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TALLY lamp
Blinks when remaining battery power or tape is low. (Only in Camera mode)
Blinking Pattern | Remaining Battery/Tape |
Slow blinking | • Remaining battery power is low. |
(once per sec.) | • Remaining tape time is equivalent to less |
| than 3 minutes. |
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Fast blinking | • Tape has run out. |
(four times per sec.) | • Irregularity has occurred in the VTR. |
Alarm Sound
When remaining battery power becomes low, a warning sound is output from the monitoring loudspeaker and the PHONES jack.
(In Camera mode only)
When an irregularity occurs in the VTR, a warning sound is also output.
Whether or not alarm sound should be output and the vol- ume level are selected with the ALARM VR LEVEL item on the OTHERS[1/2] menu screen.
Depending on the alarm conditions, the warning indicators on the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen, the TALLY lamp, and alarm sounds appear as shown in the following table.
Alarm Indications on LCD Monitor/ | TALLY lamp | Alarm Sound | Condition | |
Viewfinder Screen | ||||
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VTR alarm indication |
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| Dew formation (condensation) or error has oc- | |
(Example) | I |
| curred in the VTR. | |
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| J |
| About 3 min. before tape end | |
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| (displayed during recording). | ||
| I |
| Tape end | |
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| (displayed during recording). | ||
| J |
| Remaining battery power is low. | |
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Display symbols | J | : Blinking once per second. |
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| : Sound interrupted once per second. |
I: Blinking four times per second. : Continuous sound.