depends on the switch settings and the type of connected VTR).

Note on EZ mode

Advanced menu page 1

Use this page to return all advanced menu settings to their factory preset values.

For details of this operation, see “Displaying the advanced menu and switching to the normal indications” (page 52).

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When the camera is in EZ mode, the advanced menu does not appear. Release the EZ mode beforehand. (See page 14.)

Advanced Menu Operations

To change the page

Move the cursor to the menu number, then press the UP/ON button or the DOWN/OFF button.

Pressing the UP/ON button displays the previous page and pressing the DOWN/OFF button displays the next page. Pressing the DOWN/OFF button when the last page is being displayed returns the display to the first page.

To select items in a page

Press the MENU/STATUS switch to move the cursor among the menu items.

To change settings

This operation is the same as for the basic menus.

For a description of basic menu operations, see page 58.

To return to the normal indications

Move the cursor to EXIT MENU, then press the UP/ ON button.

Contents and Settings of Each

Page

Each page’s contents and settings are described below.

Advanced menu page 2

Item

Settings

 

 

GAIN

This sets gain values for the positions of the GAIN switch. The HIGH, MID, and LOW values must be set so that LOW < MID < HIGH.

LOW

–3 dB, 0 dB (normal

Sets the L position.

value), 3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12

 

dB, 18 dB, 18 dB + DPR, 24

 

dB

 

 

MID

0 dB, 3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB

Sets the M position.

(normal value), 12 dB, 18

 

dB, 18 dB + DPR, 24 dB, 24

 

dB + DPR

 

 

HIGH

3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB, 18

Sets the H position.

dB (normal value), 18 dB +

 

DPR, 24 dB, 24 dB + DPR,

 

HYPER GAIN

 

 

HYPER

36 dB (normal value), 42

Sets gain value when the

dB

HYPER GAIN is selected.

 

 

 

DL

ON (normal value), OFF

Sets DynaLatitude function

When set to ON, the amount

ON/OFF.

of DynaLatitude effects is

This setting is valid only

set in basic menu page 3

when the OUTPUT/DL/

(see page 59).

DCC+ switch has been set to

 

DL.

 

 

 

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