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2-7 Warning and Status Display Functions

Back tally lamp

When the BACK TALLY switch is set to [ON], the lamp behaves in the same way as the front tally lamp at the viewfinder.

BACK TALLY switch

This switch controls the action of the back and rear tally lamps.

ON: Back and rear tally lamps enabled.

OFF: Back and rear tally lamps disabled.

WARNING lamp

This lamp starts blinking or lights up if something unusual occurs in the memory.

2-8 Display Window Functions

P2 card/battery-remaining level indications

Media-remaining space indication bar

The bar indicates the remaining free space on each P2 card, using a

seven-segment display.2 Each segment can represent either three or five minutes of remaining

free space, depending on the value set through the menu option CARD REMAIN/„. According to the set value, the segments disappear one-by-one. The menu option CARD REMAIN /„ can be found in the <BATTERY/P2CARD> screen on the MAIN OPERATION page.

	SLAVE HOLD W DV GPS							OVER			OVER
CTL VTCG TIME DATE P- REC									0
	h Y		minM	s D		frm
									10
									20
MEDIA
		E					F		30
BATT
		E					F		40
										OO
LOOP			DRIVE		OP-SLOT			13 -dB			24

Battery-remaining level indication bar

For a battery with a digital indicator (percentage indication), if the remaining level of the battery is higher than 70%, all seven segments up to the “F” position are lighted.

When the remaining level falls below 70%, the segments go out one-by-one for each drop of 10%. All seven segments can be set to light up when the battery-remaining balance is 100%. To do so select “100%” for the menu option BATT REMAIN FULL in the P2CARD> screen of the MAIN OPERATION page.

Audio channel level meter

When the MONITOR SELECT CH1/2 / CH3/4 switch is set to [CH1/2], the meter indicates 1 and 2 as the audio channel numbers, together with their audio levels. When the switch is set to [CH3/4], the meter indicates 3 and 4 as the audio channel numbers, together with their audio levels.

LIGHT button

Use this button to control illumination of the display window. Alternately pressing this button toggles illumination of the display window on or off.

Display window

This window displays warnings, battery-remaining level, sound volume, time data, and other information.

Rear tally lamp

When the BACK TALLY switch is set on [ON], the rear tally lamp behaves in the same way as the back tally lamp.

Memory action status indication

Error Code Indication (for more information, see [7-3 Warning System])

	SLAVE HOLD W DV GPS							OVER			OVER
CTL VTCG TIME DATE P- REC									0
	h Y		minM	s D		frm
									10
									20
MEDIA
		E					F		30
BATT
		E					F		40
										OO
LOOP			DRIVE		OP-SLOT			13 -dB			24

Information indication

LOOP: Stays illuminated in LOOP REC mode. For information about the LOOP REC mode, see [4-5 Setting Time Data].

DRIVE: Stays illuminated when the menu option USB is set to “ON”.The menu option USB can be found in the <SYSTEM MODE> screen on the SYSTEM SETTING page. (To be supported in the near future.)

OP-SLOT:Stays illuminated when the optional slot is available. (To be supported in the near future.)

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