Sony 300PL Camcorder User Manual


 
Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Overview 17
9 RESET/(MENU SET) (counter reset/VCR
menu) button
Resets the time value shown in the display window.
This button operates differently depending on settings
of the DISPLAY switch (6 on page 14) and the TC
mode switch 1 (9 on page 19) and 2 (8 on page 19).
Also, this button is used to change menu settings.
For details on the VCR menu, see “Setting on the VCR
Section
VCR Menu” (page 91).
0 Speaker
Outputs the recorded or playback audio. When a
warning indicator appears in the viewfinder or display
window, the speaker sounds a warning tone.
The speaker is muted (does not output a warning tone)
when an earphone is connected to the EARPHONE
connector (3 on page 14).
For details on the warning tone, see “Warning System”
(page 115).
Switch setting RESET button operation
DISPLAY: COUNTER Resets counter value to
0:00:00.
DISPLAY: TC
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET
Resets time code to
00:00:00:00.
DISPLAY: U-BIT
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET
Resets user bit
a)
to
00 00 00 00.
a) Bits of time code recorded on tape, in which users can
record necessary information.
q Tape remaining indication During recording or pause mode, this indication shows the remaining tape time as
shown below. It is not displayed when no cassette is loaded.
Indication Tape time remaining
TAPEppppppp 30 minutes or more
TAPEpppppp 25 to 30 minutes
TAPEppppp 20 to 25 minutes
TAPEpppp 15 to 20 minutes
TAPEppp 10 to 15 minutes
TAPEpp 5 to 10 minutes
TAPEp 2 to 5 minutes
TAPEp (blinking) 0 to 2 minutes
TAPE (blinking) End of tape
r Clip remaining indication This shows how many clip shots or Cue points can be recorded
1)
.
Indication Clip shots Cue point
CLIPpppppp 51 or more 101 points or more
CLIPppppp 41 to 50 81 to 100 points
CLIPpppp 31 to 40 61 to 80 points
CLIPppp 21 to 30 41 to 60 points
CLIPpp 11 to 20 21 to 40 points
CLIPp 1 to 10 1 to 20 points
CLIPp (blinking)
2)
1 to 3 1 to 6 points
CLIP Cannot record
CLIP (blinking)
2)
Cannot record
1) The optional DSBK-301 is required for Index Picture recording.
2) When back space editing using ClipLink function is possible (when CONT is
displayed)
s Time value indication Depending on the DISPLAY switch (6 on page 14) setting, this shows a counter
value, time code value or user bit value. Press the MENU button (1 on page 18) to
display the VCR menu.