For 
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Date/time and camera settings data (p. 36) will not be displayed during recording.
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ARemaining battery time
The indicated time may not be correct depending on the environment of use. When you opened or closed the LCD panel, it takes about 1 minute to display the correct remaining battery time.
BRecording mode (SP or LP)
CRecording status ([STBY] (standby) or [REC] (recording))
DTape counter (hour: minute: second)
(
TRV238E/438E)
To set the counter to 0:00:00, press COUNTER RESET (p. 106).
ERecording capacity
For 
TRV238E/438E:
This appears after you insert a cassette and record for a while.
For 
TRV270E/285E:
This appears after a while when you set the POWER switch to CAMERA and insert a cassette.
FHi8 format (
TRV238E/438E) This appears while recording Hi8 format tapes.
GTime code/Tape counter (hour: minute:
second)/Tape photo recording (
TRV270E/285E)
bNotes
•Before changing the battery pack, slide the POWER switch up to (CHG) OFF.
•In the default setting, if you do not operate the camcorder for more than about 5 minutes, the power will automatically turn off to preserve battery power ([A.SHUT OFF], p. 58). To restart recording, slide the POWER switch down to select CAMERA, and then press REC START/STOP.
zTips
•You can also use REC START/STOP on LCD frame to record moving pictures. It is useful when you record from a
•To press REC START/STOP on LCD frame, support the LCD panel with your hand.
•To ensure smooth transition on a tape from the last recorded scene to the next, note the following.
–Do not remove the cassette. (The picture will be recorded continuously without a break even when you turn the power off.)
–Do not record pictures in SP mode and LP mode on the same tape.
–Avoid stopping then recording a movie in the LP mode.
•For 
TRV270E/285E:
The recording time, date, and the camera settings data are recorded automatically on the tape without being displayed on the screen. You can view this information during playback by selecting [DATA CODE] on the screen (p. 58).
Recording for a longer time
To record for a longer time
In the 
(TAPE SET) menu, select [REC MODE], then [LP] (p. 53).
In the LP mode, you can record longer than when recording in the SP mode (2 times longer
for 
TRV238E/438E, 1.5 times longer for
TRV270E/285E).
A tape recorded in the LP mode should be played back only on this camcorder.
22Recording