Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

4-9-5 How to return the menus settings to the user standard settings

The setting statuses of the unit’s menus can be returned to the user standard settings registered in 4-9-3. There are two ways to do this: one method is to read (load) the USER DATA as described in “4-9-3 How to use the user data” and the other enables the return without performing any menu operations.

Operation method without performing FILE menu operations

1 Set the POWER switch to the OFF position.

2 Set the WHITE BAL switch to the PRST position.

WHITE BAL switch

3 Set the POWER switch to the ON position while holding up the AUTO W/B BAL switch.

The USER menu item settings are all returned together to the standard user data.

4-9-6 How to return the menus settings to the factory standard settings

The unit’s menu setting statuses can be returned to the factory standard settings. To do this, first perform a menu operation to open the <INITIALIZE> screen from the FILE page.

<INITIALIZE >

#READ FACTORY DATA WRITE USER DATA

How to return the menu settings (except for the lens file data) to the factory standard settings

1Select the READ FACTORY DATA menu item on the <INITIALIZE> screen, and press the jog dial button.

2Turn the jog dial button, and move the arrow (cursor) to YES on the READ? screen.

3Press the jog dial button. The menu settings are now returned to the factory standard settings.

4-9-7 How to use the lens file data

This unit comes with a white shading compensation function for the lens. This function enables up to six white shading compensation settings of the lens to be stored as the lens file data. Using this lens file data, the appropriate white shading adjustment can be accomplished speedily even after the lens is changed.

For details on data storing, reading and other operations, refer to “5-3 Attaching the lens and performing the flange back and white shading adjustments.”

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AJ-HDX400P specifications

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