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MENU SETTINGS
SYSTEM MENU
SYSTEM MENU 1
Allows you to set the tape length depending on
the tape used: T20=20 minutes, T30=30
minutes, T35=35 minutes, T40=40 minutes.
• Tape remaining time
/
is correct only if the
correct tape length has been selected.
FULL: Makes all of the indications appear on
the LCD monitor/viewfinder during playback or
recording.
SIMPLE: Makes the following indications
disappear from the LCD monitor/viewfinder
during recording or playback:
4
, tape
remaining time
/
,
, tape length
>
.
ON: On-screen indications are displayed.
OFF: On-screen indications are turned off
except Date/Time, Instant Title and Warning
Indication.
To adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor,
perform the following steps quickly (within
approx. 1 second by each interval):
1) Select “LCD BRIGHT” in SYSTEM MENU.
The “BRIGHT ON” message appears.
2) Press the BRIGHT Wheel
1
in to return to
normal screen.
3) Rotate the BRIGHT Wheel
1
to display the
bright level indicator
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4) Rotate the BRIGHT Wheel
1
until the
appropriate brightness is reached. After the
BRIGHT Wheel
1
is released, the indicator
soon disappears and adjustment is
completed.
The date/time appears in the camcorder or on
a connected monitor (set DATE/TIME in
SYSTEM MENU first
pg. 8).
• The selected display will be recorded. If you
do not want to record the display, select
“OFF” before shooting.
• In the AUTO DATE mode, the camcorder
records the date for about 5 seconds when
recording is initiated after the date is
changed, a cassette is loaded, or AUTO
DATE is selected. The date is replaced after
5 seconds with “AUTO DATE” but this is not
recorded.
Allows you to set the current date and time.
(
pg. 8)
SYSTEM MENU 2
Demonstrates certain functions automatically.
Available when the Power Switch
$
is set to
“
” or “
” and “DEMO MODE” is set to “ON”
(factory-preset).
• To cancel demonstration, set “DEMO
MODE” to “OFF”.
• Pressing MENU Wheel
1
directly accesses
DEMO MODE menu while the demo is in
progress.
• Performing any operation during the
demonstration stops the demonstration
temporarily. If no operation is performed for
more than 1 minute after that, the
demonstration will resume.
• “DEMO MODE” remains “ON” even if the
camcorder power is turned off.
• When a cassette is in the camcorder,
demonstration is not available.
• If you do not detach the Lens Cap, you
cannot see the actual changes of the
Automatic Demonstration activated on the
LCD monitor or viewfinder.
You can shoot a series of pictures, each slightly
different, of the same object for a brief selected
period of time (Animation). REC MODE should
be set to “SP”.
Select the desired recording time and press the
Recording Start/Stop Button
"
after focusing
on the subject.
• Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed.
• This function is cancelled when the power is
turned off or when the cassette is ejected.
• To use this function, it is recommended that
SCROLL in TITLE SETUP (
pg. 14) be set
to “OFF”.
You can record sequentially at preset time
spans.
Leaving the camcorder aimed at a specific
subject, you can record subtle changes over an
extended period of time (Time-Lapse). REC
MODE should be set to “SP”.
(Please note that it is necessary to set the REC
TIME (Animation) in the SYSTEM MENU
before performing the INT. TIME (Time-Lapse)
function.)
Select the desired interval time and press the
Recording Start/Stop Button
"
.
• Fade- or wipe-in/out cannot be performed.
• This function is cancelled when the power is
turned off or when the cassette is ejected.
• To use this function, it is recommended that
SCROLL in TITLE SETUP (
pg. 14) be set
to “OFF”.
TAPE LENGTH
DISPLAY
OSD OUTPUT
LCD BRIGHT
DATE/TIME DISP.
DATE/TIME SET
DEMO MODE
REC TIME
INT. TIME
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