k MENU ON/OFF switch To use this switch, open the cover.

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This switch is used to display the menu on the

 

 

viewfinder screen or the test signal screen.

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Closing the cover automatically sets this switch to

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ON: Displays the menu on the viewfinder screen

 

 

or the test signal screen.

 

OFF: Removes the menu from the viewfinder

 

screen or the test signal screen.

lCANCEL/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: Flicking 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. Flicking 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 flicked to this position, the page returns to one stage higher in the hierarchy.

m“Memory Stick” compartment

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“Memory Stick” Access indicator

Open the lid of the menu operating section, and insert a “Memory Stick”, with the notch facing downward, in the direction shown by the arrow, so that it clicks into place.

To remove a “Memory Stick”, first press it in to release the lock, then withdraw.

The “Memory Stick” access indicator lights in green when a “Memory Stick” is loaded, and lights in red when the “Memory Stick” is being accessed for reading or writing.

20 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls

For details about “Memory Stick”, see “Handling the “Memory Stick”” on page 185.

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aBuilt-in speaker

The speaker can be used to monitor E-E sound during recording, and playback sound during playback. The speaker also sounds alarms to reinforce visual warnings.

If you connect earphones to the EARPHONE jack, the speaker output is suppressed automatically.

For details about alarms, see “Operation Warnings” on page 215.

bLCD monitor

Displays camera video, VDR-related warnings, remaining battery capacity, remaining disc capacity, audio levels, time data, and so on.