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[Change of setting]
Perform the procedure described in another section: “(6-3) How to set operation mode” when changing the current setting
while referring to the information displayed by the OSD function.
When the position of the mode switch is changed, a flashing “*” mark appears on the left of the numeric value or the
parameter of the item corresponding to the switch position to indicate that the setting can be changed using the
UP/DOWN switch.
When a stroke is applied to the UP/DOWN switch, the value of gain or others increases or decreases by 1. When a stroke
is applied and kept for about 2 seconds, the number continuously increases or decreases at fast speed after the response
sound of “pip-pip”.
[Save of setting after change]
The settings changed on the menu are divided into 2 groups; one is for those that are automatically saved in the
nonvolatile ROM area whenever a change is made (configuration items) and the other is for those that are saved in the
program pages only when manually stored (See the following table).
Automatic save and manual save
Item
Remark
Items automatically saved when changed on menu
“MENU”
Reflected in (CR)
“BZ”
Reflected in (CR)
“BAUD”
Reflected in (CR)
“FORMAT”
Reflected in (CR)
“2 TRIG”
Reflected in (CR)
“Vinit2”
Reflected in (CR)
“STRB-C”
Reflected in (CR)
“PATTERN”
Reflected in (CR)
Items requiring manual save into program pages after
changed on menu
“GAIN”
Saved as numerical value
“OFFSET”
Saved as numerical value
“S.TIME”
Saved as numerical value
“S.FORM”
Reflected in (FR)
“SCAN”
Reflected in (FR)
“PWC”
Reflected in (FR)
“DUMP”
Reflected in (FR)
(6-6) Internal flag register (FR) and configuration register (CR)
The camera internally has RAM areas for the flag register (FR) (2 bytes) and the configuration register (CR) (2 bytes).
If the user checks the contents of these registers, he or she can get the information on the current operational status. In
addition, it is possible to change more than one operation mode at a time by way of rewriting the contents of the registers.
In this section, the functions of the flag register and the configuration resister are described.
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Flag register (FR) and configuration register (CF)
Both FR and CR are 2 bite (16 bit) memory areas in RAM. When the camera is turned on, the data stored in the
internal EEPROM (nonvolatile storage) are read out and copied into these areas. The current operation mode of the
camera is determined by the data in FR and CR.
Each set of FR data is saved in each of the program pages (A to F), and the data are copied to the flag register by the
automatic loading at the time of power-on or manual loading onto one of the program pages to determine the operation
of the camera. On the contrary, the memory area for CR in EEPROM is only one and the data are read out separate
from the program pages to determine the operation mode.
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The data of those registers can be changed by manipulating the switches on the rear panel of the camera (regardless
of ON/OFF state on the menu display) or using serial communication commands.
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When the menu display is set to “ON”, the contents of (FR) and (CR) are displayed as 8 numbers like “MF=0000.0000”
to show the current states of the registers. The numbers are expressed in the hexadecimal system. The first (upper) 2
bytes show the setting data of the configuration register (CR) and the bottom (lower) 2 bytes show the setting data of
the flag register (FR).
