Menu 101 Setting The Real Time Clock And Calendar; Menu 201 Checking The Total Operating (Power-On) Hours; Menu 204 Selecting Frame Mode (Df/Ndf); For Time Code (For Dsr-300 Only) - Sony 300PF Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Real Time
Menu 101
Clock and Calendar
1
Display menu 101 and press the SHIFT button.
The current calendar setting appears in the setting
mode format (yyyymmdd).
Example: October 8, 1998
19981008
Blinking
Note
The first two digits of the year setting cannot be
changed.
2
Use the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons to set the
desired date.
If there are no more new settings to be made, go
directly to step 5.
3
Press the SHIFT button while the date display is
blinking (Example: 19981008).
The current time (real time clock) setting is
displayed.
Example: 10:15:05 PM
221505
Blinking
4
Use the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons to set the
current time.
5
Press the RESET/(MENU SET) button.
This starts the clock advance operation.
6
Press the MENU button.
This returns the display window to the display
shown before the VCR menu.
The date set can be displayed in the time value
indication (see page 59) in the following way.
On the DSR-300: Displayed in mmddyyyy format
(Example: 10081998)
On the DSR-300P: Displayed in ddmmyyyy
format (Example: 08101998)
Checking the Total
Menu 201
Operating (Power-On) Hours
1
Display menu 201 and press the SHIFT button.
Pressing the SHIFT button cycles through the
following display items.
Indication
Head drum operating hours
Tape transport hours
Total operating hours
Menu number
2
Check the indication, then press the RESET/
(MENU SET) button, followed by the MENU
button.
This returns the display window to the display
shown before the VCR menu.
Selecting Frame Mode
Menu 204
(DF/NDF) for Time Code (for
DSR-300 Only)
Select frame modes when setting the time code.
Drop-frame mode (factory setting): When adjusting
the discrepancy between time code value and real
time
Non-drop-frame mode: When you need not adjust
the discrepancy between time code value and real
time
For details of time code settings, see page 62.
Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings
Example
A 0492Hr
b 0480Hr
C 0853Hr
201 0492
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