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Status Indicators
The following status displays appear to
let you know what the camcorder is
doing.
• REC appears during recording.
• PAUSE appears during record pause.
• STBY appears during record pause.
• PLAY appears during playback.
• FF appears during fast forward.
• REW appears during rewind.
• STOP appears when the camcorder is
stopped.
TAPE and TAPE END Displays
• TAPE appears when you try to record
and the cassette’s safety tab has been
closed.
• TAPE flashes when there is no cassette
in the camcorder.
• TAPE END flashes when there is
approximately five minutes of
recording time left on the cassette.
• TAPE END appears during playback
when the end of the cassette is
reached.
Time and Date
Repeatedly press ON/OFF when the
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE switch is
in TIME/DATE to display the time and
date or date only.
• These displays will be recorded on the
tape whenever they appear in the
viewfinder.
• Details are on pages 28-30.
Time Counter With Zero Memory
Repeatedly press OSD when
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE is in
NORMAL to display the time counter.
• Press Z/MEMORY to turn zero
memory on or off. MEM appears
below the time counter when zero
memory is turned on.
• Details are on pages 41 and 44-47.
Title
Repeatedly press ON/OFF when
TIME/DATE/NORMAL/TITLE is in
TITLE to display the title.
• The title will be recorded whenever
it appears in the viewfinder.
• Details are on pages 42-43.
Zoom
The zoom indicator shows the position of
the motorized zoom lens. T indicates
telephoto and W indicates wide angle.
Displays in Viewfinder (continued)
