JVC GY-DV550U instruction manual Counter Display Contents

2. CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS

2-7 Counter Display Contents

OPERATE/WARNING

CH 1

AUTO OFF

DEW

LIGHT

RESET

OVER

ON

40 30 20

10

0 dB

SERVO RF

L i

CH 2

OVER

OFF

32k

48k

SLAVE

PB

NDF

HOLD

MONITOR

AUD LOCK

SP

SELECT

MENU

WIDE

H

M

S

F

COUNTER

COUNTER

CH-1

REMAIN

REV FWD

E

BATT F

CTL

MIX

TC

CH-2

H

M

UB

switch

Counter display

1. Tape counter display

	CTL	“CTL”
	TC							CTL counter
	UB		H		M		S
“TC”								F
	CTL
		“TC”						Time code
	TC
	UB		H		M		S	F
	CTL	“UB”						User’s bit
VCR Setup	TC
	UB
Menu No. 516
DISPLAY SELECT		Hour		Min		Sec
	CTL							Time display
		“TC”
	TC
	UB		H		M		S
“CLOCK”	CTL	“UB”						Date display
	TC
	UB
		Month		Day			Year
2. VCR Setup Menu display					4. Error code display

3. Hour meter display 4. Alarm display

H

Remaining Tape Time Display

This display shows the remaining tape time (minutes/seconds) in record and play modes.

•Example: 30 minutes of remaining tape.

REMAIN

HM

•This indicator blinks when remaining tape time is equivalent to less than 2 minutes.

*An alarm sounds as a warning when remaining tape time is equivalent to less than 2 minutes in the record mode

The counter display shows the following 4 types of information.

1. Tape counter display

The counter display usually functions as a tape counter (hour, minute, second, frame). It can be switched to a CTL counter, time code or user's bit display by using the COUNTER switch. (When the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “TC”.)

•CTL counter : Time between -9 hr. 59 min. 59 sec. 29 frames and 9 hr. 59 min. 59 sec. 29 frames can be displayed.

*CTL counter indication may also corrupt at playback of segment which time code signal is not continuously recorded.

•Time code : Time between 0 hour and 23 hr. 59 min. 59 sec. 29 frames can be displayed.

•User's bit : Hexadecimal number from 0 to F is displayed in 8 digits.

When the VCR Setup Menu item No. 516 DISPLAY SELECT is set to “CLOCK”, the date and time are displayed. Set the COUNTER switch to TC or UB.

TC: Time (Hour, Min., Sec.) is displayed.

UB: Date (Month, Day, Year) is displayed.

•Press the MENU button to switch to the VCR Setup Menu setting display.

2. VCR Setup Menu setting display

This display is used when setting the setup menus. After setting of the setup menus, the tape counter display returns. For details, see "DISPLAYING AND SETTING VCR SETUP MENUS" on page 73.

3. Hour meter display

The hour meter is displayed by selecting the HM group from the VCR Setup Menu.

The hour meter data refers to the accumulated head drum running time.

4. Error code/Alarm display

The error code or alarm indicator is displayed automatically in case an abnormal condition occurs with the unit.

☞See “TROUBLES WITH ERROR CODE OUTPUTS” on page 100.

☞See “ALARM INDICATIONS” on page 96.

Remaining Battery Power Display

The 7-dot segment bar display shows the remaining battery power. The lighted segment bars decrease as the remaining battery power decreases.

•To display the remaining battery power accurately, set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 396 BATTERY TYPE according to the type of the battery pack in use.

REMAIN

HM

•The following display appears when no videocassette is loaded or during the calculation of remaining tape that takes place immediately after a videocassette is inserted.

REMAIN

H M

E BATT F

EBATT

E BATT

All segment bars light when a fully charged battery pack is attached.

The last 2 segment bars and "BATT" start to blink when the battery is nearly exhausted. Replace with a fully charged battery pack.

When the battery capacity has run out, "E" and "BATT" blink and the unit stops operation automatically.

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