Sony 950, 930, 900 manual Close button, VTR START/STOP button, Rewind button, Fast forward button

7	Note
	The BARS button takes priority to the TEST button. If
	the BARS button is lit, press the button to turn it dark

before pressing the TEST button.

g CLOSE button

Press and light the button to close the iris. To release the close mode, press the button again so that it goes dark.

h VTR START/STOP button

Press and light up this button to start a recording operation. When you press the button when lit, it goes dark, and recording stops. Using the RM Configuration menu under the Maintenance menu, you can assign the CALL button function to this button. In this case, press to send a call signal to the video camera, on which the CALL button lights. The tally lamps on the camera and the red tally lamp on the camera control unit light when not lit, or go dark when lit. When the CALL button on the video camera is pressed, the button on this unit lights and a buzzer sounds.

i VTR playback control buttons Controls VTR playback operations. s (stop) button

Press to stop a rewind, fast-forward or playback operation.

j (rewind) button

Press and light this button to start a rewind operation. G (play) button

Press and light this button to start a playback operation.

J (fast forward) button

Press and light this button to start a fast-forward operation.

7 (recording review) button

Press and light this button to execute a recording review operation.

Notes

• When the VTR START/STOP button is lit, these buttons are deactivated. To activate the buttons, first press the VTR START/STOP button to cancel Recording mode.

• A part of the VTR control functions of this unit may be disabled depending on the combination of camera and VTR. For details, ask your Sony dealer.

j ALARM indicator

Flashes or lights in red when trouble occurs in the camera system and the self-diagnostic function activates at the video camera or the camera control unit.

k Menu operation block

1 RM menu select/camera menu set buttons

2 LCD/touch panel

MONITOR

FUNCTION

VF DISP

MAINTENANCE

VF MENU

SCENE

CANCEL

PAINT

ENTER

MENU SELECT

3Control knobs

ARM menu select/camera menu set buttons MONITOR: When this button is unlit, you can

select the menus of this unit using the other buttons (RM Menu mode in which the functions indicated with white letters for the buttons are valid). Press and light this button to display the video signal (SDTV signal only) from the connected camera on the LCD. This also permits the menus of the camera to be operated from this unit (the functions indicated with blue letters for the buttons and the leftmost control knob are valid).

FUNCTION/VF DISP (viewfinder display): With the MONITOR button unlit, the Function menu of this unit appears on the LCD when you press and light this button. With the MONITOR button lit, the character display of the camera is turned on when you press and light this button.

MAINTENANCE/VF MENU (viewfinder menu): With the MONITOR button unlit, the Maintenance menu of this unit appears on the LCD when you press and light this button. With the MONITOR button lit, the unit enters Camera Menu mode when you press and light this button. The main menu of the camera appears on the LCD.

SCENE/CANCEL: With the MONITOR button unlit, the Scene File menu of this unit appears on the LCD when you press and light this button. With the MONITOR button lit, you can cancel the setting of the camera menu item selected on the LCD by pressing this button.

PAINT/ENTER: With the MONITOR button unlit, the Paint menu of this unit appears on the LCD when you press and light this button. With the MONITOR button lit, you can register the setting of the camera menu item selected on the LCD by pressing this button. When

none of the buttons are lit, the status display is obtained.

BLCD/touch panel

Normally displays the statuses. When you press and light the MONITOR button, it displays the video signal from the connected camera (SDTV signal only. HDTV signal will not be displayed.). In RM Menu or Camera Menu mode, the selected menu is displayed to permit you to operate the menu.

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