Screen Displays

To display the date and time, press the

DATA CODE button. See also p. 71.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

Press the wireless controller’s TV

SCREEN

 

SCREEN button or turn TV SCREEN

DATA

on through the menu to see the other

CODE

 

displays on the TV screen. (The

 

displays appear white on-screen.) They

will not be added to any recordings you

make with the camcorder.

 

CAMERA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISP. SET UP

 

 

TV SCREEN•••ON

(

 

39)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 camcorder up to your TV, see p. 32.

Turning off the LCD screen displays

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

PLAY (VCR)

DISP.SET UP

DISPLAYS••••ON

( 39)

To turn the display off, open the menu and select DISP. SET UP. Then select DISPLAYS, set it to OFF <PLAYBK> 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

(

18)

 

 

not properly installed,

 

 

 

 

or needs replacing

Recording (

19)

REC

(

100).

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Canon MV500i instruction manual Screen Displays, 111, Turning off the LCD screen displays

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