Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) User Manual

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Names and Functions of Parts

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For details about scene selection, see Chapter 4 “Scene 
Selection” (page 62).

1 Display and function menu section

a Display
Normally this displays the audio level meters, timecode, 
monitor pictures, and current settings. It also displays 
menus and scene selection (thumbnail search) setting 
screens.

b F1 to F5 (Function 1 to Function 5) buttons
These buttons are enabled when the function menu (see 
page 88) is visible. Each press of a button changes the 
setting of the corresponding item in the menu.
When the SUB CLIP and THUMBNAIL buttons are lit, 
the F4 button functions as a CHAPTER button, and the F5 
button functions as an EXPAND button.

c DISPLAY/KEY INH (key operation inhibit mode) 

This functions as a DISPLAY button when pressed alone, 
and as a KEY INH button when pressed together with the 
SHIFT button.
DISPLAY button: Each press of this button switches the 

monitor video display section between its three 
display sizes.

KEY INH button: Each press of this button turns key 

operation inhibit mode on or off.

d PAGE button
This displays the function menu, if it is not already visible. 
(The most recently accessed page appears.) If the function 
menu is visible, this button switches between the function 
menu pages (HOME, P1, P2).

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Display

2

F1 to F5 buttons

3

DISPLAY/KEY INH button

4

PAGE button

5

Monitor video display section

6

Function 
menu

7

Operation modes

8

Remaining disc capacity

qh

Clip number

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Audio level meters

qa

Audio format

qs

Recording/playback format

qd

Time data type

qf

Time data display section

qg

System line number

qj

System frequency

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Reference signal

qk

Audio monitor channels