Displays in Viewfinder
•ZOOM appears when you press T and zoom in the telephoto direction more than twelve times.
•I.ZOOM appears when you press INST. ZOOM to enlarge the picture 1.5 times.
7 Status
The following status displays appear.
•REC appears during recording.
•66 appears during fast forwarding, and 55 appears during rewinding.
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appears during record pause.
•A/V DUB appears during audio/video dubbing.
8Time Counter With Memory Stop
•The counter shows the amount of elapsed recording or playback time.
•Press DISPLAY on the remote to turn memory stop on or off. An M appears with the time counter when memory stop is turned on.
Note: During playback or play pause, you can press DISPLAY on the cam- corder to turn memory stop on and off.
•Details are on pages
9Time Remaining
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displays the amount of recording or playback time left on the cassette in the camcorder.
•Details are on page 26.
10Battery Level Indicator
•This indicator shows the amount of time left for the rechargeable battery (or alkaline “AA” batteries).
•Details are on page 19.
11 High-Band 8mm
This indicator appears when the camcorder is recording or playing back in
•This display is not recorded on the tape.
12TAPE, NO TAPE, and TAPE END
•TAPE flashes when you try to record and the safety tab has been closed.
•TAPE flashes when a tape is inserted in the camcorder and moisture is present or the tape is damaged. Moisture may develop when the camcorder is moved from a cold area to a warm area. Remove the tape and wait an hour before reinserting. If the tape is damaged, remove the tape and replace it.
•NO TAPE flashes when you try to record and there is no cassette in the camcorder.
•TAPE END flashes when there is approximately three minutes of recording time left on the cassette.
•TAPE END appears briefly during recording when the end of the cassette is reached.
13Time and Date
Press DATE/TITLE repeatedly to display the time and date, auto date, auto title, or date only when the camcorder is in record or record pause.
•These displays will be recorded on the tape whenever they appear in the viewfinder.
•Details are on pages
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