36 PreparationsJoystick and Joystick GuideUse the joystick to operate the camcorder's menus.If the joystick guide does not appear on the screen, press or pushthe joystick ( , ) to display it. The functions that appear dependon the operating mode.• , or mode: Select ( ) a function and press tochange the setting. With some functions, you will need to makefurther adjustments ( ).• mode: First, select ( ) a “row” of functions; then, press tooperate the function in the middle or push the joystick ( or ) tooperate the function on the left or right, respectively.The joystick guide will minimize after 2 seconds. When the joystickguide is minimized, you can still adjust or turn on/off the selected func-tion; you can also maximize ( ) the joystick guide to select anotherfunction or hide ( ) it altogether.Using the MenusMany of the camcorder’s functions canbe adjusted from the menus that openafter pressing . In mode,menus cannot be accessed and, exceptfor a few exceptions, most menu set-tings will return to their default values.For details about the available menuoptions and settings, refer to the appen-dix Menu Options Lists ( 133).Press the joystick itself ( ) to savethe settings or confirm an action. Onmenu screens, this is indicated by theicon .Push the joystick up, down, left or right( , ) to select an item orchange settings.FUNC.COPY
