Camcorder User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Overview
- Chapter 2 Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls
- Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
- Chapter 4 Thumbnail Search
- Chapter 5 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
- Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings
- 6-1 Menu Organization and Operation
- 6-2 Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
- 6-2-1 Layout of the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen
- 6-2-2 Selecting the Display Items
- 6-2-3 Display Modes and Setting Change Confirmation/ Adjustment Progress Messages
- 6-2-4 Setting the Marker Display
- 6-2-5 Setting the Viewfinder
- 6-2-6 Recording Shot Data Superimposed on the Color Bars
- 6-2-7 Setting the Shot ID
- 6-2-8 Displaying the Status Confirmation Windows
- 6-2-9 Confirming the Image of the Return Video Signal in the Viewfinder
- 6-3 Adjustments and Settings from Menus
- 6-3-1 Setting Gain Values for the GAIN Selector Positions
- 6-3-2 Selecting the Output Signals
- 6-3-3 Setting the Color Temperature Manually
- 6-3-4 Specifying an Offset for the Auto White Balance Setting
- 6-3-5 Assigning Functions to ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 Switches
- 6-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock
- 6-3-7 Selecting the Lens File
- 6-3-8 Selecting the Aspect Ratio
- 6-3-9 Setting the CCD Scan Mode
- 6-4 Resetting USER Menu Settings to the Standard Settings
- Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data
- Chapter 8 Setting Up the Camcorder
- Chapter 9 Maintenance
- Appendixes
- Index
Chapter 1 Overview
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1-4 Using the CD-ROM Manual
1-4 Using the CD-ROM Manual
The supplied CR-ROM includes versions of the Operation
Manual for the PDW-510/510P/530/530P in English,
Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.
1-4-1 CD-ROM System
Requirements
The following are required to access the supplied CD-
ROM disc.
• Computer: PC with Intel Pentium CPU
- Installed memory: 64 MB or more
-CD-ROM drive: ×8 or faster
• Monitor: Monitor supporting resolution of 800 × 600 or
higher
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Windows XP
Professional or Windows XP Home Edition
When these requirements are not met, access to the CD-
ROM disc may be slow, or not possible at all.
1-4-2 Preparations
One of the following programs must be installed on your
computer in order to use the operation manuals contained
on the CD-ROM disc.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher
• Adobe Reader Version 6.0 or higher
Note
If Adobe Reader is not installed, you can download it from
the following URL:
http://www.adobe.com/
1-4-3 Reading the CD-ROM Manual
To read the operation manual contained on the CD-ROM
disc, do the following.
1
Insert the CD-ROM disc in your CD-ROM drive.
A cover page appears automatically in your browser.
If it does not appear automatically in the browser,
double-click the index.htm file on the CD-ROM disc.
2
Select and click the operation manual that you want to
read.
This opens the PDF file of the operation manual.
Note
If you lose the CD-ROM disc or become unable to
read its content, for example because of a hardware
failure, you can do one of the following.
• You can purchase a new CD-ROM disc to replace one
that has been lost or damaged. Contact your Sony service
representative.
• You can purchase printed versions of the operation
manuals. Contact your Sony service representative.
When ordering, be sure to specify the part number of the
manual you want.
Part No. Models covered
3-805-948-0X PDW-510/510P/530/530P
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