Current cassette name/number
3 Press the MENU/STATUS switch to move the text entry arrow.
Press the MENU/STATUS switch upward to move the cursor to the right or downward to move it to the left.
4 Press the UP/ON button or DOWN/OFF button to enter the desired characters.
The displayed character changes each time the UP/ ON button is pressed. It changes in reverse order each time the DOWN/OFF button is pressed.
5 Return to step 2 and repeat the text entry procedure.
6 After completing text entry, move the text entry cursor to the parenthesis position.
The display changes as follows.
MARK/CUE:MARK
FREEZE:OFF

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Basic menu page 7

The following display is shown when the DSR-1/1P is

MARK/CUE:MARK

FREEZE:OFF

connected.

CHG REEL

NO:

 

å

 

 

(ABC

)

MARK/CUE:MARK mFREEZE:OFF

CHG REEL NO: (YESm4)

Basic menu pages 8 and 9

You can create a title of up to four lines, each of twelve alphanumeric or punctuation characters, and then save it. It is then possible to record the title over the picture while shooting.

Entering the title (page 8)

1 Press the MENU/STATUS switch as necessary to display basic menu page 8 (title setting display) in the viewfinder.

4 Press the UP/ON button to select the required character.

Each time you press the UP/ON button, the character cycles through the following sequence.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ?;x/0123456789:-.,

(Space)

To reverse the character sequence

With the UP/ON button held down, press the DOWN/OFF button.

5 Press the DOWN/OFF button to confirm the character selection.

The cursor advances to the next character position.

Item

Settings

MARK/CUE

MARK (normal value), CUE

Selects MARK

See “Using the ClipLink Function”

mode or CUE mode

(page 41).

FREEZE

See “Using the Freeze Mix Function”

Sets the freeze mix

(page 44).

function.

 

CHG REEL NO

See “To set the cassette name/

Sets the cassette

number” below.

mTITLE SET?

To change a character after confirming it

Return to step 3, and input the character again.

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the title is complete.

 

name/number

 

To set the cassette name/number (when using

 

 

Chapter 4

DSR-1/1P)

1 Connect the DSR-1/1P and load a cassette.

Viewfinder

2 Press the MENU/STATUS switch to move the

Screen

cursor to CHG REEL NO, then press the UP/ON

button.

Indications

 

 

 

 

MARK/CUE:MARK

and

 

 

FREEZE:OFF

Menus

 

mCHG REEL NO:

 

(YESm4)

 

 

 

CHG REEL NO: mWRITE? (YESm4)

(DEF )

If a title is already present, it appears on this screen. To delete the displayed title, press the UP/ ON and DOWN/OFF buttons simultaneously.

2 Press the UP/ON button.

This brings up the cursor on the screen (flashing), and switches to title editing mode.

Initial cursor position

DXC-D30

7 When the title is complete, press the MENU/ STATUS switch as necessary to return to the normal viewfinder indications.

The title created is retained, even when you power the camera off.

To record a title (page 9)

1 Press the MENU/STATUS switch as necessary to access basic menu page 9 (title display).

Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus

The cursor () changes to the text entry arrow ()

and the current cassette name/number is displayed.

(“NO TAPE” is displayed if you neglected to load

a cassette.)

DXC-

7 Check your cassette name/number setting, and press the UP/ON button if no more changes are required. (To make changes or to abort the procedure for this setting, return to step 2.)

This writes the new cassette name/number to the cassette memory, after which the display changes as follows.

3 Press the DOWN/OFF button to move the cursor to the position where you wish to insert a character.

To move the cursor back

With the DOWN/OFF button held down, press the UP/ON button.

mTITLE IND?

(continued)

D30WS/P(E)/V1

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Sony DXC-D30WSP service manual Basic menu pages 8, Entering the title, DSR-1/1P, To record a title

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