Adjustments And Settings From Menus; Setting Gain Values For The Gain Selector Positions - Sony HDW-790P Operation Manual

Seeing the image of the return video signal
on the viewfinder screen
Hold down the RET button on the lens. The image of the
return video signal input to the GENLOCK IN connector
is displayed on the viewfinder screen while you are
holding down the RET button.
When the return video function is assigned to the ASSIGN
1 switch, you can see the image of the return video signal
on the viewfinder screen while you are holding down the
ASSIGN 1 switch even if the RETURN VIDEO item is set
to "OFF" on the GENLOCK page of the
MAINTENANCE menu.
Note
When no signal is input to the GENLOCK IN connector,
the image is not changed even if you hold down the RET
button on the lens.
However, the image is switched while you are holding
down the ASSIGN 1 switch to which the return video
function is assigned, even if no signal is input to the
GENLOCK IN connector.
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Adjustments and Settings from Menus

5-3 Adjustments and
Settings from Menus
The camcorder provides menus for adjustments and
settings.
5-3-1 Setting Gain Values for the
GAIN Selector Positions
Before using the camcorder, use the GAIN SW page of the
USER menu to set the gains corresponding to the L, M,
and H positions of the GAIN selector, which switches the
gain of the video amplifier.
1
Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.
The menu page accessed last appears on the
viewfinder screen.
2
Turn the MENU knob until the GAIN SW page
appears, then push the MENU knob to select the page.
The current setting of each item appears on the right of
the item.
Item Description
GAIN LOW Sets the gain value corresponding to
the L position of the GAIN selector.
GAIN MID Sets the gain value corresponding to
the M position of the GAIN selector.
GAIN HIGH Sets the gain value corresponding to
the H position of the GAIN selector.
GAIN TURBO Sets the gain value corresponding to
TURBO GAIN button selection.
TURBO SW IND OFF: When you operate the GAIN
selector after pressing the TURBO
GAIN button once, the video gain is
changed according to the GAIN
selector operation.
ON: When the video gain is boosted
to gain value preset by pressing the
TURBO GAIN button once, the
video gain is not changed even if
you operated the GAIN selector,
until you press the TURBO GAIN
button once more.