Setup menu list (continued)

OTHER FUNCTIONS screen (continued)

 

 

Item

Display

Description of settings

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER SAVE

(Camera)

Selects the power-saving mode when the top panel operation keys, DISP/

P2

 

TAPE

 

 

MODE CHK button, USER1-3 buttons and EVF DTL button have not been

 

 

 

 

 

operated for 5 minutes or so.

 

 

 

 

 

ON:

 

 

 

 

 

The camera-recorder’s power is set to OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

OFF:

 

 

 

 

 

The cylinder head remains stopped without turning off the camera-recorder’s

 

 

 

 

 

power.

 

 

 

 

 

• When connection is made with an external device using the IEEE1394 cable

 

 

 

 

 

and the communication mode is established in this way, the power will not be

 

 

 

 

 

set off even when none of the above buttons has been operated.

 

 

 

 

 

• The power will not be turned off when a P2 card or tape has not been

 

 

 

 

 

installed in the P2 mode or TAPE mode, respectively, even if ON has been

 

 

 

 

 

selected as this item’s setting.

USER FILE

(Camera)

LOAD:

P2

 

TAPE

 

(MCR/

The previous user file settings are loaded.

 

 

 

 

VCR)

SAVE:

 

 

 

 

 

The changed user file settings are saved.

 

 

 

 

 

INITIAL:

 

 

 

 

 

The user file settings are returned to the factory settings.

 

 

 

 

 

After performing LOAD or INITIAL, turn the POWER switch OFF and then

 

 

 

 

 

back ON to activate the settings.

 

 

 

 

 

• The setting for the TIME ZONE option (page 117) remains unchanged even

 

 

 

 

 

when INITIAL is performed.

HOUR METER

(Camera)

Displays the total running time (a 5-digit figure per hour) of the cylinder head.

TAPE

 

 

 

(VCR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATION

(Camera)

Displays the power-on time (a 5-digit figure).

P2

 

 

 

(MCR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicates the factory setting.

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