Displaying Various Data

This unit can display various superimposed text data on the built-in LCD monitor and also an external monitor connected to the unit. To display text data on an external monitor, set [DISP OUTPUT] on the [OTHERS] menu to [V-OUT/PANEL]. You can turn ON/OFF various text data display by pressing the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button.

Menu screen

Press the MENU button to display the menu screen. You can change or confirm the menu item settings on this screen.

For details on the menu, see “Chapter 4 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus” on page 45.

AUDIO SET

AUDIO MONI

AUDIO MIX

AUDIO MODE

AUDIO LOCK

AUDIO LIMIT

[ MENU ] : END

Data screen

You can display the data screen by pressing the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button when the unit is turned on. You can confirm important information for normal recording or playback, such as time code or remaining tape time, on the screen.

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Note

The text data superimposed on an external monitor connected to the VIDEO, S VIDEO, or COMPONENT OUT jack is the same as those superimposed on the LCD monitor. If you set [COMPONENT] on the [IN/ OUT REC] menu to [1080i/480i]* for the output from COMPONENT OUT jack during HDV playback, only the tape transport mode indicator and time counter are displayed as text data.

*When [50i/60i SEL] is set to 60i. This setting value is [1080i/576i] when [50i/60i SEL] is set to 50i.

1Remaining battery

When you use this unit with a battery, the battery remaining time is displayed. This information may not be displayed correctly depending on the operating status and the environment.

2Format indicator

[HDV1080i], [DVCAM], or [DV SP] are displayed.

350i/60i indicator

4Alarm indicator Displays an alarm indicator.

For details on alarm indicators, see “Warning indicators and messages” on page 59.

5Tape transport mode indicator Displays the tape transport mode.

6Time code or user bits indicator

Every time you press the TC/U-BIT button, the time code or user bits are displayed alternately.

TC : [00:00:00:00] or [00:00.00:00]

In the drop frame mode, a period (.) is displayed between the minute value and second value. U-BIT : [00 00 00 00]

Note

When you playback a tape without setting a time code or user bit record, or without seting a time code recorded in different formats, the unit cannot display them correctly.

7Remaining tape time indicator Displays the remaining tape time.

For details, see “[ REMAINING]” on page 52.

Note

When you insert a cassette in which the tape has been rewound to the beginning, this indicator will not show the remaining tape time. The remaining tape time is displayed after the tape runs for a while.

8INPUT SELECT indicator

Changes according to the position of the INPUT SELECT switch. ([HDV/DV IN], [S VIDEO IN] or [VIDEO IN])

9(Index) indicator

Displays when an index has been marked.

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