Viewfinder Basic Menu - Sony DSR-300 Service Manual

Viewfinder Basic Menu

Basic menu page 5
mMARK/CUE: MARK
CHG REEL NO.
(YESmPUSH)
Item
Settings
MARK/CUE MARK (normal value), CUE
Selects Mark mode See "ClipLink Shooting" (page 65).
or Cue mode
CHG REEL NO See "To set the cassette name/
Sets the cassette number" below.
name/number
To set the cassette name/number
Note
When using a cassette without cassette memory, you
cannot set the cassette name or number.
1
Load a cassette.
2
Press the MENU switch to move the cursor to
CHG REEL NO, then press the MENU dial.
M A R K / C U E : M A R K
mC H G R E E L N O .
( Y E S mPUSH)
The cursor (→) changes to the text entry arrow (↓)
and the current cassette name/number is displayed.
("NO TAPE" is displayed if you neglected to load
a cassette.)
MARK/CUE: MARK
CHG REEL NO.
Â
(ABC )
Current cassette
name/number
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3
Turn the MENU dial until the desired character
appears, and press it.
4
Turn the MENU dial to move the text entry arrow.
5
Return to step 3 and repeat the text entry
procedure.
6
After completing text entry, move the text entry
cursor to the parenthesis position.
The display changes as follows.
M A R K / C U E : M A R K
C H G R E E L N O .
mW R I T E ( Y E S mPUSH)
( D E F )
7
Check your cassette name/number setting, and
press the MENU dial if no more changes are
required. (To make changes or to abort the
procedure for this setting, return to step 2.)
This writes the new cassette name/number to the
cassette memory, after which the display changes as
follows.
MARK/CUE: MARK
mCHG REEL NO.
DONE
Basic menu pages 6 and 7
You can create a title of up to four lines, each of
twelve alphanumeric or punctuation characters, and
then save it. It is then possible to record the title over
the picture while shooting.
Note
You cannot set the skin detail correction while a title is
displayed.
Entering the title (page 6)
1
Press the MENU switch or turn the MENU dial as
necessary to display basic menu page 6 (title
setting display) in the viewfinder.
mTITLE SET(YESmPUSH)
If a title is already present, it appears on this
screen.
2
Press and turn the MENU dial until the desired
character appears, and press it.
The character cycles through the following
sequence.
(Space)
Press the MENU dial when the desired character
appears.
3
Press the MENU dial.
This brings up the cursor on the screen, and
switches to cursor transport mode.
Initial cursor position
E X I T( Y E SmP U S H )
4
Turn the MENU dial to move the cursor to the
position where you wish to insert a character.
To reverse the cursor, turn the dial in the opposite
direction.
5
Repeat steps 2 to 4 until the title is complete.
EXIT(YESmPUSH)
DSR-300
6
Align the cursor to EXIT and press the MENU
dial.
This displays basic menu page 6 again.
The title created is retained, even when you power
the camcorder off.
To record a title (page 7)
1
Access basic menu page 7 (title display).
mTITLE IND(YESmPUSH)
2
Press the MENU dial once.
The title is superimposed to the picture displayed
on the viewfinder screen.
3
Start shooting.
4
To stop the title recording, press the MENU switch
or MENU dial to clear the title display.
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