REMAINING RECORDING TIME
DISPLAY
THE TAPE
1 min.-O min.
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0 min.
(The tape has
reached its end.)
CHANGE THE
CASSETTE.
TAPE END
When the
is recording Camera mode,
about 10 minutes before the tape reaches its end,
an on-screen indicator will begin to show how much
time you have left. You might want to get a new tape
ready at this time.
From about 10 minutes to minute before the tape
ends, a bar indicator is displayed. About one min-
ute before the tape ends, a large “THE TAPE ENDS
SOON.” display appears, which, 3 seconds later,
changes to “TAPE END” in flashing regular-size
characters. When the tape finally reaches the end,
“CHANGE THE CASSETTE.” is displayed in large
characters for 3 seconds, and then changes to
“TAPE END” in smaller characters.
If you wish to turn off the graphics indicator (e.g.
because it interferes with your view of the picture),
press the TAPE INFORMATION button to display the
REMAIN button indicator on the monitor, and press
the REMAIN button
Press the REMAIN button once again to re-display
the indicator.
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Before the first bar indicator appears, pressing the TAPE
INFORMATION button will not display the REMAIN button
indicator.
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The time-remaining indicators only show approximate
time left. Also, they vary slightly depending on the length
of tape used. (This function’s design is based on the
tape standard.)
TURNING OFF THE LCD
MONITOR BACKLIGHT
This
LCD monitor uses a fluorescent
lamp for backlighting (see page
41). When the
is powered from the battery, in order to
reduce battery consumption, you can turn off
the
lamp when backlighting is not necessary; e.g. when
you are watching a playback picture on a connected
TV’s screen.
While the
is in Camera or VCR mode,
hold down the MODE DISPLAY button. Three sec-
onds later, “LCD LAMP OFF” starts flashing in the
upper left corner of the monitor screen. Keep the
MODE DISPLAY button down for 3 more seconds,
and the backlight turns off.
To turn it on again, press the MODE DISPLAY button
or the REC START/STOP button, or set the Operate
switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA or VCR.
Also, the backlight automatically turns on to display
warning indicators, such as the dew, tape-end and
low battery warnings.
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