29Using the MenusUsing the MenusIn mode, many of the camcorder’s functions can be adjusted from the menu for general settings, whichopens after pressing the MENU button. You can also register frequently used menu settings in a customizedsubmenu (My Menu) for easy access. In mode, press the MENU button to open the menu for generalsettings or SET to open the clip menu for clip operations. For details about the available menu options andsettings, refer toMenu Options (A 147).Selecting an Option from the MenuThe following is a step-by-step explanation of how to select an option from the menu. In the proceduresthroughout the rest of this manual, opening and closing the menu is assumed and not included in the procedure.1 Press the MENU button.• The menu opens with the orange selection frame indicating the menu item that was selected the previoustime the menu was closed (unless the camcorder was turned off).2 Push the joystick up/down or turn the SELECT dial to select the desired submenu.3 Push the joystick right or press SET.• The orange selection frame will appear on a menu item in the submenu.• Press the CANCEL button, push the joystick left, or select [L] to return to the previous submenu.4 Push the joystick up/down or turn the SELECT dial to select the desired menu item.• If a submenu contains many menu items, a scroll bar will appear on the right side of the submenu indicatingthat you must scroll up or down to see other menu items.• A Ð mark next to a menu item indicates another submenu. Repeat steps 3 and 4.5 Push the joystick right or press SET.Operating modes:MENU buttonPress to open the menu and then press again toclose the menu after adjusting desired settings.CANCEL buttonPress to return to the previous menu or to stopsome operations that are in progress.SET buttonNote that while only the joystick on the monitorunit is labeled as “SET”, all three joysticks willfunction as the SET button when pressed down.SELECT dialTurn the dial to move the orange selection frameup or down in the menu.JoystickPush the joystick to move the orange selectionframe in the menu. Then, press the joystick itselfor the SET button at the center of the SELECTdial to select the menu item indicated by theorange selection frame.CANCEL buttonMENU buttonSET buttonJoystickJoystickSELECT dialMENU buttonCANCEL buttonCOPY
