Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual page 18

AUTO W/B BAL switch (see page 16) on
the WHITE side, to automatically adjust the
white balance, and save the adjustment
settings in memory A or memory B.
1)
B (ATW ): When this switch is set to B and
OPERATION >White Setting >White
Switch<B> is set to [ATW] in the setup
menu, ATW is activated.
You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch
even when ATW is in use.
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
1) ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance): The white
balance of the picture being shot is adjusted
automatically for varying lighting conditions.
j MENU ON/OFF switch
To use this switch, open the cover.
This switch is used to display the menu on the
viewfinder screen or the test signal screen. Each
time the switch is pushed down, the menu screen
is turned on and off.
The function of this switch is the same as that of
the MENU button in the thumbnail screen
operations section.
Note
This switch has different functions depending on
whether or not a menu is displayed.
k MENU CANCEL/PRST (preset) /
ESCAPE switch
To use the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE
switch, open the cover.
Note
It is not possible to turn off the menu screen by closing
the cover.
Use the switch in the following way when the
menu is not displayed.
CANCEL/PRST: Each time this switch is
pushed upward, a window to confirm the
menu settings and status of the camcorder
appears on the viewfinder screen (see
page 62). The window consists of five pages,
which are switched each time the switch is
pushed upward. Each page is displayed for
about 10 seconds.
ESCAPE: To clear the page immediately after
display, push this switch down to the OFF
position.
18 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
Use the switch in the following way when the
menu is displayed.
CANCEL/PRST: Pushing this switch up to this
position after a setting is changed in the setup
menu displays the message to confirm
whether the previous settings are cancelled.
Pushing this switch up to this position again
cancels the previous settings.
Pushing this switch up to this position before
a setting is changed in the setup menu or after
a setting change is cancelled in the setup
menu displays the message to confirm
whether the setting is reset to the initial
value.
Pushing this switch up to this position again
resets the settings to the initial value.
ESCAPE: Use this switch when the menu page,
which has a hierarchical structure, is opened.
Each time the switch is pushed to this
position, the page returns to one stage higher
in the hierarchy.
l Cover
Open this cover to use the MENU ON/OFF
switch or the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE
switch.