Location And Function Of Parts - Sony HDC-900 Operation Manual

Location and Function of Parts

0 SAFETY ZONE switch
Used to control the display of the safety zone marker
as follows:
ON: A frame marking 90% of the picture area (the
safety zone) will be displayed on the viewfinder
screen.
Using the Marker Settings page in the Operation
menu, the size of the displayed frame may also be
set to 80%, 92.5%, or 95% of the picture area.
OFF: The safety zone will not be displayed.
qa DISPLAY switch
The functions of the DISPLAY switch are as follows:
ON: Text and messages describing the camera
settings and operating status may be displayed on
the viewfinder screen.
OFF: Status messages will not appear on the
viewfinder screen.
MENU: Menus for camera settings will be displayed
on the viewfinder screen.
qs MENU SELECT switch
The functions of the MENU SELECT switch are as
follows:
ENTER: Confirm the menu or page selected using
the MENU SELECT control, or confirm setting
values.
CANCEL: Cancel menu setting values or return to
page select mode or the top menu.
qd MENU SELECT control
Used to select menu items or change setting values in
the menus displayed on the viewfinder screen.
qf Assignable switch
You can assign a function, such as lens extender ON/
OFF, using the OPERATION menu.
For details on function assignment, see "Other Settings" on
page 33(E).
qg VF DETAIL (viewfinder detail adjustment)
switch
ON: Emphasizes the contours of the image on the
viewfinder screen. When the switch is set to this
position, you can adjust the amount of detail using
the VF DETAIL control.
OFF: Disables contour emphasis.
12(E)
qh VF DETAIL (viewfinder detail) control
Adjust the amount of detail of the picture on the
viewfinder screen when the VF DETAIL switch is set
to ON. This has no effect on the output signal of the
camera.
Note
The viewfinder detail control function has no effect on
a return video signal.
qj CALL button
• Press to call the operator of the HDCU-900 Camera
Control Unit, the MSU-700A/750 Master Setup Unit,
or the RCP-700 series Remote Control Panel. When
pressed, the camera's red tally lamp will light up if
previously off, and turn off if previously on. The
CALL button on the MSU-700A/750 Master Setup
Unit or RCP-700 series Remote Control Panel will
light up, and their buzzer will sound.
• When the CALL button on the RCP-700 series
Remote Control Panel or the MSU-700A/750 is
pressed, this button will light up.
qk CURSOR (cursor memory) 1, 2, and 3 buttons
Used to store the size and position of the box cursor
displayed on the viewfinder screen.
Three different box cursor settings may be stored in
memory using buttons 1, 2, and 3. Pressing one of
these buttons will cause a cursor of the stored size to
be displayed in the stored position.
Note
When one of the CURSOR buttons is lit up, the H-
POSI, V-POSI, WIDTH, and HEIGHT buttons will be
disabled.
ql Back tally lamp
This lamp lights red when the red tally signal is
supplied. When the CALL button on the MSU-700A/
750 Master Setup Unit or the RCP-700 series Remote
Control Panel is pressed, the lamp lights if previously
off or goes off if previously on. The brightness of the
lamp may be adjusted using a control provided in the
camera.
Attach a supplied number plate (0 through 9) to
display the camera number. Lights green when the
green tally signal is supplied.
For more information on adjusting the lamp brightness or
attaching a number plate, refer to the System Manual.