Controls and Parts of Functions and Locations 2 Chapter

2-7 Warnings and Indications

Besides the viewfinder, speaker and earphones, the indicators and displays described in this section also provide you with information such as the operating state of the camcorder and warnings.

aTALLY indicator

bDISPLAY switch cTALLY switch

dBACK TALLY indicator eBACK TALLY switch fLIGHT switch

gWARNING indicator hDisplay panel

iREAR TALLY indicator

Warning and indication functions

aTALLY indicator

Setting the TALLY switch on the viewfinder to HIGH or LOW enables this indicator. It lights when the VTR starts recording. Like the REC indicator in the viewfinder, it also flashes to provide warnings. The brightness of this indicator when it is lit can be switched with the TALLY switch.

bDISPLAY switch

This switches the indications on the viewfinder screen on or off.

ON: The indications appear on the viewfinder screen.

OFF: The indications do not appear on the viewfinder screen.

Note

Setting the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON displays the menu on the viewfinder screen even if the DISPLAY switch is set to OFF.

cTALLY switch

This switch controls the TALLY indicator as follows: HIGH: The TALLY indicator brightness is high. OFF: The TALLY indicator is disabled.

LOW: The TALLY indicator brightness is low.

dBACK TALLY indicator

When the BACK TALLY switch is set to ON, this indicator has the same function as the TALLY indicator.

eBACK TALLY switch

This switch enables or disables the BACK TALLY and REAR TALLY indicators.

ON: The BACK TALLY and REAR TALLY indicators are enabled.

OFF: The BACK TALLY and REAR TALLY indicators are disabled.

fLIGHT switch

This switch turns on/off the display panel light.

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Warnings and Indications