Canon XL1 Camcorder User Manual


 
Preparation
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Selecting from the Menus
Many of the camera’s advanced functions are selected from menus which appear in the viewfinder.
There are two main menus:
1. Camera menu (when the camera is in record pause mode: the POWER dial set to a
recording program.)
2. VCR menu (when the POWER dial is set to VCR)
Camera menu (CAM. MENU)
1 Zebra pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 47
2 16:9 effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 41
3 Movie mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 30
4 Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 21
5 Tally lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 21
6 Audio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 36
7 Audio 1 Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 37
8 Audio 2 Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 38
9 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 24
0 Date/time set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 22
S
[
E EL CT SET
MENU ] LO SEC
CAM . MENU
L INE
–––
NORMA L
16 bit
SENSOR
TALLY LAM P
MOV I MODEE
ON
ON
• •
• •
SP
JAN 1 1998, .
12:00 AM
REC MODE
D /T IM E SET
AUD IO 1 IN
AUD IO 2 IN
AUD I MODEO
L INE
–––
NORMA L
16 bit
16 :9
SENSOR
TALLY LAM P
MOV I MODEE
ON
ON
ON
ON
• •
• •
• •
AUD IO 1 IN
AUD IO 2 IN
ZEBRA
AUD I MODEO
S
[
E EL CT SET
MENU ] LO SEC
CAM . MENU
1
2
4
6
8
3
5
7
0
9
VCR MENU
S
[
E EL CT SET
MENU ] LO SEC
SENSOR
•• •••
•• ••
••
••
••
••
ON
ON
REC MODE SP
M IX SE ECTL IXEDF
DATE /T IME
EDATE & TIM
DATA CODE
D /T IM E SEL
D / IM E SETT
AN. 1 ,1998J
12 :00 A0 M
T PMALYLLA
OUT PUT CH L R/
1
2
4
6
8
3
5
7
Turn to the appropriate page for a detailed explanation of each function.
VCR menu
1 Tally lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 21
2 Remote sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 21
3 Recording mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 24
4 Mix balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 60
5 Output channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 61
6 Data code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 54
7 Date/time select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 22
8 Date/time set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p. 22