Sony DSR-400L Operating Instructions Manual page 5

Recording Analog Composite Signals
(with a CBK-SC01 Installed-
DSR-450WS/450WSP only) ............... 64
Playing and Checking Recorded
Contents ............................................. 65
Checking the recorded contents immediately
after shooting - Recording Review.65
Checking the recording on the color video
monitor ..............................................65
Chapter 5 Menu Displays and
Detailed Settings
Menu Organization and Operation.......... 66
The TOP menu............................................73
Menu list .....................................................75
Displaying menus .......................................93
Basic menu operations................................93
Using the USER menu (Example of the
menu operation).................................94
Editing the USER menu..............................95
Resetting USER menu settings to the
standard settings ................................98
Setting the Status Display on the
Viewfinder Screen and the LCD
Monitor ............................................... 98
Selecting the display items .........................98
Display modes and setting change
confirmation/adjustment progress
messages............................................99
Setting the marker display ........................100
Setting the viewfinder...............................100
Recording shot data superimposed on the
color bars .........................................101
Setting the shot ID ....................................101
Displaying the status confirmation
windows ..........................................102
Adjustments and Settings from
Menus ............................................... 103
Setting gain values for the GAIN switch
positions ..........................................103
Selecting the output signals
(DSR-450WS/450WSP only)..........104
Setting the color temperature manually....104
Specifying an offset for the auto white
balance setting .................................105
Setting the date/time of the internal
clock ............................................... 105
Assigning functions to ASSIGN
switches .......................................... 106
Selecting the lens file............................... 106
Selecting the aspect ratio
(DSR-450WS/450WSP only)......... 106
Setting the CCD scan mode
(DSR-450WS/450WSP only)......... 107
Chapter 6 Saving and Loading the
User Setting Data
Saving and Loading User Files ............. 109
Handling the "Memory Stick" ................. 109
Saving USER menu data (user file) to
the "Memory Stick" ....................... 110
Loading saved data from
a "Memory Stick"........................... 112
Saving and Loading Scene Files .......... 113
Saving a scene file ................................... 113
Loading scene files .................................. 115
Resetting the settings of the camcorder
to the standard settings ................... 116
Displaying a File-Related Menu Page
When Inserting a "Memory Stick" . 117
Chapter 7 Appendix
Important Notes on Operation .............. 118
Characteristics of CCD sensors ............... 119
Maintenance ........................................... 120
Cleaning the video heads ......................... 120
Replacing the video heads ....................... 120
Replacing other parts ............................... 120
Using the auto-check function ................. 120
About i.LINK ........................................... 122
About a "Memory Stick" ........................ 123
Operation Warnings ............................... 125
Troubleshooting ..................................... 128
Specifications ......................................... 130
Chart of Optional Components and
Accessories ..................................... 133
Glossary.................................................. 135
Index........................................................ 137
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