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Chapter 4
Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
Chapter 4 Viewfinder Screen Indications and Menus
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During normal operation, the following items can be
indicated in the viewfinder.
1
VCR operation status indication
!™
VCR warning indication
DISPLAY switch
setting
Time data displayed
COUNTER
CNT: Tape transport time
TC
TCG: a time code from the time code
generator
TCR: a time code from the time code
reader
U-BIT
UBG: a user bit value from the time
code generator
UBR: a user bit value from the time
code reader
2
TAKE/CUE indication
3
Recording time or time data
indication
a)
4
NG indication
5
Clip mode indication
6
Clip remaining
indication
7
Status display area
8
EZ FOCUS indication
9
LOW LIGHT indication
a)
!º
Audio recording level indicators
a)
!¡
Tape remaining indication
a)
!£
External VCR status
indication
c)
!¢
VCR recording mode
indication
c)
!∞
White balance indication
!§
SKIN DTL indication
!¶
EVS indication
!•
Lens f-stop indication
a)
!ª
Gain indication
a)
@º
Filter setting indication
a)
@¡
Clock indication
a), b)
@™
Voltage/error indication
@£
Shutter setting indication
a)
a) Whether or not to display can be selected by menu setting.
b) This is recorded over the picture being shot.
c) Displayed only when an external VCR is connected
Viewfinder Normal Indications
The significance of each of the indications shown in
the figure is as follows.
1
VCR operation status indication
This indicates the VCR’s current operation status
(REC, PLAY, etc.).
2
TAKE/CUE indication
This displays a TAKE or CUE indication when using
the ClipLink function for recording.
TAKE: When recording in Mark mode, this
indication appears when a Mark IN point is set
and disappears when the next Mark OUT point is
set.
CUE: When recording in Cue mode, this indication
appears for about 1 second when a Cue point is
set.
3
Recording time or time data indication
This shows the following values.
• When the REC TIME switch is in the TTL position:
The total recording time (When an external VCR is
connected, you can select whether to show the
recording time of the internal VCR or of the external
VCR using advanced menu page 4. See page 86 for
more information.)
• When the REC TIME switch is in the DUR position:
The duration of the current recording cut
• When the REC TIME switch is in the OFF position
and the item TC IND in advanced menu page 6 is set
to “ON”: A time data value depending on the
DISPLAY switch settings as shown in the following
table
Time data values appear during playback, fast forward,
rewind, or recording review.
4
NG indication
An “NG” (No Good) indication appears if you
designate a recorded scene as “NG” when using the
ClipLink function for recording.
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5
Clip mode indication
A “CLIP M” or “CLIP C” indication appears when
you use the ClipLink function for recording.
CLIP M: Indicates shooting in Mark mode
CLIP C: Indicates shooting in Cue mode
6
Clip remaining indication
The number of available clips is displayed when you
use the ClipLink function for recording.
7
Status display area
One of the following values or messages is displayed
to indicate the camcorder’s current status or its
operation status.
• New values when changing camcorder’s settings
• Messages indicating progress or results of
adjustments
• The camcorder’s current settings
• SetupLog data recorded to tape during shooting (see
page 90)
8
EZ FOCUS indication
This appears when the EZ FOCUS button is pressed,
enabling the “easy focus” function.
Note
The status indication is not shown while this indication
appears.
9
LOW LIGHT indication
This warning appears if the lighting level is
inadequate.
!º
Audio recording level indicators
These show the recording levels of audio channels 1
and 2.
!¡
Tape remaining indication
This shows the tape remaining as follows.
!™
VCR warning indication
This shows warning indications about operation or
status of the VCR.
Indication
Tape remaining
F-30
At least 30 minutes
30-25
25 - 30 minutes
25-20
20 - 25 minutes
20-15
15 - 20 minutes
15-10
10 - 15 minutes
10-5
5 - 10 minutes
5-0
2 - 5 minutes
5-0 (flashing)
0 - 2 minutes
Indication
Meaning
NO TAPE
There is no tape loaded.
REC INHIBIT
The tape is in the recording inhibited
state.
LOW BATT
The battery is almost exhausted.
BATT END
The battery is exhausted.
TAPE NEAR END
The tape is near the end.
TAPE END
The tape is at the end.
SERVO
The servo lock has been lost.
HUMID
There is condensation.
RF
The video heads are clogged, or there
is some other fault in the recording
system.
SLACK
The tape is not wound properly.
Channel 1
Channel 2
–
∞
0 dB
–2 dB
MP TAPE
An incorrect type of cassette has been
loaded. (The cassette is automatically
ejected and the indication disappears
in about two seconds.)
CLIP DATA ERR
Abnormality of the cassette memory
data.
AUDIO 48kHz
(4 flashes/s)
At back space editing, you are
switching from 32 kHz audio recording
mode (4-channel mode) to 48 kHz
audio recording mode (2-channel
mode).
AUDIO 32kHz
(4 flashes/s)
At back space editing, you are
switching from 48 kHz audio recording
mode (2-channel mode) to 32 kHz
audio recording mode (4-channel
mode).
ERROR:91-13F
Failure in loading or saving the
cassette memory data.
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