Power Standby Mode

Available mode:

Tape Camera

Power Standby mode allows you to prevent accidental recording by locking all operations except cancelling the mode.

The camcorder will enter stop mode automatically 5 minutes after setting Power Standby mode if it remains in Recording Standby mode after cancelling Power Standby mode.

When Power Standby mode, for example, is cancelled after 3 minutes, the camcorder will enter stop mode if recording is not started within 2 minutes.

Turning on/off the

Backlight

 

Available modes:

 

All modes

 

You can see the on-screen display outdoors

 

on a sunny day or in a location with bright

 

lighting even when the backlight turns off.

STANDBY button

Also, this function is useful when watching

playback on a TV.

Basic Operations

Hold down the STANDBY button for more than 2 seconds when you pause record- ing in Tape Camera mode.

The screen turns off and the STANDBY indicator lights up.

STANDBY indicator

To resume operation

Press the STANDBY button again to return to the Recording Standby mode.

It takes about 2 seconds to be able to start recording.

Notes:

Power Standby will cancel and the STANDBY indicator will turn off in these situations below:

When the camcorder remains in Power Standby mode for more than 5 minutes

When the camcorder is set to Card Camera, Tape Playback or Card Playback mode

When removing the battery pack

When removing a cassette

LCD LAMP button

Hold down the LCD LAMP button for more than 2 seconds to turn off the backlight.

H will flash for 2 seconds, then lights up.

To turn on the backlight

Hold down the LCD LAMP button for more than 2 seconds.

Note:

The backlight off mode will cancel when you close the LCD monitor.

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Sharp VL-Z500E operation manual Power Standby Mode, Turning on/off Backlight, To resume operation, To turn on the backlight