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Setting power saving functions You can limit the function of some output connectors to save power consumption. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 Display the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu, and press the MENU knob. For details on menu operations, see "Basic menu operations" on page 205. 2 Select the desired item, and press the MENU knob. You can set the following items on the POWER SAVE page. Item Description ETHERNET/ Enables or disables the USB network connector and USB connector. i.LINK(FAM) a) Enables or disables the i.LINK connector (FAM function). REC AUDIO Puts the AUDIO OUT OUT connectors in EE or SAVE mode. TEST OUT Switches the TEST OUT SAVE connector power saving function on and off. ON: No signals are output if a cable is not connected. OFF: Signals are always output, regardless of whether a cable is connected. Wi-Fi Enables or disables the wireless LAN function. a) The unit must be powered off and on again to enable changes to this setting. 3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired setting, and press the MENU knob. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set all of the desired items. Setting up a wireless LAN You can install the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter in this unit, and set up a wireless LAN as explained in this section. When you connect this unit to a computer over a network, you can make the settings explained here from a Web menu. For details, refer to the operation manual supplied with the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter. Notes • The CBKZ-UPG01 Software Upgrade Key must be installed to make these settings. • For information about connecting to a wireless LAN, refer to the operation manual supplied with the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter. • Even when the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter is installed in this unit, the message "NO Wi-Fi ADAPTER!" may appear if you attempt to set up a wireless LAN immediately after powering the unit on. If this occurs, wait for a while and try again. • If the message "IEEE802.1X IS ENABLED!" appears when you change the settings, execute NET CFG RESET on the NETWORK 2 page of the MAINTENANCE menu and then try again. • The proxy data recording function is disabled automatically whenever you enable the wireless LAN connection function. Before starting, set ETHERNET/USB and Wi-Fi on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION menu to "ENABL". (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.) 1 Display the Wi-Fi page of the MAINTENANCE menu, and then press the MENU knob. See "Basic menu operations" (page 205) for more information about menu operations. M26 Wi-Fi TOP Wi-Fi SETUP : EXEC Wi-Fi STATUS : [-----] WIRELESS MODE: 802.11b SSID: (unknown) NETWORK TYPE : CH : AUTH : ENCRYPTION : INFRA 1 OPEN DISABLE 2 Select "Wi-Fi SETUP" and then press the MENU knob. Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings 224 Adjustments and Settings from Menus

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
Foreword	11
Before use	11
Marks for model-specific functions	11
Chapter 1 Overview	12
Features	12
Locations and Functions of Parts and Controls	15
Power supply	15
Accessory attachments	16
Operating and connectors section	17
HDVF-20A viewfinder (optional)	31
Status display on the viewfinder screen	32
Chapter 2 Preparations	38
Preparing a Power Supply	38
Using a battery pack	38
Using AC power	39
Attaching the Viewfinder	39
Attaching the HDVF-20A/C35W	39
Adjusting the viewfinder position	40
Moving the viewfinder shoe up	40
Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket	41
Detaching the eyepiece	42
Adjusting the viewfinder focus and screen	42
Setting the Area of Use	43
Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock	44
Mounting the Lens	45
Adjusting the Flange Focal Length	46
Preparing the Audio Input System	47
Connecting a microphone to the MIC IN connector	47
Connecting microphones to the AUDIO IN connectors	48
Attaching a UHF portable tuner (for a UHF wireless microphone system)	49
Connecting line input audio equipment	51
Tripod Mounting	52
Connecting a Video Light	53
Using the Shoulder Strap	53
Adjusting the Shoulder Pad Position	54
Connecting the Remote Control Unit	55
Chapter 3 Adjustments and Settings for Shooting	58
Setting the Recording Format	58
Setting the system frequency	58
Setting the video recording format	59
Mixed recording of clips in different formats on the same disc	59
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance	60
Adjusting the black balance	60
Adjusting the white balance	61
Setting the Electronic Shutter	66
Shutter modes	66
Selecting the shutter mode and shutter speed	67
Changing the Reference Value for Automatic Iris Adjustment	70
Adjusting the Audio Level	72
Manually adjusting the audio levels of the audio inputs from the AUDIO IN CH1/CH2 connectors	72
Manually adjusting the audio level of the MIC IN connector	73
Recording audio on channels 3 and 4	73
Setting the Time Data	75
Setting the timecode	75
Setting the user bits	75
Synchronizing the timecode	76
Chapter 4 Shooting	79
Handling Discs	79
Discs used for recording and playback	79
Notes on handling	79
Write-protecting discs	79
Loading and unloading a disc	80
Formatting a disc	81
Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage function)	81
Basic Procedure for Shooting	83
Playing back the recorded clip	85
Deleting the recorded clip	86
Using the Freeze Mix function	87
Using the Focus Assist function	87
Advanced Operations for Shooting	88
Recording essence marks	88
Setting clip flags with switches	89
Setting the thumbnail image at recording time	89
Starting a shoot with a few seconds of pre-stored picture data (Picture Cache function)	89
Time-lapse video (Interval Rec function)	91
Shooting with Slow & Quick Motion	95
Exchanging discs while recording (Disc Exchange Cache function)	96
Recording with the Clip Continuous Rec function	97
Retaking the most recent clip	97
Assigning user-defined clip titles automatically	98
Assigning user-defined names to clips and clip lists	101
Using planning metadata	102
Recording video from external devices	105
Using the Live Logging function	106
Recording proxy data	107
Chapter 5 Operations in GUI Screens	111
Overview	111
Switching between GUI screens	111
Information and controls in thumbnail screens	113
Displaying menus	116
GUI screen operations	120
Thumbnail Operations	121
Selecting thumbnails	121
Searching with thumbnails	121
Playing the scene you have found	124
Selecting clips by type (Filter Clips function)	124
Selecting the information displayed on thumbnails	126
Changing clip index pictures	126
Checking clip properties	127
Setting clip flags	130
Locking (write-protecting) clips	130
Deleting clips	131
Scene Selection (Clip List Editing)	132
What is scene selection?	132
Creating and editing clip lists	133
Managing clip lists	138
Disc Operations	139
Checking disc properties	139
Using planning metadata	140
Checking user-defined essence marks	141
Formatting discs	142
Displaying disc and clip properties in a web browser	142
Transferring clips (Direct FTP function)	146
Preparations for clip transfers	147
Uploading clips	147
Downloading clips	151
Copying clips directly between XDCAM devices	151
Shortcut List	153
Chapter 6 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings	154
Menu Organization	154
TOP menu and top-level menus	155
Menu List	157
OPERATION menu	157
PAINT menu	171
MAINTENANCE menu	180
FILE menu	199
DIAGNOSIS menu	203
Menu Operations	205
Displaying menus	205
Basic menu operations	205
Using the USER menu (example menu operation)	208
Editing the USER menu	209
Resetting USER menu settings to the standard settings	213
Setting the Status Display on the Viewfinder Screen and the LCD Monitor	213
Selecting the display items	213
Change confirmation/adjustment progress messages	214
Setting the marker display	215
Setting the viewfinder	216
Recording shot data superimposed on the color bars	217
Setting the shot ID	217
Displaying the status confirmation screens	218
Adjustments and Settings from Menus	220
Setting gain values for the GAIN selector positions	220
Selecting the output signals	220
Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches	221
Setting power saving functions	224
Setting up a wireless LAN	224
Setting the color temperature manually	227
Specifying an offset for the auto white balance setting	227
Selecting the lens file	228
Setting the UMID data	228
Chapter 7 Saving and Loading User Setting Data	230
Handling the “Memory Stick”	230
Saving and Recalling User Files	231
Saving user menu data to the “Memory Stick”	231
Loading saved data from a “Memory Stick”	233
Returning the user file settings to the standard settings	234
Saving and Loading Scene Files	234
Saving a scene file	234
Loading scene files	236
Returning the scene file settings to the standard settings	237
Jumping to a File-Related Menu Page When Inserting a “Memory Stick”	237
Chapter 8 File Operations	239
Overview	239
Directory structure	239
File operation restrictions	240
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)	245
Making FAM connections	245
Operating on files	246
Exiting file operations	246
File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)	247
Making FAM connections	247
Operating on files	248
Exiting file operations	248
FTP File Operations	249
Making FTP connections	249
Command list	250
Recording Continuous Timecode with FAM and FTP Connections	255
Chapter 9 Maintenance	256
Testing the Camcorder before Shooting	256
Preparations for testing	256
Testing the camera	256
Testing the VDR	258
Maintenance	260
Cleaning the viewfinder	260
Note about the battery terminal	261
Operation Warnings	262
Appendix	270
Important Notes on Operation	270
Specifications	272
General	272
Video camera section	272
Optical disc drive section	273
Supplied accessories	274
Recommended additional equipment	274
Chart of Optional Components and Accessories	276
Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software	277
List of Supported USB Keyboards	278
Recommended USB Flash Drives (As of June 2009)	281
Trademarks and Licenses	281
MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License	281
MPEG-2 Video Patent Portfolio License	281
About IJG (Independent JPEG Group)	282
Character display software “iType”	282
About libupnp	282
About OpenSSL	282
About a “Memory Stick”	286

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Adjustments and Settings from Menus

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Chapter 6

Menu Displays and Detailed Settings

You can limit the function of some output

connectors to save power consumption.

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn

the MENU knob to move

to the desired item.)

Display the POWER SAVE page of the

OPERATION menu, and press the

MENU knob.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic

menu operations” on page 205.

Select the desired item, and press the

MENU knob.

You can set the following items on the

POWER SAVE page.

a) The unit must be powered off and on again to

enable changes to this setting.

Turn the MENU knob to select the

desired setting, and press the MENU

knob.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have set

all of the desired items.

You can install the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi

adapter in this unit, and set up a wireless LAN as

explained in this section.

When you connect this unit to a computer over a

network, you can make the settings explained here

from a Web menu. For details, refer to the operation

manual supplied with the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi

adapter.

Notes

•

The CBKZ-UPG01 Software Upgrade Key must be

installed to make these settings.

•

For information about connecting to a wireless LAN,

refer to the operation manual supplied with the

optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter.

•

Even when the optional CBK-WA01 Wi-Fi adapter is

installed in this unit, the message “NO Wi-Fi

ADAPTER!” may appear if you attempt to set up a

wireless LAN immediately after powering the unit on.

If this occurs, wait for a while and try again.

•

If the message “IEEE802.1X IS ENABLED!” appears

when you change the settings, execute NET CFG

RESET on the NETWORK 2 page of the

MAINTENANCE menu and then try again.

•

The proxy data recording function is disabled

automatically whenever you enable the wireless LAN

connection function.

Before starting, set ETHERNET/USB and Wi-Fi

on the POWER SAVE page of the OPERATION

menu to “ENABL”.

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn

the MENU knob to move

to the desired item.)

Display the Wi-Fi page of the

MAINTENANCE menu, and then press

the MENU knob.

See “Basic menu operations” (page 205) for

more information about menu operations.

Select “Wi-Fi SETUP” and then press

the MENU knob.

Setting power saving functions

Item

Description

ETHERNET/

USB

Enables or disables the

network connector and USB

connector.

i.LINK(FAM)

Enables or disables the

i.LINK connector (FAM

function).

REC AUDIO

OUT

Puts the AUDIO OUT

connectors in EE or SAVE

mode.

TEST OUT

SAVE

Switches the TEST OUT

connector power saving

function on and off.

ON:

No signals are output if

a cable is not

connected.

OFF:

Signals are always

output, regardless of

whether a cable is

connected.

Wi-Fi

Enables or disables the

wireless LAN function.

Setting up a wireless LAN

TOP

M26 Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi SETUP

EXEC

Wi-Fi STATUS :

[-----]

WIRELESS MODE:

802.11b

SSID: (unknown)

NETWORK TYPE :

INFRA

AUTH

OPEN

ENCRYPTION

DISABLE