2-6 Menu Operating Section

2 STATUS ON/SEL / OFF switch

3 MENU ON/OFF switch

MENU

4 CANCEL/PRST / ESCAPE switch

5 “Memory Stick” compartment

Cover

1MENU knob

and Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

aMENU 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.

bSTATUS 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 7-2-8 “Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows” on page 128.

cMENU ON/OFF switch

To use this switch, open the cover.

This switch is used to display the menu on the viewfinder screen or the test signal screen.

Closing the cover automatically sets this switch to OFF. ON: Displays the menu on the viewfinder screen or the test signal screen, at the last accessed page. When the

menu is used for the first time, the first page is displayed.

OFF: Removes the menu from the viewfinder screen or the test signal screen.

dCANCEL/PRST (preset) / ESCAPE switch

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

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

CANCEL/PRST: Pushing this switch up to this position displays the message to confirm whether the previous settings are cancelled or settings are reset to their initial values, depending on the menu operating condition.

Pushing this switch up to this position again cancels the previous settings or resets the settings to their initial values.

ESCAPE: Use this switch when the menu page, which has a hierarchical structure, is opened. Each time the switch is pushed to this position, the page returns to one stage higher in the hierarchy.

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