Menus; Menu Organization And Content - Sony DSR-DU1 Operating Instructions Manual

Menus

Most of the DSR-DU1 settings are carried out in
the menus.

Menu Organization and Content

Page 1
Item Setting and values
(factory default settings shown by an asterisk)
MODE Sets the recording mode.
• STD*: Standard mode
• DUP: Mode in which operation is always
coupled to the tape operation, recording
the same video and timecode values.
The items to be forcibly changed are
displayed.
• INT: Interval recording mode.
The items to be forcibly changed are
displayed.
PC REM Select whether to enable or disable access by
the SBP2 protocol.
• DIS*: Disable
• ENA: Enable
Page 2 (When MODE is set to STD or INT only)
Item Setting and values
(factory default settings shown by an asterisk)
TCG Set the timecode advancement mode.
• FREE: Always advancing, in step with the
internal timecode generator.
• REC*: Advancing during recording only,
in step with the internal timecode
generator.
• EXT: Synchronized to the external
timecode generator.
When MODE is set to DUP, this is always
EXT.
TC PRESET Switch to the screen for setting the timecode
preset value. Carry out the operation with the
jog dial.
UB PRESET Switch to the screen for setting the user bit
preset value. Carry out the operation with the
jog dial.
FRAME Set the drop-frame mode.
(Does not • DF*: Drop-frame
appear when • NDF: Non-drop-frame
SYSTEM is set
to 625.)
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Page 3 (When MODE is set to STD or INT only)
Item Setting and values
(factory default settings shown by an asterisk)
DELETE Delete the most recently recorded clip.
a)
LAST A confirmation message appears.
When MODE is set to DUP, it is not possible
to delete the latest file alone.
PARAREC Switch coupled (parallel) recording with the
(When MODE camcorder on or off.
is set to STD • OFF*
only) • ON
When MODE is set to DUP, this is always ON.
When MODE is set to INT, forcibly set to
OFF.
CACHE Set the length of cache recording.
(When MODE • 0s (0 second)
is set to STD • 2s (2 seconds)
only) • 4s (4 seconds)
• 8s (8 seconds)
When MODE is set to DUP, the cache
recording function does not work.
When MODE is set to INT, forcibly set to 0s.
a) While deleting the last recorded clip, the cache recording function does
not operate. Therefore, after deleting the clip, only the signal input
through the i.LINK interface can be recorded.
Page 4 (When MODE is set to INT only)
Item Setting and values
(factory default settings shown by an asterisk)
INT TIM Set the recording interval.
• 0.5m*: 30 seconds
• 1m: 1 minute
• 5m: 5 minutes
• 10m: 10 minutes
INT REC Set the length of each recording.
• 0.5s* (0.5 seconds)
• 1s (1 seconds)
• 1.5s (1.5 seconds)
• 2s (2 seconds)