2-5 Menu Operating Section

Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

a“Memory Stick” compartment

cSTATUS ON/SEL / OFF switch

dMENU ON/OFF switch

eCANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch

Cover

bMENU knob

Menu operation section

Controls and

a“Memory Stick” compartment

ACCESS indicator

MEMORY STICK OPEN button

f

“Memory Stick” Eject button

Open the cover of the “Memory Stick” compartment by pressing the MEMORY STICK OPEN button and insert the “Memory Stick.”

To remove, press the eject button.

During data writing/loading to/from the “Memory Stick,” the ACCESS indicator lights or flashes.

For details, see “6-1-1 Handling the “Memory Stick”” on page 97.

bMENU knob

Use this knob to change the page selection or a setting within the menu.

Press: If you press this knob when the arrow (b) is placed at the page title on the menu, the arrow changes to a question mark (?) and you can change the page by turning this knob.

When the arrow mark is placed at a position other than the page title, you can change the setting of the current item by pressing and turning this knob.

Turn: Turn this knob to change the page or change item settings.

cSTATUS ON/SEL / OFF (menu display on/page selection/display off) switch

To enable this switch, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

Closing the cover automatically sets the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

ON/SEL: Each time this switch is pushed upward, a window to confirm the menu settings and status of the camcorder appears on the viewfinder screen. The window consists of three pages, which are switched each time the switch is pushed upward. Each page is displayed for about 10 seconds.

OFF: To clear the page immediately after display, push this switch down to the OFF position.

You can select the pages to be displayed on the menu.

For details, see “5-2-8 Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows” on page 81.

dMENU ON/OFF switch

To use this switch, open the cover.

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Menu Operating Section