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P2

1Slot number/dubbing mode display The number of the slot with the P2 card containing the selected clip is indicated here. (The number appears in yellow.) If a clip extends over the P2 cards in two slots, both numbers will appear in yellow.

In the dubbing mode, the arrow and tape mark light up.

When one of the following warnings applies to an inserted P2 card, the frame around the slot number turns pink.

1)RUN DOWN CARD (page 94)

2)DIR ENTRY NG CARD (page 94)

2Thumbnails

This is where the initial images of the clips are displayed.

3Thumbnail display status (Page 68) The types of clips displayed as thumbnails appear in this area.

4Clip numbers

The clips are displayed in the order in which they were shot. (up to 2000)

Clips in the wrong recording format or clips which cannot be played back for other reasons are shown in red.

To play clips indicated by the red numbers, set the format for the REC FORMAT option on the RECORDING SETUP setting menu to the format 6 below. (Page 107)

Clips on the playlist which have been edited and copied using the AJ-SPD850 memory card recorder or other such unit and which have more than one format (DV, DVCPRO or DVCPRO50) are shown in red, and these clips cannot be played back even when the REC FORMAT item has been set.

5Menu display

This is where the menu items are displayed.

When EXIT is selected and the button is pressed, the menu display is cleared, and the original screen is restored.

6Recording mode/format display

This is where the recording mode and format of the recorded images are displayed.

7Indicators

M : Shot mark

This indicates that a clip has a shot mark. w : Wide

This indicates that a clip has been recorded in the 16:9 aspect ratio (wide screen). (480i recording)

!: Incomplete clip

This indicator appears when the recording of a clip extends over two P2 cards and one of the cards is not found in the slot.

X: Defective clip

This indicator appears for a clip whose recording was defective because the power was cut off during the recording process, for instance.

Clips indicated by the yellow defective clip indicator can be repaired.

Clips indicated by the red defective clip indicator cannot be repaired so delete them. If a clip cannot be deleted, first back up its data, and then format the P2 card. Clips in the wrong format are indicated by ( ? ) instead.

V: Voice memo

This indicates that a clip has a voice memo. (You cannot perform recording/playback with this camera.)

T: Text memo

This indicates that a clip has a text memo.

E: Edit copy

This indicates that this is an edit copy clip. (You cannot perform editing with this camera.)

P: Proxy

This indicates that a proxy has been added and recorded.

(You cannot perform recording with this camera.)

8Duration display

This displays the duration of the selected clip.

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AG-HVX200AP specifications

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