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CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
Indications on the LCD Monitor and in the Viewfinder (Cont’d)

•STATUS 2

This screen displays the camera setup statuses.

Event display is not available while this screen is displayed.

•STATUS 3

Displays a list of setting statuses for USER1, 2, and 3 as well as LENS RET item on the SWITCH MODE menu screen.

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Events are not displayed while these statuses are being displayed.

•STATUS 4

This screen only displays VTR mode indication, date and time, event display and alarm indications.

*Whether or not date and time should be displayed and the display style are set on the TIME/DATE menu screen.

XSee“Displaying the Time and Date on the Screen” on page 37.

STATUS 2 Screen STATUS 3 Screen

Indication Indication Contents

FILE FILE F CAM1 [********], CAM2 [********], and EXT1 - 4 [********] * indicates SUB NAME XSeepage 79–81.
AF symbol is displayed when a menu setting read from LOAD FILE was changed.
The display disappears when the setting is saved using STORE FILE.
FULL AUTO ON, OFF
GAIN 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB, ALC
SHUTTER (When STEP is selected)
OFF, 1/6, 1/6.25, 1/7.5, 1/12, 1/12.5, 1/15, 1/24, 1/25, 1/30, 1/48, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000,
1/4000, 1/10000
(When VARIABLE is selected)
1/24.01 - 1/1998.0
(Displayed when FAS or ALC mode is selected)
EEI
*The range for the shutter speed differs depending on the video format. XSeepage 69.
WHITE BAL A<##00K>, B<##00K>, PRESET<##00K>, FAW
AE LEVEL –3, –2, –1, NORMAL, +1, +2, +3
FILTER OFF, ND1 (1/4ND), ND2 (1/16ND)
ZEBRA 60-70%, 70-80%, 85-95%, OVER 95%, OVER 100%
REMAIN Displays the remaining tape (minutes) and the type of tape (Ex: 60MIN (Y))
Y (Mini DV Videocassette)
AUDIO Displays the audio sampling frequency and the audio level adjustment mode (Ex: 32K (CH1 Z CH2 a)Z (for AUTO
mode)a (for MANUAL mode)

Indication Indication Contents

USER1
USER2
NONE, BARS, PRESET TEMP., B.STRETCH1, B.STRETCH2, B.STRETCH3, B.COMPRESS1, B.COMPRESS2,
B.COMPRESS3, AE LEVEL+, AE LEVEL–
USER3 NONE, BARS, PRESET TEMP., B.STRETCH1, B.STRETCH2, B.STRETCH3, B.COMPRESS1, B.COMPRESS2,
B.COMPRESS3
LENS RET RET, FOCUS ASSIST
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CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS
Status Screen in VTR MODE
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No. Item Contents
1VIDEO FORMAT display Displays the video format recorded on the tape when in VTR mode.
You can switch this display ON/OFF using the VIDEO FORMAT item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen.
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MEMO
This camcorder cannot play back or output tape recorded in HDV 1080i format. “INVALID TAPE!” is dis-
played in the event display area 4.
2Time code (TC) and user’s bits
(UB) display
Displays the time code data being recorded (hour, minute, second, frame) when in VTR mode.
You can switch this display ON/OFF using the TC/UB item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen.
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You can select to display either the time code or the user’s bits using the TC DISPLAY switch in the LCD
door.
3Remaining tape time Remaining tape indication (displayed in 1-minute steps)
This indicator blinks when remaining tape time is equivalent to less than 3 minutes.
Whether or not to display this item is set with the TAPE REMAIN item on the LCD/VF [1/2] menu screen.
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*When inserting a brand-new tape, the remaining tape time is not indicated.
When the tape has been run, the indication will appear.
*The remaining tape indication is to be used only as a guide.
*When the unit is used at low temperatures, it may take a while before the indication of the remaining tape
time appears.
4Event display Displays messages related to VTR operations. XSeepage 85-86.
5Audio sampling frequency in-
dication
The audio sampling frequency used for the recording is displayed during playback.
(32 K, 48 K, 44.1 K)
6Audio level meter indication Displays the audio level meters during playback.
Whether or not to display this item is set with the AUDIO item on the LCD/VF [2/3] menu screen.
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7VTR mode indication Indicates the VTR operation status
STBY, STOP, PLAY, REC, FF, REW, FWD, REV, STL, - - - (No tape loaded), SLOW: During variable play-
back in forward direction (Displayed when using non-linear editing software.)
(SLOW+1: About ×0.1 speed, SLOW+2: About ×0.2 speed, SLOW+3: About ×0.5 speed)
During variable playback in reverse direction (Displayed when using non-linear editing software.)
(SLOW–1: About ×–0.1 speed, SLOW–2: About ×–0.2 speed, SLOW–3: About ×–0.5 speed)
8Time/Date indication Recorded data are displayed during playback, fast forward, and rewind.
During recording, the data from the IEEE1394 connector is displayed.
(GY-HD100U/GY-HD101E only)
Whether or not the date and time should be displayed and the display style are set on the TIME/DATE
menu screen. XSeepage 76.
When the date and time have not been set, the following indication appears.
- -/- -/- - - -: - -: - -
9Voltage indication (Example) 7.0V : Indicates remaining battery level in 0.1V steps.
0Audio Lock indication Displayed when the audio signal from DV recording or playback is locked to the video signal.