DXC-D30WS/P(E)/V1

Viewfinder Basic Menu

Viewfinder Advanced Menu

2 Press the UP/ON button once.

The title is superimposed to the picture displayed on the viewfinder screen.

3 Start shooting.

4 To stop the title recording, press the MENU/ STATUS switch to clear the title display.

Note on using the CCU-M5/M5P Camera Control Unit

Bring up the advanced menu pages by setting the POWER switch to ON while pressing the UP/ON button up (see page 46).

There are up to 14 advanced menu pages (the number displayed depends on the switch settings and the type of connected VTR).

Note on using the CCU-M5/M5P Camera Control Unit

When the camera head is in EZ mode, the advanced menu may not appear. Release the EZ mode beforehand. (See page 12.)

Advanced menu page 1

Use this page to return all advanced menu settings to their factory preset values.

For details of this operation, see “Displaying the advanced menu and switching to the normal indications” (page 46).

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mALL RESET (YESm4)

When the CCU-M5/M5P has a function switch setting of “TITLE ON”, the title display takes precedence, and the status display (see page 48) do not appear in the normal incidations. However, when you press the MENU/STATUS switch up, for as long as you hold it up the status indications appear in place of the title.

Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus

Advanced Menu Operations

To change the page

Move the cursor to the menu number, then press the UP/ON button or the DOWN/OFF button.

Pressing the UP/ON button displays the previous page and pressing the DOWN/OFF button displays the next page. Pressing the DOWN/OFF button when the last page is being displayed returns the display to the first page.

To select items in a page

Press the MENU/STATUS switch to move the cursor among the menu items.

To change settings

This operation is the same as for the basic menus.

For a description of basic menu operations, see page 51.

To return to the normal indications

Move the cursor to EXIT MENU, then press the UP/ ON button.

Contents and Settings of Each Page

Each page’s contents and settings are described below.

EXIT MENU (YESm4)

Advanced menu page 2

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GAIN mHIGH:18dB

MID:

9dB

LOW:

OdB

DL:ON

 

EXIT MENU (YESm4)

Item

Settings

GAIN

This sets gain values for the positions of the GAIN switch. The HIGH, MID, and LOW values must be set so that LOW < MID < HIGH.

HIGH

3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12 dB, 18

Sets the H position.

dB (normal value), 18 dB +

 

DPR, 24 dB, 24 dB + DPR,

 

HYPER GAIN

MID

0 dB, 3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB

Sets the M position.

(normal value), 12 dB, 18

 

dB, 18 dB + DPR, 24 dB, 24

 

dB + DPR

LOW

–3 dB, 0 dB (normal

Sets the L position.

value), 3 dB, 6 dB, 9 dB, 12

 

dB, 18 dB, 18 dB + DPR, 24

 

dB

DL

ON (normal value), OFF

Sets DynaLatitude function

When set to ON, the amount

ON/OFF.

of DynaLatitude effects is

This setting is valid only

set in basic menu page 3

when the OUTPUT/DL/

(see page 52).

DCC+ switch has been set to

 

DL.

 

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Sony DXC-D30WSP Viewfinder Advanced Menu, Advanced Menu Operations, To change, To return to the normal indications

DXC-D30WS, DXC-D30WSP specifications

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