Preparing For Recording - Sony DVW-A500P/1 Operation Manual

5-1 Preparing for Recording

5-1-1 Setting Switches and Menus
Before recording, set the switches and menus as shown
in the diagram below.
REC level controls: Reference level or
appropriate recording level (page 5-3)
POWER switch: ON
Menu settings
[F2] (CONFI) button in the HOME menu: off for normal use.
ALT/[F1] (REC INH) buttons in the HOME menu: off
ALT/[F2] (PB/EE) buttons in the HOME menu: PB/EE
[F1] (TIMER SEL) button in the TC menu: Select the time data to be displayed.
[F6] (TCG SOURCE) button in the TC menu: int or ext (page 4-21)
[F7] (TCG MODE) button in the TC menu: regen or prst (page 4-22)
[F10] (VITC) button in the TC menu: on when recording VITC; off when not recording
Setting switches and menus
For details, refer to the pages indicated in the parentheses.
AUDIO INPUT/MONITOR SELECT buttons:
Audio channels to be recorded (page 5-2)
VIDEO INPUT SELECT buttons: Input
signals to be recorded
REMOTE buttons: None of these
buttons light up.
Chapter 5 Recording/Playback
5-1