Sony DSR-400K Camcorder User Manual


 
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Adjustments and Settings from Menus
Chapter 5 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings
REC FORMAT: Recording format
AUDIO MODE: Audio bit rate
DF/NDF (DSR-400/450WS only): Setting condition of
DF/NDF
INTERVAL REC: Condition of Interval Rec
VTR TRIGGER MODE: Trigger mode
STANDBY OFF TIMER: Standby-off timer setting
To display the status confirmation
windows
Flick the MENU switch to STATUS when the menu is not
displayed.
To disable display of the status
confirmation windows
1
Display the SET STATUS page of the OPERATION
menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu
operations” on page 93.
You can set the following items on the SET STATUS
page.
2
Perform the settings for each item.
Adjustments and
Settings from Menus
Setting gain values for the GAIN
switch positions
You can set the gains corresponding to the L, M, and H
positions of the GAIN switch, which switches the gain of
the video amplifier.
1
Display the GAIN SW page of the OPERATION
menu.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu
operations” on page 93.
You can set the following items on the GAIN SW
page.
2
Perform the settings for each item corresponding to the
switch position (GAIN LOW, GAIN MID, GAIN
HIGH, and GAIN TURBO).
Any of –3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, or 36 dB can be set
in any sequence.
To change the gain corresponding to another switch
position, repeat this step.
Item Description
STATUS CAMERA Selects whether or not the
CAMERA STATUS window is
displayed.
STATUS VTR Selects whether or not the VTR
STATUS window is displayed.
MENU
STATUSCANCEL
ON OFF
Each time you flick the switch to
STATUS, the window switches.
After 10 seconds, the window
disappears automatically.
Item Description
GAIN LOW Sets the gain value corresponding
to the L position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN MID Sets the gain value corresponding
to the M position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN HIGH Sets the gain value corresponding
to the H position of the GAIN
switch.
GAIN TURBO When assigning TURBO to the
ASSIGN switch, sets the gain
value corresponding to the
ASSIGN switch
(page 106).
TURBO SW IND OFF: When you operate the GAIN
switch after pressing the ASSIGN
switch that is assigned to TURBO,
the gain value is changed
according to the ASSIGN switch
position.
ON: When TURBO GAIN set by
pressing the ASSIGN switch that
is assigned to TURBO, the gain
value is not changed even if you
set the GAIN switch, until you
press the ASSIGN switch once
more.