Sony PDW-700 Camcorder User Manual


 
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
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Chapter 1 Overview
GUI screen operations section and audio control
section
a THUMBNAIL indicator
This lights when thumbnails are displayed.
b THUMBNAIL/ESSENCE MARK
button
Press this button to carry out a thumbnail search
or create a clip list (see page 105).
When pressed, the whole-screen display changes
to a thumbnail display. Press once more to return
to the whole-screen display.
For a thumbnail search using essence marks, hold
down the SHIFT button and press this button (see
page 106).
c SET/S.SEL (set/scene selection) button
and arrow buttons
Use these buttons to make timecode and user bit
settings, and for GUI screen operations.
The arrow buttons select items and change values,
and the SET/S.SEL button confirms settings.
Pressing this button with thumbnails displayed
and the SHIFT button held down adds a sub clip
to the current clip list (scene selection).
See page 103 for more information about GUI screen
operations.
See page 113 for more information about scene
selection.
d MENU button
Displays a special menu for operations in GUI
screens (see page 100).
When the whole-screen is displayed, pressing this
button has no effect, and the operation is invalid.
e F-RUN/SET/R-RUN (free run/set/
recording run) switch
Selects the operating mode of the internal
timecode generator. The operating mode is set as
explained below, depending on the position of the
switch.
F-RUN: Timecode keeps advancing, regardless
of the operating state of the VDR. Use this
setting when synchronizing the timecode
with an external timecode.
SET: Sets the timecode or user bits.
R-RUN: Timecode advances only during
recording. Use this setting to have a
consecutive timecode on the disc.
For details, see “Setting the timecode” on page 68
and “Setting the user bits” on page 68.
f AUDIO LEVEL CH-1/CH-2 (audio
channel 1/2 recording level) knobs
Adjusts the audio levels to be recorded on
channels 1 and 2 when the AUDIO SELECT CH-
1/CH-2 switches are set to MANUAL.
g SUB CLIP indicator
This lights when using a clip list for playback.
h SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button
Press this to play back according to a clip list.
You can play back a particular clip or sequential
clips, or carry out a search of the selected clip list.
To display the Disc Menu which allows you to
carry out operations such as saving, recalling, or
deleting a clip list, hold down the SHIFT button
and press this button.
i SHIFT button
Use this in combination with other buttons.
j PRESET/REGEN (regeneration)/
CLOCK switch
Selects whether to set a new timecode or to utilize
the existing timecode.
PRESET: Records a new timecode.
REGEN: Records timecode continuous with the
existing timecode recorded on the disc.
Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/
R-RUN switch, the camcorder operates in R-
RUN mode.
CLOCK: Records timecode synchronized to the
internal clock. Regardless of the setting of
the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch, the
camcorder operates in F-RUN mode.
AUTO
FRONT
WIRELESS
THUMBNAIL
SET
S.SEL
SHIFT
ESSENCE
MARK
SUB CLIP
REAR
CH-1
MANUAL
AUDIO SELECT
AUDIO IN
F
W
R
F
W
R
LEVEL
010010
CH-2
CH-3
CH-4
PRESET
F-RUN
REGEN
SET
CLOCK
R-RUN
MENU
DISC MENU
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