Sony 900 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Chapter 7 Location and Function of Parts and Controls 129HDC-900/950/930 Series Product Information Manual
specified as Absolute mode, the Memory A, B
and AWB buttons are disabled.
e Black balance control block
A BLACK (black balance) controls
These controls are specified at the factory to
adjust the R/B black balance. Using the RM
Configuration menu, you can change the
function of these controls to adjust the R/B flare
balance. The adjustment mode of these controls
is specified at the factory as Relative mode,
which can also be changed to Absolute mode
using the menu. See ‘Settings on the RM
Configuration Menu’.
B ABB (auto black balance) button (red
illumination)
Press to automatically adjust the black balance
and black set. The button is illuminated during
adjustment and this is turned off when the
adjustment is completed. If you press this button
when it is illuminated, the automatic adjustment
is canceled, and the button flashes. To stop the
flashing, press the button again.
Note
When the adjustment mode of the BLACK
controls is specified as Absolute mode,
automatic black balance adjustment with the
ABB button is disabled.
f ACTIVE button (green illumination)
Press to select the control mode for the connected
camera system. Each time you press the button with
the factory setting, the control mode cyclically
switches between FULL, PART, and LOCK modes.
FULL mode: All controls from this unit are enabled
(panel active status). Both this button and the IRIS/
MB ACTIVE indicator in the iris/master black control
block are illuminated.
PART mode: Controls only from the iris/master black
control block are enabled (iris/master black active
status). This button is not illuminated, but the IRIS/
MB ACTIVE indicator stays lit.
LOCK mode: All controls from this unit are disabled
(lock status). Neither this button nor the IRIS/MB
ACTIVE indicator in the iris/master black control are
illuminated.
Using the RM Configuration menu, the function of this
button can be changed to switch only between FULL
and LOCK modes. The RM Configuration menu
operation is possible in any mode. See ‘Settings on the
RM Configuration Menu’.
g STANDARD button (green illumination)
When this button is pressed, it remains illuminated for
several seconds while the camera is initialized to its
standard state. If the button is pressed while
illuminated, the camera reverts to the state before the
button was illuminated.
h Iris/master black control block
A MASTER BLACK control
Manually adjusts the master black level. The
adjustment mode of this control is specified at
the factory as Absolute mode, which can be
changed to Relative mode using the RM
Configuration menu. See ‘Settings on the RM
Configuration Menu’.
B EXT (lens extender) indicator (amber
illumination)
Lights when the lens extender is in use.
C AUTO button (amber illumination)
Press and illuminate the button to automatically
adjust the iris according to the amount of input
light. If you press the button when it is
illuminated, this is turned off and manual iris
adjustment is enabled.
D IRIS/MB ACTIVE (iris/master black active)
indicator (green illumination)
Illuminated when the control mode is set as
FULL or PART mode with the ACTIVE button.
When this indicator is illuminated, iris/master
black controls from this unit are enabled.
E IRIS control
When the AUTO button is not illuminated, you
can adjust the iris manually by turning this
control. When the AUTO button is illuminated
you can fine-adjust the reference value for the
automatic iris adjustment in a range of +/-2 f
stops with this control. The adjustment mode of
this control is specified at the factory as
Absolute mode, which can also be changed to
Relative mode using the RM Configuration
menu. See ‘Settings on the RM Configuration
Menu’.
F Iris gauge
Turn the gauge to set the white line to the most -
frequently used iris position, and it can be used
as the reference for the manual iris adjustment.
i VTR control block
Controls VTR operations.
BLACK
RB
ABB
12
MASTER
BLACK
AUTO
EXT
IRIS
IRIS/MB ACTIVE
123 4
5
6
REW
STOP
F FWD
VTR
PLAY
REC REVIEW
START/STOP
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