
Menu Operations
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To use the unit's menu system, set the MENU
ON/OFF switch under the switch cover at the
front of the unit to the ON position, or press the
MENU button under the switch cover of the
timecode/menu operations section.
When the camcorder is powered on, set the
MENU ON/OFF switch to ON, ore press the
MENU button to display the menu on the
viewfinder screen and the LCD monitor.
If this is the first time the menu has been used
after the camcorder has been powered on, the
USER menu is displayed. If the menu has been
used before, the last accessed page appears.
When the menu is not displayed on the LCD
monitor
Press the DISP SEL button below the LCD
monitor to select the CHAR display.
To clear the menu display from the
screen
Do one of the following.
• Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF. (When
the cover of the menu operating section is
closed, this switch is automatically set to OFF.)
• Press the MENU button. (When the MENU
ON/OFF switch is set to the ON position, the
menu display is not cleared even when the
MENU button is pressed.)
When the DISPLAY of the DISPLAY/ASPECT
switch on the viewfinder is set to ON, the display
indicating the current status of the camcorder
appears on the viewfinder screen.
For details, see “Selecting the display items” on
page 128.
To display the TOP menu
Do one of the following.
• With no menu displayed on the screen, hold
down the MENU knob and set the MENU ON/
OFF switch to ON.
• With no menu displayed on the screen, hold
down the ENTER button and press the MENU
button.
Depending on the internal switch settings, display of
the TOP menu may be disabled. For details, refer to
the Maintenance Manual.
You can set the various menu items by doing one
of the following.
• Turn or hold down the MENU knob.
• Use the MENU button, the arrow buttons, and
the ENTER button.
In the remainder of this section, the LCD monitor
is generally shown as an example of the menu
display, but a similar display also appears on the
viewfinder screen.
Menu Operations
Displaying menus
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Viewfinder
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LCD monitor
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ENTER button
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MENU button
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DISP SEL button
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MENU ON/OFF switch
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POWER switch
Basic menu operations