Parts and their Functions: LCD MonitorLCD monitorThe LCD monitor displays the video in the viewfinder.Alternatively, it can show clips on the P2 card in athumbnail format.In thumbnail display mode, clips can be edited ordeleted, or P2 cards can be formatted using the4.THUMBNAIL MENU button and 5.CURSOR and SETbuttons.The image quality displayed with this monitor isdifferent from the image quality actually recorded/outputfrom this unit. Be careful especially when setting themenu item SYSTEM MODE of this unit to 480/59.94iand 576/50i. The menu item SYSTEM MODE is found inthe screen on the SYSTEM SETTINGpage.The image in the monitor is disrupted momentarily whenthe SYSTEM MODE menu item is set to 480/59.94i or576/50i, and the image is switched between thecamera image and playback image, but this is not amalfunction.An image may freeze onto the LCD display for a whilewhen the battery is removed or the external DC powersupply is unplugged while the power is still on, but thisis not a malfunction. It will disappear after a while if leftas it is.Residual images may seem to increase when thetemperature is low, but this is not a malfunction.OPEN buttonUsed to open the LCD monitor.THUMBNAIL buttonThis button switches the content on the 1.LCD monitorfrom the video in the viewfinder to clip thumbnails.Another press switches them back to the video from theviewfinder.Note that this switchover is not performed during arecording or playback.THUMBNAIL MENU buttonIn thumbnail display mode, this button allows you tomanipulate the thumbnail menu (e.g., to delete clips).CURSOR and SET buttonsThe four triangular buttons are the CURSOR buttons,and the center rectangular one is the SET button.They are used to select a thumbnail and manipulate thethumbnail menu.[Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails] (page 118).EXIT/CANCEL buttonUsed to return the display to the previous state when thethumbnail menu or the property screen is displayed.Also, when you press the button while pressing theSHIFT button, it cancels. It is convenient whencanceling clip selection status for a batch.SHIFT buttonUse by pressing at the same time as other buttons.SHIFT button + cursor button ( / )On the thumbnail screen, moves the pointer to thefirst or last thumbnail of the clip.SHIFT button +SET buttonSelects all clips from the clip just selected up to thecursor position.SHIFT button +EXIT/CANCEL buttonOperates the cancel function.[EXIT/CANCEL button] (page 29)Operations while pressing the SHIFT button aredisplayed below each button.USO RESTRITO
