Chapter 4
Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
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Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Viewfinder Basic Menu
To display the basic menu pages, press the MENU/
STATUS switch downward while the normal
indications are being shown in the viewfinder. The
basic menu configuration can include up to nine pages
(the configuration depends on the switch settings and
the type of connected VTR).
Basic Menu Operations
The common operations on all basic menu pages are
described below.
To change the page or item
The cursor is moved downward each time you press
the MENU/STATUS switch down. Once the cursor
has reached the last item on a page, press down the
MENU/STATUS switch to go to the next page. When
the last page is being displayed, pressing down the
MENU/STATUS switch returns the display to the
normal indications.
The cursor is moved upward each time you press up
the MENU/STATUS switch. Once the cursor has
reached the first item on a page, pressing up the
MENU/STATUS switch returns the display to the
normal indications.
To change settings
After using the MENU/STATUS switch to move the
cursor to the item on which you will change the
setting, press either the UP/ON button or the DOWN/
OFF button to select the desired value.
To reset any item to its shipped settings, press the UP/
ON button and the DOWN/OFF button at the same
time.
Contents and Settings of Each
Page
Each page’s contents and settings are described below.
Basic menu page 1
This displays the self diagnostic results when the self
diagnostic function has detected an abnormality.
Note
The “CHECK DIAG” indication appears in the status
display area whenever the camera head’s automatic
self diagnostic function detects an abnormality. Be
sure to access this page and perform error checking.
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C H E C K D I A G
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To perform error checking
Press the UP/ON button.
The error checking performs on the digital signal
processing (DSP) and memory circuits and the results
are displayed.
Example: If an abnormality is detected in the DSP
circuit.
D I A G N O S I S
D S P : E R R O R
M E M O R Y : O K
This error message “DISP ERROR” appears when the
normal indications are displayed. If this message
appears, contact your Sony dealer.
