Canon XF705 Instruction Manual - Page 25

Using the Menus Using the Menus Many of the camcorder's functions can be adjusted from the menu that opens after pressing the MENU button. In mode, you can also register frequently used menu settings in a customized submenu (My Menu) for easy access. For details about the available menu options and settings, refer to Menu Options (A 185). 25 Operating modes: Joystick and SET button CANCEL button MENU button CANCEL button MENU button Joystick and SET button MENU button Press to open the menu and then press again to close the menu after adjusting desired settings. CANCEL button Press to return to the previous menu/submenu level or to stop some operations that are in progress. Joystick Push the joystick to move the orange selection frame in the menu. Then, press the joystick itself ("press SET") to select the menu item indicated by the orange selection frame. Note that although only the button at the center of one of the joysticks is labeled as SET, in the manual, "press SET" will be used to mean pressing down the joystick itself. Selecting an Option from the Menu The following is a step-by-step explanation of how to select an option from the menu for most menu items. For some menu items, refer also to the function's description for additional operations that may be necessary. In the procedures throughout the rest of this manual, closing the menu is assumed and not included in the procedure. For brevity's sake, references in the text to settings in the setup menus may be abbreviated as follows: > [B ! System Setup] > [Language H] > Desired option 1 Press the MENU button. • The menu opens with the orange selection frame indicating the menu item that was selected the previous time the menu was closed (unless the camcorder was turned off). 2 Push the joystick left/right to select the desired setup menu and "page" number. • When a menu item is selected (highlighted in orange), pushing the joystick left/right will browse through the pages one at a time. To change setup menus faster, push the joystick up/down or press the CANCEL button until an icon is selected, and then push the joystick left/right.