4-10 VTR Menu Display in the

Display Panel

When the camcorder is stopped, hold down the ADVANCE button and press the SHIFT button for at least one second to display the VTR menu in the display panel.

Using the VTR menu, you can carry out with ease some of the system settings, including adjusting the internal clock, which are possible in the diagnosis mode.

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4-10-1 Configuration and Functions of the VTR Menu

The VTR menu consists of six submenus, identified by menu numbers, and numbers 3 to 6 of these each include a number of items.

VTR menu items and functions

Menu

Item

Function

number

 

 

 

 

 

1

TIME SET

Check and update the internal clock time.

 

 

 

2

DATE SET

Check and update the internal clock date.

 

 

 

3

REC START/STOP

Select whether to sound a tone on

 

TONE

starting and stopping recording.

 

 

 

 

AUTO SHOT NO.

Select whether to automatically reset the

 

RESET

shot number when a new cassette is

 

 

loaded.

 

 

 

 

SHOT TIME DISP

Select how to display the shot date and

 

SEL

time in the display panel.

 

 

 

 

SHOT NO. REGENE

Specifies whether the shot number is

 

 

continuously recorded or not.

 

 

 

UBIT GROUP ID SET Specifies whether the user bit group ID is set or not.

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