2. CONTROLS. INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
[VCR Setup Block]0
[MENU] button
Press this button to enter the VCR setup menu mode.
When the VCR setup menu mode is engaged, the "MENU"
indicator in the LCD display lights and the counter display
and viewfinder display are changed to the menu indication.
In the VCR setup menu mode, pressing this button resumes
the normal mode.
[HOLD/GROUP] button
• Press this button when presetting the time code or user's
bit. The presently displayed data is held (the "HOLD"
indicator lights on the display) and the leftmost digit of
the counter blinks. Pressing this button during presetting
of time code or user's bit cancels the operation and recalls
the previous display contents.
• In setup menu mode, this button is used to select the
menu group.
[SHIFT/ITEM] button
• During presetting of time code or user's bit, press this
button to select the digit to be set. Each press of the button
shifts the digit to be set (which blinks) to the right.
• In setup menu mode, this button is used to select the
menu item.
[ADVANCE/SELECT] button
• During presetting of time code or user's bit, press to select
the value of the digit to be set. Each press of the button
increases the number by 1.
• In setup menu mode, this button is used to select the
value of a menu item.
[PRESET/DATA SET] button
• During presetting of time code or user's bit, press to save
the set value in the preset memory. The set time code or
user's bit will be preset in the time code generator.
• In setup menu mode, this button is used to confirm the
menu item setting and save the data in the memory.
• For details of the presetting of time code or user's
bit, see page 56.
• For details on the setup menus, see page 67.
[CONTINUE] button
If this button is pressed simultaneously with the LOG button
0 on page 19 during the stop mode, the tape winds to the
last S.S.F. data OUT point.
"3° See "About the Scene End Cue Up Function" on page
63.
[PRESET/REGEN] switch
Toggles the time code generator mode between PRESET
and REGEN.
PRESET: Preset mode. Set to this position when newly
presetting and recording the time code.
REGEN : Regeneration mode, in which the unit reads
existing time codes on the tape and records time
codes in continuation of the existing ones. Set to
this position when you want to add additional time
codes to time codes already recorded on the
tape.
[REC/FREE] run switch
Selects the time code running mode while the time code
generator is in preset mode. This switch is not effective in
the REGEN mode.
REC : The time code runs only during recording. This
position allows you to record continuous time
codes when recording scenes one after another.
FREE : The time code runs permanently.
* If this position is used when recording scenes one after
another, the time codes become discontinuous at the
change points between scenes.
Lithium Battery Installation Compartment
Install a lithium battery (CR2032) in this compartment. The
battery is used for the backup of the time code and time
date. The GY-DV500 delivered without the battery installed.
The provided lithium battery is for test use. It is recommended
to install a new lithium battery. A new lithium battery can
power the backup for about one year. See "How to Replace
Backup Lithium Batteries" on page 34.
TIME CODE GENERATOR setting switches
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