Basic Operations Camera Recording

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 turn off automatically in 5 minutes after setting Power Standby mode if it remains in Recording Standby mode after canceling Power Standby mode.

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

Basic Operations

STANDBY button

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 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

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. Also, this function is useful when watching playback on a TV.

LCD LAMP button

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

“BACKLIGHT OFF” will flash for two seconds, then H appears on the LCD screen.

To turn on the backlight

Press the LCD LAMP button.

Note:

The BACKLIGHT OFF mode will cancel when you close the LCD monitor.

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Sharp VL-Z5E operation manual Power Standby Mode, Turning on/off Backlight, To resume operation, To turn on the backlight