Power Standby Mode
Power Standby mode allows you to prevent accidental recording by locking all operations except canceling the mode.
STANDBY button
Hold down the STANDBY button for more than 2 seconds when you pause record- ing.
•The screen turns off and the STANDBY indicator lights up.
Turning on/off the
Backlight
You can see the
LCD LAMP button
Hold down the LCD LAMP button for more than 2 seconds to turn off the backlight.
•“BACKLIGHT OFF” will flash for two seconds, then H appears on the LCD screen.
Basic Operations
STANDBY indicator
To resume operation
Press the STANDBY button again to return to the Recording Standby mode.
•It takes about 2 seconds to be able to start recording.
Notes:
•Power Standby will cancel and the STANDBY indicator will turn off in these situations below:
—When the camcorder remains in Power Standby mode more than 5 minutes
—When the camcorder is set to Playback mode
—When removing the battery pack
—When removing a cassette
•The camcorder will turn off automatically in 5 minutes after setting Power Standby mode if it remains in Recording Standby mode after canceling Power Standby mode.
—When Power Standby mode, for example, is canceled after 3 minutes, the camcorder will turn off if recording is not started within 2 minutes.
To turn on the backlight
Press the LCD LAMP button.
Note:
•The BACKLIGHT OFF mode will cancel when you close the LCD monitor.
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