1TALLY indicator

Setting the TALLY switch to HIGH or LOW activates this indicator. The indicator lights during recording on the VTR. It also provides the same

2 information as the REC indicator in the viewfinder; it lights up during recording and flashes to indicate a problem. The brightness of this indicator when it is lit can be controlled by the TALLY switch.

2DISPLAY/ASPECT (display/aspect control) switch Use this switch to turn the markers on or off and to change the viewfinder screen aspect ratio.

DISPLAY: When the MARKER is set to ON on the MARKER 1 page of the USER menu, pushing this switch to DISPLAY toggles the markers on the viewfinder screen on and off.

Even if the DISPLAY switch is set to OFF, the USER menu appears by setting the MENU ON/OFF switch is set to ON.

ASPECT: Pushing this switch to ASPECT toggles the viewfinder screen aspect ratio between 16 : 9 and 4 : 3.

For details, see “4-7-4 Setting the Marker Display” on page 4-75.

3TALLY switch

This switch controls the TALLY indicator, setting its brightness (HIGH or LOW) or turning it off.

HIGH: The TALLY indicator gets brighter.

OFF: The TALLY indicator does not operate.

LOW: The TALLY indicator gets dimmer.

4BACK TALLY indicator

This indicator is identical to the TALLY indicator 1 when the BACK TALLY switch 5 is set to ON. (This indicator may not work in the same manner as the TALLY indicator 1 according to a certain condition.)

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