Sony 300PF User Manual
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Chapter 1 Overview
Chapter 1
Overview
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9 RESET/(MENU SET) (counter reset/VCR
menu) button
Resets the time value shown in the display window.
This button operates differently depending on settings
of the DISPLAY switch (6 on page 14) and the TC
mode switch 1 (9 on page 19) and 2 (8 on page 19).
Also, this button is used to change menu settings.
For details on the VCR menu, see “Setting on the VCR
Section
VCR Menu” (page 91).
0 Speaker
Outputs the recorded or playback audio. When a
warning indicator appears in the viewfinder or display
window, the speaker sounds a warning tone.
The speaker is muted (does not output a warning tone)
when an earphone is connected to the EARPHONE
connector (3 on page 14).
For details on the warning tone, see “Warning System”
(page 115).
Switch setting
RESET button operation
DISPLAY: COUNTER
Resets counter value to
0:00:00.
DISPLAY: TC
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET
Resets time code to
00:00:00:00.
DISPLAY: U-BIT
TC mode switch 1: PRESET
TC mode switch 2: SET
Resets user bit
a)
to
00 00 00 00.
a) Bits of time code recorded on tape, in which users can
record necessary information.
q
Tape remaining indication
During recording or pause mode, this indication shows the remaining tape time as
shown below. It is not displayed when no cassette is loaded.
Indication
Tape time remaining
TAPE
ppppppp
30 minutes or more
TAPE
pppppp
25 to 30 minutes
TAPE
ppppp
20 to 25 minutes
TAPE
pppp
15 to 20 minutes
TAPE
ppp
10 to 15 minutes
TAPE
pp
5 to 10 minutes
TAPE
p
2 to 5 minutes
TAPE
p
(blinking)
0 to 2 minutes
TAPE (blinking)
End of tape
r
Clip remaining indication
This shows how many clip shots or Cue points can be recorded
1)
.
Indication
Clip shots
Cue point
CLIP
pppppp
51 or more
101 points or more
CLIP
ppppp
41 to 50
81 to 100 points
CLIP
pppp
31 to 40
61 to 80 points
CLIP
ppp
21 to 30
41 to 60 points
CLIP
pp
11 to 20
21 to 40 points
CLIP
p
1 to 10
1 to 20 points
CLIP
p
(blinking)
2)
1 to 3
1 to 6 points
CLIP
Cannot record
CLIP (blinking)
2)
Cannot record
1) The optional DSBK-301 is required for Index Picture recording.
2) When back space editing using ClipLink function is possible (when CONT is
displayed)
s
Time value indication
Depending on the DISPLAY switch (
6
on page 14) setting, this shows a counter
value, time code value or user bit value. Press the MENU button (
1
on page 18) to
display the VCR menu.