Sony 900, 930, 950 manual Absolute mode, Relative button, Not lit, Master Black control

7	k IRIS RELATIVE (iris relative) button					Iris adjustment functions
	When the IRIS/MB ACTIVE button is lit, the iris
	adjustment mode can be selected with this button.						Relative mode			Absolute mode
	Press and light up the button for Relative mode or					(RELATIVE button				(RELATIVE button
	press so that it goes dark for Absolute mode. When the							lit)		not lit)
	IRIS/MB ACTIVE button is not lit, Relative mode is
						Adjusts the iris with				Adjusts the iris
	automatically selected and this button is not operative.				IRIS lever
						relative values				within the variable
					(RCP-750)/
						within 1/4 of the				range set by the
					IRIS control	total range from				SENS and
					(RCP-751)
						OPEN to CLOSED.				COARSE
						Adjusts the total
					COARSE	range from OPEN				Sets the lower limit
					control	to CLOSED in rela-				for CLOSED.
						tive values.
										Sets the upper limit
					SENS					for OPEN accord-
						Does not function.				ing to CLOSED
					control
										value set by the
										COARSE control.
	7-10-3Iris/master black control block (RCP-751)
				4 IRIS RELATIVE button
	1 MASTER BLACK display								5 f-number display
	2 MASTER BLACK control				EXT				6 EXT indicator
									7 SENS control knob
		MASTER
									8 COARSE control knob
			BLACK		SENS
				RELATIVE			CLOSE OPEN
							COARSE

3 IRIS/MB ACTIVE button

IRIS/MB AUTO

ACTIVE

9 IRIS control

q; Iris gauge

IRIS

qa AUTO button

aMASTER BLACK display

Displays the current master black setting in the range from –99 to +99.

bMASTER BLACK control

Manually adjust the master black level. The setting is displayed in the MASTER BLACK display.

cIRIS/MB ACTIVE (iris/master black active) button

Press and light up this button to enable the iris/master black control block of the panel. When the PANEL ACTIVE button is pressed, this button also lights. If you press this button so that it goes dark, the panel will be locked, preventing accidental misoperation.

dIRIS RELATIVE (iris relative) button When the IRIS/MB ACTIVE button is lit, the iris adjustment mode can be selected with this button. Press and light up the button for Relative mode or press so that it goes dark for Absolute mode. When the IRIS/MB ACTIVE button is not lit, Relative mode is automatically selected and this button is not operative.

ef-number display

Displays the f number of the current iris setting. When the iris is closed, “CL” is displayed.

fEXT (lens extender) indicator Lights when the lens extender is used.

gSENS (sensitivity) control knob

Used for manual iris adjustment in Absolute mode. This control is not operative when Relative mode is selected.

hCOARSE control knob Used for manual iris adjustment.

iIRIS control

When the AUTO button is not lit, you can adjust the iris manually by turning the control. When the AUTO button is lit, the reference value for automatic iris adjustment can be set in a range of ±1f with this control.

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