The P-Menu is a customizable menu that allows quick access to commonly used camera features.This is very useful underwater since controls such asWhite Balance can only be accessed through the camera’s menu system.
The Bluefin HC3 uses a window mounted rotary control (P-Menu Selector) that will allow access to the right column of buttons on the camera’s first page of the P-Menu. Light & Motion has designed the control to provide access to Smooth Slow Recording,Tele Macro and One Push White Balance.To use these controls you will need to configure your camera’s P-menu to allow access to these functions from the right column of the first P-menu screen that comes up when the camera is in CAMERA-TAPE mode.
The following instructions show how to move these commands into the right column of the first page of the P-Menu for CAMERA-TAPE mode.You may find it useful to review the camera’s manual for a better understanding of how to configure the P-Menu.
It may be possible to operate other P-Menu commands using the housing’s P- Menu Selector. However, only the three functions listed above are supported by Light & Motion.
1.With the camera in CAMERA-TAPE mode press the P-MENU button.
2.Use the arrow buttons to get to the last page (Page 3/3).
3.Press the P-MENU SET UP button
4.Press the RESET button (Refer fig. 5).This resets the camera’s P-Menu to the factory defaults. Press YES when prompted and YES again to complete the reset.
5.Press the P-MENU SET UP button again. (Refer fig. 6 and 7)
6.Press the SORT button (Refer fig. 5).This button allows you to change the position of most of the P-Menu buttons.
7.Select the SMOOTH SLWREC button on the first P-Menu page (page 1/3).
8.Push the up arrow button twice to move the SMOOTH SLWREC button from position 4 to position 2.
9.Push the OK button.This completes movement of the first button and leaves you ready to move the next one.
10.Select the TELE MACRO button on the first P-Menu page (page 1/3).
11.Push the up arrow button once to move the TELE MACRO button from position 5 to position 4.
12.Push the OK button. Now two of the three buttons are in the right place.And you are ready to move the third one.
13.Push the down arrow once.
14.Select the WHITE BAL. button on the second page (page 2/3).
15.Push the up arrow button 4 times to move the WHITE BAL. button from position 10 to position 6.
16.Press the OK button, the END button, and the X button.This completes the setup of the P-Menu to allow access to Smooth Slow Recording,Tele Macro, and One Push White Balance using the housing’s P-Menu Selector. For detailed operation of these controls please see the Operation section of this manual.
When the P-Menu button is now pressed, the three buttons should be located identical to figure 8.