Turn on/off the camera

While pressing the lock release, move the POWER switch to ON or OFF.

Turn on the camera:

The mode lamp (CAMERA) lights red (CAMERA mode) and the camera is now in the shooting standby mode.

Turn off the camera:

The red mode lamp goes out.

•Power saving mode

The camera-recorder performs as follows when you pause or leave it in standby mode for about 5 minutes, and do not perform any specified operations.

ON: The camera recorder turns off automatically

OFF: Do not switch OFF the camera. In the TAPE mode, however, put the cylinder head alone in a stopped (standby) status.

See the setup menus, OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, POWER SAVE (page 117) for details.

•When the operation mode buttons flash in sequence starting with the top one and the power then goes off, it means that there is no charge left in the battery. Recharge the battery.

Mode button

 

ON

 

 

CAMERA

OFF

 

 

MCR

VCR

 

PC

DUB

Lock release

 

 

Mode lamp

Tally lamp

The tally lamp can be made to light up during shooting by selecting “ON” as the REC LAMP set-ting in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen. (Page 115)

When the camera-recorder is in any of the following states, the tally lamp blinks.

•When an operation initiated by the remote control unit has been received (8 blinks/sec.)

• When shooting starts in the TAPE mode (8 blinks/

 

sec.)

 

• When the end of the tape is reached (4 blinks/

Tally lamp

sec.)

 

•When trouble occurs regarding tape running systems (4 blinks/sec.)

•When the remaining battery capacity runs out (4 blinks/sec.)

•When the available recording space on the P2 card or tape or the battery power is low (1 blinks/ sec.)

•When removing the P2 card during access (4 blinks/sec.)

•When there is no recording space left on the P2 card (4 blinks/sec.)

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