JVC GY-HD251, GY-HD250 Blinking Pattern, Remaining Battery/Tape, Alarm Indications on LCD Monitor

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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.
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
VTR alarm indication			Dew formation (condensation) or error has oc-
(Example)	I		curred in the VTR.
	J		About 3 min. before tape end
			(displayed during recording).
	I		Tape end
			(displayed during recording).
	J		Remaining battery power is low.

Display symbols	J	: Blinking once per second.
		: Sound interrupted once per second.

I: Blinking four times per second. : Continuous sound.

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