Menu 101 Setting the Real Time Clock and Calendar

1 Display menu 101 and press the SHIFT button.

The current calendar setting appears in the setting mode format (yyyymmdd).

Example: October 8, 1998

19981008

Blinking

Note

The first two digits of the year setting cannot be changed.

2 Use the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons to set the desired date.

If there are no more new settings to be made, go directly to step 5.

3 Press the SHIFT button while the date display is blinking (Example: 19981008).

The current time (real time clock) setting is displayed.

Example: 10:15:05 PM

221505

Blinking

4 Use the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons to set the current time.

5 Press the RESET/(MENU SET) button.

This starts the clock advance operation.

6 Press the MENU button.

This returns the display window to the display shown before the VCR menu.

The date set can be displayed in the time value indication (see page 59) in the following way.

On the DSR-300:Displayed in mmddyyyy format (Example: 10081998)

On the DSR-300P: Displayed in ddmmyyyy format (Example: 08101998)

Menu 201 Checking the Total Operating (Power-On) Hours

1 Display menu 201 and press the SHIFT button.

Pressing the SHIFT button cycles through the following display items.

Indication

Example

 

 

Head drum operating hours

A 0492Hr

 

 

Tape transport hours

b 0480Hr

 

 

Total operating hours

C 0853Hr

 

 

Menu number

201 0492

 

 

2 Check the indication, then press the RESET/ (MENU SET) button, followed by the MENU button.

This returns the display window to the display shown before the VCR menu.

Menu 204 Selecting Frame Mode (DF/NDF) for Time Code (for DSR-300 Only)

Select frame modes when setting the time code. Drop-frame mode (factory setting): When adjusting

the discrepancy between time code value and real time

Non-drop-frame mode: When you need not adjust the discrepancy between time code value and real time

For details of time code settings, see page 62.

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