Screen Displays

To display the date and time, press the

DATA CODE button. See also p. 75.

Press the wireless controller’s TV

 

TV

 

SCREEN

SCREEN button or turn TV SCREEN on

DATA

through the menu to see the other displays

CODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on the TV screen. (The displays appear

 

white on-screen.) They will not be added

 

to any recordings you make with the

 

 

camera.

 

 

 

 

 

MOVIE

P.SCAN

CARD

 

 

R E C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISP. SET UP

 

TV SCREEN•••ON

 

(

 

35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To turn TV SCREEN off, open the menu and select DISP.SET UP. Then select TV SCREEN, set it to OFF and close the menu.

For instructions on how to hook the camera up to your TV, see p. 29.

Turning off the LCD screen displays

You can turn off the displays to give you a clear screen for playback.

E

VCR

CARD

PLAY

DISP.SET UP

DISPLAYS••••ON

( 35)

To turn the displays off, open the menu and select DISP. SET UP. Then select DISPLAYS, set it to OFF and close the menu.

If you turn the displays off, the LCD screen will be completely blank (including connected TV screen), but the camcorder will continue to show warning/caution displays when necessary, and the data code appears in the display if it is set to ON.

When operating the camcorder, the displays appear for 2 seconds. However, the displays do not disappear when displaying an index screen.

indicates a flashing display.

Record pause mode

PAUSE

The backup battery is

(

16)

 

 

not properly installed,

 

 

 

 

or needs replacing

Recording (

17)

REC

(

124).

Information

Additional

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Canon elura20, 10 instruction manual Screen Displays, 137, Turning off the LCD screen displays

10, elura20 specifications

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