GRASS VALLEY DMC 1000, User Manual

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44 DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v4.0)
Chapter 3 - General set-up
Gain indicators
The gain indicators at the top of the viewfinder light as follows:
Top indicators
The top indicators provide status information about the camcorder:
Color temperature indicators
The color temperature indicators light as follows:
Non-standard indicator (!)
The non-standard video settings indicator ( ! ) lights when one of the following conditions occur:
– exposure time is not set to the nominal value;
– black stretch is on;
– extended auto iris is on;
– AWC or FL color temperature is on.
Indicator Function
– Gain is – (-6dB or -3dB )
+ Gain is + (3dB, 6dB , 9dB, 12dB, 15dB or18dB)
++ Gain is ++ (6dB, 9dB , 12dB, 15dB, 18dB or 24dB)
+ and ++ Gain is +++ (9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB, 24dB, 30dB , 36dB or 42dB)
Indicator Function
REC • lights when the camcorder is recording
MEDIA • flashes when 5 minutes or less of the current media is left
• lights continuously when the current media is at an end
BATT • flashes when battery level is low
• lights continuously when battery level is critical
ND/RE • lights when an ND optical filter or the range extender is selected
• lights when a Call signal is received from a connected OCP 400.
FOC+ • lights when the focus assist function is on
Indicator Function
3.2 lights when preset temperature of 3200K is selected
4.7 lights when preset temperature of 4700K is selected
5.6 lights when preset temperature of 5600K is selected
7.5 lights when preset temperature of 7500K is selected
AWFL lights when a memory for fluorescent light (FL50 or FL60) is selected
AW1 lights when Auto white balance memory 1 is selected
AW2 lights when Auto white balance memory 2 is selected