Sony PDW-F1600 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Front Panel
Chapter 2 Names and Functions of Parts
setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL
ENABLE to “dial”).
e Shuttle dial
Turn this for playback in shuttle mode or variable speed
mode. Turn clockwise for forward direction playback, and
counterclockwise for reverse direction playback.
In shuttle mode, the playback speed varies in the range
±20 times normal speed, according to the angular
position of the shuttle dial.
In variable speed mode, you can finely adjust the
playback speed from –2 to +2 times normal speed,
according to the angular position of the shuttle dial.
The shuttle dial has a detent at the center position, for still
image playback.
Normally, you press the SHTL/JOG button before turning
the shuttle dial, but it is also possible to make a setting to
enable shuttle mode directly by turning the dial (set setup
menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH DIAL
ENABLE to “dial”).
When setup menu item 101 SELECTION FOR SEARCH
DIAL ENABLE is set to “dial”, after using the shuttle dial,
return it to the center position. If the shuttle dial is not in
the center position, it is possible occasionally for vibration
from other operations to activate the dial, and start
playback in shuttle mode.
4 Display/menu control section
a Function buttons (F1 to F6)
These buttons are enabled when the function menu (see
page 48) is visible. Each press of a button changes the
setting of the corresponding item in the menu.
For convenience, this manual refers to these buttons as
buttons F1 to F6, in order from the top.
b Display
Displays menus, audio level meters, and data such as time
data or clip information. The DISPLAY button lets you
switch to the video monitor display.
For details, see “Display window” on page 23.
c PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob
Use for menu and GUI screen operations. Turn the knob to
select items, and press it to confirm the selection. This
button is also used to set numerical and timecode values.
You can also change the playback speed by pressing the
PLAY button and turning this knob during playback (see
page 65).
See “GUI screen operations” (page 73) for more
information about how to use the thumbnail screens.
d MENU button
Displays the setup menu or the GUI screen menu. The
setup menu appears when no GUI screen is visible. The
same information is also superimposed on the display on a
monitor connected to the unit. Press once more to return to
the original display.
See “GUI screen operations” (page 73) for more
information about how to use the thumbnail screens.
e RESET/RETURN button
Functions as the RESET button or the RETURN button.
RESET button: Reset counters or the setting values of the
timecode generator. This button is also used to abort
or cancel setup menu, scene selection, and thumbnail
search operations.
RETURN button: In setup menu and GUI screens,
returns to the previous procedure.
f SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button and indicator
When pressed alone, functions as the SUB CLIP button.
When pressed together with the SHIFT button, functions
as the DISC MENU button.
SUB CLIP button: Press the button, lighting the
indicator, to carry out playback in clip list order (see
page 85). Jog and shuttle operations are supported
during clip list playback. To return to playback in
recording order, press the button again, turning the
indicator off.
Note
1 Function buttons (F1 to F6)
2 Display
3 PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob
4 MENU button
5 RESET/RETURN button
7 THUMBNAIL button and indicator
6 SUB CLIP/DISC MENU button and
indicator
8 DISPLAY button
9 SHIFT button
0 PAGE/HOME button
qa EXPAND button
qs CHAPTER button