Sony L Camcorder User Manual


 
3-2 (E)
HDC-900/950 IMM
3-1. Setup Menu
Switches (HDC-900/910)
DISPLAY switch
ON : Displays characters and messages indicating the
settings and operating status of the unit on the
viewfinder screen.
OFF : Turns off all the displays on the viewfinder
screen.
MENU : Displays the setup menu on the viewfinder screen.
MENU SELECT control
Selects the items displayed on the viewfinder screen and
changes settings.
MENU SELECT switch
ENTER : Determines the menu and item selected by the
MENU SELECT control, and determines the
setting values.
CANCEL : Cancels the menu setting mode and returns to
the page selection mode or TOP menu.
Basic Operations (HDC-900/910)
1. Displaying the menu
To display the OPERATION menu, turn the power on and set the DISPLAY switch to “MENU”.
(*1)
To display the other menus, set the DISPLAY switch from “OFF” to “MENU” while pressing the
MENU SELECT switch toward the “ENTER” side, and obtain the TOP menu screen. Turning the
MENU SELECT control, select the menu to be displayed, and press the MENU SELECT switch
toward the “ENTER” side.
2. To change pages, set the cursor to the page number and turn the MENU SELECT control.
3. To shift the cursor, turn the MENU SELECT control. (Pressing the MENU SELECT switch toward
the “ENTER” side determins the setting.)
4. To change a setting value, set the cursor to the item to be changed and press the MENU SELECT
switch toward the “ENTER” side, then the cursor turns to “?” and the value changes by turning the
MENU SELECT control.
(Turning it fast, the value changes greatly, while turning it slowly, the value changes slightly for fine
adjustment.) To determine the setting, press the MENU SELECT switch toward the “ENTER” side,
and to cancel the change, press the MENU SELECT switch toward the “CANCEL” side.
5. By every set of the MENU SELECT switch to “CANCEL”, the screen returns to the item selection
mode, page selection mode, and then TOP menu
(*2)
.
6. To delete the menu displayed, set the DISPLAY switch to “OFF”.
(*1) : The display screen at the power on is changeable. For change, refer to MENU RESUME item in
OTHERS 2 Page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
(*2) : The page selection mode is available, only when the basic operation step1 was performed and the
operation started from the TOP menu.
Displaying characters on an external monitor (HDC-900/910)
When you want to display characters including the menu on an external monitor connected to the TEST
OUT conector, proceed as follows.
1. Displaying characters. (including the menu)
While pressing the MENU switch toward the “CANCEL” side, set the DISPLAY switch from “OFF”
to “MENU”.
2. To remove the characters/menu from the external monitor.
While pressing the MENU switch towards the “CANCEL” side, set the DISPLAY switch from
“MENU” to “OFF”.
MENU SELECT switch
DISPLAY switch
MENU SELECT control
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