Infinity DMC 1000, User Manual

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DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15) 47
Chapter 3 - General set-up
3.9 Lights and indicators
3.9.1 Tally indicators
The red tally indicators at the front of the viewfinder and at the rear camcorder normally light to
indicate that the camcorder is recording. The REC indicator in the viewfinder also lights.
The Tally on/off switch is used to control the tally lights at the front and rear of the camcorder.
When this switch is set to the Off position, the tally lights do not light when the camcorder is
recording. The rear tally lights can be programmed to follow the Tally on/off switch in the
SYSTEM/TALLY/REAR FOLLOW
submenu of the viewfinder menu.
3.9.2 Media indicators
The indicators in the media bay provide information about the inserted media.
3.10 Playback indicators
When playing back recordings the following indicators are shown:
Media indicator Media status
Off No media present
Blue (flashing slowly) Mounting
Blue Mounted (available)
Blue (flashing fast) Reading from media
Red Writing to media
Purple (red and blue) Media is full
Red / Blue (alternating color) Media is rejected
Indication Recorder operation
REC Recording
|| Paused
1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x Playback (the numbers indicate the forward speed)
-1x, -2x, -4x, -8x, -16x, -32x, -64x Reverse playback (the numbers indicate the reverse speed)