Status displays

Changing the information displayed

Displays appear on the monitor television when you operate the unit to let you know what operation was performed and what condition the unit is in.

Press [STATUS] to change the information displayed.

FUNCTION

STATUS

The display changes each time you press the button.

For example, DVD-RAM

No display

Display examples

(When “On Screen Status:

(When “On Screen Status:

Window Type” is “Normal”)

Window Type” is “Small”)

Current media

Current recording or play status, input channel

Shows the current state of the unit, and the input channel. REC: Recording

PAUSE: Recording paused

PLAY: Playing

: Playing Paused

: Fast forwarding (5 speeds)

: Rewinding (5 speeds)

: Slow-motion (5 speeds)

: Reverse slow-motion (5 speeds)

V:VIDEO IN SV: S-VIDEO IN DV: DV IN

Monitor audio

MIX, CH1, CH2: To select the mode, use the FUNCTION menus.

Sound mode

CH1 CH2, CH1, CH2: To select the mode, use the FUNCTION menus.

When “CH1 CH2” is selected,

display is blanked.

Available recording time and recording mode

(e.g., : “0:50 XP” indicates 50 minutes in XP mode)

The current date and time

(for USA and Canada)

 

Hour, Minute, Second

Month, Day, Year

(for Europe)

 

Hour, Minute, Second

Day, Month, Year

Recording time

Shows recording time, recording mode and a rough guide to how much space has been used for recording on the disc.

Elapsed play time

Play position

Video bit-rate when recording

Video bit-rate when playing

Bit-rate, recording mode, or picture type display

Shows as Mbps (Mega-bit per seconds) during play and recording, or kbit (kilobit) while paused.

The method of calculating bit-rate for recording and playing is different so there may be differences in the figures displayed. (Values are approximate.)

While paused, the picture type (I, P, or B) is displayed.

For your reference:

To cancel the status displays, press [STATUS] to blank the screen and set “On-Screen Status: Mode” in the “Display” menu

to “Off”. If set to “Automatic”, displays , , and appear for 5 seconds and then disappear.

Select the size and position of the on-screen status window with “On-Screen Status : Window Size” and “On Screen Status : Window Type”.

When “On-Screen Status: Window Type” is set to “R-Bottom” or “L-Bottom” and the TV system of a disc you play differs from that of this unit, the on-screen status window does not appear at the normal position.

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Panasonic LQ-MD800P manual Status displays, Changing the information displayed, Display examples