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To power down the HDV-Recorder, select the `Power Off´ item in the main menu with the keypad/keyboard. You can read how to select a menu item in the next chapter.

7. The single menus

7.1 The Main Menu

Interlacing: This activates and deactivates the De-Interlacing mode.

PAL: In this sub-menu, you can select whether PAL videos are played back in a 50 or 60 Hz mode.

Display: This sub-menu allows you to set the monitor resolution.

Power Off: This switches off the recorder.

Exit: In selecting this item, you can exit the main menu.

7.2 The Record Menu

The main menu is opened/activated using the Menu/Ok key on your keypad and can be closed again using the Exit key or by selecting the Exit item in the menu.

To select an item/function in the menu or to change a setting, navigate using the arrow up/ arrow down keys. Then, activate the item using the Menu/Ok key.

The main menu contains the following items:

Record: With this sub-menu, you can record material to the hard-drive.

Playback: This sub-menu allows you to playback footage stored on the hard-drive.

Delete: This function deletes recordings made from the hard-drive.

Export: In this sub-menu, you can record footage from the hard-drive back to the camera.

Trim: This sub-menu gives you the possibility of trimming the recorded material from the front and at the end.

This menu can be reached either via the main menu or – as long as no menu has been activated – by pressing the Record key on the keypad.

Here, you can record your video footage from the camera to your HDV-Recorder. To do this, first make sure that the camera has been connected with the recorder using the Firewire cable.

The Record Menu shows all thirty, available memory banks. Already used memory banks are shown in black, unused banks are shown in grey. Once you have marked an entry, it is displayed in red.

After selecting a storage bank for your video