Sony DSR-300 Service Manual page 57

VCR Menu Operation
Basic Operation
WARNING
PB DATE NDF EXT-LK
RESET CLIP
5 TAPE
BATT
DIAG
(MENU SET)
1,6
REC TIME SKIN DTL EXT VTR MENU ADVANCE
OUTPUT
TTL
ON COMPONENT.
DUR OFF VBS
OFF Y/C
TTL RESET SET MONITOR SELECT PRESET
VTR
TRIGGER CH-1
MIX
REGAIN
CH-2
PARALLEL
EXT
INT ONLY
DATE/TIME
EXT ONLY
HYPER MATRIX
ClipLink
GAIN FRONT MIC
LOW CUT CONTINUE
ON H.SAT
FL ON
OFF
STD OFF
1
Press the MENU button.
"DIAG" appears in the display window and the
time data display in the display window switches
to the menu display.
101 1997
Menu No. (blinking)
Year (factory-set to 1997)
2
Press the ADVANCE button repeatedly until the
desired menu appears.
3
Press the SHIFT button.
This shows the current settings for the menu
selected by step 2.
The setting can be changed for the digit that is
blinking.
To exit from changing settings
Press the MENU button to close the menu.
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Display window
LIGHT
OVER dB OVER
HOLD
ON
0
OFF
-12
H MIN SEC FRM
-20
CL CONT IP
DISPLAY
DVCAM -30
COUNTER
-40
E F Li ∞
- TC
F U-BIT
RF SERVO HUMID SLACK 1 8 32k 2
F 8 48k
2,4
SHIFT
AUDIO LEVEL
3,4
F-RUN F-RUN
AUTO
MAN
SET AUDIO SELECT
CH-1 CH-2
LITHIUM BATT
R-RUN
AUDIO IN
MONITOR OUT
FRONT
CHARACTER
VJ MIC
WRR
REAR
ON
OFF
4
Change the settings.
Operation Step
Select digit to be changed Press the SHIFT button.
Change the value Press the ADVANCE
button.
5
Press the RESET/(MENU SET) button.
This records the new setting and returns to a
blinking display of the menu number.
6
Press the MENU button.
This returns the display window to the display
shown before the VCR menu.
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 Example
Head drum operating hours A 0492Hr
Tape transport hours b 0480Hr
Total operating hours C 0853Hr
Menu number 201 0492
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.
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